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2007 Ball State Cardinals football team

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2007 Ball State Cardinals football
Ball State old wordmark.png
MAC West Division co-champion
International Bowl, L 30–52 vs. Rutgers
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record7–6 (5–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Stan Parrish
Defensive coordinatorMark Smith
Home stadium Scheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy 4–2  5–2  6–7 
Bowling Green x 4–2  6–2  8–5 
Buffalo x 4–2  5–3  5–7 
Ohio  3–3  4–4  6–6 
Temple  3–3  4–4  4–8 
Akron  2–4  3–5  4–8 
Kent State  1–5  1–7  3–9 
West Division
Central Michigan xy$ 4–1  6–1  8–6 
Ball State x 4–1  5–2  7–6 
Eastern Michigan  3–2  3–4  4–8 
Western Michigan  2–3  3–4  5–7 
Toledo  2–3  3–5  5–7 
Northern Illinois  0–5  1–6  2–10 
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ – 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.

The 2007 Ball State Cardinals football team competed 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, 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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The Cardinals finished the regular season 7–5, reaching their first bowl game since 1996. The team has tallied victories against Eastern Michigan, Navy, Buffalo, Western Michigan, WKU and Toledo, while being defeated by Miami (Ohio), Nebraska, Central Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. The offense is led by sophomore quarterback Nate Davis (57.6% comp., 1928 yds., 18 TD, 3 INT), junior tight end Darius Hill (35 rec., 517 rec. yds., 6 TD), junior wide receiver Dante Love (44 rec., 643 rec. yds., 7 TD), and freshman running back Frank Edmonds (347 rushing yds., 5 TD).

The most impressive win of the season came at home against Buffalo, where the Cards, anchored by three Nate Davis passing TDs and two Frank Edmonds rushing TDs, won 49–14. The worst defeat of the season, in what was being billed by many as a showcase for who would represent the Western Division in the MAC Championship game, was at the hands of the Central Michigan Chippewas, who routed the Cardinals 58–38. The Chippewas passing/running sensation, sophomore quarterback Dan LeFevour put in his finest aerial performance of the season to date, completing 30 of 38 passes (5 TD/1 INT) while also adding 146 yards rushing yards on 16 carries (1 TD).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pm Miami (OH)
ComcastL 13–1415,488 [1]
September 812:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
ComcastW 38–165,794 [2]
September 155:00 pmat Navy *
 CSTV W 34–31 OT32,087 [3]
September 2212:30 pmat No. 24 Nebraska *
 FSN L 40–4184,394 [4]
September 2912:00 pm Buffalo
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 49–1414,333 [5]
October 612:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
 WNDY/ESPN Plus L 38–589,617 [6]
October 132:00 pm Western Kentucky *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 35–1215,824 [7]
October 202:00 pmat Western Michigan
ComcastW 27–2317,892 [8]
October 2711:00 amat Illinois *
 BTN L 17–2855,578 [9]
November 312:00 pmat Indiana *
BTNL 20–3834,406 [10]
November 137:30 pm Toledo
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
 ESPN2 W 41–2010,162 [11]
November 243:00 pmat Northern Illinois
ComcastW 27–218,237 [12]
January 512:00 pmvs. Rutgers *
 ESPN2 L 30–5231,455 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Players

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.

References

  1. ↑ "RedHawks score late to overtake stalled Cardinals". The Indianapolis Star . August 31, 2007. p. D7. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Zaleski, Doug (September 9, 2007). "Cards dominate Eagles 38-16". The Star Press . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Zaleski, Doug (September 16, 2007). "BSU sinks Navy". The Star Press . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Zaleski, Doug (September 23, 2007). "Cardinals put scare in Huskers". The Indianapolis Star . p. C10. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Zaleski, Doug (September 30, 2007). "Cards blast Bulls". The Star Press . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "CMU offense rolls over Ball State". The Saginaw News . Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Davis' passing leads Ball State over Western". The Paducah Sun . Associated Press. October 14, 2007. p. 3B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Couch, Graham (October 21, 2007). "Broncos go flat". Kalamazoo Gazette . p. C1. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Tupper, Mark (October 28, 2007). "Illini party like it's 2001". Quad-City Times . Lee News Network. p. B11. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Zaleski, Doug (November 4, 2007). "Ball State falls to Indiana". The Star Press . p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Fulton, Maureen (November 14, 2007). "UT streak over". The Blade . p. C1. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Mullin, John (November 25, 2007). "NIU unlikely to bronze this year". Chicago Tribune . p. 3:11. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Rutgers rolls to second bowl win". The Wichita Eagle . Associated Press. January 6, 2008. p. 5D. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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