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Ball State Football Pre-Game Report
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State Cardinals (2-2) |
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Saturday,
September 29th, 2007 - 12:00PM -
Scheumann Stadium - Muncie, Indiana |
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Ball
State vs. Buffalo - Series
History |
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Sixth
Meeting - Ball State Leads the
Series 5-0
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- 09/13/1969
- Ball State 10, Buffalo 7 at BSU
- 09/12/1970
- Ball State 14, Buffalo 7 at UB
- 10/21/2000
- Ball State
44, Buffalo 35 at UB
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- 11/23/2002
- Ball State 41, Buffalo 21 at BSU
- 10/07/2006
- Ball State 55, Buffalo 25 at UB
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Buffalo
Trivia and Fun Facts
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- Prior
to 1971 Buffalo competed
as a Division 1-A
independent.
- Buffalo
dropped football in
1971.
- Buffalo
resumed playing football
in 1977, in
the National Junior
College Athletic
Association.
- From
1978-1992 Buffalo
competed in the NCAA as
a Division III
independent.
- From
1993-1998 Buffalo
competed in NCAA
Division 1-AA.
- Buffalo
rejoined Division 1-A in
1999 and became a member of the
MAC.
- University
at Buffalo was founded
in 1946 as a private
medical school known as
the University OF
Buffalo.
- In
1960 the State
University of New York
bought the University of
Buffalo and it became
the University AT Buffalo, The State
University of New York,
or the University at Buffalo.
- The
first chancellor of the
University of Buffalo
was United States
President Millard
Fillmore.
Fillmore even acted as
UB Chancellor while he
was President.
- In
the early 60's UB had a
nuclear fission reactor
on campus. The reactor
was abandoned early on
and was decommissioned
in 2005. The only
apparent product of the reactor
is Victor E. Bull who is rumored
not to be a guy
in a royal Bull costume,
but rather a mutant
created in the reactor.
- In
1957 Actress
Elizabeth Taylor gave
University of Buffalo a young
black angus bull to act
as their
"live" mascot.
The Bull was named
"Buster" and
Buster roamed the
sideline during Bull
football games. Buffalo
was very successful with
Buster as their mascot
as the Bulls posted
back-to-back 8-1 seasons
in 1958 and 1959. Rumor has it
however that after the
4-6 1960 season Buster
was served as the main course at the team
awards dinner.
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The
Last Meeting in Muncie :
November 23, 2002 - Ball State
41, Buffalo 21
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a cold and snowy Senior
Day in Muncie, 7,957 fans
watched Marcus
Merriweather score 4
touchdowns as the
Cardinals romped to an
easy victory. Marcus
rushed for 224 yards in
the game and passed Bernie
Parmalee to become Ball
State's all time leading
rusher. Dante Ridgeway and
Scott Blair also found the
endzone for the Cardinals. |
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The
Last Meeting: October 7, 2006 in
Buffalo - Ball State 55, Buffalo
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State blistered Buffalo in
the first half and then
coasted in the second,
resulting in a 55-25
spanking of the Bulls.
Ball State scored on all
five first half possessions
while limiting Buffalo to
only 5 first half rushing
yards and 121 total.
Trailing 45-3 late in the
third quarter Buffalo drew
some enthusiasm from a 43
yard interception return
for touchdown by Kareem
Byrom and then outscored
the Cardinals 15-10 in the
fourth quarter but it was
far too little and far too
late to even make the
score look respectable.
The win was Ball State's
fifth over Buffalo with no
defeats. |
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Davis was 11-14 with one
interception and threw for
three touchdowns in the
game. B.J. Hill scored two
touchdowns and ran for 116
yards on 28 carries.
MiQuale Lewis added 99
yards rushing and a
touchdown. The
Cardinals totaled 232
yards rushing on the day
as compared to only 43 for
Buffalo. Darius Hill
caught 4 passes for 98
yards and two touchdowns
to lead Ball State which
gained a total of 262
yards through the air.
