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Ball State Football Pre-Game Report
- Game 6 |
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Michigan Chippewas |
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2-0 MAC West) |
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Ball
State Cardinals |
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(3-2,
1-0 MAC West) |
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Saturday,
October 6th, 2007 - 12:00PM -
Scheumann Stadium - Muncie, Indiana |
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Game
Notes |
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MAC
Implications |
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game has huge implications with regard
to winning the MAC championship.
Central Michigan has already defeated
both Northern Illinois and Toledo in
West Division play. A Chippewa victory
would be a devastating blow to Ball
State's chances of claiming the West
Division crown and playing in the MAC
Championship Game. If defeated, BSU
will only be able to pray that CMU is
defeated by either struggling Western
Michigan or lowly Eastern Michigan and
the championship is thrown to
tie-breakers. This is a must win game
and Cardinal fans should treat it like
it is for the MAC Championship,
because it quite possibly is. |
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A
Sea of Red |
| Coach
Hoke has asked that Ball State fans
attend the game wearing red. He and
the team would like to see a sea of
red. |
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Quiet
Please... Offense at Work! - Yell Like
Crazy on Defense |
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Hoke has also asked that Ball State
fans be extremely loud when Central
Michigan has the ball. The Chippewas
employ an offense that depends on many
audible calls (play changes) at the
line of scrimmage based on the
defensive alignment and instruction
from the sideline. Crowd noise can
cause major problems for them as
players will not be able to hear
instructions coming from the
quarterback. Conversely,
BSU fans should remain rather quiet
when the Cardinals have the ball, as
BSU uses similar tactics. These are
very simple guidelines for creating a
strong home field advantage that quite
frankly Ball State fans (not including
the student crowd) historically have
failed to provide. Do your part and truly
be the loudest crowd in the MAC...
when Central Michigan has the ball. |
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Ball
State vs. Central Michigan - Series
History |
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Fortieth
Meeting - Central Michigan Leads the
Series 20-18-1
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- 10/27/1939
- CMU 7, Ball State 0 at CMU
- 10/05/1940
- CMU 7, Ball State 0 at BSU
- 10/18/1941
- CMU 7, Ball State 6 at BSU
- 10/24/1942
- CMU 19, Ball State 13 at CMU
- 09/11/1971
- Ball State 9, CMU 6 at BSU
- 09/16/1972
- Ball State 30, CMU 12 at BSU
- 09/15/1973
- CMU 17, Ball State 7 at CMU
- 09/14/1974
- CMU 24, Ball State 17 at BSU
- 10/18/1975
- Ball State 16, CMU 13 at BSU
- 10/01/1977
- Ball State 28, CMU 12 at BSU
- 09/30/1978
- Ball State 27, CMU 0 at CMU
- 10/20/1979
- CMU 31, Ball State 30 at BSU
- 09/06/1980
- CMU 21, Ball State 17 at CMU
- 11/41/1981
- CMU 28, Ball State 7 at BSU
- 11/13/1982
- CMU 24, Ball State 13 at CMU
- 11/12/1983
- CMU 38, Ball State 10 at BSU
- 11/10/1984
- CMU 51, Ball State 7 at CMU
- 11/16/1985
- CMU 23, Ball State 9 at BSU
- 11/15/1986
- CMU 43, Ball State 22 at CMU
- 10/24/1987
- Ball State 13, CMU 3 at BSU
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- 10/22/1988
- Ball State 27, CMU 20 at CMU
- 11/14/1989
- Ball State 13, CMU 13 at BSU
- 11/03/1990
- Ball State 13, CMU 3 at CMU
- 10/26/1991
- CMU 10, Ball State 3 at CMU
- 10/24/1992
- Ball State 24, CMU 23 at BSU
- 10/02/1993
- Ball State 20, CMU 17 at CMU
- 10/01/1994
- Ball State 31, CMU 28 at BSU
- 11/11/1995
- Ball State 24, CMU 16 at BSU
- 10/26/1996
- Ball State 24, CMU 17 at CMU
- 10/18/1997
- Ball State 37, CMU 34 at BSU
- 11/21/1998
- CMU 31, Ball State 21 at CMU
- 11/20/1999
- CMU 27, Ball State 21 at BSU
- 10/28/2000
- Ball State 38, CMU 34 at CMU
- 11/03/2001
- Ball State 38, CMU 34 at BSU
- 11/16/2002
- Ball State 38, CMU 21 at CMU
- 09/20/2003
- Ball State 27, CMU 14 at BSU
- 11/20/2004
- CMU 41, Ball State 40 at CMU
- 11/19/2005
- CMU 31, Ball State 24 at BSU
- 10/14/2006
- CMU 18, Ball State 7 at CMU
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Central
Michigan Trivia and Fun Facts
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- Rumor
has it that following 2006 head
coach Brian Kelly's departure to
University of Cincinnati there was
a serious effort to change the
name of Kelly/Shorts Stadium to
Kelly Eat My Shorts Stadium. That
is just a rumor.
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The
Last Meeting: October 14, 2006
in Mount Pleasant - Central
Michigan 18, Ball State 7
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Cardinals appeared to have
momentum during the first
few series of the game
which were played mostly
in CMU territory. Then a
freak wind aided 78 yard
punt that pinned the
Cardinals deep in their
own territory turned the
field position battle, and
the games momentum in
favor of the Chippewas.
Central held Ball State to
three and out on the next
series, then drove 62
yards in 8 plays to record
the first score of the
game; a 15 yard run by
quarterback Dan LeFevour
with 3:01 remaining in the
first quarter. Following
the touchdown, CMU tried a
trick play in an attempt
to score a two point
conversion but it failed.
