2016 Ball State Cardinals football team

2016 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 4–8 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach Mike Neu (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Joey Lynch (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Tim Dauost (1st year)
Home stadium Scheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Miami (OH) x   6 – 2         6 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Kent State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Buffalo   1 – 7         2 – 10  
West Division
No. 12 Western Michigan xy$%   8 – 0         13 – 0  
Toledo   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3         5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Central Michigan   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Ball State   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM at Georgia State* Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ASN/ESPN3 W 31–21   12,233
September 10 4:00 PM at Indiana* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPNews L 20–30   41,374
September 17 3:00 PM Eastern Kentucky* Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 41–14   10,902
September 24 6:00 PM at Florida Atlantic* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CUSA.tv W 31–27   13,846
October 1 3:30 PM Northern Illinois Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy) ASN L 24–31   7,249
October 8 3:00 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ASN L 21–24   20,044
October 15 3:30 PM at Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 W 31–21   16,092
October 22 3:00 PM Akrondagger Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 L 25–35   10,739
November 1 8:00 PM No. 17 Western Michigan Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2 L 20–52   5,614
November 8 7:30 PM Eastern Michigan Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN CBSSN L 41–48   4,442
November 16 7:00 PM at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 L 19–37   16,826
November 22 7:00 PM at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN3 L 20–21   13,824
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 7 3 14 31
Panthers 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 GSU, 31–19

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 3 17 20
Hoosiers 10 10 10 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2012 BALL, 41–39

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 0 14 14
Cardinals 14 13 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1970 EKU, 13–12

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 7 7 31
Owls 14 10 0 3 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 14 0 7 31
Cardinals 10 7 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–21–2 2015 NIU, 59–41

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21
Chippewas 3 14 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–23–1 2015 CMU, 23–21

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 14 10 31
Bulls 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–1 2011 BALL, 28–25

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 14 14 35
Cardinals 7 10 0 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–10–1 2014 BALL, 35–21

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Broncos 21 7 14 10 52
Cardinals 7 3 3 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–23 2015 WMU, 54–7

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 14 15 48
Cardinals 21 7 0 13 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–21–3 2015 BALL, 28–17

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 10 3 6 19
Rockets 14 6 17 0 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–21–1 2015 TOL, 24–10

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20
RedHawks 7 0 7 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–16–1 2013 BALL, 55–14

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Ball State Football Scheduled Unveiled". The Official Site of the Ball State Cardinals. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Ball State Cardinals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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