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2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl where they were defeated by UCF. The Cardinals were led by Junior QB #10 Keith Wenning with 3,095 yards passing, 24 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.[1]

2012 Ball State Cardinals football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, L 17–38 vs. UCF
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (2nd season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Buffalo   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UMass   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Toledo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Ball State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Central Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 PMEastern Michigan
ESPN3W 37–2612,725
September 812:30 PMat No. 12 Clemson*
ACCN/ESPN3L 27–5279,557
September 158:00 PMat Indiana*
BTNW 41–3948,186
September 224:30 PMSouth Florida*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
Big East Network/ESPN3W 31–2716,397
September 2912:00 PMat Kent State
ESPN+/CSSL 43–4521,657
October 62:00 PMNorthern Illinois
ESPN3L 23–3511,238
October 133:00 PMWestern Michigan 
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3W 30–24 OT14,192
October 203:30 PMat Central Michigan
ESPN3W 41–3014,081
October 2712:00 PMat Army*
CBSSNW 30–2215,288
November 68:00 PMat No. 23 Toledo
ESPN2W 34–2718,211
November 148:00 PMOhio
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPNUW 52–2710,097
November 231:00 PMat Miami (OH)
W 31–248,154
December 217:30 PMvs. UCF*
ESPNL 17–3821,759

Game summaries edit

Eastern Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 13 0 13 26
Cardinals 10 3 21 3 37
See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

@ Clemson edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 10 7 27
#12 Tigers 13 32 0 7 52
See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team

@ Indiana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 10 14 3 41
Hoosiers 10 15 0 14 39
See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

South Florida edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 3 6 10 8 27
Cardinals 3 7 14 7 31
See also: 2012 South Florida Bulls football team

@ Kent State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 13 13 17 43
Golden Flashes 0 21 14 10 45
See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Northern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 7 7 14 35
Cardinals 3 13 7 0 23
See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy

Western Michigan edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Broncos 7 14 0 30 24
Cardinals 7 3 7 76 30
See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

@ Central Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 17 7 10 41
Chippewas 0 10 7 13 30
See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

@ Army edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 3 3 10 30
Black Knights 7 3 3 9 22
See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team

@ Toledo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 3 7 10 34
#23 Rockets 7 10 3 7 27
See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Ohio edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 14 7 3 27
Cardinals 7 14 10 21 52
See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

@ Miami (OH) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 14 7 10 0 31
RedHawks 7 7 0 10 24
See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 3 7 17
Knights 13 15 7 3 38
See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team and 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

References edit

  1. ^ "Keith Wenning profile". ESPN.com. ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.


 

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