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2009 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ball State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Stan Parrish and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. The finished with a record of 2–10 (2–6 MAC).

2009 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record2–10 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Faulkner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDoug Graber (1st season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Temple x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Akron   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Miami (OH)   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season edit

Recruiting edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jelani Alford
RB 		Cincinnati, OH Withrow HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 4.48 Nov 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Alex Andrus
LB 		Coopersville, MI Coopersville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 237 lb (108 kg) – Jul 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
David Brown
RB 		Shelbyville, IN Shelbyville Sr HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.65 Oct 2, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Otis Brown Jr.
WR 		Gainesville, FL Gainesville HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 4.47 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Ethan Buckles
DE 		Indianapolis, IN Cardinal Ritter HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.9 Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Justin Cruz
LB 		Jacksonville, FL Fleming Island HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) – Jul 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Armand Dehaney
DB 		Maple Heights, OH Walsh Jesuit HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.49 Jul 30, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Theon Dixon
DB 		Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.7 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Zane Fakes
RB 		Plainfield, IN Plainfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Feb 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Travis Freeman
LB 		Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.7 Jan 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jacob Green
TE 		Cincinnati, OH Wyoming HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.7 Jul 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Xavier Hines
DT 		Cleveland, OH N/A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) – Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Donovan Jarrett
DT 		Hamilton, OH Hamilton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 300 lb (140 kg) – Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Branden Kish
RB 		Amherst, OH Marion L Steele HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.6 Jul 6, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Keith Langtry
WR 		Kansas City, MO Rockhurst HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Oct 10, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Tony Martin
LB 		Park Hills, MO Central HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 4.59 Aug 12, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Aaron Mershman
QB 		Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.7 Jul 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Evan Neff
OL 		Kettering, OH Archbishop Alter HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 5.02 Nov 6, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kitt O'Brien
OL 		Walton, IN Lewis Cass Jr-Sr HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) – Oct 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Matthew Page
OL 		East Chicago, IN East Chicago Central HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 300 lb (140 kg) 5.2 Jan 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jason Pinkston
DB 		Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Connor Ryan
WR 		Cleveland, OH St. Ignatius HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.59 Sep 17, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Seth White
ATH 		Columbus, OH Bexley HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Eric Williams
RB 		Indianapolis, IN Warren Central HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.45 Nov 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101   Rivals: 104
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ball State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Football Recruiting: Ball State". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Ball State Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.North Texas*
ESPNUL 10–2016,054[1]
September 127:00 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 16–2311,884[2]
September 1912:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSCSL 17–2425,646[3]
September 267:00 p.m.at Auburn*
FSNL 30–5483,118[4]
October 312:00 p.m.Toledo 
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 30–3714,140[5]
October 101:00 p.m.at Temple
L 19–2413,420[6]
October 1712:00 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 17–3110,192[7]
October 241:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
W 29–271,535[8]
October 3112:00 p.m.Ohio
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 17–207,321[9]
November 126:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois
ESPNUL 20–2613,305[10]
November 188:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN2L 3–355,736[11]
November 247:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN2W 22–1720,344[12]

[13]

Roster edit

See also: American football positions
As of 2009-08-21[14]

Wide receivers

  • 1 Briggs Orsbon – Sophomore
  • 3 Seth White – Freshman
  • 4 Daniel Ifft – Junior
  • 12 Torieal Gibson – Sophomore
  • 28 Andre Dawson –   freshman
  • 28 Mike Galiik – Freshman
  • 80 Jamill Smith – Freshman
  • 81 Connor Ryan – Freshman
  • 83 Jeremy Hill – Sophomore
  • 85 Keith Langtry – Freshman
  • 86 Otis Brown – Freshman
  • 87 Myles Trempe – Junior
  • 89 Trent Beane –   freshman
  • 98 Sean Keller – Junior

Offensive line

  • 52 Evan Neff – Freshman
  • 54 Jerrod Gray – Sophomore
  • 58 J.T. Macy – Freshman
  • 63 Steve Yoder –   freshman
  • 66 Kreg Hunter – Sophomore
  • 67 Travis Arnold – Junior
  • 69 Chad Davis – Senior
  • 70 Jordan Applegate – Senior
  • 72 Cameron Lowry –   freshman
  • 73 Dan Manick –   freshman
  • 74 Michael Switzer – Junior
  • 75 Matthew Page – Freshman
  • 76 Rayondon Kennedy – Sophomore
  • 77 Austin Holtz –   freshman
  • 78 Kevin Gall – Sophomore
  • 79 Kitt O'Brien – Freshman

Tight ends

  • 43 Jacob Green – Freshman
  • 44 Ryan Hartke – Sophomore
  • 82 Madaris Grant – Senior
  • 84 Ryan Warmoth – Sophomore
  • 88 Zane Fakes – Freshman
  • 99 Barry Flynn – Freshman
  

