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Ball State Football Team History

Ball State Cardinals

Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Founded: 1918
Stadium: Ball State Stadium
Capacity: 21,581
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Mike Neu
Conference: Mid-American-West

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1924 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Mike Neu enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ball State.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Illinois	21	24	L
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Alabama Birmingham	51	31	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Tennessee Tech	28	13	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Western Kentucky	21	33	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Western Michigan	3	55	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Akron	3	31	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Central Michigan	9	56	L
Thu., Oct. 26	vs. Toledo	17	58	L
Thu., Nov. 2	@ Eastern Michigan	14	56	L
Thu., Nov. 9	@ Northern Illinois	17	63	L
Thu., Nov. 16	vs. Buffalo	24	40	L
Tue., Nov. 21	vs. Miami Ohio	7	28	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Points Scored	215
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	488
Defense Average	40.7
Opponents Record	72-68
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-6

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Mid-American-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Toledo	11-3	509	367	Lost 0-34	8-1	341	193	Jason Candle
Central Michigan	8-5	370	358	Lost 14-37	6-2	256	198	John Bonamego
Northern Illinois	8-5	377	286	Lost 15-36	6-2	255	166	Rod Carey
Western Michigan	6-6	407	348		4-4	276	229	Tim Lester
Eastern Michigan	5-7	313	280		3-5	226	208	Chris Creighton
Ball State	2-10	215	488		0-8	94	387	Mike Neu

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.