2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2026 football 2012 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Athletics wordmark.png 250 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 9–4 6–2 Pete Lembo 2nd Rich Skrosky 2nd Multiple Jay Bateman 3–4 2nd Scheumann Stadium Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl L 17–38 vs. UCF 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.Keith Wenning profile https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16915/keith-wenning ESPN.com November 3, 2013 Schedule 2012 AP Eastern August 30 7:00 p.m. w Eastern Michigan Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 37–26 12,725 September 8 12:30 p.m. l y y Clemson 12 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ACCN/ESPN3 27–52 79,557 September 15 8:00 p.m. w y y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN BTN 41–39 48,186 September 22 4:30 p.m. w y South Florida Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Big East Network/ESPN3 31–27 16,397 September 29 12:00 p.m. l y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH ESPN+/CSS 43–45 21,657 October 6 2:00 p.m. l Northern Illinois Bronze Stalk Trophy Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 23–35 11,238 October 13 3:00 p.m. w y Western Michigan Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 30–24 OT 14,192 October 20 3:30 p.m. w y Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 41–30 14,081 October 27 12:00 p.m. w y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSSN 30–22 15,288 November 6 8:00 p.m. w y Toledo 23 Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN2 34–27 18,211 November 14 8:00 p.m. w Ohio Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPNU 52–27 10,097 November 23 1:00 p.m. w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 31–24 8,154 December 21 7:30 p.m. l y y UCF Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL ESPN 17–38 21,759 Game summaries Eastern Michigan Eagles 0 13 0 13 Cardinals 10 3 21 3 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team @ Clemson Cardinals 7 3 10 7 #12 Tigers 13 32 0 7 2012 Clemson Tigers football team @ Indiana Cardinals 14 10 14 3 Hoosiers 10 15 0 14 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team South Florida Bulls 3 6 10 8 Cardinals 3 7 14 7 2012 South Florida Bulls football team @ Kent State Cardinals 0 13 13 17 Golden Flashes 0 21 14 10 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Northern Illinois Huskies 7 7 7 14 Cardinals 3 13 7 0 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Bronze Stalk Trophy Western Michigan Broncos 7 14 0 3 0 Cardinals 7 3 7 7 6 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team @ Central Michigan Cardinals 7 17 7 10 Chippewas 0 10 7 13 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team @ Army Cardinals 14 3 3 10 Black Knights 7 3 3 9 2012 Army Black Knights football team @ Toledo Cardinals 14 3 7 10 #23 Rockets 7 10 3 7 2012 Toledo Rockets football team Ohio Bobcats 3 14 7 3 Cardinals 7 14 10 21 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team @ Miami (OH) Cardinals 14 7 10 0 RedHawks 7 7 0 10 2012 Miami RedHawks football team UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Cardinals 0 7 3 7 Knights 13 15 7 3 2012 UCF Knights football team 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football Category:Long stubs with short prose