MUNCIE, Ind. -- Community and Family Weekend is the theme for this week's Cardinals football game at Scheumann Stadium when Ball State hosts Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan. Saturday's game is sponsored by Hillcroft Services.
** Both teams enter the contest at 1-3. The Cardinals got a season-opening win over Central Michigan and the Broncos downed Bethune-Cookman two weeks ago. Each team also has endured a pair of blowout defeats against top teams - Ball State at No. 10 Miami plus last week's loss at James Madison; WMU at Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State.
** While WMU comes to Muncie for its MAC opener, Ball State seeks its first MAC victory following a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching road defeat at Central Michigan two weeks ago.