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Ball State Football Pre-Game Report
- Game 10 |
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Indiana
Hoosiers |
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Saturday,
November 3rd, 2007 - 12:00PM -
Memorial Stadium - Bloomington, Indiana |
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Ball
State vs. Indiana - Series
History |
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Forth
Meeting - Indiana Leads the
Series 3-0
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- 09/13/1997
- Indiana 33, Ball State 6 at IU
- 09/04/1999
- Indiana 21, Buffalo 9 at IU
- 09/09/2006
- Indiana 24, Ball State 23 at BSU
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- Saturday is Brady
Hoke's birthday.
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The
Last Meeting: September 9, 2006 in Muncie
- Indiana 24, Ball State 23
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State jumped on IU early
and often, leading 14-0 at
the end of the first
quarter. Joey Lynch
connected on two touchdown
passes. One a 2 yard pass
to Brad Salyer. The other
a 7 yard pass to Terry
Moss. The Cardinals added
a 52 yard Brian Jackson
field goal to their lead
before Indiana would get
on the board. The
Hooiser's score coming
when Marcus Thigpen
returned the kickoff after
Brian Jackson's field goal
100 yards for a touchdown.
Ball State would strike
again in the final minute
of the half when Joey
Lynch connected with
Darius Hill on a 41 yard
touchdown strike. Brian
Jackson missed the PAT, an
error that would prove to
have a major effect on the
final outcome. Halftime
score, Ball State 23,
Indiana 7. A
pleasant late summer
evening turned putrid in
the second half as a menacing
drizzle and rain dampened the crowd of
nearly 24,000.
With the rain came the
Indiana offense. IU's
third string quarterback, Kellen
Lewis, who replaced
starter Graeme McFarland
six plays into the game,
would lead the Hoosiers on
two touchdown drives in
the third quarter. One a
12 yard pass to James
Hardy and the second
ending in a 23 yard
touchdown run by Marcus
Thigpen. Indiana would get
the final points needed
for victory 4 minutes into
the fourth quarter when
Austin Starr would connect
on a 35 yard field goal.
The scoring drive was
aided by a personal foul
on Ball State that put IU
into position to kick the
winning field goal. Final
score, IU 24 Ball State
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| A
Quick Comparison |
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| Location |
| Founded |
| Enrollment |
| President/Chancellor |
| 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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| Bloomington,
Indiana |
| 1820 |
| 38,247 |
| Michael
McRobbie |
| Rick
Greenspan |
| www.indiana.edu |
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| 2007
Record |
| 2006
Record |
| Head
Coach |
| Head
Coaching Record |
| All
Time Record |
| All
Time Record Against the MAC |
| All
Time Record Against the Big Ten |
| 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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| 5-4
(2-4 Big Ten) |
| 5-7
(3-5 Big Ten) |
| Bill
Lynch |
| 86-71-3
(15th season) |
| 434-592-44 |
| 34-4-1
(20-3-1) |
| 190-428-24 |
| 2 |
| 1967 |
| 8 |
| 1993
Independence
Bowl |
| Memorial
Stadium |
| Astro-Play |
| 49,225 |
| IUHoosiers.com |
| InsideIndiana.com |
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Know
Your Foe - Buffalo |
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Indiana
Players
To Watch
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| #15
Kellen
Lewis - 6' 1" 185
Pound Sophomore Quarterback -
180 completions on 298
attempts (60.4%) for
2065 yards (229.4/game)
and 19 touchdowns on the
season. A 134.28 passing
efficiency rating. Also
leads the team in
rushing attempts and
rushing yards with 535
yards on 103 attempts
(5.2/attempt -
59.4/game). Has 5
rushing touchdowns on
the season. Has
generated 67% of IU's
offense this season and
71% of the touchdowns. |
| #82
James
Hardy - 6' 7" 220
Pound Junior Receiver
- Leads the team in
receptions and receiving
yards with 49 receptions
for 765 yards
(15.6/reception -
85.0/game). Has 11
touchdown catches on the
season. |
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Marcus
Thigpen - 5' 9" 195 Pound
Junior Running Back -
Second on the team in
rushing attempts and
yards with 423 yards on
99 attempts (3.7/attempt
- 41.0/game). Has not
scored a rushing
touchdown on the season.
