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LeFevour, Chippewas dominate Ball State
Central Michigan quarterback throws for 4 TDs, runs for another to stay undefeated in MAC MUNCIE, Ind. — Dan LeFevour threw four touchdown passes, ran for a fifth score and became the career leading passer in Mid-American Conference history as...
How Ball State and Central Michigan match up
Key matchup Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour vs. entire defense. Blitz him, he runs. Sit back, and he’s liable to hang 300 yards on you. Few QBs in the nation present the type of challenge LeFevour brings to Muncie tonight. LeFevour won the MAC...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Central Michigan
Record: 8-2, 6-0. Last time out: W 56-28 Toledo. Sometimes life isn’t fair. Ball State’s Nate Davis jumped to the NFL. Dan LeFevour returned to Central Michigan for his senior season. Enjoy the show Wednesday night. LeFevour ranks fifth...
Cardinals keep it close
Ball State clamps down on running game of Northern Illinois, but Huskies find way to win DeKALB, Ill. — Ball State, a team that hasn’t enjoyed much success this football season, played tough. But spunky simply wasn’t enough as...
N. Illinois tops Ball State in MAC clash
DEKALB, Ill. — Quarterback Chandler Harnish threw a touchdown pass in his first appearance in nearly a month as Northern Illinois topped Ball State 26-20 in a Mid-American clash on Thursday. The Huskies (7-3, 5-1 MAC West) won their fourth...
Looking at tonight's Ball State-N. Illinois game
Cardinals (1-8, 1-4) at N. Illinois (6-3, 4-1) Keys to Ball State keeping it close Force third-and-long: The Huskies are averaging just 135 passing yards per game, last in the MAC, and have been without starting quarterback Chandler Harnish (right...
In the huddle: Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — The stakes are completely different from a year ago. Ball State can only play spoiler against Mid-American Conference West title contenders Northern Illinois and Central Michigan. “This is a chance to mix it up with those...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Northern Illinois
Record: 6-3, 4-1 in MAC. Last time out: Won 50-6 over Eastern Michigan. Ball State knows what’s coming. Stopping it will be the issue. NIU leads the MAC and is 11th nationally in rushing offense (229.56 yards) and attempts fewer than 20 passes...
In the huddle: Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — Pony Express? SMU’s famed tailback tandem of Craig James and Eric Dickerson never did what MiQuale Lewis and Cory Sykes did Saturday. No one in Division I history has. The BSU duo ran for 504 yards — most by two...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Ohio
Record: 5-3, 3-1 Mid-American. Last time out: Lost 20-11 to Kent State. The Bobcats had won five of their previous six games before being manhandled by visiting Kent State. The Bobcats’ offense sputtered last week. Their only touchdown came on...
MAC honors for BSU's Lewis
Ball State senior running back MiQuale Lewis , who rushed for a school-record 301 yards in a 29-27 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Lewis runs for record as Cardinals get 1st win
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The normally reserved personality of Ball State tailback MiQuale Lewis was nowhere to be found after Saturday’s football game. “It felt like we won the Super Bowl,” he said, flashing a proud smile....
Ball State defeats Eastern Michigan 29-27
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Cory Sykes rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 29-27 Saturday. Both teams were winless going into Saturday’s game. Eastern Michigan (0-7, 0-4) took an early lead when Ben...
Broken thumb ends season for Ball State QB
MUNCIE — When Kelly Page got up along the sideline after being tackled in Saturday’s football game, Ball State coach Stan Parrish knew what he saw couldn’t be good. “He came over and said, ‘I can’t move my...
In the huddle: Ball State
Burch started the first six games, but he struggled in pass coverage the past two. The junior will be replaced by freshman Jason Pinkston . “We thought in training camp . . . potentially we haven’t had a guy like that,” coach Stan...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Bowling Green
Record: 2-4. Last time out: W 36-35 at Kent State. Ball State defensive backs beware: The ball will be in the air Saturday. Bowling Green QB Tyler Sheehan passed for a school-record 505 yards and four touchdowns in last week’s comeback victory...
In the huddle: Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State’s seven-game losing streak in football ties for the second-longest skid in school history, behind only the 21-game streak of almost a decade ago. ESPN.com lists the Cardinals, 0-5 this season, at No. 6 in its...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Temple
Record: 2-2, 2-0 MAC. Last time out: W 24-12 at Eastern Michigan. Ball State, still trying to establish a running game, won’t have an easy time of it Saturday. Temple is holding opponents to 3.0 yards per carry and 99.8 yards per game, by far...
Ball St. rallies twice, but it's not enough
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State rallied twice in the fourth quarter Saturday to lead its football game against Toledo. The Cardinals successfully executed one of the gustiest play-calls in school history to claim their final lead, a one-point...
Toledo edges Ball State in final minute 37-30
MUNCIE, Ind. — Aaron Opelt hit Stephen Williams for a 51-yard touchdown with 27 seconds left Saturday to lift Toledo to a 37-30 victory over Ball State. Ball State had taken a 30-29 lead just 15 seconds earlier when Kelly Page connected with...
In the huddle: Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — MiQuale Lewis was expected to be the centerpiece of Ball State’s offense after rushing for school records of 1,736 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2008. But defenses have crowded the line this year, and he hasn’t been able...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Toledo
Record: 2-2. Last time out: Won 41-31 at Florida International. Toledo needs just one win to match last season’s victory total. QB Aaron Opelt is the Rockets’ playmaker. Ball State held him in check last year and locked down...
Cardinals can't hold back Tigers
AUBURN, Ala. — Ball State was successful with the one thing it hoped to do early in Saturday’s football game against Auburn. The Cardinals needed to steal some thunder from the Tigers — appropriate considering the game’s start...
Todd leads Auburn to 54-30 win over Ball State
AUBURN, Ala. — Chris Todd passed for 287 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes to lead Auburn to a 54-30 victory Saturday night against winless Ball State another rain-delayed game for the Tigers. Auburn (4-0) trailed 7-0 early...
BSU-Auburn game to air on Fox Sports
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State’s football game Saturday at Auburn will be televised by Fox Sports and aired on a variety of their affiliates. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern time, 6 p.m. Central time, from Jordan-Hare Stadium, according to a BSU...
In the huddle: Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — Losing three consecutive games and being the target of numerous negative comments on Internet chat spaces apparently has rankled Cardinals coach Stan Parrish . The normally loquacious Parrish had little to say at this...
Meet Ball State's next opponent: Auburn
Record: 3-0. Last time out: W 41-30 over West Virginia. Auburn has been putting up points and yards in bunches, and that doesn’t bode well for Ball State. The Tigers’ 127 points in three games are two fewer than they scored in their first...
Offensive mistakes keep Cardinals winless
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Ball State gave its backup quarterback (Tanner Justice) a chance to perform, brought in a new starter (Kitt O’Brien) on the offensive line and elevated a backup running back (Cory Sykes) to a more prominent role. But...
Army defeats Ball State 24-17
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Donovan Travis came up with two pivotal picks in the fourth quarter to make Army a winning team — something that could rarely be said about the Black Knights in recent seasons. Travis returned his second interception 18 yards for...
Ball State to work in a 2nd quarterback
To relieve pressure on freshman Page, Cathedral grad Justice will get work MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State’s anemic offense is going to try something different this week to snap out of its doldrums — a new quarterback. Cardinals football...
