Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2016 season 4–8, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
Coaching staff
Source: [1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Illinois* |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
BTN |
L 21–24 |
42,505 |
September 9 |
3:05 p.m. |
UAB* |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
W 51–31 |
11,555 |
September 16 |
3:00 p.m. |
Tennessee Tech* |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
W 28–13 |
14,265 |
September 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
at WKU* |
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY |
STADIUM |
L 21–33 |
17,590 |
September 30 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Western Michigan |
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
ESPN3 |
L 3–55 |
18,216 |
October 7 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Akron |
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
ESPN3 |
L 3–31 |
20,199 |
October 21 |
3:00 p.m. |
Central Michigan |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
L 9–56 |
15,850 |
October 26 |
7:00 p.m. |
Toledo |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
L 17–58 |
7,103 |
November 2 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Eastern Michigan |
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI |
CBSSN |
L 14–56 |
23,465 |
November 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Northern Illinois |
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL (Bronze Stalk Trophy) |
CBSSN |
L 17–63 |
6,603 |
November 16 |
7:00 p.m. |
Buffalo |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
CBSSN |
L 24–40 |
5,248 |
November 21 |
7:00 p.m. |
Miami (OH) |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
L 7–28 |
5,374 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source: [2]
Game summaries
at Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
Fighting Illini |
6 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2007 |
ILL, 28–17 |
UAB
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
Cardinals |
7 |
14 |
17 |
13 |
51 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Tennessee Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Cardinals |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at WKU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Hilltoppers |
7 |
10 |
0 |
16 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2008 |
WKU, 24–17 |
at Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Broncos |
14 |
17 |
17 |
7 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–24 |
2016 |
WMU, 52–20 |
at Akron
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Zips |
7 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–11–1 |
2016 |
AKR, 35–25 |
Central Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
21 |
7 |
21 |
56 |
Cardinals |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
24–24–1 |
2016 |
CMU, 24–21 |
Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rockets |
3 |
21 |
27 |
7 |
58 |
Cardinals |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–22–1 |
2016 |
TOL, 37–19 |
at Eastern Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Eagles |
14 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
56 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
34–22–3 |
2016 |
EMU, 48–41 |
at Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
Huskies |
21 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
63 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
20–22–2 |
2016 |
NIU, 31–24 |
Buffalo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
10 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
40 |
Cardinals |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–1 |
2016 |
BSU, 31–21 |
Miami (OH)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
RedHawks |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–17–1 |
2016 |
MIA, 21–20 |
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