Quarterbacks

  • 5 Kelly Page –   freshman
  • 9 Logan Laughlin – Freshman
  • 11 Aaron Mershman – Freshman
  • 16 Brooks Medaris – Freshman
  • 17 Tanner Justice – Senior

Running backs

  • 2 Frank Edmonds – Junior
  • 6 Eric Williams – Freshman
  • 7 Cory Sykes – Sophomore
  • 21 David Brown – Freshman
  • 22 Ray Winkler – Junior
  • 27 Jelani Alford – Freshman
  • 33 MiQuale Lewis – Senior
  • 39 Brandon Kish – Freshman
  • 45 Michael Hunt – Junior
  • 47 Dwayne Donigan – Freshman
  • 49 Brent Bostic –   freshman

Defensive line

  • 10 Jason Pinkston – Freshman
  • 13 Armand Dehaney – Freshman
  • 15 Jakeem Gregory – Junior
  • 19 Koreen Burch – Junior
  • 20 Brandon Carnegie – Junior
  • 34 Jeff Barker – Sophomore
  • 36 Pete Rolf – Sophomore
  • 41 Andrew Puthoff – Sophomore
  • 46 Joshua Howard – Sophomore
  • 51 Kaylon Woods – Junior
  • 60 Harold Hogue – Freshman
  • 61 Brian Hickman –   freshman
  • 65 Drew Duffin – Senior
  • 90 Brandon Crawford – Senior
  • 91 Robert Eddins – Junior
  • 92 Jafe Pitcock – Sophomore
  • 93 Justin Woodard – Junior
  • 94 Ethan Buckles – Freshman
  • 95 Rene Perry – Junior
  • 96 Kyle Pettit –   freshman
  • 97 Donovan Jarrett – Freshman
  • 99 Adam Morris – Sophomore
  

Linebackers

  • 8 Travis Freeman – Freshman
  • 24 Theon Dixon – Freshman
  • 30 John Buckingham – Junior
  • 31 Dane Cook – Junior
  • 32 Lorren Womack – Sophomore
  • 42 Davyd Jones – Junior
  • 47 Tony Martin – Freshman
  • 48 Spain Cosby – Senior
  • 50 Bill Huntsinger – Sophomore
  • 55 Sam Woodworth – Senior
  • 56 Justin Cruz – Freshman

Defensive backs

  • 9 Kyle Kuntz – Senior
  • 16 Charlie Todd – Junior
  • 23 Kyle Hoke – Sophomore
  • 25 Sean Baker – Sophomore
  • 27 Kevin Obyc – Freshman
  • 35 Zac Jordan – Sophomore
  • 37 Blake Barajas –   freshman
  • 38 Alex Knipp – Senior
  • 40 Reid Scheidt – Junior
  • 43 Tad Kilburn – Junior

Punters

  • 18 Scott Kovanda –   freshman
  • 26 Ian McGarvey – Junior

Kickers

  • 14 Steven Schott –   freshman
  • 26 Ian McGarvey – Junior
  • 29 Jake Hogue – Junior

Long snapper

  • 53 Cody Muhlenkamp – Junior
† Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Year at school
Stan Parrish Head coach 1st
Doug Graber Defensive coordinator 1st
Daryl Dixon Secondary Coach 2nd
Eddie Faulkner Offensive coordinator
Running backs coach 		5th
Deion Melvin Linebackers coach 1st
John Powers Recruiting coordinator
Tight ends coach 		4th
Phil Burnett Defensive line coach 7th
Jason Eck Offensive line coach 1st
Joey Lynch Wide receivers coach 1st
Jay Hood Defensive ends coach 1st

[15]

Game summaries edit

North Texas edit

See also: 2009 North Texas Mean Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 3 0 10 20
Cardinals 0 0 3 7 10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

  • 01:19 NT Knott 24-yard field goal 10–0 NT

3rd Quarter

  • 06:19 BSU McGarvey 21-yard field goal 10–3 NT

4th Quarter

  • 12:41 BSU Lewis 27-yard run (McGarvey kick) 10–10
  • 10:46 NT Outlaw 4-yard pass from Dodge (Knott kick) 17–10 NT
  • 07:36 NT Knott 19-yard field goal 20–10 NT

New Hampshire edit

See also: 2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 16 7 0 23
Cardinals 6 0 3 7 16

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 12:42 BSU McGarvey 48-yard field goal 3–0 BSU
  • 09:25 BSU McGarvey 47-yard field goal 6–0 BSU

2nd Quarter

  • 13:50 UNH Jackson safety 6–2 BSU
  • 09:36 UNH Orlando 26-yard pass from R.J. Toman (Manning kick) 6–9 UNH
  • 03:16 UNH Jellison 5-yard run (Manning kick) 16–6 UNH

