2009 Ball State Cardinals football team

2009 Ball State Cardinals football
2009 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
Record	2–10 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Stan Parrish (1st full season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Faulkner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Graber (1st season)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Temple x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	6
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Akron	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ball State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Stan Parrish and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. The finished with a record of 2–10 (2–6 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jelani Alford RB	Cincinnati, OH	Withrow HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.48	Nov 8, 2008
Jelani Alford RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Alex Andrus LB	Coopersville, MI	Coopersville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	–	Jul 27, 2008
Alex Andrus LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
David Brown RB	Shelbyville, IN	Shelbyville Sr HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.65	Oct 2, 2008
David Brown RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Otis Brown Jr. WR	Gainesville, FL	Gainesville HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	4.47	Feb 4, 2009
Otis Brown Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Ethan Buckles DE	Indianapolis, IN	Cardinal Ritter HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.9	Jul 26, 2008
Ethan Buckles DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Justin Cruz LB	Jacksonville, FL	Fleming Island HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	–	Jul 3, 2008
Justin Cruz LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Armand Dehaney DB	Maple Heights, OH	Walsh Jesuit HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.49	Jul 30, 2008
Armand Dehaney DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Theon Dixon DB	Cleveland, OH	Glenville HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.7	Feb 4, 2009
Theon Dixon DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Zane Fakes RB	Plainfield, IN	Plainfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2009
Zane Fakes RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Travis Freeman LB	Cleveland, OH	Glenville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Jan 25, 2009
Travis Freeman LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jacob Green TE	Cincinnati, OH	Wyoming HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Jul 3, 2008
Jacob Green TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Xavier Hines DT	Cleveland, OH	N/A	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	–	Feb 4, 2009
Xavier Hines DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Donovan Jarrett DT	Hamilton, OH	Hamilton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	Feb 4, 2009
Donovan Jarrett DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Branden Kish RB	Amherst, OH	Marion L Steele HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.6	Jul 6, 2008
Branden Kish RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Keith Langtry WR	Kansas City, MO	Rockhurst HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Oct 10, 2008
Keith Langtry WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Tony Martin LB	Park Hills, MO	Central HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.59	Aug 12, 2008
Tony Martin LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Aaron Mershman QB	Bowling Green, OH	Bowling Green HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.7	Jul 16, 2008
Aaron Mershman QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Evan Neff OL	Kettering, OH	Archbishop Alter HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	5.02	Nov 6, 2008
Evan Neff OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kitt O'Brien OL	Walton, IN	Lewis Cass Jr-Sr HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Oct 21, 2008
Kitt O'Brien OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Matthew Page OL	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Central HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Jan 25, 2009
Matthew Page OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jason Pinkston DB	Cleveland, OH	Glenville HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 4, 2009
Jason Pinkston DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Connor Ryan WR	Cleveland, OH	St. Ignatius HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.59	Sep 17, 2008
Connor Ryan WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Seth White ATH	Columbus, OH	Bexley HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 3, 2008
Seth White ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Eric Williams RB	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.45	Nov 7, 2008
Eric Williams RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 Rivals: 104
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ball State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Football Recruiting: Ball State". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Ball State Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	North Texas*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPNU	L 10–20	16,054^[1]
September 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 ( FCS) New Hampshire*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 16–23	11,884^[2]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at CBSCS	L 17–24	25,646^[3]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at FSN	L 30–54	83,118^[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 30–37	14,140^[5]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Philadelphia, PA		L 19–24	13,420^[6]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 17–31	10,192^[7]
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 29–27	1,535^[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 17–20	7,321^[9]
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy Game)	ESPNU	L 20–26	13,305^[10]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 3–35	5,736^[11]
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	W 22–17	20,344^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

As of 2009-08-21^[14]

Wide receivers

1 Briggs Orsbon – Sophomore
3 Seth White – Freshman
4 Daniel Ifft – Junior
12 Torieal Gibson – Sophomore
28 Andre Dawson – freshman
28 Mike Galiik – Freshman
80 Jamill Smith – Freshman
81 Connor Ryan – Freshman
83 Jeremy Hill – Sophomore
85 Keith Langtry – Freshman
86 Otis Brown – Freshman
87 Myles Trempe – Junior
89 Trent Beane – freshman
98 Sean Keller – Junior

