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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
Record2–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Base defense3–4
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

Coaching staff

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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

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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 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
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[2]

Game summaries

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At Illinois

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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  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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