Buffalo quarterback Drew
Willy had his best career
day through the air
against Ball State going
27-40 for 321 yards, two
touchdowns, and 1
interception. Both of the
touchdowns however came in
the forth quarter after
the game had long been
decided. |
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| A
Quick Comparison |
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| Location |
| Founded |
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Director |
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Website |
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| Muncie,
Indiana |
| 1918 |
| 17,285 |
| Jo Ann Gora |
| Tom
Collins |
| www.bsu.edu |
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| 2007
Record |
| 2006
Record |
| Head
Coach |
| Head
Coaching Record |
| All
Time Record |
| All
Time Record Against the MAC |
| Scheumann
Stadium |
| D1-A
Conference Championships |
| Last
D1-A Conference Championship |
| Division
1-A Bowl Games |
| Last
Division 1-A Bowl Game |
| Stadium |
| Playing
Surface |
| Stadium
Capacity |
| Athletic
Website |
| Online
Fan Forums |
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Know
Your Foe - Buffalo |
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Buffalo
Players
To Watch
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| #15
Drew
Willy - 6'
3" 209 Pound Junior
Quarterback -
Currently leads the MAC
in completion percentage
with a 69.1 completion
percentage. Forth in the
MAC in passing yards per
game and fifth in both
total offense and
passing efficiency. 96
completions on 139 for
961 yards (240.2
average) and 4
touchdowns. Has 5
interceptions on the
season. Also has 11
yards
rushing. |
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Ernest
Jackson - 6' 2" 215 Pound
Junior Receiver -
Leads Buffalo in
receptions with 18
catches for 188 yards
(47.0/game) and one
touchdown on the season. |
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Naaman
Roosevelt - 6' 0" 184
Pound Sophomore Receiver
- Leads Buffalo in
receiving yards with 208
yards (52.0/game) on 16
catches. No touchdowns,
which unfortunately only
mean he is due. Also is
one of the teams punt
returners (9.8
yards/return). |
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James
Starks - 6'
2" 210 Pound
Sophomore Running Back -
Leads Buffalo in rushing
attempts with 60 for 178
yards (37.5/game) and 3
touchdowns. Second in
rushing yards. Also has
12 receptions for 159
yards (39.8/game) and 2
touchdowns. Starks leads
the team in scoring. |
| #49
Adekunle
Akingba - 6' 4" 205 Pound
Junior Strong Safety -
Leads
team in tackles with 29,
15 solo. Also has 2
forced fumbles on the
season. |
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Kareem
Byrom -
5' 10" 200 Pound
Senior
Outside Linebacker -
Second on the team in
tackles with 28, 16
solo, 2 for loss. Has 1
force fumble on the
season. |
| #46
Larry
Hutchinson -
6' 1" 212 Pound
Senior Outside
Linebacker
- Third on the team in
tackles 26 and first in
solo tackles with 18.
Leads the team in
tackles for loss with 6.
Has three sacks, 1
fumble recovery, and 2
forced fumbles on the
season. |
| #12
Kendric
Hawkins - 5' 10" 184
SO - 5' 10" 184 Pound
Sophomore Cornerback - 22
tackles, 15 solo. Has 1
tackle for loss, 1
interception, 3 pass
break-ups, 1 fumble
recovery, and 1 forced
fumble on the season.
Saturday is Hawkin's
20th birthday. Sing to
him on Saturday when
Nate Davis and the BSU
receivers give him a
birthday he'll not soon
forget. |
| #89
Trevor Scott - 6' 5"
258 Pound Senior
Defensive End - Leads
Buffalo in sacks with
4.5. Also has 13
tackles, 2 forced
fumbles, and 1 fumble
recovery on the season. |
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A.J.
Principe - 5' 9" 165 Pound Junior
Place Kicker -
Questionable range. Has
connected on only 2 of 5
field goals on the
season making one from
19 and 35 yards, but
missing all field goal
attempts beyond 40
yards. Misses from 45,
46, and 49 yards. Has
hit all 12 of his PAT
attempts. |
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| Probable
Starters
(From each school's press release) |
| Ball
State |
Buffalo |
| Offense |
Offense |
| QB |
13 |
Nate
Davis - 6' 2" 214 SO |
| HB |
2 |
Frank
Edmonds - 5' 8" 191
FR |
| TE |
88 |
Darius
Hill - 6' 6" 233 JR |
| LT |
78 |
John
Purdy - 6' 6" 320 SO |
| LG |
74 |
Michael
Switzer - 6' 5" 285 FR |
| C |
52 |
Dan
Gerberry - 6' 3" 287 JR |
| RG |
51 |
Kyle
Cornwell - 6' 4" 260
JR |
| RT |
71 |
Robert
Brewster - 6' 5" 312 JR |
| TE |
82 |
Madarius
Grant - 6' 5" 228 - SO |
| WR |
83 |
Dan
Dunford - 5' 10' 191 SR |
| WR |
86 |
Dante
Love - 5' 10" 176 JR |
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16 |
Drew
Willy - 6' 3" 209 JR |
| HB |
19 |
James
Starks - 6' 2" 210 SO |
| FB |
33 |
LaRon
Haymore - 5' 11" 224 SR |
| LT |
70 |
Ray
Norell - 6' 6" 296 JR |
| LG |
73 |
Peter
Bittner - 6' 4" 293
FR |
| C |
71 |
Jamey
Richard - 6' 4" 301 SR |
| RG |
75 |
Jeff
Neidermier - 6' 3"
310
JR |
| RT |
77 |
Jordan
Jerrold - 6' 8" 306
SO |
| TE |
82 |
Jesse
Rack - 6' 3" 247 SO |
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