Offensive line

52 Evan Neff – Freshman
54 Jerrod Gray – Sophomore
58 J.T. Macy – Freshman
63 Steve Yoder – freshman
66 Kreg Hunter – Sophomore
67 Travis Arnold – Junior
69 Chad Davis – Senior
70 Jordan Applegate – Senior
72 Cameron Lowry – freshman
73 Dan Manick – freshman
74 Michael Switzer – Junior
75 Matthew Page – Freshman
76 Rayondon Kennedy – Sophomore
77 Austin Holtz – freshman
78 Kevin Gall – Sophomore
79 Kitt O'Brien – Freshman

Tight ends

43 Jacob Green – Freshman
44 Ryan Hartke – Sophomore
82 Madaris Grant – Senior
84 Ryan Warmoth – Sophomore
88 Zane Fakes – Freshman
99 Barry Flynn – Freshman

Quarterbacks

5 Kelly Page – freshman
9 Logan Laughlin – Freshman
11 Aaron Mershman – Freshman
16 Brooks Medaris – Freshman
17 Tanner Justice – Senior

Running backs

2 Frank Edmonds – Junior
6 Eric Williams – Freshman
7 Cory Sykes – Sophomore
21 David Brown – Freshman
22 Ray Winkler – Junior
27 Jelani Alford – Freshman
33 MiQuale Lewis – Senior
39 Brandon Kish – Freshman
45 Michael Hunt – Junior
47 Dwayne Donigan – Freshman
49 Brent Bostic – freshman

Defensive line

10 Jason Pinkston – Freshman
13 Armand Dehaney – Freshman
15 Jakeem Gregory – Junior
19 Koreen Burch – Junior
20 Brandon Carnegie – Junior
34 Jeff Barker – Sophomore
36 Pete Rolf – Sophomore
41 Andrew Puthoff – Sophomore
46 Joshua Howard – Sophomore
51 Kaylon Woods – Junior
60 Harold Hogue – Freshman
61 Brian Hickman – freshman
65 Drew Duffin – Senior
90 Brandon Crawford – Senior
91 Robert Eddins – Junior
92 Jafe Pitcock – Sophomore
93 Justin Woodard – Junior
94 Ethan Buckles – Freshman
95 Rene Perry – Junior
96 Kyle Pettit – freshman
97 Donovan Jarrett – Freshman
99 Adam Morris – Sophomore

Linebackers

8 Travis Freeman – Freshman
24 Theon Dixon – Freshman
30 John Buckingham – Junior
31 Dane Cook – Junior
32 Lorren Womack – Sophomore
42 Davyd Jones – Junior
47 Tony Martin – Freshman
48 Spain Cosby – Senior
50 Bill Huntsinger – Sophomore
55 Sam Woodworth – Senior
56 Justin Cruz – Freshman

Defensive backs

9 Kyle Kuntz – Senior
16 Charlie Todd – Junior
23 Kyle Hoke – Sophomore
25 Sean Baker – Sophomore
27 Kevin Obyc – Freshman
35 Zac Jordan – Sophomore
37 Blake Barajas – freshman
38 Alex Knipp – Senior
40 Reid Scheidt – Junior
43 Tad Kilburn – Junior

Punters

18 Scott Kovanda – freshman
26 Ian McGarvey – Junior

Kickers

14 Steven Schott – freshman
26 Ian McGarvey – Junior
29 Jake Hogue – Junior

Long snapper

53 Cody Muhlenkamp – Junior

† Starter at position * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Stan Parrish	Head coach	1st
Doug Graber	Defensive coordinator	1st
Daryl Dixon	Secondary Coach	2nd
Eddie Faulkner	Offensive coordinator Running backs coach	5th
Deion Melvin	Linebackers coach	1st
John Powers	Recruiting coordinator Tight ends coach	4th
Phil Burnett	Defensive line coach	7th
Jason Eck	Offensive line coach	1st
Joey Lynch	Wide receivers coach	1st
Jay Hood	Defensive ends coach	1st

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Game summaries

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	3	0	10	20
Cardinals	0	0	3	7	10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

09:24 NT Dunbar 3-yard run (Knott kick) 7–0 NT

2nd Quarter

01:19 NT Knott 24-yard field goal 10–0 NT

3rd Quarter

06:19 BSU McGarvey 21-yard field goal 10–3 NT

4th Quarter

12:41 BSU Lewis 27-yard run (McGarvey kick) 10–10
10:46 NT Outlaw 4-yard pass from Dodge (Knott kick) 17–10 NT
07:36 NT Knott 19-yard field goal 20–10 NT

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	16	7	0	23
Cardinals	6	0	3	7	16

