2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

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2018 Ball State Cardinals football
Ball State Athletics wordmark.png
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
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  →
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Rimington Trophy [1] Andrew PoenitschCJR
Maxwell Award [2] James GilbertRBJR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [3] Justin Hall WRSO
John Mackey Award [4] Nolan GivanTESO
Paul Hornung Award [5] Malik DunnerRB/KRJR
Wuerffel Trophy [6] Riley NealQBSR

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]

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Central Connecticut *
 ESPN+ W 42–69,801
September 83:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame *
 NBC L 16–2477,622
September 1512:00 p.m.at Indiana *
 BTN L 10–3840,240
September 223:00 p.m. Western Kentucky *
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
 ESPN3 L 20–2815,873
September 293:00 p.m. Kent State
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 52–249,367
October 63:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
ESPN3L 16–247,159
October 133:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN3W 24–2310,255
October 203:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+L 20–4214,022
October 257:00 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSN L 14–5213,774
October 317:30 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN2 L 13–4515,214
November 136:00 p.m. Western Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN2W 42–41 OT5,503
November 207:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPNU/ESPN+L 21–4217,639
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 55Chris Beech Redshirt.svg  So
OL 68T. J. Beltavski Redshirt.svg  So
WR 37RJ BenkelmanFr
OL 62Curtis BlackwellSo
QB 10Elliot Charlebois Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 1Antwan Davis Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 82Keidren Davis Redshirt.svg  So
RB 4Malik DunnerJr
WR 83Luke EndsleySo
RB 30Tye EvansFr
WR 25Jaylen FlemmonsFr
WR 80Justin Gibbs Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 34James Gilbert Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 13Brennan Gillis Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 88Nolan Givan Redshirt.svg  So
TE 41Bryson Haft Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 12 Justin Hall So
WR 84Trevor Hohlt Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 15Riley Neal Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 14Khalil NewtonSo
TE 43Wes ObermeierFr
QB 18 John Paddock Fr
OL 75 Danny Pinter Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 9 Drew Plitt Redshirt.svg  So
OL 64Andrew Poenitsch Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 39Rashaad PoindexterSo
WR 19Devin Reece Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 71Zac Ricketts Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 8Cody Rudy Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
OLB 51Christian AlbrightSo
S 10Lamar AndersonJr
S 23Brett Anderson IISo
OLB 44Brock Burns Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 41Vince CampbellFr
OLB 98Mitchell CarterFr
CB 36Hunter CauseyFr
S 5 Bryce Cosby So
DT 42Chris CrumbJr
OLB 27Jimmy Daw Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 47Sid Fox Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 38Nik Giles Redshirt.svg  Jr
ILB 50Hank Grenda Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 56Shannon HallJr
DE 90Sean Hammonds Jr. Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 20Myles Hannah Redshirt.svg  Fr
OLB 54Sam Helm Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 15Verenzo Holmes Jr.So
CB 16Tyler PottsFr
ILB 37Shahid Reece Redshirt.svg  Fr
OLB 33Michael Robinson Jr.So
DL 55Tuni RopatiJr
OLB 58Davion TysonFr
ILB 57Trey UetrechtFr
DL 96Tre UnderwoodSo
CB 25Amechi Uzodinma IIFr
S 31Romero Wade Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 7Marc WaltonSr
ILB 2Jacob White Redshirt.svg  Jr
OLB 11Ray WilbornJr
OLB 13Jordan Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 45Joseph GreenwoodSo
K 22Morgan HageeSr
K 97Ryan RimmlerJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

1234Total
Blue Devils00066
Cardinals71414742

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Cardinals3301016
No. 8 Fighting Irish7710024

At Indiana

Ball State Cardinals (1–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals307010
Hoosiers3217738

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,240
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Denari (play-by-play), Bobby Carpenter (analyst)
  • Sources:
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:01) BALL – Morgan Hagee 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 3:55; Ball State 3–0)
  • (7:47) IU – Logan Justus 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:03; Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) IU – Stevie Scott III 1-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 4:39; Indiana 10–3)
  • (12:26) IU – J-Shun Harris 86-yard punt return, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:07; Indiana 17–3)
  • (0:22) IU – Peyton Ramsey 5-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:51; Indiana 24–3)
Third quarter
  • (8:52) IU – Ronnie Walker 18-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:42; Indiana 31–3)
  • (2:08) BALL – James Gilbert 27-yard run, Morgan Hagee kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:26; Indiana 31–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:11) IU – Stevie Scott III 11-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:39; Indiana 38–10)
StatisticsBALLIU
First downs1826
Total yards347457
Rushes/yards39–20444–255
Passing yards143202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–28–124–32–0
Time of possession27:1732:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ball StatePassingRiley Neal12/24, 115 yards
RushingJames Gilbert16 carries, 89 yards, TD
ReceivingCorey Lacanaria4 receptions, 40 yards
IndianaPassing Peyton Ramsey 20/27, 173 yards
Rushing Stevie Scott III 18 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingLuke Timian5 receptions, 56 yards

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers0771428
Cardinals733720

Kent State

1234Total
Golden Flashes7107024
Cardinals211471052

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Huskies777324
Cardinals063716

At Central Michigan

1234Total
Cardinals0701724
Chippewas3170323

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Eagles71414742
Cardinals067720

At Ohio

1234Total
Cardinals700714
Bobcats03121052

At Toledo

1234Total
Cardinals070613
Rockets21731445

Western Michigan

1234OTTotal
Broncos710315641
Cardinals71477742

At Miami (OH)

1234Total
Cardinals1470021
RedHawks71414742

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