2011 Ball State Cardinals football team

2011 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West
2011 record 6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Pete Lembo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman (1st season)
Home stadium Scheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 2     10 4  
Temple  5 3     9 4  
Kent State  4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green  3 5     5 7  
Miami  3 5     4 8  
Buffalo  2 6     3 9  
Akron  0 8     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  7 1     11 3  
Toledo x  7 1     9 4  
Western Michigan  5 3     7 6  
Ball State  4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 4     6 6  
Central Michigan  2 6     3 9  
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-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 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM vs. Indiana* Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN ESPN3 W 27–20   40,224
September 10 7:00 PM at No. 22 South Florida* Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL L 7–37   45,113
September 17 7:00 PM Buffalo Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN W 28–25   8,964
September 24 2:00 PM Army* Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 48–21   15,288
October 1 7:00 PM at No. 1 Oklahoma* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 6–62   84,921
October 8 2:00 PM Templedagger Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN L 0–42   11,874
October 15 3:30 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH W 23–20   23,146
October 22 2:00 PM Central Michigan Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 31–27   7,160
October 29 2:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI L 35–45   16,548
November 5 12:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI ESPN3 W 33–31   3,288
November 15 7:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk) ESPNU L 38–41   12,391[2]
November 25 2:00 PM Toledo Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPNU L 28–45   6,873
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2011 Ball State Cardinals football roster

Quarterbacks

  • 5 Kelly Page - Junior
  • 10 Keith Wenning -Sophomore
  • 16 Brooks Medaris - Sophomore
  • 19 Taylor Bockrath -Freshman

Running backs

  • 4 Horactio Banks -Freshman
  • 7 Cory Sykes -Senior
  • 21 David Jones - Sophomore
  • 33 Barrington Scott - Sophomore
  • 38 Jahwan Edwards -Freshman
  • 39 Nick Najem - Freshman
  • 45 Dwayne Donigan - Junior
  • -- Toney Williams -Junior

Fullbacks

  • 35 Keenan Noel -Freshman

Wide receivers

  • 1 Briggs Orsbon -Senior (C)
  • 2 Jared Scaringe - Freshman
  • 2 Jamill Smith - Sophomore
  • 3 Willie Snead IV -Freshman
  • 6 Dion Lewis - Freshman
  • 12 Torieal Gibson -Senior
  • 28 Richard Saint-Victor -Senior
  • 80 Chris Shillings -Freshman
  • 81 Connor Ryan- Sophomore
  • 82 Shane Belle - Freshman
  • 83 Trey Gardner -Freshman
  • 85 Jack Tomlinson -Sophomore
  • 86 Ryan Summers - Freshman
  • 87 Jacolby Owens -Freshman

Tight ends

  • 11 Aaron Mershman - Sophomore
  • 40 Dylan Curry -Freshman
  • 43 Jacob Green - Sophomore'
  • 84 Derek Orr - Freshman
  • 88 Zane Fakes - Sophomore
  • 89 David Schneider -Sophomore'
 

Offensive line

  • 54 Jerrod Gray - Senior
  • 61 Taylor Hoke - Freshman
  • 63 Chris Sparrow -Junior
  • 64 David Raffin - Freshman
  • 65 Jalen Schlachter -Freshman
  • 66 Kreg Hunter - Senior (C)
  • 70 Jordan Hansel -Sophomore
  • 71 Bryan Ford -Freshman
  • 72 Cameron Lowry - Junior
  • 73 Dan Manick - Junior
  • 74 Tyler Rayburn -Freshman
  • 75 Matthew Page - Sophomore
  • 76 Rayondon Kennedy - Senior
  • 77 Austin Holtz - Junior
  • 78 Kevin Gall - Senior
  • 79 Kitt O'Brien -Junior

Linebackers

  • 8 Travis Freeman -Junior
  • 15 Aaron Morris -Sophomore
  • 17 Zac Jordan - Senior
  • 26 Avery Bailey -Freshman
  • 32 Lorren Womack - Senior
  • 42 Julian Boyd -Freshman
  • 46 Michael Ayers -Freshman
  • 47 Tony Martin -Junior
  • 48 Justin Cruz -Junior
  • 50 Trent Toothman -Freshman
  • 51 Steve Spence -Senior
  • 53 Ben Ingle -Freshman
  • -- Jonathan Newsome -Junior

Defensive Ends

  • 41 Andrew Puthoff - Senior (C)
  • 44 Ryan Hartke - Senior
  • 52 Nick Miles -Freshman
  • 56 Anthony Kukwa -Freshman
  • 91 Chris Hinton - Sophomore
  • 95 Matt Fox -Freshman
 

Defensive Tackles

  • 90 Harold Hogue - Sophomore
  • 92 Nathan Ollie -Sophomore
  • 93 Joel Cox -Sophomore
  • 97 Donovan Jarrett -Junior
  • 98 Ian Anderson -Freshman
  • 99 Adam Morris -Senior (C)

Cornerbacks

  • 6 Jason Pinkston -Junior
  • 13 Armand Dehaney -Junior
  • 16 Curtez Hawkins - Freshman
  • 21 Keith Lee -Sophomore
  • 22 Quinton Cooper -Sophomore
  • 24 Jeffery Garrett -Sophomore
  • 27 Kendall Moore - Sophomore
  • 28 Andre Dawson - Junior
  • 34 Odis Prunty -Sophomore
  • 36 Eric Patterson -Freshman

Safeties

  • 20 Joshua Howard -Senior
  • 23 Kyle Hoke -Senior
  • 25 Sean Baker - Senior (C)
  • 29 Brian Jones - Freshman
  • 30 J.C. Wade - Freshman
  • 37 Christopher Calloway -Freshman
  • 39 Brandon Kish - Sophomore
  • 49 Joseph Fazio - Sophomore
  • 58 Kenneth Lee -Junior
 

Punters

  • 18 Scott Kovanda - Junior
  • 44 Augustus Ervin - Freshman

Place Kickers

Long Snappers

  • 57 Garrett Mack - Freshman

Head Coach

  • Pete Lembo

Coordinators/Assistant Coaches

  • Rich Skrosky – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
  • Jay Bateman – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
  • Justin Lustig – Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
  • Keith Gaither – Wide Receivers Coach
  • John Strollo – Offensive Line Coach
  • Joey Lynch – Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Chad Wilt – Defensive Line Coach
  • Terry Lantz – Safeties Coach
  • Darryl Dixon – Defensive Backs Coach

References

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