# 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

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.

## Broadcasts

All Ball State games will be carried by the Ball State Radio Network on WLBC 104.1 FM.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 pm | No. 13 (FCS) Illinois State* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 51–28 | 16,327 |
| September 7 | 1:00 pm | Army* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 40–14 | 15,106 |
| September 14 | 4:00 pm | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | FSN | L 27–34 | 14,747 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN3 | W 51–20 | 5,402 |
| September 28 | 3:00 pm | Toledo | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 18,329 |
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCRSN | W 48–27 | 38,228 |
| October 12 | 3:00 pm | Kent State | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 16,861 |
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | | W 38–17 | 10,274 |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN+ | W 42–24 | 16,119 |
| November 6 | 8:00 pm | Central Michigan | Scheumann StadiumMunice, IN | ESPN2 | W 44–24 | 9,494 |
| November 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 20 Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk) | ESPN2 | L 27–48 | 18,290 |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | Miami (OH) | Scheumann StadiumMunice, IN | ESPN3 | W 55–14 | 6,784 |
| January 5 | 9:00 pm | vs. Arkansas State* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–23 | 36,119 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| • Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 51 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| • Mean Green | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| Statistics | BALL | UNT |
| 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 | Statistics |
| Ball State | Passing | Keith Wenning | 27/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Ball State | Rushing | Horactio Banks | 11 rushes, 141 yards, TD |
| Ball State | Receiving | Jamill Smith | 4 receptions, 115 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Derek Thompson | 31/47, 274 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Rushing | Brandin Byrd | 18 rushes, 79 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Brelan Chancellor | 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 27 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 51 |
| Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### Toledo

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

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
| Cavaliers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| • Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Zips | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| • #20 Huskies | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 48 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Arkansas | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |