Ball State University Athletics
Football Opener Moved to Thursday, Sept. 3
February 16, 2015 | Football
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The 2015 Ball State football season opener against VMI at Scheumann Stadium has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 5 to Thursday, Sept. 3.
The Cardinals will be opening the season with a home game for the 10th straight season. Seven of the previous nine have been played on a Thursday with the only exceptions being the 2011 opening win over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium and last year's opening win over Colgate.
Ball State enters its fifth season under head coach Pete Lembo, who has guided the program to a 30-20 overall record, a 21-11 mark in the Mid-American Conference and a pair of bowl appearances. The Cardinals have set or tied 63 school records over the past four seasons.
Ball State will feature an experienced team in 2015. The Cardinals rank sixth in the nation for most returning starters with 18.
Over the next six weeks, leading into the start of Ball State football spring practice on March 24, Ball State athletics will be announcing details of future football schedules. Accompanying each announcement will be an incentive for fans to purchase new season tickets.
In honor of today's date-change announcement featuring our opponent from the state of Virginia, anyone who purchases new season tickets will be sent a Virginia ham, courtesy of the Cardinals. To qualify for the Virginia ham promotion, the new season ticket purchase must be made by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Season tickets begin at $66 per seat and can be purchased by calling 888-BSU-TICKET.
Season ticket renewal information will be mailed soon and will feature an incentives calendar exclusively for season ticket holders. 2015 ticket prices remain the same as 2014 prices and this year's home schedule includes Mid-American Conference games against Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Toledo and UMass. VMI is one of the two non-conference home games with the second to be announced at a later date.
Spring practice begins Tuesday, March 24 and culminates with the 2015 Spring Game at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 inside Scheumann Stadium. All practices are open to the public and dates of the spring practices will be posted on BallStateSports.com in the near future.