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

12:42 BSU McGarvey 48-yard field goal 3–0 BSU
09:25 BSU McGarvey 47-yard field goal 6–0 BSU

2nd Quarter

13:50 UNH Jackson safety 6–2 BSU
09:36 UNH Orlando 26-yard pass from R.J. Toman (Manning kick) 6–9 UNH
03:16 UNH Jellison 5-yard run (Manning kick) 16–6 UNH

3rd Quarter

11:12 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 16–9 UNH
03:47 UNH Jellison 8-yard run (Manning) 23–9 UNH

4th Quarter

08:50 BSU White 21-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 23–16 UNH

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17
Black Knights	7	10	0	7	24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

06:22 ARMY Carter 1-yard run (Carlton kick) 7–0 ARMY
03:51 BSU Page 15-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter

13:37 ARMY Carlton 45-yard field goal 10–7 ARMY
07:15 BSU McGarvey 30-yard field goal 10–10
01:21 ARMY Villanueva 24-yard pass from Steelman (Carlton kick) 17–10 ARMY

3rd Quarter

09:57 BSU Gibson 34-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 17–17

4th Quarter

06:41 ARMY Travis 18-yard interception return (Carlton kick) 24–17 ARMY

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	7	13	30
Tigers	7	26	14	7	54

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

12:26 BSU Lewis 2-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7–0 BSU
2:53 AU Trott 6-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter

13:47 AU Zachery 46-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–14 AU
12:53 AU Bynes safety 7–16 AU
12:20 AU McCalebb 1-yard run (Byrum kick) 7–23 AU
8:22 AU Zachery 65-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–30 AU
2:35 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 10–30 AU
0:07 AU Byrum 32-yard field goal 10–33 AU

3rd Quarter

11:39 AU Adams 26-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 10–40 AU
8:50 BSU Page 21-yard run (McGarvey kick) 17–40 AU
7:09 AU Fannin 36-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 17–47 AU

4th Quarter

12:39 BSU Fakes 1-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 24–47 AU
10:14 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 27–47 AU
7:19 AU Caudle 52-yard run (Byrum kick) 27–54 AU
2:21 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 30–54 AU

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	23	37
Cardinals	6	7	3	14	30

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	13	6	19
Owls	10	0	7	7	24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE
04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE
08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU
04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE
00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	17	7	0	31
Cardinals	0	0	10	7	17

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	16	0	29
Eagles	7	13	7	0	27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

9:08 EMU Thayer 3-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 0–7 EMU
4:52 BSU Sykes 51-yard run (Schott kick blocked) 6–7 EMU

2nd Quarter

10:59 EMU Carithers 20-yard field goal 6–10 EMU
9:23 EMU Welch 12-yard run (Carithers kick) 6–17 EMU
6:37 EMU Carithers 26-yard field goal 6–20 EMU
4:06 BSU Lewis 48-yard run (Schott kick) 13–20 EMU

3rd Quarter

10:44 EMU White 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 13–27 EMU
6:37 BSU Sykes 6-yard run (Schott kick) 20–27 EMU
5:33 BSU Team Safety 22–27 EMU
1:47 BSU Sykes 37-yard run (Schott kick) 29–27 BSU

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	6	0	11	20
Cardinals	0	7	3	7	17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

4:12 OHIO Weller 39-yard field goal 3–0 OHIO

2nd Quarter

8:27 OHIO Weller 24-yard field goal 6–0 OHIO
5:16 BSU Williams 1-yard run (McGarvey kick) 6–7 BSU
0:00 OHIO Weller 52-yard field goal 9–7 OHIO

3rd Quarter

6:45 BSU McGarvey 22-yard field goal 9–10 BSU

4th Quarter

11:27 OHIO Weller 41-yard field goal 12–10 OHIO
5:52 BSU Hill 35-yard pass from Justice (McGarvey kick) 12–17 BSU
3:11 OHIO
McCrae 7-yard pass from Scott
(McCrae pass from Scott) 20–17 OHIO

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	6	0	7	20
Huskies	16	0	10	0	26

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	14	0	35
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	3	6	22
Broncos	0	10	0	7	17

References

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^ "New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
^ "Ball State vs Army". GoArmySports.com. September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^ "Ball State vs Auburn". Auburn Athletics. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
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^ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan". Eastern Michigan University. October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
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^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
^ "Football – 2009 Schedule". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^ "Football – Roster". BallStateSpots.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ "Football – 2009 Coaches". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.

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