2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2022 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Lynch (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Stockton (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		5	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (OH)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$		5	–	3					9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 10–59	92,236
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 30–37	12,972
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 31–0	14,413
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 23–34	18,434
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	W 44–38 2OT	10,012
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 17–16	22,305
October 15	2:00 p.m.	UConn*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 25–21	10,006
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 16–20	15,698
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 27–20	6,455
November 8	8:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 21–28	14,462
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 18–32	6,722
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–18	14,021
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Tennessee

Ball State Cardinals at Tennessee Volunteers

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	3	10
• Volunteers	17	21	14	7	59

• Date: September 1, 2022
• Location: Neyland Stadium
  Knoxville, TN
• Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
• Game attendance: 92,236
• Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

See also: 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TENN –35.5	66.5

Statistics	BALL	TENN
First downs	17	32
Total yards	343	569
Rushing yards	74	218
Passing yards	269	351
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	27/43, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	11 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	5 receptions, 65 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Hendon Hooker	18/25, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaylen Wright	13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cedric Tillman	6 receptions, 68 yards

Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	7	7	7	16	37
Cardinals	10	6	7	7	30

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Location: Scheumann Stadium
  Muncie, IN
• Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 2 hours and 16 minutes
• Game attendance: 12,972
• Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

See also: 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WMU –6.5	51.5

Statistics	Western Michigan	Ball State
First downs	27	21
Total yards	437	447
Rushing yards	207	146
Passing yards	230	301
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:16	25:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing	Jack Salopek	25/43, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sean Tyler	15 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Corey Crooms	10 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	24/41, 301 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carson Steele	26 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Amir Abdur-Rahman	7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Murray State (FCS)

Murray State Racers (FCS) at Ball State Cardinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
• Cardinals	7	7	10	7	31

• Date: September 17, 2022
• Location: Scheumann Stadium
  Muncie, IN
• Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
• Game attendance: 14,413
• Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Referee: Jeremy Valentine
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BALL –21.0	53

Statistics	Murray State	Ball State
First downs	9	26
Total yards	155	476
Rushing yards	87	249
Passing yards	68	227
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	23:32	36:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing	Isaac McNamee	7/22, 57 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jawaun Northington	17 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	DeQuan Dallas	2 receptions, 27 yards
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	27/44, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	25 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

At Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	10	3	23
Eagles	3	10	7	14	34

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Huskies	7	17	7	7	0	0	38
Cardinals	0	7	14	17	0	6	44

See also: 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	3	17
Chippewas	10	0	6	0	16

See also: 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

UConn

See also: 2022 UConn Huskies football team

UConn Huskies at Ball State Cardinals  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	0	0	21
Cardinals	7	3	3	12	25

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Indiana

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 2:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 10,006
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play) & Adam Breneman (color analyst)

Game information

First quarter CONN – Aaron Turner 19 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 9:58. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:43 BSU – Carson Steele 1 yd run (Ben VonGunten kick), 0:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:18 Second quarter CONN – Justin Joly 39 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 12:25. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:41 BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 9:21. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 03:04 CONN – Robert Burns 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:58. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:53 Third quarter BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 10:34. Huskies 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:14 Fourth quarter BSU – Carson Steele 2 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 7:24. Huskies 21–19. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:41 BSU – Carson Steele 17 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 2:40. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:35 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 18/22, 129 yards, 2 TDs BSU – John Paddock – 19/39, 147 yards Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 72 yards BSU – Carson Steele – 32 rushes, 179 yards, 3 TDs Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 8 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD BSU – Jayshon Jackson – 8 receptions, 71 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 13 tackles BSU – Jordan Riley – 14 tackles

Statistics	UConn	BSU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	323	356
Rushing yards	194	209
Passing yards	129	147
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:23	29:37

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	0	10	20
Cardinals	0	7	9	0	16

See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	3	7	27
Golden Flashes	13	0	0	7	20

See also: 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	0	21
Rockets	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

Ohio

See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

Ohio Bobcats (7–3, 5–1) vs. Ball State Cardinals (5–5, 3–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio	0	17	2	13	32
Ball State	3	0	8	7	18

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN

• Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: snow, Temperature:32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,722
• Referee: Rod Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Chris Cotter, Dustin Fox, Taylor Davis
• Pregame line: OHIO -3.5 •

Game information

First Quarter (06:44) BSU – VonGunten, Ben 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:28 (BSU 3-0) Second Quarter (13:14) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 08:30 (OHIO 7–3) (08:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 13 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:45 (OHIO 14–3) (03:34) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:46 (OHIO 17-3) Third Quarter (08:46) OHIO – -1 yd safety 1 play, -1 yard, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 19–3) (01:13) BSU – Koziol, Tanner 10 yd pass from Paddock, John (Hunt, Brady pass from Paddock, John) 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 19–11) Fourth Quarter (13:52) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 7 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:20 (OHIO 26–11) (09:54) BSU – Hunt, Brady 7 yd pass from Paddock, John (VonGunten, Ben kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58 (OHIO 26–18) (02:44) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:44 (OHIO 29-18) (01:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 23 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:04 (OHIO 32-18)

