2011 Ball State Cardinals football team

2011 Ball State Cardinals football
2011 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
Record	6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-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 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	vs. Indiana*	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN	ESPN3	W 27–20	40,224
September 10	7:00 pm	at No. 22 South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 7–37	45,113
September 17	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 28–25	8,964
September 24	2:00 pm	Army*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 48–21	15,288
October 1	7:00 pm	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 6–62	84,921
October 8	2:00 pm	Temple	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 0–42	11,874
October 15	3:30 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 23–20	23,146
October 22	2:00 pm	Central Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 31–27	7,160
October 29	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 35–45	16,548
November 5	12:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 33–31	3,288
November 15	7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (Battle for the Bronze Stalk)	ESPNU	L 38–41	12,391^[1]
November 25	2:00 pm	Toledo	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPNU	L 28–45	6,873
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
Temple	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	5	–	7
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	4	–	8
Buffalo	2	–	6	3	–	9
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Toledo x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Central Michigan	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant