2001 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season

2001 Ball State Cardinals football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 5–6 (4–1 MAC West)
Head coach|

* Bill Lynch (7th season)

Home stadium| Ball State Stadium

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Marshall x  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Miami (OH) |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Bowling Green |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Kent State |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Akron |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Buffalo |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Ohio |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Northern Illinois x  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Ball State x  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Western Michigan |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Central Michigan |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and tied for first place in the MAC West.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Talmadge Hill with 1,953 passing yards, Marcus Merriweather with 1,244 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Sean Schembra with 432 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| at Auburn*|

* Jordan-Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL

| L 0–30| 82,376|
September 8| at Kentucky*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 20–28| 61,523|
September 15| Southern Illinois*|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| Canceled| | [4]
September 22| Northern Iowa*|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| L 39–42| |
September 29| Miami (OH)|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| L 20–28| 11,519|
October 13| at Eastern Michigan|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 35–14| |
October 20| Toledo|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| W 24–20| |
October 27| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 10–5| 16,041|
November 3| Central Michigan|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| W 38–34| 20,757| [5]
November 10| Kent State|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| L 18–31| |
November 17| at Northern Illinois|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL (rivalry)

| L 29–33| 11,795|
November 24| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| W 35–31| |

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 99. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
2. ^ "2001 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. ^ "2001 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 14, 2001). "Salukis' game vs. Ball State canceled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Doug Zaleski (November 4, 2001). "Cardinals finish ahead in high-scoring thriller". The Star Press. pp. Sports 1C, 6C - via Newspapers.com.

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Ball State Cardinals football

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* Ball State Field (1924–1967)
* Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

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* Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore|

* Charlie Cardinal
* The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

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