2011 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-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 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.

2011 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (1st season)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	vs. Indiana*	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN	ESPN3	W 27–20	40,224
September 10	7:00 pm	at No. 22 South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 7–37	45,113
September 17	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 28–25	8,964
September 24	2:00 pm	Army*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 48–21	15,288
October 1	7:00 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 6–62	84,921
October 8	2:00 pm	Temple	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 0–42	11,874
October 15	3:30 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 23–20	23,146
October 22	2:00 pm	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 31–27	7,160
October 29	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 35–45	16,548
November 5	12:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 33–31	3,288
November 15	7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPNU	L 38–41	12,391
November 25	2:00 pm	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPNU	L 28–45	6,873
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2011 Ball State Cardinals football roster
Quarterbacks 5 Kelly Page - Junior 10 Keith Wenning -Sophomore 16 Brooks Medaris - Sophomore 19 Taylor Bockrath -Freshman Running backs 4 Horactio Banks -Freshman 7 Cory Sykes -Senior 21 David Jones - Sophomore 33 Barrington Scott - Sophomore 38 Jahwan Edwards -Freshman 39 Nick Najem - Freshman 45 Dwayne Donigan - Junior -- Toney Williams -Junior Fullbacks 35 Keenan Noel -Freshman Wide receivers 1 Briggs Orsbon -Senior (C) 2 Jared Scaringe - Freshman 2 Jamill Smith - Sophomore 3 Willie Snead IV -Freshman 6 Dion Lewis - Freshman 12 Torieal Gibson -Senior 28 Richard Saint-Victor -Senior 80 Chris Shillings -Freshman 81 Connor Ryan- Sophomore 82 Shane Belle - Freshman 83 Trey Gardner -Freshman 85 Jack Tomlinson -Sophomore 86 Ryan Summers - Freshman 87 Jacolby Owens -Freshman Tight ends 11 Aaron Mershman - Sophomore 40 Dylan Curry -Freshman 43 Jacob Green - Sophomore 84 Derek Orr - Freshman 88 Zane Fakes - Sophomore 89 David Schneider -Sophomore		Offensive line 54 Jerrod Gray - Senior 61 Taylor Hoke - Freshman 63 Chris Sparrow -Junior 64 David Raffin - Freshman 65 Jalen Schlachter -Freshman 66 Kreg Hunter - Senior (C) 70 Jordan Hansel -Sophomore 71 Bryan Ford -Freshman 72 Cameron Lowry - Junior 73 Dan Manick - Junior 74 Tyler Rayburn -Freshman 75 Matthew Page - Sophomore 76 Rayondon Kennedy - Senior 77 Austin Holtz - Junior 78 Kevin Gall - Senior 79 Kitt O'Brien -Junior Linebackers 8 Travis Freeman -Junior 15 Aaron Morris -Sophomore 17 Zac Jordan - Senior 26 Avery Bailey -Freshman 32 Lorren Womack - Senior 42 Julian Boyd -Freshman 46 Michael Ayers -Freshman 47 Tony Martin -Junior 48 Justin Cruz -Junior 50 Trent Toothman -Freshman 51 Steve Spence -Senior 53 Ben Ingle -Freshman -- Jonathan Newsome -Junior Defensive ends 41 Andrew Puthoff - Senior (C) 44 Ryan Hartke - Senior 52 Nick Miles -Freshman 56 Anthony Kukwa -Freshman 91 Chris Hinton - Sophomore 95 Matt Fox -Freshman		Defensive tackles 90 Harold Hogue - Sophomore 92 Nathan Ollie -Sophomore 93 Joel Cox -Sophomore 97 Donovan Jarrett -Junior 98 Ian Anderson -Freshman 99 Adam Morris -Senior (C) Cornerbacks 6 Jason Pinkston -Junior 13 Armand Dehaney -Junior 16 Curtez Hawkins - Freshman 21 Keith Lee -Sophomore 22 Quinton Cooper -Sophomore 24 Jeffery Garrett -Sophomore 27 Kendall Moore - Sophomore 28 Andre Dawson - Junior 34 Odis Prunty -Sophomore 36 Eric Patterson -Freshman Safeties 20 Joshua Howard -Senior 23 Kyle Hoke -Senior 25 Sean Baker - Senior (C) 29 Brian Jones - Freshman 30 J.C. Wade - Freshman 37 Christopher Calloway -Freshman 39 Brandon Kish - Sophomore 49 Joseph Fazio - Sophomore 58 Kenneth Lee -Junior		Punters 18 Scott Kovanda - Junior 44 Augustus Ervin - Freshman Place kickers 14 Steven Schott - Junior 31 Scott Secor - Freshman Long snappers 57 Garrett Mack - Freshman Head coach Pete Lembo Coordinators/Assistant coaches Rich Skrosky – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jay Bateman – Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Justin lustig – Special teams coordinator/running backs coach Keith Gaither – Wide receivers coach John Strollo – Offensive line coach Joey Lynch – Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Chad Wilt – Defensive line coach Terry lantz – Safeties coach Darryl dixon – Defensive backs coach