Everything about Ball State Cardinals totally explained
Ball State University's athletic teams are called the
Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the
NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in
Muncie,
Indiana. Charlie Cardinal is the team mascot and the history of the first Cardinal team dates back to
1926.
Fight Song
Ball State Fight Song (a.k.a.
Fight Team Fight)
Fight team, fight for Ball State;
We must win this game.
Onward now you Cardinals,
Bring glory to your name!
RAH, RAH, RAH!
Here's to both our colors --
Cardinal and White,
Praying for a victory-
So, FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Football
The
Ball State Cardinals football team competes in
Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the
Mid-American Conference. The current head coach is
Brady Hoke. The Cardinals play at
Scheumann Stadium.
2007 football season
The Cardinals finished the regular season 7-5, reaching their first bowl game since 1996. The team has tallied victories against
Eastern Michigan,
Navy,
Buffalo,
Western Michigan,
Western Kentucky and
Toledo, while being defeated by
Miami (Ohio),
Nebraska,
Central Michigan,
Illinois and
Indiana. The offense is led by sophomore quarterback
Nate Davis (57.6% comp., 1928 yds., 18 TD, 3 INT), junior tight end Darius Hill (35 rec., 517 rec. yds., 6 TD), junior wide receiver Dante Love (44 rec., 643 rec. yds., 7 TD), and freshman running back Frank Edmonds (347 rushing yds., 5 TD).
The most impressive win of the season came at home against Buffalo, where the Cards, anchored by three
Nate Davis passing TDs and two Frank Edmonds rushing TDs, won 49-14. The worst defeat of the season, in what was being billed by many as a showcase for who would represent the Western Division in the MAC Championship game, was at the hands of the
Central Michigan Chippewas, who routed the Cardinals 58-38. The Chippewas passing/running sensation, sophomore QB
Dan LeFevour put in his finest aerial performance of the season to date, completing 30 of 38 passes (5 TD/1 INT) while also adding 146 yards rushing yards on 16 carries (1 TD).
All-Time Win-Loss Record as of 2006
Conference Championships
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
1942
Heartland Collegiate Conference
1964
1965
1966
1967
1976
1978
1989
1993
1996
The Cardinals have gone to four Division I bowl games. They have an 0-4 record in these games being outscored in these games by a total score of 139-84.
Current NFL Players
Reggie Hodges
Brad Maynard
Dante Ridgeway
Retired NFL Players
Justin Beriault
Blaine Bishop
Michael Blair (football)
Timmy Brown
Bernie Parmalee
Men's basketball
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