2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season

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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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]

Schedule

Source:^[8]

Roster

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

At Notre Dame

At Indiana

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

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:

Western Kentucky

Kent State

Northern Illinois

At Central Michigan

Eastern Michigan

At Ohio

At Toledo

Western Michigan

At Miami (OH)

References

1. "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
2. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
3. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
4. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
5. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
6. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
7. "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
8. 2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule. ballstatesports.com. Accessed February 27, 2018.