2009 Ball State Cardinals football team

2009 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
2009 record	2–10 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Stan Parrish
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Faulkner
Defensive coordinator	Doug Graber
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium

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		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
#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

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 homes game at Scheumann Stadium. The finished with a record of 2–10 (2–6 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 2009-08-22. "Football Recruiting: Ball State". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Ball State Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	North Texas*	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPNU	L 10–20	16,054[1]
September 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) New Hampshire*	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 16–23	11,884[2]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSCS	L 17–24	25,646[3]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	FSN	L 30–54	83,118[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 30–37	14,140[5]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 19–24	13,420[6]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 17–31	10,192[7]
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 29–27	1,535[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 17–20	7,321[9]
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy Game)	ESPNU	L 20–26	13,305[10]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 3–35	5,736[11]
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	W 22–17	20,344[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

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

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

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Game notes

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	3	0	10	20
Cardinals	0	0	3	7	10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 09:24 NT Dunbar 3-yard run (Knott kick) 7-0 NT

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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17
Black Knights	7	10	0	7	24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 06:22 ARMY Carter 1-yard run (Carlton kick) 7-0 ARMY
• 03:51 BSU Page 15-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7-7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	7	13	30
Tigers	7	26	14	7	54

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 12:26 BSU Lewis 2-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7-0 BSU
• 2:53 AU Trott 6-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7-7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	23	37
Cardinals	6	7	3	14	30

Temple

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	17	7	0	31
Cardinals	0	0	10	7	17

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	16	0	29
Eagles	7	13	7	0	27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 9:08 EMU Thayer 3-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 0-7 EMU
• 4:52 BSU Sykes 51-yard run (Schott kick blocked) 6-7 EMU

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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	6	0	7	20
Huskies	16	0	10	0	26

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	14	0	35
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	3	6	22
Broncos	0	10	0	7	17

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