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.
Previous season [ ] The Cardinals finished the 2017 season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last 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]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Northern Illinois
133 (15)
2
Toledo
125 (7)
3
Western Michigan
87 (1)
4
Eastern Michigan
67
5
Central Michigan
58 (1)
6
Ball State 34
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut * ESPN+ W 42–69,801 September 8 3:30 p.m. at No. 8 Notre Dame * NBC L 16–2477,622 September 15 12:00 p.m. at Indiana * BTN L 10–3840,240 September 22 3:00 p.m. Western Kentucky * Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 L 20–2815,873 September 29 3:00 p.m. Kent State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 52–249,367 October 6 3:00 p.m. Northern Illinois ESPN3 L 16–247,159 October 13 3:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN3 W 24–2310,255 October 20 3:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN+ L 20–4214,022 7:00 p.m. at Ohio CBSSN L 14–5213,774 7:30 p.m. at Toledo ESPN2 L 13–4515,214 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN2 W 42–41 OT 5,503 7:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPNU /ESPN+L 21–4217,639 *Non-conference game 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
Players
Coaches
Offense
68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6-0 297 R-So. Strongsville, Ohio Cleveland Benedictine HS
37 RJ Benkelman WR 6-0 180 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Lutheran HS South
4 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 193 Jr. Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee Crown HS
83 Luke Endsley WR 5-8 168 So. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida S. Baker HS
30 Tye Evans RB 5-11 248 Fr. Macedonia, Ohio Nordonia HS
43 Wes Obermeier TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fort Branch, Ind. Gibson Southern HS
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OL
55
Chris Beech So
OL
62
Curtis Blackwell So
WR
25
Jaylen Flemmons Fr
QB
15
Riley Neal Jr
WR
14
Khalil Newton So
QB
18
John Paddock Fr
Defense
51 Christian Albright OLB 6-2 233 So. Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb HS
23 Brett Anderson II S 6-0 187 So.
44 Brock Burns OLB 6-3 217 R-Fr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern HS
41 Vince Campbell DB 6-0 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider HS
36 Hunter Causey CB 6-0 180 Fr.
56 Shannon Hall DE 6-0 255 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. College of DuPage
90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard HS
20 Myles Hannah S 5-11 176 R-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson HS
54 Sam Helm OLB 6-0 215 R-Fr.
58 Davion Tyson OLB 6-3 202 Fr. Delphos, Ohio Delphos Jefferson HS
57 Trey Uetrecht ILB 6-1 225 Fr. Oregonia, Ohio Clinton Massie HS
96 Tre Underwood DL 6-2 260 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. Davenport Univ.
25 Amechi Uzodinma II CB 5-11 176 Fr. Orlando, Fla. University HS
31 Romero Wade S 6-0 196 R-Jr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. Lyman HS
2 Jacob White ILB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Clarendon Hills, Ill. Hinsdale Central HS
11 Ray Wilborn OLB 6-4 224 Jr. Lansing, Mich. Garden City CC
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
10
Lamar Anderson Jr
OLB
98
Mitchell Carter Fr
CB
7
Marc Walton Sr
OLB
13
Jordan Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
22
Morgan Hagee Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries [ ] Central Connecticut [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
0
0
6
6
Cardinals
7
14
14
7
42
at Notre Dame [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
3
3
0
10
16
No. 8 Fighting Irish
7
7
10
0
24
at Indiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
3
0
7
0
10
Hoosiers
3
21
7
7
38
Western Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
0
7
7
14
28
Cardinals
7
3
3
7
20
Kent State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
10
7
0
24
Cardinals
21
14
7
10
52
Northern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
7
7
3
24
Cardinals
0
6
3
7
16
at Central Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
0
7
0
17
24
Chippewas
3
17
0
3
23
Eastern Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
14
14
7
42
Cardinals
0
6
7
7
20
at Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
0
0
7
14
Bobcats
0
31
21
0
52
at Toledo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
0
7
0
6
13
Rockets
21
7
3
14
45
Western Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Broncos
7
10
3
15 6
41
Cardinals
7
14
7
7 7
42
at Miami (OH) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
14
7
0
0
21
RedHawks
7
14
14
7
42
References [ ]
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .^ "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 .^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll" .^ 2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule . ballstatesports.com . Accessed February 27, 2018.
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