2009 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 Ball State Cardinals Ball State old wordmark.png Mid-American Conference West MAC 2–10 2–6 Stan Parrish 1st full Eddie Faulkner 1st Doug Graber 1st Scheumann Stadium 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 yes yes 2009 Jelani Alford RB Cincinnati, OH Withrow HS 5 8 160 4.48 2008-11-08 2 2 74 Alex Andrus LB Coopersville, MI Coopersville HS 6 3 237 – 2008-07-27 2 2 David Brown RB Shelbyville, IN Shelbyville Sr HS 5 9 190 4.65 2008-10-02 2 2 40 Otis Brown Jr. WR Gainesville, FL Gainesville HS 5 8 162 4.47 2009-02-04 2 2 74 Ethan Buckles DE Indianapolis, IN Cardinal Ritter HS 6 7 225 4.9 2008-07-26 2 2 40 Justin Cruz LB Jacksonville, FL Fleming Island HS 6 1 196 – 2008-07-03 2 2 71 Armand Dehaney DB Maple Heights, OH Walsh Jesuit HS 5 8 180 4.49 2008-07-30 2 2 71 Theon Dixon DB Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 5 11 170 4.7 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Zane Fakes RB Plainfield, IN Plainfield HS 6 2 220 – 2009-02-03 2 2 40 Travis Freeman LB Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 6 1 205 4.7 2009-01-25 2 2 77 Jacob Green TE Cincinnati, OH Wyoming HS 6 4 220 4.7 2008-07-03 2 3 78 Xavier Hines DT Cleveland, OH N/A 6 3 240 – 2009-02-04 2 Donovan Jarrett DT Hamilton, OH Hamilton HS 6 2 300 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Branden Kish RB Amherst, OH Marion L Steele HS 6 1 200 4.6 2008-07-06 2 2 45 Keith Langtry WR Kansas City, MO Rockhurst HS 6 2 190 4.5 2008-10-10 2 2 70 Tony Martin LB Park Hills, MO Central HS 6 1 198 4.59 2008-08-12 2 2 68 Aaron Mershman QB Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green HS 6 2 190 4.7 2008-07-16 2 3 73 Evan Neff OL Kettering, OH Archbishop Alter HS 6 4 245 5.02 2008-11-06 2 2 40 Kitt O'Brien OL Walton, IN Lewis Cass Jr-Sr HS 6 6 295 – 2008-10-21 2 2 40 Matthew Page OL East Chicago, IN East Chicago Central HS 6 6 300 5.2 2009-01-25 2 2 40 Jason Pinkston DB Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 6 2 180 – 2009-02-04 2 2 40 Connor Ryan WR Cleveland, OH St. Ignatius HS 6 1 180 4.59 2008-09-17 2 2 73 Seth White ATH Columbus, OH Bexley HS 5 10 180 – 2008-12-03 2 2 40 Eric Williams RB Indianapolis, IN Warren Central HS 6 1 200 4.45 2008-11-07 2 3 75 yes 2009 Ball State Commit List for 2009 Football Recruiting: Ball State Ball State Football Recruiting 2009 ballstate 73 2050 101 104 2009-08-22 yes Schedule Eastern September 3 7:30 p.m. l y North Texas Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPNU 10–20 16,054North Texas vs Ball State Cardinals http://www.ballstatesports.com/fls/14200/Stats/Football/2009/BSU-NT.HTM 2009-09-03 BallStateSports.com 2009-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090929223638/http://www.ballstatesports.com/fls/14200/Stats/Football/2009/BSU-NT.HTM 2009-09-29 live September 12 7:00 p.m. l y New Hampshire 9 (FCS) Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 16–23 11,884https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292552050 New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 September 19 12:00 p.m. l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSCS 17–24 25,646Ball State vs Army http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=334249&SPID=4587&DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=204797510 2009-09-19 GoArmySports.com 2009-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100311181319/http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml 2010-03-11 dead September 26 7:00 p.m. l y y Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL FSN 30–54 83,118Ball State vs Auburn http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/au04.html Auburn Athletics 2009-09-26 2009-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930100050/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/au04.html 2009-09-30 live October 3 12:00 p.m. l y Toledo Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 30–37 14,140https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292762050 Toledo Rockets vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 October 10 1:00 p.m. l y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 19–24 13,420Ball State vs Temple http://www.owlsports.com/custompages/STATS/FB2009/game5.htm Temple University Athletics 2009-10-10 2009-10-12 October 17 12:00 p.m. l Bowling Green Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 17–31 10,192https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292902050 