2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

2018 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 2–4 (1–1 MAC)
Head coach Mike Neu (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Joey Lynch (5th season)
Defensive coordinator David Elson (2nd season)
Home stadium Scheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Buffalo  3 –0     6 –1  
Miami  3 –1     3 –4  
Ohio  1 –1     3 –3  
Akron  0 –2     2 –3  
Bowling Green  0 –3     1 –6  
Kent State  0 –3     1 –6  
West Division
Northern Illinois  4 –0     4 –3  
Western Michigan  3 –0     5 –2  
Ball State  2 –1     3 –4  
Toledo  1 –1     3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  1 –3     3 –4  
Central Michigan  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Mike Neu and play their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017 season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Andrew Poenitsch C JR
Maxwell Award[2] James Gilbert RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3] Justin Hall WR SO
John Mackey Award[4] Nolan Givan TE SO
Paul Hornung Award[5] Malik Dunner RB/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Riley Neal QB SR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
ESPN+W 42–69,801
September 83:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame*
NBCL 16–2477,622
September 1512:00 p.m.at Indiana*
BTNL 10–3840,240
September 223:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3L 20–2815,873
September 293:00 p.m.Kent State
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 52–249,367
October 63:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
ESPN3L 16–247,159
October 133:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3W 24–2310,255
October 203:00 p.m.Eastern Michigandagger
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+
October 257:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN2/CBSSN
October 317:30 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2
November 136:00 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN2
November 207:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPNU/ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [8]

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 0 0 6 6
Cardinals 7 14 14 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 3 0 10 16
No. 8 Fighting Irish 7 7 10 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 0 7 0 10
Hoosiers 3 21 7 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2016 IND, 30–20

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 7 7 14 28
Cardinals 7 3 3 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 WKU, 33–21

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 7 10 7 0 24
Cardinals 21 14 7 10 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–7 2013 BALL, 27–24

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 7 7 3 24
Cardinals 0 6 3 7 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–23–2 2017 NIU, 63–17

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 0 17 24
Chippewas 3 17 0 3 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–25–1 2017 CMU, 56–9

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Cardinals 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–23–2 2017 EMU, 56–14

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Bobcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–9 2015 OHIO, 48–31

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Rockets 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–23–1 2017 TOL, 58–17

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0
Cardinals 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–25 2017 WMU, 55–3

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
RedHawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–18–1 2017 MIOH, 28–7

References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  8. ↑ 2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule. ballstatesports.com. Accessed February 27, 2018.
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