History of the Arizona Cardinals Devil Stadium. Tragedy struck the team on April 22, 2004 when former safety Pat Tillman, a popular player who was an All-American at Arizona State, was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the United States Army. Tillman left professional football following the 2001 season to serve in the military in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Tillman became the first NFL player to lose his life in war since Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Bob Kalsu died in 1970 during the Vietnam War. Tillman's jersey number 40 was retired at the Cardinals' first home game of 2004. In early
Ball State Cardinals football where they have compiled a 0–7 record, losing all seven. Ball State also appeared in two NCAA College Division postseason bowl games, where they compiled a record of 0–1–1. The Ball State Cardinals have had 17 head coaches throughout the program's history. With 68 victories, John Magnabosco is first overall in the program's history, followed by Paul Schudel (60 wins) and Dave McClain (46). Ball State leads the series with Indiana State 38–24–1 with the last game played in 2014. The Cardinals have played Northern Illinois five times in football since the launch of the Bronze Stalk Trophy. The trophy