The 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ball State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Stan Parrish and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. The finished with a record of 2–10 (2–6 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

As of 2009-08-21Wide receivers 1 Briggs Orsbon – Sophomore 3 Seth White – Freshman 4 Daniel Ifft – Junior 12 Torieal Gibson – Sophomore 28 Andre Dawson – freshman 28 Mike Galiik – Freshman 80 Jamill Smith – Freshman 81 Connor Ryan – Freshman 83 Jeremy Hill – Sophomore 85 Keith Langtry – Freshman 86 Otis Brown – Freshman 87 Myles Trempe – Junior 89 Trent Beane – freshman 98 Sean Keller – Junior

Offensive line 52 Evan Neff – Freshman 54 Jerrod Gray – Sophomore 58 J.T. Macy – Freshman 63 Steve Yoder – freshman 66 Kreg Hunter – Sophomore 67 Travis Arnold – Junior 69 Chad Davis – Senior 70 Jordan Applegate – Senior 72 Cameron Lowry – freshman 73 Dan Manick – freshman 74 Michael Switzer – Junior 75 Matthew Page – Freshman 76 Rayondon Kennedy – Sophomore 77 Austin Holtz – freshman 78 Kevin Gall – Sophomore 79 Kitt O'Brien – Freshman

Tight ends 43 Jacob Green – Freshman 44 Ryan Hartke – Sophomore 82 Madaris Grant – Senior 84 Ryan Warmoth – Sophomore 88 Zane Fakes – Freshman 99 Barry Flynn – Freshman Quarterbacks 5 Kelly Page – freshman 9 Logan Laughlin – Freshman 11 Aaron Mershman – Freshman 16 Brooks Medaris – Freshman 17 Tanner Justice – Senior

Running backs 2 Frank Edmonds – Junior 6 Eric Williams – Freshman 7 Cory Sykes – Sophomore 21 David Brown – Freshman 22 Ray Winkler – Junior 27 Jelani Alford – Freshman 33 MiQuale Lewis – Senior 39 Brandon Kish – Freshman 45 Michael Hunt – Junior 47 Dwayne Donigan – Freshman 49 Brent Bostic – freshman

Defensive line 10 Jason Pinkston – Freshman 13 Armand Dehaney – Freshman 15 Jakeem Gregory – Junior 19 Koreen Burch – Junior 20 Brandon Carnegie – Junior 34 Jeff Barker – Sophomore 36 Pete Rolf – Sophomore 41 Andrew Puthoff – Sophomore 46 Joshua Howard – Sophomore 51 Kaylon Woods – Junior 60 Harold Hogue – Freshman 61 Brian Hickman – freshman 65 Drew Duffin – Senior 90 Brandon Crawford – Senior 91 Robert Eddins – Junior 92 Jafe Pitcock – Sophomore 93 Justin Woodard – Junior 94 Ethan Buckles – Freshman 95 Rene Perry – Junior 96 Kyle Pettit – freshman 97 Donovan Jarrett – Freshman 99 Adam Morris – Sophomore Linebackers 8 Travis Freeman – Freshman 24 Theon Dixon – Freshman 30 John Buckingham – Junior 31 Dane Cook – Junior 32 Lorren Womack – Sophomore 42 Davyd Jones – Junior 47 Tony Martin – Freshman 48 Spain Cosby – Senior 50 Bill Huntsinger – Sophomore 55 Sam Woodworth – Senior 56 Justin Cruz – Freshman

Defensive backs 9 Kyle Kuntz – Senior 16 Charlie Todd – Junior 23 Kyle Hoke – Sophomore 25 Sean Baker – Sophomore 27 Kevin Obyc – Freshman 35 Zac Jordan – Sophomore 37 Blake Barajas – freshman 38 Alex Knipp – Senior 40 Reid Scheidt – Junior 43 Tad Kilburn – Junior

Punters 18 Scott Kovanda – freshman 26 Ian McGarvey – Junior

Kickers 14 Steven Schott – freshman 26 Ian McGarvey – Junior 29 Jake Hogue – Junior

Long snapper 53 Cody Muhlenkamp – Junior † Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff Name Position Year at school Stan Parrish Head coach 1st Doug Graber Defensive coordinator 1st Daryl Dixon Secondary Coach 2nd Eddie Faulkner Offensive coordinatorRunning backs coach 5th Deion Melvin Linebackers coach 1st John Powers Recruiting coordinatorTight ends coach 4th Phil Burnett Defensive line coach 7th Jason Eck Offensive line coach 1st Joey Lynch Wide receivers coach 1st Jay Hood Defensive ends coach 1st

