Location: Muncie, Ind.
Founded: 1918
Enrollment: 17,490
President: Dr. Blaine Brownwell
Athletic Director: Andrea Seger
Conference: Mid-American
Nicknames: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal & White
Stadium: Ball State Stadium
Capacity: 23,600 (per a confident BSU fan)

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Bill Lynch
Alma Mater Butler, 1977
Record at Ball State: 26-41 (6 Years)
Career Record: 62-53-3 (11 Years)

Assistant Coaches:

Brent Baldwin (Ball State, 1997), Quarterbacks
Bob Bartolomeo (Butler, 1977), Defensive Coord./Inside Linebackers
Shannon Griffith (Ball State, 1989), Receivers
Ted Huber (Ball State, 1976), Assist. Head Coach/Centers/Guards
Larry McDaniel (Indiana, 1993), Defensive Line
Keith Otterbein (Hillside, 1979), Running Backs/Recruiting Coord.
Scott Pethtel (Adrian College, 1976), Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
Rich Spisak (Miami (OH), 1974), Off. Coord./Off. Tackles/Tight Ends
Dennis Springer (Butler, 1992), Defensive Secondary

TEAM INFORMATION

2000 Record: 5-6, 4-3 MAC
Conference Finish: T3rd MAC
2000 Final Ranking: NA
2000 Bowl Appearance: NA

Offensive System: Multiple-I
Defensive System: 4-4

Lettermen Returning: 49 (23 offensive, 23 defensive, 3 Specialty)
Lettermen Lost: 13 (6 offensive, 7 defensive, 0 Specialty)
Starters Returning: 17 (8 offense, 9 defense, 0 Specialty)
Starters Lost: 6 (4 offense, 2 defense, 0 specialty)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Returning Offensive Starters (8): C Colin Johnson, T John Moore, G David Miller, QB Talmadge Hill, TB Marcus Merriweather, FB Scott Volk, WR Sean Schembra, David Westbrook.
Returning Defensive Starters (9): DT Mark Zackery, DE Evan Triggs, ILB Shaka Johnson, Lorenzo Scott, OLB Vernard Alsberry, OLB Cornelius Bowick, CB Jesse Avant, CB Steve Monson, S Jade Winchell.

2001 SCHEDULE

Sept. 1 at Auburn
Sept. 8 at Kentucky
Sept. 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Sept. 22 at Western Michigan
Sept. 29 MIAMI (OH)
Oct. 13 at Eastern Michigan
Oct. 20 TOLEDO
Oct. 27 at Connecticut
Nov. 3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Nov. 10 KENT STATE
Nov. 17 at Northern Illinois

2000 RESULTS

at Florida 19-40 L
WESTERN ILLINOIS 14-24 L
at Kansas State 0-76 L
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 14-43 L
at Miami (OH) 15-10 W
EASTERN MICHIGAN 33-14 W
at Buffalo 44-35 W
at Central Michigan 38-34 W
WESTERN MICHIGAN 3-42 L
at Toledo 3-31 L
CONNECTICUT 29-0 W
(5-6, 4-3 Mid-American)

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