2016 Ball State Cardinals football team

2016 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Lynch (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Daoust (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2					6	–	7
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ball State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Georgia State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ASN/ESPN3	W 31–21	12,233
September 10	4:00 pm	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	L 20–30	41,374
September 17	3:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 41–14	10,902
September 24	6:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CUSA.tv	W 31–27	13,846
October 1	3:30 pm	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ASN	L 24–31	7,249
October 8	3:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ASN	L 21–24	20,044
October 15	3:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 31–21	16,092
October 22	3:00 pm	Akron	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 25–35	10,739
November 1	8:00 pm	No. 17 Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 20–52	5,614
November 8	7:30 pm	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	CBSSN	L 41–48	4,442
November 16	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 19–37	16,826
November 22	7:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 20–21	13,824
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	3	14	31
Panthers	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	3	17	20
Hoosiers	10	10	10	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	14	14
Cardinals	14	13	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	7	7	31
Owls	14	10	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	14	0	7	31
Cardinals	10	7	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
Chippewas	3	14	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	14	10	31
Bulls	7	7	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	14	14	35
Cardinals	7	10	0	8	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Broncos	21	7	14	10	52
Cardinals	7	3	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	16	14	15	48
Cardinals	21	7	0	13	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	3	6	19
Rockets	14	6	17	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	3	0	20
RedHawks	7	0	7	7	21