GoBSU.com - Ball State Football News 08/29/2007

GoBSU.com Ball State Football Pre-Game Report - Game 1

Miami RedHawks

Ball State Cardinals

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 - 7:00PM - Scheumann Stadium - Muncie, Indiana

Ball State Pre-Season Event Photos

Stadium Construction Photos - July 13

Fan Jam - August 12

Schumann Stadium Opening Ceremony - August 28

Ball State vs. Miami - Series History

25 Meetings - Miami Leads the Series 15-9-1
10/03/1931 - Miami 47, Ball State 0 at Miami 09/21/1940 - Miami 0, Ball State 0 at Miami 09/27/1975 - Miami 35, Ball State 28 at Miami 09/18/1976 - Ball State 23, Miami 6 at Miami 09/09/1978 - Ball State 38, Miami 14 at Ball State 09/08/1979 - Miami 27, Ball State 3 at Miami 09/27/1980 - Miami 42, Ball State 9 at Ball State 09/14/1985 - Miami 17, Ball State 13 at Ball State 09/06/1986 - Miami 45, Ball State 7 at Miami 09/03/1987 - Miami 30, Ball State 20 at Miami 10/01/1988 - Ball State 45, Miami 14 at Ball State 10/07/1989 - Ball State 37, Miami 9 at Ball State 10/06/1990 - Miami 24, Ball State 10 at Miami	08/31/1991 - Miami 15, Ball State 7 at Miami 09/26/1992 - Ball State 19, Miami 9 at Ball State 11/06/1993 - Ball State 21, Miami 0 at Ball State 11/05/1994 - Miami 24, Ball State 21 at Miami 08/31/1995 - Ball State 17, Miami 15 at Miami 09/07/1996 - Miami 16, Ball State 6 at Ball State 08/30/1997 - Miami 27, Ball State 10 at Miami 10/17/1998 - Miami 28, Ball State 17 at Ball State 10/07/2000 - Ball State 15, Miami 10 at Miami 09/29/2001 - Miami 28, Ball State 20 at Ball State 10/18/2003 - Miami 49, Ball State 3 at Ball State 10/28/2006 - Ball State 20, Miami 17 at Miami
Series Trivia
In Muncie - Miami leads the series 6-5 In Oxford - Miami leads the series 9-4-1 The home team has won 14 games in the series The visitor has won10 games in the series The visiting team has won the last 5 straight games At night - Ball State leads the series 1-0	In August - Miami leads the series 2-1 In September - Miami leads the series 8-3-1 In October - Miami leads the series 7-5 In November - The series is tied 1-1 On August 30th - Ball State leads the series 1-0 On Thursday - Ball State leads the series 1-0
The Last Meeting: Ball State scored first in the game on a 19 yard touchdown pass from Nate Davis to Terry Moss. The score was tied and both halftime (7-7) and the end of the third quarter (10-10). Miami took a 17-10 lead early in the forth quarter on a 1 yard run by quarterback Mike Kokal. The day was horribly windy which reeked havoc on Ball State's passing game, but did help Brian Jackson connect on a 50 yard field goal with 7:02 to play, cutting Miami's lead to 4 at 17-13. On fourth and goal with 1:11 left in the game, Nate Davis delivered a touchdown pass to Madaris Grant, giving Ball State a 20-17 victory over Miami in Oxford in front of an announced crowd of 17,134 attendees.
The Last Meeting In Muncie: The Homecoming Nightmare of 2003 saw the Cardinals suffer (and I do mean suffer) Ball State's worst margin of defeat ever in a MAC game. Ball State only gained 29 yards rushing while quarterbacks Talmadge Hill and Andy Roesch combined for only 153 yards passing while giving up four interceptions. Two of the interceptions were returned for touchdowns. Miami lead 35-0 at halftime. Ben Roethlisberger did a little of everything. He even punted. The future Super Bowl winning quarterback completed 23 of 31 passes for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns. Final Score Miami 49, Ball State 3. The win was the 6th straight victory for Terry Hoeppner's RedHawks who lost their opener to Iowa 21-3. Miami finished the season 13-1 with a MAC Championship and top 10 rating in the final national polls.

A Quick Comparison

Ball State University	The Schools	Miami University
Muncie, Indiana	Location	Oxford, Ohio
1918	Founded	1809
17,285	Enrollment	16,300
Dr. Jo Ann Gora	President	Dr. David C. Hodge
Tom Collins	Athletics Director	Brad Bates
www.bsu.edu	Website	www.miami.muohio.edu
	The Football Programs
5-7 (5-3 MAC)	2006 Record	2-10 (2-6 MAC)
Brady Hoke	Head Coach	Shane Montgomery
15-31 (4 seasons)	Head Coaching Record	9-14 (2 seasons)
381-347-32	All Time Record	641-362-44
	Record in Scheumann Stadium	6-5
138-123-3	All Time Record In MAC Games	258-120-11
5	D1-A Conference Championships	9
1996	Last D1-A Conference Championship	2003
3	Division 1-A Bowl Games	8
1996 Las Vegas Bowl	Last Division 1-A Bowl Game	2004 Independence Bowl
Scheumann Stadium	Stadium	Yager Stadium
FieldTurf	Playing Surface	FieldTurf
22,500	Stadium Capacity	24,286
BallStateSports.com	Athletic Web Site	MURedHawks.com
BSUFans.com	Online Fan Forums	Miami Hawk Talk

Know Your Foe - Miami Players To Watch

#3 Mike Kokal - 6' 2" 213 pound SR Quarterback - Second year starter. Dangerously mobile. In 2006 was second in the MAC in passing yardage with an average of 219.1 yards per game. Lead Miami's injury plagued offense to a #19 national ranking in total offense with an average of 245.1 yards per game. 2006 - 208-355 (58.4%) 14 TD 11 INT. 2,419 yards. 124.3 efficiency rating. Was also Miami's third leading rusher in 2006. 126 attempts for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns. Against Ball State in 2006 - 19-34 1 TD 1 INT, 205 yards. 11 rushes, 39 yards, 1 touchdown.

