2016 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Dauost (1st season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   6 – 2     6 – 7  
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. 15 Western Michigan xy$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Toledo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ball State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Georgia State*
ASN/ESPN3W 31–2112,233
September 104:00 pmat Indiana*
ESPNewsL 20–3041,374
September 173:00 pmEastern Kentucky*
ESPN3W 41–1410,902
September 246:00 pmat Florida Atlantic*
CUSA.tvW 31–2713,846
October 13:30 pmNorthern Illinois
ASNL 24–317,249
October 83:00 pmat Central Michigan
ASNL 21–2420,044
October 153:30 pmat Buffalo
ESPN3W 31–2116,092
October 223:00 pmAkrondagger
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN3L 25–3510,739
November 18:00 pmNo. 17 Western Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN2L 20–525,614
November 87:30 pmEastern Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
CBSSNL 41–484,442
November 167:00 pmat Toledo
ESPN2L 19–3716,826
November 227:00 pmat Miami (OH)
ESPN3L 20–2113,824
  • *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

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 3 17 20
Hoosiers 10 10 10 0 30

See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 0 14 14
Cardinals 14 13 7 7 41

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 7 7 31
Owls 14 10 0 3 27

See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 14 0 7 31
Cardinals 10 7 0 7 24

See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy

At Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21
Chippewas 3 14 0 7 24

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 14 10 31
Bulls 7 7 0 7 21

See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 14 14 35
Cardinals 7 10 0 8 25

See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Broncos 21 7 14 10 52
Cardinals 7 3 3 7 20

See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 16 14 15 48
Cardinals 21 7 0 13 41

See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

At Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 10 3 6 19
Rockets 14 6 17 0 37

See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team

At Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20
RedHawks 7 0 7 7 21

See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

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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