2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

2012 Ball State Cardinals football
2012 Ball State Cardinals football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, L 17–38 vs. UCF
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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]

ConferenceMid-American Conference

West Division

Record9–4 (6–2 MAC)

Headcoach

Pete Lembo (2nd season)

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2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 37–26	12,725
September 8	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN/ESPN3	L 27–52	79,557
September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 41–39	48,186
September 22	4:30 p.m.	South Florida*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	Big East Network/ESPN3	W 31–27	16,397
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+/CSS	L 43–45	21,657
October 6	2:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN3	L 23–35	11,238
October 13	3:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 30–24 ^OT	14,192
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 41–30	14,081
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 30–22	15,288
November 6	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 34–27	18,211
November 14	8:00 p.m.	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPNU	W 52–27	10,097
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 31–24	8,154
December 21	7:30 p.m.	vs. UCF*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–38	21,759
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	0	13	26
Cardinals	10	3	21	3	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	10	7	27
#12 Tigers	13	32	0	7	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	10	14	3	41
Hoosiers	10	15	0	14	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	6	10	8	27
Cardinals	3	7	14	7	31

2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

@ Clemson

@ Indiana

South Florida

@ Kent State

Northern Illinois

Western Michigan

@ Central Michigan

@ Army

@ Toledo

Ohio

@ Miami (OH)

UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

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