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 October 24 1:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 29–27 1,535http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2009/game-07.htm Ball State vs Eastern Michigan 2009-10-24 Eastern Michigan University 2009-10-25 October 31 12:00 p.m. l Ohio Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 17–20 7,321http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/bsu-ohio.html Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals 2009-10-31 Ohio University 2009-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006192151/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/bsu-ohio.html 2011-10-06 dead November 12 6:00 p.m. l y Northern Illinois Bronze Stalk Trophy Game Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPNU 20–26 13,305https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293162459 Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 November 18 8:00 p.m. l Central Michigan Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN2 3–35 5,736https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293222050 Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11 November 24 7:00 p.m. w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2 22–17 20,344https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293282711 Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Michigan Broncos Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-11Football – 2009 Schedule http://ballstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=67660&SPID=7633&DB_OEM_ID=14200&Q_SEASON=2009 BallStateSports.com 2009-08-23 Roster American football positions As of 2009-08-21Football – Roster http://ballstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14200&KEY=&SPID=7633&SPSID=67659 BallStateSpots.com 2009-08-21Wide receivers 1 Briggs Orsbon – Sophomore 3 Seth White – Freshman 4 Daniel Ifft – Junior 12 Torieal Gibson – Sophomore 28 Andre Dawson – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt freshman 98 Sean Keller – Junior Offensive line 52 Evan Neff – Freshman 54 Jerrod Gray – Sophomore 58 J.T. Macy – Freshman 63 Steve Yoder – 10px|Redshirt freshman 66 Kreg Hunter – Sophomore 67 Travis Arnold – Junior 69 Chad Davis – Senior 70 Jordan Applegate – Senior 72 Cameron Lowry – 10px|Redshirt freshman 73 Dan Manick – 10px|Redshirt freshman 74 Michael Switzer – Junior 75 Matthew Page – Freshman 76 Rayondon Kennedy – Sophomore 77 Austin Holtz – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt 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 – 10px|Redshirt freshman 38 Alex Knipp – Senior 40 Reid Scheidt – Junior 43 Tad Kilburn – Junior Punters 18 Scott Kovanda – 10px|Redshirt freshman 26 Ian McGarvey – Junior Kickers 14 Steven Schott – 10px|Redshirt 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 1stFootball – 2009 Coaches http://ballstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14200&KEY=&SPID=7633&SPSID=67658 BallStateSports.com 2009-08-23 Game summaries North Texas 2009 North Texas Mean Green football team Mean Green 7 3 0 10 Cardinals 0 0 3 7 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 2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football team Wildcats 0 16 7 0 Cardinals 6 0 3 7 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 2009 Army Black Knights football team Cardinals 7 3 7 0 Black Knights 7 10 0 7 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 2009 Auburn Tigers football team Cardinals 7 3 7 13 Tigers 7 26 14 7 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 2009 Toledo Rockets football team Rockets 7 7 0 23 Cardinals 6 7 3 14 Temple 2009 Temple Owls football team Cardinals 0 0 13 6 Owls 10 0 7 7 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 2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team Falcons 7 17 7 0 Cardinals 0 0 10 7 Eastern Michigan 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Cardinals 6 7 16 0 Eagles 7 13 7 0 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 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team Bobcats 3 6 0 11 Cardinals 0 7 3 7 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 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Cardinals 7 6 0 7 Huskies 16 0 10 0 Central Michigan 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Chippewas 7 14 14 0 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 Western Michigan 2009 Western Michigan Broncos football team Cardinals 6 7 3 6 Broncos 0 10 0 7 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football