Professional football (gridiron) oldest existing professional football club is the Arizona Cardinals, a current member of the National Football League. The Cardinals organization, which was originally based on Racine Street in Chicago, has operated near-continuously since 1913, but counts an earlier team that played from 1898 to 1906 as part of its history. The Watertown Red & Black is the oldest semi-professional club, tracing its history to 1896. While the practice of professional and semi-pro teams playing college and amateur teams was common in the 1890s, the Amateur Athletic Union began pressuring and threatening college teams with the loss of amateur status if
2009 Ball State Cardinals football team Quarter" "4th Quarter" Scoring Summary "1st Quarter" "3rd Quarter" "4th Quarter" Scoring Summary "1st Quarter" "2nd Quarter" "3rd Quarter" Scoring Summary "1st Quarter" "2nd Quarter" "3rd Quarter" "4th Quarter" 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team The 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Ball State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Stan Parrish and played their homes game at Scheumann Stadium. The finished with a record of 2–10 (2–6 MAC). Scoring Summary "1st Quarter" "2nd Quarter" "3rd Quarter"