3rd Quarter

  • 11:12 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 16–9 UNH
  • 03:47 UNH Jellison 8-yard run (Manning) 23–9 UNH

4th Quarter

  • 08:50 BSU White 21-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 23–16 UNH

Army edit

See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 7 0 17
Black Knights 7 10 0 7 24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

  • 13:37 ARMY Carlton 45-yard field goal 10–7 ARMY
  • 07:15 BSU McGarvey 30-yard field goal 10–10
  • 01:21 ARMY Villanueva 24-yard pass from Steelman (Carlton kick) 17–10 ARMY

3rd Quarter

  • 09:57 BSU Gibson 34-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 17–17

4th Quarter

  • 06:41 ARMY Travis 18-yard interception return (Carlton kick) 24–17 ARMY

Auburn edit

See also: 2009 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 7 13 30
Tigers 7 26 14 7 54

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

  • 13:47 AU Zachery 46-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–14 AU
  • 12:53 AU Bynes safety 7–16 AU
  • 12:20 AU McCalebb 1-yard run (Byrum kick) 7–23 AU
  • 8:22 AU Zachery 65-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–30 AU
  • 2:35 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 10–30 AU
  • 0:07 AU Byrum 32-yard field goal 10–33 AU

3rd Quarter

  • 11:39 AU Adams 26-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 10–40 AU
  • 8:50 BSU Page 21-yard run (McGarvey kick) 17–40 AU
  • 7:09 AU Fannin 36-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 17–47 AU

4th Quarter

  • 12:39 BSU Fakes 1-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 24–47 AU
  • 10:14 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 27–47 AU
  • 7:19 AU Caudle 52-yard run (Byrum kick) 27–54 AU
  • 2:21 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 30–54 AU

Toledo edit

See also: 2009 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 7 0 23 37
Cardinals 6 7 3 14 30

Temple edit

See also: 2009 Temple Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 13 6 19
Owls 10 0 7 7 24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE
  • 04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

  • 10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE
  • 08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU
  • 04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

  • 03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE
  • 00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE

Bowling Green edit

See also: 2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 17 7 0 31
Cardinals 0 0 10 7 17

Eastern Michigan edit

See also: 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 6 7 16 0 29
Eagles 7 13 7 0 27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

  • 10:59 EMU Carithers 20-yard field goal 6–10 EMU
  • 9:23 EMU Welch 12-yard run (Carithers kick) 6–17 EMU
  • 6:37 EMU Carithers 26-yard field goal 6–20 EMU
  • 4:06 BSU Lewis 48-yard run (Schott kick) 13–20 EMU

3rd Quarter

  • 10:44 EMU White 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 13–27 EMU
  • 6:37 BSU Sykes 6-yard run (Schott kick) 20–27 EMU
  • 5:33 BSU Team Safety 22–27 EMU
  • 1:47 BSU Sykes 37-yard run (Schott kick) 29–27 BSU

Ohio edit

See also: 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 6 0 11 20
Cardinals 0 7 3 7 17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 4:12 OHIO Weller 39-yard field goal 3–0 OHIO

2nd Quarter

  • 8:27 OHIO Weller 24-yard field goal 6–0 OHIO
  • 5:16 BSU Williams 1-yard run (McGarvey kick) 6–7 BSU
  • 0:00 OHIO Weller 52-yard field goal 9–7 OHIO

3rd Quarter

  • 6:45 BSU McGarvey 22-yard field goal 9–10 BSU

4th Quarter

  • 11:27 OHIO Weller 41-yard field goal 12–10 OHIO
  • 5:52 BSU Hill 35-yard pass from Justice (McGarvey kick) 12–17 BSU
  • 3:11 OHIO McCrae 7-yard pass from Scott (McCrae pass from Scott) 20–17 OHIO

Northern Illinois edit

See also: 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 6 0 7 20
Huskies 16 0 10 0 26

Central Michigan edit

See also: 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 14 14 0 35
Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3

Western Michigan edit

See also: 2009 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 6 7 3 6 22
Broncos 0 10 0 7 17


References edit

  1. ^ "North Texas vs Ball State Cardinals". BallStateSports.com. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Ball State vs Army". GoArmySports.com. September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ball State vs Auburn". Auburn Athletics. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  5. ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  6. ^ "Ball State vs Temple". Temple University Athletics. October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  8. ^ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan". Eastern Michigan University. October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  9. ^ "Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals". Ohio University. October 31, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  10. ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  11. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  12. ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  13. ^ "Football – 2009 Schedule". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  14. ^ "Football – Roster". BallStateSpots.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "Football – 2009 Coaches". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
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