Ball State University Athletics
Football Set for Friday Game at Bowling Green
November 24, 2014 | Football
Ball State Cardinals (4-7; MAC 3-4)
Head Coach: Pete Lembo
Career Record: 108-56/14th year
At Ball State: 29-20/4th year
vs.
Bowling Green Falcons (7-4; MAC 5-2)
Head Coach: Dino Babers
Career Record: 26-11/3rd year
At BG: 7-4/1st year
GameDay Information
Fri., Nov. 28, 2014 -- 1 p.m. ET
Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity - 24,000)
Field Turf -- Bowling Green, Ohio
Ball State Radio Network
Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1
Joel Godett, play-by-play
Connor Ryan, analyst
Luke Martin, sidelines
ESPN3
TBA, play-by-play
TBA, analyst
Tickets -- www.ballstatesports.com/tickets
Ball State Football Quick Hits
Ball State tallied a 45-30 home win over Eastern Michigan Saturday in the final home contest of the year for the Cardinals...Ball State improved to 4-7 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-American Conference...The 45 points were the most scored by the Cardinals this season.
The Cardinals are 15-5 in their last 20 MAC games . . . Three of Ball State's seven losses this year have been by seven points or fewer . . . The Cardinals have scored 291 points this season to rank as the ninth highest scoring team in the school's history.
Ball State has generated 17 turnovers in the past five games -- nine interceptions and eight fumbles . . . The Cardinals forced three turnovers vs. Eastern Michigan, two at Massachusetts and vs. Northern Illinois plus five turnovers vs. Akron and at Central Michigan . . . Ball State has 24 takeaways on the season.
Ball State ranks 16th in the nation in turnover margin (+.82), 17th in turnovers gained (24) and 32nd in fewest turnovers lost (15) . . . The Cardinals are first in the MAC in turnover margin, second in turnovers gained and third in fewest turnovers lost.
The Cardinals recovered three fumbles vs. Eastern Michigan and now ranks fourth in the nation and first in the MAC with 14 fumbles recovered this season.
Senior running back Jahwan Edwards rushed for 131 yards with one touchdown on 19 carries vs. Eastern Michigan to extend his 2014 rushing yards total to 1,087 . . . He became only the second player in Ball State history to rush for 1,000 or more yards in three consecutive seasons, having gained 1,110 in 2013 and 1,410 in 2012 . . . Marcus Merriweather is the only other to accomplish the feat from 2000-02.
Jahwan Edwards has set Ball State's career records for rushing yards (4,393), total TDs (49), touchdowns rushing (49), rushing attempts (856) and points (294) . . . He ranks second with 17 100-yard rushing games and follows only all-time leader Marcus Merriweather (19).
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.
Ball State ranks 20th in the nation in red zone defense, having allowed opponents to score on only 75.0 percent of trips inside the 20-yard line.
The Cardinals rank 11th in the nation in fewest penalties per game (4.27), 12th for fewest penalties (47), 27th for fewest penalty yards (464) and 25th in the nation for fewest penalty yards per game (42.18) . . . Ball State ranks No. 1 in the MAC in all four of those categories.
Ball State has gone 43 games without being shutout, which ranks as the fourth longest streak in school history . . . The Cardinals have not been shutout since not scoring vs. Temple Oct. 8, 2011.
