American college football season
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 |
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August 29 | 7:00 pm | No. 13 (FCS) Illinois State* | | ESPN3 | W 51–28 | 16,327 |
September 7 | 1:00 pm | Army* | - Scheumann Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| ESPN3 | W 40–14 | 15,106 |
September 14 | 4:00 pm | at North Texas* | | FSN | L 27–34 | 14,747 |
September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | | ESPN3 | W 51–20 | 5,402 |
September 28 | 3:00 pm | Toledo | - Scheumann Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 18,329 |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia* | | ACCRSN | W 48–27 | 38,228 |
October 12 | 3:00 pm | Kent State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Scheumann Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 16,861 |
October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | | | W 38–17 | 10,274 |
October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Akron | | ESPN+ | W 42–24 | 16,119 |
November 6 | 8:00 pm | Central Michigan | - Scheumann Stadium
- Munice, IN
| ESPN2 | W 44–24 | 9,494 |
November 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 20 Northern Illinois | | ESPN2 | L 27–48 | 18,290 |
November 29 | 1:00 pm | Miami (OH) | - Scheumann Stadium
- Munice, IN
| ESPN3 | W 55–14 | 6,784 |
January 5 | 9:00 pm | vs. Arkansas State* | | ESPN | L 20–23 | 36,119 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game Summaries[]
Illinois State[]
Illinois State at Ball State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redbirds |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
• Cardinals |
9 |
7 | 21 | 14 |
51 |
Sources:
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Army[]
Army at Ball State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Cardinals |
14 |
13 | 10 | 3 |
40 |
- Date: September 7
- Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN - Game attendance: 15,106
- Television network: ESPN3
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North Texas[]
Ball State at North Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals |
20 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
27 |
• Mean Green |
3 |
13 | 8 | 10 |
34 |
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Eastern Michigan[]
Ball State at Eastern Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cardinals |
27 |
7 | 17 | 0 |
51 |
Eagles |
6 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
20 |
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Toledo[]
Toledo at Ball State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets |
10 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
24 |
• Cardinals |
10 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
31 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN - Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
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Virginia[]
Ball State at Virginia
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cardinals |
7 |
10 | 14 | 17 |
48 |
Cavaliers |
10 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
27 |
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Kent State[]
Kent State at Ball State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes |
7 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
24 |
• Cardinals |
0 |
7 | 13 | 7 |
27 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN - Television network: ESPN3
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Western Michigan[]
Ball State at Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cardinals |
3 |
14 | 7 | 14 |
38 |
Broncos |
3 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
17 |
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Akron[]
Ball State at Akron
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cardinals |
14 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
42 |
Zips |
3 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
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Central Michigan[]
Central Michigan at Ball State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chippewas |
0 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
• Cardinals |
14 |
17 | 10 | 3 |
44 |
- Date: November 6
- Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN - Television network: ESPN2
Sources:
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Northern Illinois[]
Ball State at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals |
7 |
17 | 3 | 0 |
27 |
• #20 Huskies |
3 |
17 | 7 | 21 |
48 |
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Miami (OH)[]
Miami (OH) at Ball State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RedHawks |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: November 29
- Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN - Television network: ESPNU or ESPN3
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Arkansas State-GoDaddy Bowl[]
GoDaddy Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Arkansas |
0 |
10 | 6 | 7 |
23 |
Cardinals |
7 |
3 | 0 | 10 |
20 |
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