2017 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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 (OH)   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

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.

Coaching staff

Name Title Years at Ball State Alma mater
Mike Neu Head Coach 2 Ball State
Byron Ellis Chief of Staff 2 Southern Miss
Joey Lynch Off. Coord./QB Coach 9 Ball State
David Elson Def. Coord. 1 Butler
Alex Bailey WR Coach 3 Youngstown State
Johnny Curtis LB Coach 2 Tulane
Kyle DeVan OL Coach 2 Oregon State
Patrick Dougherty TE/ST Coach 4 Ohio Dominican
Chevis Jackson DB Coach 2 LSU
Kevin Lynch RB Coach 2 Franklin College
Keith McKenzie DL Coach 2 Ball State
Ben Armer S&C Coach 1 Western Michigan
Shawn Chaffee GA, Defense 1 Wooster
Cory Connolly GA, Defense 2 Quincy
Doug Ehinger GA, Offense 2 Albion College
Dean Petzing GA, Offense 1 St. 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 Western Kentucky*
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 Michigandagger
  • 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

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

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

At WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21
Hilltoppers 7 10 0 16 33

See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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