NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
| Ball State Cardinals (9-3) vs. UCF Knights (9-4) |
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| Date: |
Friday, December 21st |
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| Kickoff: |
7:30 p.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Tropicana Field (28,000) -- St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| Surface: |
AstroTurf GameDay Grass |
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| Annual: |
5th |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPN |
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| Announcers: |
Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Desmond Howard and Cara Capuano |
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| Home Record: |
Ball State 4-1; UCF 5-1 |
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| Away Record: |
Ball State 5-2; UCF 4-3 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Ball State 6W; UCF 1L |
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| Las Vegas Line: |
UCF 7.5 (Total, 61.5) |
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| All-Time Series: |
Ball State (2-1) |
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| Last Meeting: |
November 13, 2004 (Ball State, 21-17 at Ball State) |
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| Series Streak: |
Ball State has won two of the three meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Ball State vs. Conference USA (2-5) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
UCF vs. MAC (25-19) |
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| Bowl Records: |
Ball State (0-6-1) |
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UCF (1-3 -- 0-1 in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) |
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| 2012 National Rankings: |
Ball State - Unranked |
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UCF - Unranked |
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| Coaches: |
Ball State - Pete Lembo (15-9 at Ball State) |
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(Career Record, 94-45) |
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UCF - George O'Leary (59-55 at UCF) |
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(Career Record, 111-88) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| Ball State Cardinals |
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| Aug 30 - W vs. Eastern Mich, 37-26 |
| Sep 8 - L at Clemson, 27-52 |
| Sep 15 - W at Indiana, 41-39 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. So Florida, 31-27 |
| Sep 29 - L at Kent State, 43-45 |
| Oct 6 - L vs. Northern Ill, 23-35 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. Western Mich, 30-24 OT |
| Oct 20 - W at Central Mich, 41-30 |
| Oct 27 - W at Army, 30-22 |
| Nov 3 - Open |
| Nov 6 - W at Toledo, 34-27 |
| Nov 14 - W vs. Ohio U, 52-27 |
| Nov 23 - W at Miami-Ohio, 31-24 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 21 - vs. UCF, 7:30 PM (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) |
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| UCF Knights |
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| Aug 30 - W at Akron, 56-14 |
| Sep 8 - L at Ohio State, 16-31 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. FIU, 33-20 |
| Sep 22 - Open |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Missouri, 16-21 |
| Oct 4 - W vs. East Carolina, 40-20 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. Southern Miss, 38-31 2OT |
| Oct 20 - W at Memphis, 35-17 |
| Oct 27 - W at Marshall, 54-17 |
| Nov 3 - W vs. SMU, 42-17 |
| Nov 10 - W at Texas-El Paso, 31-24 |
| Nov 17 - L at Tulsa, 21-23 |
| Nov 24 - W vs. UAB, 49-24 |
| Dec 1 - L at Tulsa, 27-33 OT (Conference USA Championship) |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 21 - vs. Ball State, 7:30 PM (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) |
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