2017 Ball State Cardinals football team

2017 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2017 record 2–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach Mike Neu (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Joey Lynch (4th season)
Defensive coordinator David Elson (1st season)
Home stadium Scheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Akron xy  6 2     7 7  
Ohio  5 3     9 4  
Miami  4 4     5 7  
Buffalo  4 4     6 6  
Bowling Green  2 6     2 10  
Kent State  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  7 1     11 3  
Central Michigan  6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois  6 2     8 5  
Western Michigan  4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan  3 5     5 7  
Ball State  0 8     2 10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 3, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. The finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

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

NameTitleYears at Ball StateAlma mater
Mike NeuHead Coach2Ball State
Joey LynchOff. Coord./QB Coach9Ball State
David ElsonDef. Coord.1Butler
Alex BaileyWR Coach3Youngstown State
Johnny CurtisLB Coach2Tulane
Kyle DeVanOL Coach2Oregon State
Patrick DoughertyTE/ST Coach4Ohio Dominican
Chevis JacksonDB Coach2LSU
Kevin LynchRB Coach2Franklin College
Keith McKenzieDL Coach2Ball State
Ben ArmerS&C Coach1Western Michigan
Shawn ChaffeeGA, Defense1Wooster
Cory ConnollyGA, Defense2Quincy
Doug EhingerGA, Offense2Albion College
Dean PetzingGA, Offense1St. Lawrence

Source: [1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:00 p.m. at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN L 21–24   42,505
September 9 3:05 p.m. UAB* Scheumann StadiumMuncie, 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 StadiumBowling Green, KY STADIUM L 21–33   17,590
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 L 3–55   18,216
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Akron InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH ESPN3 L 3–31   20,199
October 21 3:00 p.m. Central Michigandagger 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 StadiumYpsilanti, MI CBSSN L 14–56   23,465
November 9 7:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, 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. daggerHomecoming. #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

References

  1. 2017 Football Coaching Staff. Ball State Athletics. Accessed April 17, 2017.
  2. 2017 Ball State Cardinals football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 17, 2017.
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