Also has 14 catches for
123 yards (8.8/reception
- 13.7/game). Has 2
touchdown catches on the
season. Had a 100 yard
kick-off return
touchdown and a 23 yard
touchdown run in last
years IU victory over
the Cardinals. |
| #13
Andrew
Means - 6' 0" 216 Pound
Sophomore Receiver -
Second on the team in
receptions and receiving
yards with 38 catches
for 396 yards
(10.4/reception -
44.0/game). Does not
have a touchdown catch
on the season. |
| #9
Tracy
Porter - 5' 11" 175 Pound
Senior Cornerback -
Forth
on the team in tackles
with 58, 42 solo. 1
sack. Leads the team in
interceptions with 4.
Has 2 fumble recoveries,
one of which was
returned 76 yards for a
touchdown. Also returns
punts with a 12.9 yards
per return average. |
| #20
Austin
Thomas - 6' 2" 210 Pound
Sophomore Safety -
Leads the team in
tackles with 79, 48
solo. |
| #34
Will
Patterson - 6' 1" 236
Pound Sophomore
Linebacker - Second
on the team in tackles
with 73, 43 solo. Has 6
sacks, 1 interception,
and 3 fumble recoveries
on the season. |
| #92
Greg
Middleton - 6' 3" 270
Pound
Sophomore Defensive End
- Toward the bottom of
the total tackles list
for starters with only
37 tackles on the
season, but leads the
team in sacks with 11.5
and has 2 fumble
recoveries and returned
one 44 yards for a
touchdown. |
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Austin Starr - 6' 2" 203
Pound Junior Placekicker
- 16-17 field goals
on the season with the
longest being 49 yards.
Is 8-8 between 40-49
yards. Only miss of the
season came from 37
yards. Has connected on
all 33 PAT attempts. |
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| Probable
Starters
(From each school's press release) |
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State |
Indiana |
| 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 |
79 |
Andre
Ramsey - 6' 5" 305 JR |
| 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 |
80 |
Joe
Everett - 6' 0' 174 FR |
| WR |
86 |
Dante
Love - 5' 10" 176 JR |
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| QB |
15 |
Kellen
Lewis - 6' 1" 185 SO |
| RB |
2 |
Marcus
Thigpen - 5' 9" 195
JR |
| TE |
88 |
Nick
Sexton - 6' 5" 255 SR |
| LT |
76 |
Rodger
Saffold - 6' 5" 290
SO |
| LG |
64 |
Pete
Saxon - 6' 6" 328 SO |
| C |
71 |
Alex
Perry - 6' 7" 286 FR |
| RG |
50 |
John
Sandberg - 6' 2" 295
SR |
| RT |
68 |
Mike
Stark - 6' 7" 290 FR |
| WR |
82 |
James
Hardy - 6' 7" 220 JR |
| WR |
13 |
Andrew
Means - 6' 0" 216 SO |
| WR |
7 |
Ray
Fisher - 5' 9" 175 SO |
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| Defense |
Defense |
| CB |
3 |
B.J.
Hill - 5' 7" 180 JR |
| SS |
38 |
Alex
Knipp - 6' 0" 193 SO |
| DE |
65 |
Brandon
Crawford - 6' 3" 248 SO |
| NT |
95 |
Rene
Perry - 5' 11" 270 FR |
| DT |
56 |
Gonzalo
Barinaga - 6' 2" 243
JR |
| RUSH |
44 |
Cortlan
Booker - 6' 2" 245 SR |
| SAM |
99 |
Kenny
Meeks - 6' 2" 234 SO |
| MIKE |
28 |
Mike
Dorulla - 6' 0" 216 SR |
| WILL |
49 |
Bryant
Haynes - 6' 5" 230 JR |
| FS |
1 |
Eddie
Burk - 5' 11" 202 SR |
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