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
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

At Indiana

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

Eastern Kentucky

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

At Florida Atlantic

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

Northern Illinois

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

At Central Michigan

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

At Buffalo

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

Akron

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

Western Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan

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

At Toledo

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

At Miami (OH)

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

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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