2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

2012 Ball State Cardinals football

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, L 17–38 vs. UCF
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2012 record	9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Skrosky
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
#22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2		9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl where they were defeated by UCF. The Cardinals were led by Junior QB #10 Keith Wenning with 3,095 yards passing, 24 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 37–26	12,725
September 8	12:30 PM	at No. 12 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN/ESPN3	L 27–52	79,557
September 15	8:00 PM	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 41–39	48,186
September 22	4:30 PM	South Florida*	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	Big East Network/ESPN3	W 31–27	16,397
September 29	12:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+/CSS	L 43–45	21,657
October 6	2:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN3	L 23–35	11,238
October 13	3:00 PM	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 30–24 ^OT	14,192
October 20	3:30 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 41–30	14,081
October 27	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 30–22	15,288
November 6	8:00 PM	at No. 23 Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 34–27	18,211
November 14	8:00 PM	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPNU	W 52–27	10,097
November 23	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		W 31–24	8,154
December 21	7:30 PM	vs. UCF*	Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–38	21,759
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	0	13	26
Cardinals	10	3	21	3	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–21–2	2011	BALL, 33–31

@ Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	10	7	27
#12 Tigers	13	32	0	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2002	CLEM, 30–7

@ Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	10	14	3	41
Hoosiers	10	15	0	14	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2011	BALL, 27–20

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	6	10	8	27
Cardinals	3	7	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	USF, 37–7

@ Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	13	13	17	43
Golden Flashes	0	21	14	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–6	2011	KENT, 33–14

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	7	14	35
Cardinals	3	13	7	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–17–2	2011	NIU, 41–38

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	7	14	0	3	0	24
Cardinals	7	3	7	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–21	2011	WMU, 45–35

@ Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	7	10	41
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–22–1	2011	BALL, 31–27

@ Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	3	3	10	30
Black Knights	7	3	3	9	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	BALL, 48–21

@ Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	3	7	10	34
#23 Rockets	7	10	3	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–19–1	2011	TOL, 45–28

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	14	7	3	27
Cardinals	7	14	10	21	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–8	2011	BALL, 23–20

@ Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	7	10	0	31
RedHawks	7	7	0	10	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–16–1	2008	BALL, 31–16

UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	3	7	17
Knights	13	15	7	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2004	BALL, 21–17

References

↑ "Keith Wenning profile". ESPN.com. ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

Ball State Cardinals football

Venues	Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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