• 10. Sixteen Ball State players may be suspended for Saturday's game because of NCAA violations. Of those sixteen, seven are starters (4 on defense).



• 9. BSU punter Chris Miller ranks 23rd in the country, averaging 42.7 yards per punt.



• 8. Since going 4-4 to start the 2003 season, Ball State is 2-16 and has lost 11 in a row on the road.



• 7. Iowa and Auburn outscored Ball State by a combined score of 119-3. In between, BSU lost to Bowling Green 40-31.



• 6. Last week, Auburn rushed for 390 yards on 35 carries (11.1 yards per carry) against the Ball State defense. Ball State opponents are averaging 6.4 yards per carry.



• 5. Ball State is coached by Brady Hoke. Hoke was an assistant under Lloyd Carr at Michigan before taking the head coaching job at Ball State.



• 4. Ball State ranks 20th among the 117 Division 1A football programs in graduation rate.



• 3. Four ex-Ball Staters currently play in the NFL -- Justin Beriault (Dal), Reggie Hodges (StL), Dante Ridgeway (Jets) and Brad Maynard (Chi).



• 2. Ball State ranks dead last in the nation (117th) in pass efficiency defense.

And the #1 thing to know about Ball State football ...

• 1. The Ball State defense has given up more than 30 points in nine of their last ten games. BSU opponents are averaging 42 points per game during that time.