Ball State Cardinals

Ball State Cardinals
University	Ball State University
Conference(s)	MAC
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	Bill Scholl
Location	Muncie, IN
Varsity teams	18
Football stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Basketball arena	Worthen Arena
Baseball stadium	Ball Diamond
Mascot	Charlie Cardinal
Nickname	Cardinals
Fight song	Fight, Team, Fight
Colors	Cardinal and White
Homepage	www.ballstatesports.com

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.

The Ball State University Pride of Mid-America Marching Band performs at all home football games, many home basketball games, and various other athletic and spirit events across campus.

Sarah and Christian Schinbeckler posing with Charlie Cardinal at a home football game during Ball State's Family Weekend.

Football

The Ball State Cardinals football team competes in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference. The current head coach is Pete Lembo.^[1] The Cardinals play at Scheumann Stadium. On October 5, 2008, Ball State was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in team history, and reached a ranking as high as 12th in the nation during the course of the season. Ball State completed their 2008 regular season with a record of 12-1 and a conference record of 8-1. They won the MAC West Division Championship before falling to Buffalo in the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit. Shortly after the departure of the head coach, Brady Hoke, Ball State lost to Tulsa University in the GMAC Bowl on January 6, 2009 by a score of 45-13.

All-Time Win-Loss Record as of 2011

• 426-378-32

Conference Championships

Indiana Intercollegiate Conference

• 1942

Heartland Collegiate Conference

• 1964
• 1965
• 1966
• 1967

Mid-American Conference

• 1976
• 1978
• 1989
• 1993
• 1996

Bowl games

The Cardinals have gone to five Division I bowl games. They have an 0-5 record in these games being outscored by a total score of 184-97.

Men's basketball

Ball State men's basketball is affiliated with NCAA division 1, and has been for the last 7 years. They were founded in 1920-1921.

2011-2012 Men's Basketball Coaches:

Billy Taylor- Head Coach

Bob Simmons- Associate Head Coach

Mitch Gilfillan- Assistant Coach

Jay Newberry- Assistant Coach

Mickey Hosier- Director of Basketball Operations

Michael Bennett- Video Coordinator

2011-2012 Statistics

Women's basketball

The Ball State Cardinals' women's basketball team won their first MAC tournament in 2009 and subsequently went to their first-ever NCAA Tournament. In the first round, they beat the Tennessee Lady Volunteers 71-55 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 12th-seeded Ball State's win over 5th-seeded Tennessee was the Lady Volunteers' first first round loss in the 28-year history of the women's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals earned a lot of attention for their historic first round win and briefly became the Cinderella, feel-good story of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Iowa State Cyclones 57-71 in the second round. On March 21, 2012, Kelly Packard, the head coach, resigned^[2] On May 12, 2012, Brady Sallee, the former coach at Eastern Illinois University, was named the eleventh head coach in the program's history.^[3]

Men's Baseball

The Ball State men's baseball is in the MAC West division. They play on Ball_Diamond. Their Head coach is Alex Marconi with assistant coaches Jeremy Plexico and Pete Milas. The team was founded in 1918. During the 2011 season they had a record of 15-35.

Nickname

Ball State athletics teams received the "Cardinals" nickname in 1927, after the name was suggested by then-athletic director Paul "Billy" Williams and voted upon by the student body. In years prior, the school's teams were known as the "Hoosieroons".^[4]

Fight Song

The Ball State fight song was written by Carl Hofer in 1930. ^[5]

Fight, Team, Fight
Fight team fight for Ball State
We must win this game
Onward now you Cardinals
Bring glory to your name
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Here's to both our colors
Cardinal and White
Praying for a victory
So fight, fight, fight

See also

• Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
• Ball State University

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ball State University athletics

• Official website
• Ball State football official website
• MLB players from Ball State University. Baseball-Reference
• NBA players from Ball State University. Basketball-Reference
• NFL players from Ball State University. DatabaseFootball

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