2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

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]

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 season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (2nd season)
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
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

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 the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

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

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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

See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team

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

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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

See also: 2012 South Florida Bulls football team

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

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy

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

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

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

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team

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

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

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

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

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

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

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

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team and 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

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

References

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