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2024 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jared Elliott (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Knowles (1st season) |
Home stadium | Scheumann Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals play home games at Scheumann Stadium, located in Muncie, Indiana. [1]
After starting 3–7, ensuring a fourth straight losing season, ninth-year head coach Mike Neu was fired on November 16, 2024. Offensive line coach Colin Johnson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. [2]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Ball State was picked to finish ninth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship. [3] [4]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
Unusually, Ball State did not play a game on "Week 1" of the season; they were the only idle FBS team on the traditional start of the season. Army, their original Week 1 opponent, dropped out after joining the American Athletic Conference. Ball State replaced Army with an October 19 game against Vanderbilt. [5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State * | ESPN+ | W 42–34 | 10,018 | |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Miami (FL) * | ACCN | L 0–62 | 51,564 | |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | ESPN+ | L 34–37 | 18,011 | |
September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at James Madison * | ESPN+ | L 7–63 | 25,786 | |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Michigan |
| ESPN+ | L 42–45 | 10,342 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kent State | ESPN+ | W 37–35 | 7,322 | |
October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt * | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 14–24 | 27,884 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 25–23 | 15,318 |
November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN | L 21–27 | 6,412 |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | CBSSN | L 48–51 OT | 12,708 | |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green |
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November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears (FCS) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
Statistics | MOST | BALL |
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First downs | 18 | 25 |
Total yards | 320 | 435 |
Rushing yards | 62 | 173 |
Passing yards | 258 | 262 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–32–1 | 28–38–1 |
Time of possession | 21:30 | 38:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | Jacob Clark | 19/32, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jacardia Wright | 15 carries, 46 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jmariyae Robinson | 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD | |
Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 28/38, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 21 carries, 103 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cam Pickett | 7 receptions, 69 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 10 Hurricanes | 10 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 62 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | MIA |
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First downs | 9 | 31 |
Total yards | 115 | 750 |
Rushing yards | 6 | 243 |
Passing yards | 109 | 507 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–32–1 | 30–40–0 |
Time of possession | 27:01 | 32:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 16/26, 111 yards, INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 5 carries, 13 yards | |
Receiving | Braedon Sloan | 4 receptions, 41 yards | |
Miami (FL) | Passing | Cam Ward | 19/28, 346 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Ajay Allen | 7 carries, 104 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jacolby George | 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | CMU |
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First downs | ||
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Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Central Michigan | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Dukes | 22 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 63 |
at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | JMU |
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First downs | 19 | 29 |
Total yards | 250 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 236 |
Passing yards | 173 | 286 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–38–3 | 21–29–0 |
Time of possession | 33:41 | 26:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 22/35, 168 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 14 carries, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 78 yards, TD | |
James Madison | Passing | Alonza Barnett III | 20/28, 280 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Wayne Knight | 6 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Taylor Thompson | 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
Game information |
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Statistics | WMU | BALL |
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First downs | 23 | 23 |
Total yards | 397 | 461 |
Rushing yards | 197 | 68 |
Passing yards | 264 | 329 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:30 | 27:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 26/29, 264 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jaden Nixon | 14 carries, 124 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 9 receptions, 74 yards, TD | |
Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 21/34, 307 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 18 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 102 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | KENT |
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First downs | ||
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Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Kent State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Commodores | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
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Statistics | BALL | VAN |
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First downs | 16 | 21 |
Total yards | 268 | 420 |
Rushing yards | 78 | 145 |
Passing yards | 190 | 275 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–29–0 | 17–31–0 |
Time of possession | 25:25 | 34:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 21/29, 190 yards, TD |
Rushing | Vaughn Pemberton | 5 carries, 32 yards | |
Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Diego Pavia | 17/31, 275 yards, TD |
Rushing | Diego Pavia | 13 carries, 82 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eli Stowers | 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
Statistics | NIU | BALL |
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Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Illinois | Passing | ||
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
Statistics | M-OH | BALL |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (OH) | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Ball State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Ball State | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 48 |
Buffalo | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York
Game information |
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Statistics | BALL | UB |
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First downs | 24 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 74–520 | 78–470 |
Rushing yards | 37–193 | 41–206 |
Passing yards | 327 | 264 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–37–1 | 19–37–2 |
Time of possession | 33:13 | 26:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 25/37, 327 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kadin Semonza | 4 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Justin Bowick | 7 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD | |
Buffalo | Passing | C.J. Ogbonna | 19/37, 264 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Al-Jay Henderson | 27 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | JJ Jenkins | 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
Statistics | BGSU | BALL |
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Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | ||
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio
Statistics | BALL | OHIO |
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Ohio | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
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