2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

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2012 Ball State Cardinals football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, L 17–38 vs. UCF
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (2nd season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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 (OH)   3 5     4 8  
UMass   1 7     1 11  
Akron   0 8     1 11  
West Division
No. 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 PMEastern MichiganESPN3W 37–2612,725
September 812:30 PMat No. 12 Clemson*ACCN/ESPN3L 27–5279,557
September 158:00 PMat Indiana*BTNW 41–3948,186
September 224:30 PMSouth Florida*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
Big East Network/ESPN3W 31–2716,397
September 2912:00 PMat Kent StateESPN+/CSSL 43–4521,657
October 62:00 PMNorthern Illinois
ESPN3L 23–3511,238
October 133:00 PMWestern Michigandagger
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3W 30–24 OT14,192
October 203:30 PMat Central MichiganESPN3W 41–3014,081
October 2712:00 PMat Army*CBSSNW 30–2215,288
November 68:00 PMat No. 23 ToledoESPN2W 34–2718,211
November 148:00 PMOhio
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPNUW 52–2710,097
November 231:00 PMat Miami (OH)W 31–248,154
December 217:30 PMvs. UCF*ESPNL 17–3821,759

Game summaries[edit]

Eastern Michigan[edit]

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

@ Clemson[edit]

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

@ Indiana[edit]

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

South Florida[edit]

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

@ Kent State[edit]

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

Northern Illinois[edit]

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

Western Michigan[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Broncos 7 14 0 30 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 76 30

@ Central Michigan[edit]

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

@ Army[edit]

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

@ Toledo[edit]

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

Ohio[edit]

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

@ Miami (OH)[edit]

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

UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Keith Wenning profile". ESPN.com. ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.