Ball State game times announce

The Ball State athletics department has announced game times for its 2008 football games, including four games which will be nationally televised by the ESPN family of networks and one game on ESPN360.

The Cardinals will open the season Thurs., Aug. 28, at Ball State's Scheumann Stadium at 7 p.m., before hosting Navy in a nationally televised game on ESPN Fri., Sept. 5, at 7 p.m.

In conjunction with ESPN and the Mid-American Conference, the Ball State University athletics department has announced its 2008 football schedule will include nationally televised games vs. Navy (ESPN), vs. Northern Illinois (ESPN2 or ESPNU), at Miami University (ESPN2) and at Central Michigan, (ESPN2), while the game vs. Western Michigan will be on ESPN360.

The Cardinals completed the 2007 campaign with a 7-6 overall record and competed in the International Bowl, which was the first bowl appearance for Ball State since 1996. Ball State hosted Toledo on ESPN2 in 2007 plus played Rutgers in the bowl game on ESPN2 in Toronto, Canada.

Following is the Cardinals 2008 football slate:

2008 Ball State Football Schedule

Date Day Opponent Time Television

Aug. 28 Thurs. NORTHEASTERN 7:00 -- Presented by ProLiance Energy

Sept. 5 Fri. NAVY 7:00 ESPN

Sept. 13 Sat. at Akron * 6:00

Sept. 20 Sat. at Indiana 7:00

Sept. 27 Sat. KENT STATE * Noon -- Homecoming Presented by Ball State Federal Credit Union

Oct. 4 Sat. at Toledo * 7:00

Oct. 11 Sat. at Western Kentucky TBA

Oct. 25 Sat. EASTERN MICHIGAN * Noon -- Family Weekend Presented by Marsh

Nov. 5 Wed. NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 8:00 ESPN2 or ESPNU -- Cardinal Varsity Club Day and Bronze Stalk Game Presented by Mutual Bank

Nov. 11 Tues. at Miami University * 7:00 ESPN2

Nov. 19 Wed. at Central Michigan * 7:00 ESPN2

Nov. 25 Tues. WESTERN MICHIGAN * 6:00 -- Presented by Central Indiana Orthopedics

All Game Times are ET and Subject to Change

* Denotes Mid-American Conference Games

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