2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

2013 Ball State Cardinals football
GoDaddy Bowl, L 20–23 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami (OH)		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Arkansas State.

Broadcasts

All Ball State games will be carried by the Ball State Radio Network on WLBC 104.1 FM.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	No. 13 ( FCS) Illinois State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 51–28	16,327
September 7	1:00 pm	Army*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 40–14	15,106
September 14	4:00 pm	at Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	FSN	L 27–34	14,747
September 21	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 51–20	5,402
September 28	3:00 pm	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 31–24	18,329
October 5	12:00 pm	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	W 48–27	38,228
October 12	3:00 pm	Kent State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 27–24	16,861
October 19	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 38–17	10,274
October 26	12:00 pm	at ESPN+	W 42–24	16,119
November 6	8:00 pm	ESPN2	W 44–24	9,494
November 13	8:00 pm	at No. 20 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPN2	L 27–48	18,290
November 29	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN	ESPN3	W 55–14	6,784
January 5	9:00 pm	vs. Arkansas State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–23	36,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Illinois State

Illinois State at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Redbirds 14 7 0 7 28 • Cardinals 9 7 21 14 51 Date: August 29 Location: EST Game attendance: 16,327 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Army

Army at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Black Knights 7 0 7 0 14 • Cardinals 14 13 10 3 40 Date: September 7 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Game attendance: 15,106 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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North Texas

Ball State at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 20 7 0 0 27 • Mean Green 3 13 8 10 34 Date: September 14 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Television network: FSN Sources:

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Eastern Michigan

Ball State at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 27 7 17 0 51 Eagles 6 7 7 0 20 Date: September 21 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Toledo

Toledo at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 10 0 0 14 24 • Cardinals 10 7 0 14 31 Date: September 28 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Virginia

Ball State at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 7 10 14 17 48 Cavaliers 10 7 7 3 27 Date: October 5 Location: Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Television network: FSN ESPN3 Sources:

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Kent State

Kent State at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 7 0 7 10 24 • Cardinals 0 7 13 7 27 Date: October 12 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Western Michigan

Ball State at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 3 14 7 14 38 Broncos 3 0 0 14 17 Date: October 19 Location: Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Akron

Ball State at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 14 14 7 7 42 Zips 3 7 7 7 24 Date: October 26 Location: ESPN+ Sources:

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Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 3 7 14 24 • Cardinals 14 17 10 3 44 Date: November 6 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Television network: ESPN2 Sources:

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Northern Illinois

Ball State at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 17 3 0 27 • #20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 48 Date: November 13 Location: Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL Television network: ESPN2 or ESPNU Sources:

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Miami (OH)

Miami (OH) at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 29 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Television network: ESPNU or ESPN3 Sources:

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Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl

GoDaddy Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Arkansas 0 10 6 7 23 Cardinals 7 3 0 10 20 Date: January 5 Location: CST Television network: ESPN Sources:

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