2007 Ball State Cardinals football team

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2007 Ball State Cardinals football
MAC West Division Co-Champions
International Bowl, L, 52-30
Conference MAC West
2007 Record 7-6 (5-2 MAC)
Head Coach Brady Hoke
Offensive Coordinator Stan Parrish
Defensive Coordinator Mark Smith

Home Stadium

 Scheumann Stadium
Seasons
« 2006 2008 »

The 2007 Ball State Cardinals football team will compete in football on behalf of the Ball State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They won the majority of their games and they are led by their quarterback Nate Davis who threw 20+ touchdown passes connecting to receivers Dante Love and Darius Hill for more than 10 touchdown passes combined.

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[edit] Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
08/30/2007 7:00 pm Miami Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN Comcast Local L 14-13 
09/08/2007 12:00 pm at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI Comcast Local W 38-16 
09/15/2007* 5:00 pm at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CSTV W 34-31 OT
09/22/2007* 12:30 pm at #24 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 41-40 
09/29/2007 12:00 pm Buffalo Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 49-14 
10/06/2007 12:00 pm Central Michigan Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN WNDY-TV L 58-38 
10/13/2007*† 2:00 pm Western Kentucky Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 35-12 
10/20/2007 2:00 pm at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI Comcast Local W 27-23 
10/27/2007* 11:00 am at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL Big Ten Network L 28-17 
11/03/2007* 12:00 pm at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN Big Ten Network L 38-20 
11/13/2007 7:30 pm Toledo Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2 W 41-20 
11/24/2007 3:00 pm at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL Comcast Local W 27-21 
01/05/2008* 12:00 pm vs. Rutgers Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON (International Bowl) ESPN2 L 52-30 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

[edit] Standings

[edit] East
Team Division Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct. W L Pct.
Miami * 4 2 .667 – 5 2 .714 6 7 .462
Bowling Green 4 2 .667 – 6 2 .750 8 5 .615
Buffalo 4 2 .667 – 5 3 .625 5 7 .417
Ohio 3 3 .500 1 4 4 .500 6 6 .500
Temple 3 3 .500 1 4 4 .500 4 8 .333
Akron 2 4 .333 2 3 5 .375 4 8 .333
Kent State 1 5 .167 3 1 7 .125 3 9 .250
[edit] West
Team Division Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct. W L Pct.
Central Michigan † 4 1 .800 – 6 1 .857 8 6 .571
Ball State 4 1 .800 – 5 2 .714 7 6 .538
Eastern Michigan 3 2 .600 1 3 4 .429 4 8 .333
Western Michigan 2 3 .400 2 3 4 .429 5 7 .417
Toledo 2 3 .400 2 3 5 .375 5 7 .417
Northern Illinois 0 5 .000 4 1 6 .143 2 10 .167

* Received MAC Championship Game berth based on 2-0 record vs. Bowling Green and Buffalo
† Received MAC Championship Game berth based on 58-38 head-to-head victory over Ball State on October 6


[edit] Players

  • Nate Davis: Passing Yards-3000+ yards and 25 + touchdown passes
  • Dante Love: 70+ receptions, 1000+ receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns.
  • Darius Hill: 40+ receptions, 650+ receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns.
  • Frank Edmonds: 121 rushes, 466 rushing yards, 3.9yrds/per carry, and 6 touchdowns.
  • Chris Miller: All American First Team punter.

HB MiQuale Lewis only played 4 games following an ACL injury, but ran for 447 rushing yards, 4.9 yards/per carry, and 2 touchdowns. He also put up 111.8 rushing yards a game.