2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions;

Ball State Cardinals football
2018 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2018 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Lynch (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium; (Capacity: 22,500)

The 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017 season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy[1]	Andrew Poenitsch	C	JR
Maxwell Award[2]	James Gilbert	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3]	Justin Hall	WR	SO
John Mackey Award[4]	Nolan Givan	TE	SO
Paul Hornung Award[5]	Malik Dunner	RB/KR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6]	Riley Neal	QB	SR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.[7]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West Division
1	Northern Illinois	133 (15)
2	Toledo	125 (7)
3	Western Michigan	87 (1)
4	Eastern Michigan	67
5	Central Michigan	58 (1)
6	Ball State	34

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 42–6	9,801
September 8	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 16–24	77,622
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 10–38	40,240
September 22	3:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 20–28	15,873
September 29	3:00 p.m.	Kent State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 52–24	9,367
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN3	L 16–24	7,159
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 24–23	10,255
October 20	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 20–42	14,022
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 14–52	13,774
October 31	7:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 13–45	15,214
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	W 42–41 ^OT	5,503
November 20	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU/ESPN+	L 21–42	17,639
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[8]

Roster

2018 Ball State Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6-0 297 R-So. Strongsville, Ohio Cleveland Benedictine HS 37 RJ Benkelman WR 6-0 180 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Lutheran HS South 4 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 193 Jr. Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee Crown HS 83 Luke Endsley WR 5-8 168 So. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida S. Baker HS 30 Tye Evans RB 5-11 248 Fr. Macedonia, Ohio Nordonia HS 43 Wes Obermeier TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fort Branch, Ind. Gibson Southern HS

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`55`	Chris Beech	So
OL	`62`	Curtis Blackwell	So
WR	`25`	Jaylen Flemmons	Fr
QB	`15`	Riley Neal	Jr
WR	`14`	Khalil Newton	So
QB	`18`	John Paddock	Fr

Defense 51 Christian Albright OLB 6-2 233 So. Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb HS 23 Brett Anderson II S 6-0 187 So. 44 Brock Burns OLB 6-3 217 R-Fr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern HS 41 Vince Campbell DB 6-0 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider HS 36 Hunter Causey CB 6-0 180 Fr. 56 Shannon Hall DE 6-0 255 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. College of DuPage 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard HS 20 Myles Hannah S 5-11 176 R-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson HS 54 Sam Helm OLB 6-0 215 R-Fr. 58 Davion Tyson OLB 6-3 202 Fr. Delphos, Ohio Delphos Jefferson HS 57 Trey Uetrecht ILB 6-1 225 Fr. Oregonia, Ohio Clinton Massie HS 96 Tre Underwood DL 6-2 260 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. Davenport Univ. 25 Amechi Uzodinma II CB 5-11 176 Fr. Orlando, Fla. University HS 31 Romero Wade S 6-0 196 R-Jr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Lyman HS 2 Jacob White ILB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Clarendon Hills, Ill. Hinsdale Central HS 11 Ray Wilborn OLB 6-4 224 Jr. Lansing, Mich. Garden City CC

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`10`	Lamar Anderson	Jr
OLB	`98`	Mitchell Carter	Fr
CB	`7`	Marc Walton	Sr
OLB	`13`	Jordan Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`22`	Morgan Hagee	Sr

Head coach

Mike Neu

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	6	6
Cardinals	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	0	10	16
No. 8 Fighting Irish	7	7	10	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	7	0	10
Hoosiers	3	21	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2016	IND, 30–20

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	7	7	14	28
Cardinals	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2017	WKU, 33–21

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	10	7	0	24
Cardinals	21	14	7	10	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–7	2013	BALL, 27–24

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	7	3	24
Cardinals	0	6	3	7	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–23–2	2017	NIU, 63–17

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	17	24
Chippewas	3	17	0	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–25–1	2017	CMU, 56–9

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	14	7	42
Cardinals	0	6	7	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–23–2	2017	EMU, 56–14

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	7	14
Bobcats	0	31	21	0	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–9	2015	OHIO, 48–31

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	6	13
Rockets	21	7	3	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–23–1	2017	TOL, 58–17

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Broncos	7	10	3	15	6	41
Cardinals	7	14	7	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–25	2017	WMU, 55–3

at Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	7	0	0	21
RedHawks	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–18–1	2017	MIOH, 28–7

References

"Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
"2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
"2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
"2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
"43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
"Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule. ballstatesports.com. Accessed February 27, 2018.

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[1] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[2] "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[3] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[4] "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[5] "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[6] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[7] ttp://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx

[8] 2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule. ballstatesports.com. Accessed February 27, 2018.

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