#24 Brandon Murphy - 5' 8" 177 pound SR Tailback - Second team all-MAC in 2005. Missed four games in 2006 due to ankle problems that bothered him all season. 2006 - 81 carries for 313 yards, 1 touchdown. 13 receptions for 34 yards. Did not play vs. Ball State in 2006.

#1 Dustin Woods - 5' 11" 190 pound SO Receiver - Miami's top returning receiver. 506 yards and four touchdowns in 2006. 20.2 yards per catch. 2006 vs. Ball State - 1 catch for 20 yards.

#48 Joey Hudson - 6' 2" 230 pound JR Middle Linebacker - Second team all-MAC in 2006. Led Miami in tackles in 2006. 97 total tackles, 54 solo, 10 for loss. 5 interceptions.

#9 Clayton Mullins - 6' 2" 231 pound JR Linebacker - Second in tackles for Miami in 2006. 91 tackles, 45 solo. 4 for loss. 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries.

#6 Robbie Wilson - 6' 0" 210 pount JR defensive back (APACHE) - Sixth in tackles for Miami in 2006. 59 tackles. 37 solo. 1 interception. 2 fumble recoveries. 2 forced fumbles.

Probable Starters (From Each School's Press Release)

Ball State			Miami
*Offense*			*Offense*
QB	13	Nate Davis - 6' 2" 214 SO	QB	3	Mike Kokal - 6' 2" 213 SR
H	33	MiQuale Lewis - 5' 6" 184 SO	TB	24	Brandon Murphy - 5' 8" 177 SR
TE	88	Darius Hill - 6' 6" 233 JR	LT	76	Charles Norden - 6' 6" 300 SR
LT	79	Andre Ramsey - 6' 5" 305 JR	LG	68	Dave DiFranco - 6' 3" 303 JR
LG	58	Adam Cole - 6' 6" 291 JR	C	72	Steve Meister - 6' 2" 291 SR
C	52	Dan Gerberry - 6' 3" 287 JR	RG	50	Matt McKeown - 6' 4" 271 JR
RG	68	Kyle Cornwell - 6' 4" 260 JR	RT	55	Steve Sutter - 6' 6" 278 JR
RT	71	Robert Brewster - 6' 5" 312 JR	TE	80	Tom Crabtree - 6' 5" 235 JR
TE	82	Madarius Grant - 6' 5" 228 - SO	WR	1	Dustin Woods - 5' 11" 190 SO
WR	80	Joe Everett - 6' 0' 174 FR	WR	11	Armand Robinson - 6' 1" 197 FR
WR	83	Dan Dunford - 5' 10" 185 SR	WR	14	Jared Elliot - 6' 5" 232 JR
WR	86	Dante Love - 5' 10" 176 JR
*Defense*			*Defense*
CB	3	B.J. Hill - 5' 7" 180 JR	CB	33	Jerrid Gaines - 5' 11" 192 SR
SS	21	Chris Allen - 5' 10" 188 SR	APACHE	6	Robbie Wilson - 6' 0" 210 JR
DE	65	Drew Duffin - 6' 3" 253 SO	LE	51	Joe Conigilio - 6' 2" 249 JR
NT	93	Amara Koroma - 6' 2" 275 SR	LT	94	Ben Huddle - 6' 4" 277 JR
DT	94	Jacob Jordan - 6' 3" 280 SR	NT	98	Mark Paun - 6' 3" 272 SO
RUSH	44	Cortlan Booker - 6' 2" 245 SR	RE	99	Travis Craven - 6' 4" 261 SO
SAM	99	Kenny Meeks - 6' 2" 234 SO	SLB	44	Caleb Bostic - 6' 3" 222 SO
MIKE	28	Mike Dorulla - 6' 0" 216 SR	MLB	48	Joey Hudson - 6' 2" 230 JR
WILL	49	Bryant Haynes - 6' 5" 230 JR	WLB	9	Clayton Mullins - 6' 2" 231 JR
FS	1	Eddie Burk - 5' 11" 202 SR	FS	22	Jordan Gafford - 6' 0" 202 SO
CB	12	Trey Lewis - 6' 0" 194 JR	CB	3	Jeff Thompson - 5' 10" 185 SO
*Specialists*			*Specialists*
P	35	Chris Miller - 6' 2" 205 JR	P	4	Jake Richardson - 6' 1" 201 JR
PK	29	Jake Hogue - 5' 9" 186 FR	PK	19	Trevor Cook - 6' 2" 184 SO
PR	3	B.J. Hill - 5' 7" 180 JR	PR	2	Eugene Harris - 5' 10" 181 SO
KR	86	Dante Love - 5' 10" 176 JR	KR	1	Dustin Woods - 5' 11" 190 SO
H	17	Tanner Justice - 6' 3" 193 SO	H	17	Kyle Decker - 6' 3" 217 JR
LS	53	Cody Muhlenkamp - 5' 11" 206 FR	LS	62	Mike Rummler - 6' 2" 208 FR
			KO	35	Nathan Parseghian - 6' 2" 198 JR

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