2009 Ball State Cardinals football team
American college football season
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).
Before the season
Recruiting
College recruiting information (2009)
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Name
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Hometown
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High school / college
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Height
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Weight
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40‡
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Commit date
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Jelani Alford RB
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Cincinnati, OH
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Withrow HS
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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160 lb (73 kg)
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4.48
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Nov 8, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
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Alex Andrus LB
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Coopersville, MI
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Coopersville HS
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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237 lb (108 kg)
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–
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Jul 27, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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David Brown RB
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Shelbyville, IN
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Shelbyville Sr HS
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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4.65
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Oct 2, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Otis Brown Jr. WR
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Gainesville, FL
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Gainesville HS
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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162 lb (73 kg)
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4.47
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Feb 4, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
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Ethan Buckles DE
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Indianapolis, IN
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Cardinal Ritter HS
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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225 lb (102 kg)
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4.9
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Jul 26, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Justin Cruz LB
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Jacksonville, FL
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Fleming Island HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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196 lb (89 kg)
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–
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Jul 3, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
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Armand Dehaney DB
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Maple Heights, OH
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Walsh Jesuit HS
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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4.49
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Jul 30, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
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Theon Dixon DB
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Cleveland, OH
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Glenville HS
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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170 lb (77 kg)
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4.7
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Feb 4, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Zane Fakes RB
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Plainfield, IN
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Plainfield HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
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–
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Feb 3, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Travis Freeman LB
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Cleveland, OH
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Glenville HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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205 lb (93 kg)
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4.7
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Jan 25, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
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Jacob Green TE
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Cincinnati, OH
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Wyoming HS
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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220 lb (100 kg)
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4.7
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Jul 3, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
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Xavier Hines DT
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Cleveland, OH
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N/A
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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240 lb (110 kg)
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–
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Feb 4, 2009
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Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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Donovan Jarrett DT
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Hamilton, OH
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Hamilton HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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300 lb (140 kg)
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–
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Feb 4, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Branden Kish RB
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Amherst, OH
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Marion L Steele HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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4.6
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Jul 6, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
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Keith Langtry WR
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Kansas City, MO
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Rockhurst HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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4.5
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Oct 10, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
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Tony Martin LB
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Park Hills, MO
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Central HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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198 lb (90 kg)
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4.59
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Aug 12, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
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Aaron Mershman QB
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Bowling Green, OH
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Bowling Green HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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4.7
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Jul 16, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
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Evan Neff OL
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Kettering, OH
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Archbishop Alter HS
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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245 lb (111 kg)
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5.02
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Nov 6, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Kitt O'Brien OL
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Walton, IN
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Lewis Cass Jr-Sr HS
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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295 lb (134 kg)
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–
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Oct 21, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Matthew Page OL
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East Chicago, IN
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East Chicago Central HS
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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300 lb (140 kg)
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5.2
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Jan 25, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Jason Pinkston DB
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Cleveland, OH
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Glenville HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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–
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Feb 4, 2009
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Connor Ryan WR
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Cleveland, OH
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St. Ignatius HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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4.59
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Sep 17, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
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Seth White ATH
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Columbus, OH
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Bexley HS
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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180 lb (82 kg)
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–
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Dec 3, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
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Eric Williams RB
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Indianapolis, IN
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Warren Central HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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4.45
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Nov 7, 2008
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Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 Rivals: 104
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- ‡ 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:
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas* | | 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* | | CBSCS | L 17–24 | 25,646[3] |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Auburn* | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPN2 | W 22–17 | 20,344[12] |
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Roster
As of 2009-08-21[14]
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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
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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
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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
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† Starter at position * Injured; will not play in 2009.
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Coaching staff
Name
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Position
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Year at school
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Stan Parrish
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Head coach
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1st
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Doug Graber
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Defensive coordinator
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1st
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Daryl Dixon
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Secondary Coach
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2nd
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Eddie Faulkner
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Offensive coordinator Running backs coach
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5th
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Deion Melvin
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Linebackers coach
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1st
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John Powers
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Recruiting coordinator Tight ends coach
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4th
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Phil Burnett
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Defensive line coach
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7th
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Jason Eck
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Offensive line coach
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1st
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Joey Lynch
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Wide receivers coach
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1st
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Jay Hood
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Defensive ends coach
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1st
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Game summaries
North Texas
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Mean Green
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
Cardinals
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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
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Wildcats
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0
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16
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7
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0 |
23 |
Cardinals
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6
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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
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
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Cardinals
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7
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Black Knights
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
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7
|
3
|
7
|
13 |
30 |
Tigers
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
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7
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7
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0
|
23 |
37 |
Cardinals
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
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7
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
Cardinals
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
17 |
Eastern Michigan
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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
|
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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
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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 |
References
- ^ "North Texas vs Ball State Cardinals". BallStateSports.com. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
- ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Ball State vs Army". GoArmySports.com. September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
- ^ "Ball State vs Auburn". Auburn Athletics. September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Ball State vs Temple". Temple University Athletics. October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan". Eastern Michigan University. October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals". Ohio University. October 31, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Football – 2009 Schedule". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Football – Roster". BallStateSpots.com. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ "Football – 2009 Coaches". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
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