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
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012 record9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coachPete Lembo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (2nd season)
Home stadiumScheumann 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

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 Michigan
  • 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

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

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


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