2009 Ball State Cardinals First Down Game Log through 01/07/2010
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/09 | North Texas | Turf | L 10-20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 09/12/09 | New Hampshire | Turf | L 16-23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 09/19/09 | @ Army | Turf | L 17-24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 09/26/09 | @ Auburn | Grass | L 30-54 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 10/03/09 | Toledo | Turf | L 30-37 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 10/10/09 | @ Temple | Grass | L 19-24 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 10/17/09 | Bowling Green | Turf | L 17-31 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 10/24/09 | @ Eastern Mich. | Turf | W 29-27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 10/31/09 | Ohio | Turf | L 17-20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 11/12/09 | @ Northern Ill. | Turf | L 20-26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 11/18/09 | 23 Central Mich. | Turf | L 3-35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 11/24/09 | @ Western Mich. | Turf | W 22-17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 94 | 75 | 18 | 187 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||