2008 Woodie Awards
FOOTBALL: Numbers and notes from Saturday
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0 - Toledo points
157 - MiQuale Lewis rushing yards
3 - MiQuale Lewis rushing touchdowns
242 - Nate Davis passing yards
28 - Second-half points
0 - Ball State turnovers
1965 - First time since 1965 Ball State has started a season 6-0
28 - Career wins for Brady Hoke
1 - Amount of teams still undefeated in the MAC
97 - Amount of votes Ball State received in the AP Poll
25 - Ball State's ranking in the AP Poll
0 - Wins needed for Ball State to become bowl eligible
6 - Wins needed for Ball State to finish the regular season undefeated
Shutouts
The Cardinals' shutout win
Saturday was its eighth shutout since 1980.
2008: Toledo, W 31-0
2000: Connecticut, W 29-0
1995: Western Michigan, W 10-0
1994: Kent State, W 34-0
1993: Miami, W 21-0
1990: Kent State, W 31-0
1981: Northen Illinois, W 23-0
1980: Eastern Michigan, W 26-0
Weekend milestones
- First national ranking
- Best start to season since 1965
- Best start to the MAC since 1993
- Back to back six-win seasons for the first time since 1995-96
- Bowl eligible
- First shutout since 2000
All-time rankings
The football team became the seventh Ball State sport to be nationally ranked. Below are the highest rankings for the seven teams.
No. 5 Men's volleyball: 1995, 1987
No. 6 Field hockey: 1992
No. 15 Men's basketball: 2001
No. 20 Men's tennis: 1990
No. 25 Football: 2008
No. 66 Women's tennis: 2002
No. 98 Women's golf: 2008
AP Poll
The Associated Press Poll has 65 voters, who each release a weekly top 25 poll. These polls are combined to form the AP Poll. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, while a 25th-place vote is worth one point.
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Missouri
4. LSU
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. Texas Tech
8. USC
9. BYU
10. Georgia
11. Florida
12. Ohio State
13. Vanderbilt
14. Utah
15. Boise State
16. Kansas
17. Oklahoma St.
18. Virginia Tech
19. S. Florida
20. Auburn
21. Wake Forest
22. N. Carolina
23. Michigan St.
24. Pittsburgh
25. Ball State
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