2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

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.

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)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

	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

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 North Texas*	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 Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 42–24	16,119
November 6	8:00 pm	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN	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

See also: Illinois State Redbirds football and 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Game start: 7:00 EST Game attendance: 16,327 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Army

See also: Army Black Knights football and 2013 Army Black Knights football team

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

See also: North Texas Mean Green football and 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team

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 Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 14,747 Game weather: Clear, 90 °F (32 °C) Referee: Mark Klucznski Television network: FSN Sources: Box score

Statistics	BALL	UNT
First downs	19	31
Total yards	496	505
Rushing yards	163	231
Passing yards	333	274
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	22:24	37:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Keith Wenning	27/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Horactio Banks	11 rushes, 141 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jamill Smith	4 receptions, 115 yards
North Texas	Passing	Derek Thompson	31/47, 274 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brandin Byrd	18 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Brelan Chancellor	9 receptions, 88 yards, TD

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Eastern Michigan

See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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

See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2013 Toledo Rockets football team

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

See also: Virginia Cavaliers football and 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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

See also: Kent State Golden Flashes football and 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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

See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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

See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team

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: InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH Television network: ESPN+ Sources:

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Central Michigan

See also: Central Michigan Chippewas football and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football, 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, and Bronze Stalk Trophy

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)

See also: Miami RedHawks football and 2013 Miami RedHawks football team

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

See also: 2014 GoDaddy Bowl, Arkansas State Red Wolves football, and 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

GoDaddy Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Arkansas 0 10 6 7 23 Cardinals 7 3 0 10 20 Date: January 5 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 8:00 CST Television network: ESPN Sources:

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