Statistics	OHIO	BSU
First downs	20	21
Total yards	427	367
Rushes/yards	46/224	19/94
Passing yards	203	273
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–24–0	29–48–1
Time of possession	36:38	23:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	12/16, 169 yards
	Rushing	Sieh Bangura	23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jacoby Jones	5 receptions, 87 yards
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	29/48, 273 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brady Hunt	9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	3	0	17
RedHawks	0	3	3	12	18

See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 11 Amir Abdur-Rahman  Jr RB 34 Rico Barfield  Fr QB 16 Colin Blazek Fr OL 79 Joseph Boggs  Jr QB 14 Kaden Cobb Fr TE 87 Casey Coll  Sr OL 54 Ethan Crowe So WR 83 Cam Gillentine  So WR 35 Brody Glenn Fr RB 37 Shoka Griffin II Fr OL 72 Phyllip Gunn Fr OL 74 Porter Haught  So WR 25 Austin Hill  Fr OL 66 Chris Hood Fr TE 80 Brady Hunt  Fr WR 12 Jayshon Jackson Sr OL 58 Jalen Johnson  Fr RB 24 Will Jones  Sr OL 55 Damon Kaylor  So QB 18 Kiael Kelly  Fr TE 88 Tanner Koziol Fr QB 15 Aidan Leffler Fr TE 81 Ryan Lezon So OL 63 Tommy Lorincz  Fr WR 82 Qian Magwood  Fr OL 62 Brandon Malkow  Jr RB 20 Donny Marcus So WR 0 Derin McCulley  So OL 71 Kevin Meeder  Fr WR 17 Dwayne Moorehead Fr TE 86 Justin Morris  Fr OL 73 Cole Mosier Fr WR 84 Nick Munson Fr QB 13 Mark Nondorf  Jr QB 5 John Paddock  Jr WR 21 Dahya Patel Fr RB 27 Vaughn Pemberton  Fr WR 85 Cam Pickett Fr WR 19 Nick Presley Fr OL 50 Seth Schmidt  So TE 42 Gavin Smithson-Burciaga Fr RB 33 Carson Steele So OL 75 Corey Stewart So TE 45 Max Sullivan Fr WR 10 Dean Tate  So OL 53 Jaylen Turner  Jr WR 6 Yo'Heinz Tyler Sr OL 77 Taran Tyo Fr OL 65 Zach Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 16 Jaquan Amos GS CB 22 Thailand Baldwin  Fr OLB 42 Jack Beebe  Fr OLB 13 Brandon Berger So CB 17 Chayce Bishop  Fr S 19 Jack Blanco  Jr ILB 45 Ashton Carroll Fr CB 26 Jordan Coleman Fr ILB 32 Clayton Coll Jr ILB 59 Jackson Constantine Fr OLB 31 DeJuan Echoles Jr. Fr S 10 Ben Egenolf  So ILB 55 Dalton Elrod  Fr S 34 Brayden Evans So DL 99 Dakari Frazier Fr DL 76 Dylan Graber Fr ILB 52 Drew Harper Fr DL 97 John Harris  So S 8 Trenton Hatfield GS OLB 36 Sidney Houston Jr. Jr DL 95 Drew Hughes  Fr ILB 30 Caden Johnson Fr S 29 Harold Jones  So CB 46 Jalon Jones Fr CB 1 Nic Jones Jr DL 92 Kendal Kendrick  Sr DL 54 Kyle King So S 2 Malcolm Lee Sr LB 44 Kyle Lozen So S 38 Deion Manley Fr ILB 7 Brandon Martin GS DL 78 Julian McBride  Fr DL 5 Kyron Mims  So OLB 9 Keionte Newson So OLB 91 Karl Odrick Jr. Fr ILB 40 Cole Pearce  Jr OLB 39 Nate Pedraza  Fr CB 4 Tyler "Red" Potts  Jr DL 0 Justen Ramsey Jr DL 57 Nathan Reichert So S 18 Jordan Riley So OLB 43 Danny Royster Fr DL 94 Jack Sape  Jr CB 28 Blair Schonhorst Fr CB 21 Latrelle Smith  So LB 56 Joey Stemler  Fr S 24 Alex Stirn  Fr S 23 Loren Strickland  Jr DL 90 Joshua Tarango Jr CB 3 Amechi Uzodinma II Sr ILB 47 Maximus Webster Fr LB 50 Jackson Wiegold  Fr DL 6 Tavion Woodard  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 15 Lucas Borrow So LS 97 Caden Britton Fr K 98 Carson Holmer Fr LS 49 Dylan Seiler So K, P 41 Adam Vinatieri Jr. Fr K 14 Ben VonGunten GS P 44 Chase Wyatt GS	Head coach Mike Neu Coordinators/assistant coaches Tyler Stockton – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Kevin Lynch – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Cory Connolly – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers Jared Elliott – Passing game coordinator/tight ends Vic Hall – Cornerbacks/co-recruiting coordinator Joey Hecklinski – Running backs/co-recruiting coordinator Colin Johnson – Running game coordinator/offensive line Marcus Knight – Wide receivers Keith McKenzie – Defensive line Josh Zidenberg – Passing game coordinator/defensive backs Nate Atkins – Defensive assistant/project coordinator (graduate assistant) Jack Connolly – Graduate assistant, offense Morgan Hagee – Graduate assistant, special teams & recruiting Logan Hale – Graduate assistant, defense Eli Johnson – Graduate assistant, offense Kenny-Ray Augustus – Defensive assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster