The Ball State University football team will get its first chance to rebound from back-to-back losses to end the 2008 season on Sept. 3 when it plays host to North Texas University.
The Mid-American Conference announced the schedules for all 13 teams in the league this afternoon.
Ball State's game against Western Michigan University will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 24 on ESPN. It's games against Army on Sept. 19 will be on ESPN Classic or ESPNU.
Ball State's games Nov. 12 and 18 against Northern Illinois University and Central Michigan University are also possible ESPN games, as ESPN has the right to pick from multiple MAC games.
Ball State's 12-game schedule is split evenly between home and road games. Ball State will play North Texas, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, Ohio University and Central Michigan at home. Ball State will travel to play at Army, Auburn University, Temple University, Eastern Michigan University, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.
Ball State's first MAC game will be at home Oct. 3 against Toledo. That game will be the Homecoming game.
The Bowling Green game will be during Family Weekend.
Four of Ball State's games will be on weekdays while eight are on Saturdays. The North Texas game at home is on a Thursday while the game against Central Michigan at home is on a Wednesday.
The game at Northern Illinois is on a Thursday, and the game at Western Michigan is on a Tuesday.
Sept. 3 vs. North TexasSept. 12 vs. New HampshireSept. 19 at ArmySept. 26 at AuburnOct. 3 vs. ToledoOct. 10 at TempleOct. 17 vs. Bowling GreenOct. 24 at Eastern MichiganOct. 31 vs. OhioNov. 12 at Northern IllinoisNov. 18 vs. Central MichiganNov. 24 at Western Michigan
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