Ball State Travels to North Texas for Saturday Game

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Ball State Football Quick Hits

Ball State improved to 2-0 on the season with a 40-14 home victory over Army Saturday . . . This marks the Cardinals first 2-0 start to the season since 2008 when Ball State tallied a 12-0 record.

The Cardinals have scored 91 points in their first two games this season -- 51 vs. Illinois State and 40 vs. Army . . . The 91 points are the most in school history in two games to start a season . . . The previous high was 83 points scored in the first two games of 2008.

Ball State scored 37 unanswered points after trailing 7-0 to Army . . . It marked the second straight game the Cardinals have made a run of unanswered points . . . Ball State scored 42 straight points vs. Illinois State after falling behind 21-9 late in the second quarter.

Ball State opened the season with a 51-28 home victory over Illinois State . . . With the win, Ball State head coach Pete Lembo improved his career coaching mark to 10-3 in season openers as the head coach at Lehigh, Elon and with the Cardinals . . . It marked Ball State's third straight win in a season opener, which marks the first time that has happened since 1976-78.

Ball State finished the 2012 season with a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in Mid-American Conference action . . . The Cardinals' three regular season losses -- Clemson, Northern Illinois and Kent State -- were to teams that completed the regular season with a combined record of 33-5.

The nine wins in 2012 tied for the third most victories in a single season in school history and marked the most wins since 12 in 2008 and 10 in 1978.

Ball State was bowl eligible for a second straight season in 2012 and played in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl . . . The Cardinals were last bowl eligible in back-to-back seasons in 2007 and 2008 and Ball State played in the International Bowl after the 2007 campaign and the GMAC Bowl after the 2008 season.

Game #3

Ball State Cardinals

(2-0; MAC 0-0)

Head Coach: Pete Lembo

Career Record: 96-46/13th year

At Ball State: 17-10/3rd year

vs.

North Texas Mean Green (1-1)

Head Coach: Dan McCarney

Career Record: 66-101/15th year

At North Texas: 10-16/3rd year

GameDay Information

Sat., Sept. 14, 2013 -- 3 p.m. (CT)

Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

Artificial -- Denton, Texas

Ball State Radio Network

Flagship Station - WLBC FM 104.1

Joel Godett, play-by-play

Mark O'Connell, color analyst

Luke Martin, sidelines

Jeff Weller, host

WCRD-Radio (Ball State Student Station)

91.3 FM

Tyler Bradfield, play-by-play

Sean Stewart, color analyst

Television/Internet - FOX Sports Net

Mark Followill, play-by-play

Brian Baldinger, color analyst

J.C. Pearson, sidelines

Live Stats -- www.ballstatesports.com

Tickets -- www.ballstatesports.com/tickets

Listen to the Coach

• Monday Night w/ the Red & White Radio Show at Applebee's 7-7:45

• Next Cardinal Endzone TV Show Featuring Head Coach Pete Lembo --

Sept. 19 -- 6 p.m. - WIPB-TV, Muncie

• Next Football Insider Luncheon -- Sept. 27 -- 11:30 a.m. at Ball State

Alumni Center - $15 per person

Follow the Cardinals:

Twitter: @bsuathletics

Twitter: @BSUCardsFB

Twitter: @Pete_Lembo

Facebook: BallStateFootball

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