Game summaries

North Texas

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 09:24 NT Dunbar 3-yard run (Knott kick) 7–0 NT

2nd Quarter 01:19 NT Knott 24-yard field goal 10–0 NT

3rd Quarter 06:19 BSU McGarvey 21-yard field goal 10–3 NT

4th Quarter 12:41 BSU Lewis 27-yard run (McGarvey kick) 10–10 10:46 NT Outlaw 4-yard pass from Dodge (Knott kick) 17–10 NT 07:36 NT Knott 19-yard field goal 20–10 NT

New Hampshire

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 12:42 BSU McGarvey 48-yard field goal 3–0 BSU 09:25 BSU McGarvey 47-yard field goal 6–0 BSU

2nd Quarter 13:50 UNH Jackson safety 6–2 BSU 09:36 UNH Orlando 26-yard pass from R.J. Toman (Manning kick) 6–9 UNH 03:16 UNH Jellison 5-yard run (Manning kick) 16–6 UNH

3rd Quarter 11:12 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 16–9 UNH 03:47 UNH Jellison 8-yard run (Manning) 23–9 UNH

4th Quarter 08:50 BSU White 21-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 23–16 UNH

Army

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 06:22 ARMY Carter 1-yard run (Carlton kick) 7–0 ARMY 03:51 BSU Page 15-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter 13:37 ARMY Carlton 45-yard field goal 10–7 ARMY 07:15 BSU McGarvey 30-yard field goal 10–10 01:21 ARMY Villanueva 24-yard pass from Steelman (Carlton kick) 17–10 ARMY

3rd Quarter 09:57 BSU Gibson 34-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 17–17

4th Quarter 06:41 ARMY Travis 18-yard interception return (Carlton kick) 24–17 ARMY

Auburn

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 12:26 BSU Lewis 2-yard run (McGarvey kick) 7–0 BSU 2:53 AU Trott 6-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter 13:47 AU Zachery 46-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–14 AU 12:53 AU Bynes safety 7–16 AU 12:20 AU McCalebb 1-yard run (Byrum kick) 7–23 AU 8:22 AU Zachery 65-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 7–30 AU 2:35 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 10–30 AU 0:07 AU Byrum 32-yard field goal 10–33 AU

3rd Quarter 11:39 AU Adams 26-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 10–40 AU 8:50 BSU Page 21-yard run (McGarvey kick) 17–40 AU 7:09 AU Fannin 36-yard pass from Todd (Byrum kick) 17–47 AU

4th Quarter 12:39 BSU Fakes 1-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 24–47 AU 10:14 BSU McGarvey 37-yard field goal 27–47 AU 7:19 AU Caudle 52-yard run (Byrum kick) 27–54 AU 2:21 BSU McGarvey 33-yard field goal 30–54 AU

Toledo

Temple

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE 04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter 10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE 08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU 04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter 03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE 00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE

Bowling Green

Eastern Michigan

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 9:08 EMU Thayer 3-yard pass from McMahon (Carithers kick) 0–7 EMU 4:52 BSU Sykes 51-yard run (Schott kick blocked) 6–7 EMU

2nd Quarter 10:59 EMU Carithers 20-yard field goal 6–10 EMU 9:23 EMU Welch 12-yard run (Carithers kick) 6–17 EMU 6:37 EMU Carithers 26-yard field goal 6–20 EMU 4:06 BSU Lewis 48-yard run (Schott kick) 13–20 EMU

3rd Quarter 10:44 EMU White 10-yard run (Carithers kick) 13–27 EMU 6:37 BSU Sykes 6-yard run (Schott kick) 20–27 EMU 5:33 BSU Team Safety 22–27 EMU 1:47 BSU Sykes 37-yard run (Schott kick) 29–27 BSU

Ohio

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter 4:12 OHIO Weller 39-yard field goal 3–0 OHIO

2nd Quarter 8:27 OHIO Weller 24-yard field goal 6–0 OHIO 5:16 BSU Williams 1-yard run (McGarvey kick) 6–7 BSU 0:00 OHIO Weller 52-yard field goal 9–7 OHIO

3rd Quarter 6:45 BSU McGarvey 22-yard field goal 9–10 BSU

4th Quarter 11:27 OHIO Weller 41-yard field goal 12–10 OHIO 5:52 BSU Hill 35-yard pass from Justice (McGarvey kick) 12–17 BSU 3:11 OHIO McCrae 7-yard pass from Scott (McCrae pass from Scott) 20–17 OHIO

Northern Illinois

Central Michigan

Western Michigan

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