2017 Ball State Cardinals football team

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

2017 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017 record2–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coachMike Neu (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Home stadiumScheumann 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

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
Byron EllisChief of Staff2Southern Miss
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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at Illinois*
BTNL 21–2442,505
September 93:05 p.m.UAB*
ESPN3W 51–3111,555
September 163:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3W 28–1314,265
September 237:00 p.m.at WKU*
STADIUML 21–3317,590
September 307:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN3L 3–5518,216
October 73:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPN3L 3–3120,199
October 213:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3L 9–5615,850
October 267:00 p.m.Toledo
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3L 17–587,103
November 26:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
CBSSNL 14–5623,465
November 97:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois
CBSSNL 17–636,603
November 167:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
CBSSNL 24–405,248
November 217:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3L 7–285,374

Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 14 0 21
Fighting Illini 6 10 0 8 24
See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team
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
See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
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
See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team
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
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team
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
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
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
See also: 2017 Toledo Rockets football team
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
See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
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
See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy
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
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team
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
See also: 2017 Miami RedHawks football team
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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