# 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 37–26 | 12,725 |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Clemson* | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN/ESPN3 | L 27–52 | 79,557 |
| September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | W 41–39 | 48,186 |
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | South Florida* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | Big East Network/ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 16,397 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+/CSS | L 43–45 | 21,657 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) | ESPN3 | L 23–35 | 11,238 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 30–24 $^{OT}$ | 14,192 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 41–30 | 14,081 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 30–22 | 15,288 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN2 | W 34–27 | 18,211 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPNU | W 52–27 | 10,097 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | | W 31–24 | 8,154 |
| December 21 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. UCF* | Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–38 | 21,759 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 37 |

### @ Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| #12 Tigers | 13 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 52 |

### @ Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| Hoosiers | 10 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 39 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### @ Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### @ Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |

### @ Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |

### @ Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| #23 Rockets | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 |

### @ Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |

### UCF–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Knights | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 38 |