Ball State University Athletics
Football Hosting Eastern Michigan Saturday at 2 p.m.
November 18, 2014 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (3-7; MAC 2-4)
Head Coach: Pete Lembo
Career Record: 107-56/14th year
At Ball State: 28-20/4th year
vs.
Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-8; MAC 1-5)
Head Coach: Chris Creighton
Career Record: 141-54/18th year
At EMU: 2-8/1st year
GameDay Information
Sat., Nov. 22, 2014 -- 2 p.m. ET
Scheumann Stadium (Capacity - 22,500)
Field Turf -- Muncie, Ind.
Ball State Radio Network
Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1
Joel Godett, play-by-play
Rich Spisak, analyst
Luke Martin, sidelines
ESPN3
Jim Barbar, play-by-play
John Gregory, analyst
Live Stats - www.ballstatesports.com
Tickets - www.ballstatesports.com/tickets
Ball State Football Quick Hits
Ball State suffered a 24-10 loss at Massachusetts to fall to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in the Mid-American Conference.
The Cardinals are 14-5 in their last 19 MAC games.
Senior running back and Ball State's career leading rusher Jahwan Edwards pushed his career rushing total to 4,262 yards and now has 956 rushing yards in 2014 . . . He needs 44 rushing yards to join Marcus Merriweather (2000-02) as only the second player in school history with three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Jahwan Edwards rushed for a touchdown with 8:40 remaining in the first quarter vs. Northern Illinois to become Ball State's all-time leader in points scored . . . He now has 288 career points and passed placekicker Ian McGarvey, who held the record with 287 from 2007-10.
Senior placekicker Scott Secor has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2014 Lou Groza Award, which goes to the nation's most outstanding placekicker . . . He is the only student-athlete from the Mid-American Conference listed among the 20 semifinalists.
Three of Ball State's seven losses this year have been by seven points or fewer.
Ball State has averaged 53.5 points per game, while allowing just 20.5, in its final home game of the year over the past two seasons . . . The Cardinals defeated Ohio 52-27 in the 2012 home finale, while defeating Miami University 55-14 in last season's final home game.
Ball State has generated 14 turnovers in the past four games -- nine interceptions and five fumbles . . . The Cardinals forced two turnovers at Massachusetts, two vs. Northern Illinois and five turnovers vs. Akron and at Central Michigan . . . Against Akron, the Cardinals tallied four interceptions and one fumble recovery . . . At Central Michigan, Ball State registered three interceptions and two fumble recoveries . . . The Cardinals managed two interceptions at UMass and forced two fumbles vs. Northern Illinois . . . The Cardinals have 21 takeaways on the season with 14 in the past four games and 19 in the last seven games.
Ball State ranks 23rd in the nation in turnovers gained (23), 25th in turnover margin (+0.60) and 44th in fewest turnovers lost (4) . . . The Cardinals are first in the MAC in turnover margin and second in turnovers gained.
Ball State ranks 12th in the nation in red zone defense, having allowed opponents to score on only 71.7 percent of trips inside the 20-yard line.
The Cardinals rank eighth nationally for fewest penalties (42), eighth in the nation for fewest penalties per game (4.2), 21st in the NCAA for fewest penalty yards (409) and 21st in the nation for fewest penalty yards per game (40.90) . . . Ball State ranks No. 1 in the MAC in all four of those categories.