Lefevour's touchdown would
be the only scoring play in the
first half. The half time
score could have been more
lopsided in favor of
Central Michigan,
but Ball State's Amara
Koroma intercepted a pass
at the 1 yard line on fourth down and goal to
prevent a second Chippewa
score. Following the
interception, pinned deep
in their own territory BSU
turned to dependable veteran
5th year senior
quarterback Joey Lynch to
lead them out of trouble.
Joey promptly threw an
interception to CMU's Josh
Gordy and Central Michigan
was again in scoring
position at the BSU 13
yard line. CMU could not
turn this turnover into
points however as they
were stopped by the
Cardinal defense and
kicker Rick Albreski who
missed a 30 yard field
goal. |
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the second half, the score
would remain 6-0 Central
Michigan until mid way
through the third quarter
when Dan Lefevour lengthened
the Chippewa lead on a 3
yard touchdown run that
capped a 13 play 76 yard
drive. The two point conversion
attempt on this touchdown
failed as well and Central
Michigan led 12-0. The
Ball State offense finally
got something going and
turned in a long drive of
their own, going 69 yards
in 13 plays, with Brad
Salyer scoring on a 1 yard
touchdown run. Brian
Jackson's PAT made the
score Central Michigan 12,
Ball State 7. The
Cardinals then force
Central Michigan to punt,
but B.J. Hill fumbled the
punt return and gave the
ball back to the Chippewas
inside the BSU 10 yard
line. Two plays later CMU
put the game away, scoring
on a 1 yard plunge by
fullback Marcel Archer.
The PAT again failed. Ball
State would threaten one
more time but stall one
inch from the endzone.
Final score Central
Michigan 18, Ball State 7. |
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Michigan would out gain
Ball State 344 to 213 on
the day. Ball State could
only muster 53 rushing
yards on 25 attempts. Nate
Davis was 23-29 for 160
yards, no touchdowns, and
1 interception. Dan
LeFevour would have a
similar day, going 18-30
for 171 yards with no
touchdowns and 1
interception. He would
lead CMU in rushing with
18 carries for 75 yards
and 2 touchdowns. |
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| A
Quick Comparison |
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Central
Michigan
University |
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| Location |
| Founded |
| Enrollment |
| President |
| Athletics
Director |
| School
Website |
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| Muncie,
Indiana |
| 1918 |
| 17,285 |
| Jo Ann Gora |
| Tom
Collins |
| www.bsu.edu |
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| Mount
Pleasant,
Michigan |
| 1892 |
| 26,787 |
| Michael
Rao |
| Dave
Heeke |
| www.cmich.edu |
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Central
Michigan
Chippewas |
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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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| 2-3
(2-0 MAC West) |
| 10-4
(7-1 MAC) |
| Butch
Jones |
| 2-3
(1st season) |
| 544-349-37 |
| 168-128-10 |
| 7-11-1
(39%) |
| 5 |
| 2006 |
| 3 |
| 2006
Motor City Bowl |
| Kelly/Shorts
Stadium |
| FieldTurf |
| 30,199 |
| CMUChippewas.com |
| CMU
at NCAAbbs |
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Know
Your Foe - Central Michigan |
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Chippewa
Players
To Watch
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| #13
Dan
LeFevour - 6'
3" 226 Pound
Sophomore Quarterback -
A candidate for both the
Manning and O'Brien
Awards for the nations
top quarterback. 2006
MAC Freshman of the
Year. 119 completions on
192 passes on the season
for 1138 yards (227.6
yards/game) with 6
touchdowns and 3
interceptions. Also
second on the team in
rushing with 194 yards
on 43 attempts with 3
touchdowns. A 118.95
passing efficiency
rating. |
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Ontario
Sneed - 5' 11" 203 Pound
Junior Running Back -
A candidate for the Doak
Walker Award for the
nation's top running
back. Leads the team in
rushing attempts and
rushing yards with 279
yards (55.8 yards/game)
on 69 attempts with 3
touchdowns. Also has 13
receptions for 165 yards
(33 yards/game). |
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Justin Hoskins -
5' 10" 195 Pound
Junior Running Back
- Third on the team in
rushing with 33 rushes
for 189 yards (36.2
yards/game). Leads the
team in rushing
touchdowns with 4. Also
has 8 receptions for 50
yards and 1
touchdown. |
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Antonio
Brown -
5' 11" 175 Pound
Freshman Receiver -
Leads Central Michigan
in receptions and
receiving yards with 38
receptions for 353 yards
(70.4 yards/game). 2
touchdowns on the
season. Also has 5
rushes for 32 yards on
the season. |
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Bryan
Anderson - 6'
5" 193
Pound Sophomore Receiver
- A candidate for
the Biletnikoff Award
for the nations
outstanding receiver.
Second on the team in
receptions and receiving
yards with 30 receptions
for 296 yards (59.2
yards/game) and 2
touchdowns. |
| #74
Andrew
Hartline - 6' 5" 297 Pound
Senior Offensive Tackle -
A candidate for Lombardi
Award for the top
lineman in
football. |
| #41
Red
Keith -
5' 11" 234 Pound
Senior Linebacker -
A candidate for the
Lombardi Award for the
top lineman in football
and the Butkus Award for
the nations top
linebacker. Leads
Central Michigan in
tackles with 55, 27
solo. Has one interception
and 1 fumble recovery on
the season. |
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| Probable
Starters
(From each school's press release) |
| Ball
State |
Central
Michigan |
| 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 |
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