2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2013 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Athletics wordmark.png 250 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 10–3 7–1 Pete Lembo 3rd Rich Skrosky 3rd Jay Bateman 3rd Multiple 3–4 Scheumann Stadium GoDaddy Bowl L 20–23 vs. Arkansas State The 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 10–3, 7–1 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Arkansas State. Schedule 2013 Coaches' Eastern August 29 7:00 pm w y Illinois State 13 (FCS) Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 51–28 16,327 September 7 1:00 pm w y Army Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 40–14 15,106 September 14 4:00 pm l y y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX FSN 27–34 14,747 September 21 1:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 51–20 5,402 September 28 3:00 pm w Toledo Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 31–24 18,329 October 5 12:00 pm w y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ACCRSN 48–27 38,228 October 12 3:00 pm w y Kent State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 27–24 16,861 October 19 2:00 pm w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 38–17 10,274 October 26 12:00 pm w y Akron InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH ESPN+ 42–24 16,119 November 6 8:00 pm w Central Michigan Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN ESPN2 44–24 9,494 November 13 8:00 pm l y Northern Illinois 20 Battle for the Bronze Stalk Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN2 27–48 18,290 November 29 1:00 pm w Miami (OH) Scheumann Stadium Munice, IN ESPN3 55–14 6,784 January 5 9:00 pm l y y Arkansas State GoDaddy Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN 20–23 36,119 Game summaries Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds football 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team Illinois State at Ball State Redbirds 14 7 0 7 Cardinals 9 7 21 14 August 29 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN 7:00 EST 16,327 ESPN3Sources: Army Army Black Knights football 2013 Army Black Knights football team Army at Ball State Black Knights 7 0 7 0 Cardinals 14 13 10 3 September 7 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN EST 15,106 ESPN3Sources: North Texas North Texas Mean Green football 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team Ball State at North Texas Cardinals 20 7 0 0 Mean Green 3 13 8 10 September 14 Apogee StadiumDenton, TX 4:00 p.m. EST 14,747 Clear, 90 F C Mark Klucznski FSNSources: Box score Statistics BALLUNT First downs 19 31 Total yards 496 505 Rushing yards 163 231 Passing yards 333 274 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 22:24 37:36 Team Category Player StatisticsBall State Passing Keith Wenning 27/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Horactio Banks 11 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Jamill Smith 4 receptions, 115 yardsNorth Texas Passing Derek Thompson 31/47, 274 yards, TD Rushing Brandin Byrd 18 rushes, 79 yards Receiving Brelan Chancellor 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eagles football 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Ball State at Eastern Michigan Cardinals 27 7 17 0 Eagles 6 7 7 0 September 21 Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI EST ESPN3Sources: Toledo Toledo Rockets football 2013 Toledo Rockets football team Toledo at Ball State Rockets 10 0 0 14 Cardinals 10 7 0 14 September 28 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN EST ESPN3Sources: Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team Ball State at Virginia Cardinals 7 10 14 17 Cavaliers 10 7 7 3 October 5 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA EST FSN ESPN3Sources: Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes football 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Kent State at Ball State Golden Flashes 7 0 7 10 Cardinals 0 7 13 7 October 12 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN EST ESPN3Sources: Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos football 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team Ball State at Western Michigan Cardinals 3 14 7 14 Broncos 3 0 0 14 October 19 Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI EST ESPN3Sources: Akron Akron Zips football 2013 Akron Zips football team Ball State at Akron Cardinals 14 14 7 7 Zips 3 7 7 7 October 26 InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH EST ESPN+Sources: Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Central Michigan at Ball State Chippewas 0 3 7 14 Cardinals 14 17 10 3 November 6 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN EST ESPN2Sources: Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskies football 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Bronze Stalk Trophy Ball State at Northern Illinois Cardinals 7 17 3 0 #20 Huskies 3 17 7 21 November 13 Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL EST ESPN2 or ESPNUSources: Miami (OH) Miami RedHawks football 2013 Miami RedHawks football team Miami (OH) at Ball State RedHawks 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 November 29 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN EST ESPNU or ESPN3Sources: Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl 2014 GoDaddy Bowl Arkansas State Red Wolves football 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team GoDaddy Bowl Arkansas 0 10 6 7 Cardinals 7 3 0 10 January 5 Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL 8:00 CST ESPNSources: References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football Category:Long stubs with short prose