2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

2018 Ball State Cardinals football
2018 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Joey Lynch (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

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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

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

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

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

Preseason

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Buffalo x	7	–	1	10	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	6
Ohio	6	–	2	9	–	4
Akron	2	–	6	4	–	8
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Riley Neal	12/24, 115 yards
	Rushing	James Gilbert	16 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Corey Lacanaria	4 receptions, 40 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	20/27, 173 yards
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Luke Timian	5 receptions, 56 yards