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2017 Ball State Schedule University Information Important Dates Date Opponent Time Location ...... Muncie, Ind . 47306 Sept . 2 at Illinois Noon Enrollment/Founded ...... 21,196/1918 MAC Football Media Day Big Ten Network President ...... Geoffrey Mearns Wednesday, July 26 Sept . 9 UAB 3 p .m . Director of Athletics ...... Mark Sandy ESPN3 Colors ...... Cardinal (200) and White Full Team Report to Preseason Camp Sept . 16 Tennessee Tech 3 p .m . Home Facility . . . . . Scheumann Stadium Tuesday, August 1 ESPN3 Surface ...... Field Turf First Day of Full Team Preseason Practice Sept . 23 at Western Kentucky 7 p .m . Football History . . . . 2017 is the 93rd team Wednesday, August 2 Stadium First Season in Stadium ...... 1967 Sept . 30 at Western Michigan* TBA Capacity ...... 22,500 Oct . 7 at Akron* 3:30 p .m . Ball State Sports Fall Fan Jam Conference Mid-American (West Division) Saturday, August 19 Oct . 14 OPEN Ticket Office ...... 765 .285 .1474 Oct . 21 Central Michigan* (HC) 3 p .m ...... or 1 .888 .BSU TICKET. Ball State fall classes begin Oct . 26 Toledo* 7 p .m . Monday, Aug . 21 CBS Sports Network/ESPN3 Nov . 2 at Eastern Michigan* 6 p .m . Coaching Staff Season Opener at Illinois ESPNU/CBS Sports Network Head Coach ...... Mike Neu (Ball State ’94) Saturday, Sept . 2 Nov . 9 at Northern Illinois* 7 p .m . CBS Sports Network Record at Ball State . . . . 4-8 (2nd season) Collegiate Coaching Record . . . . . Same Home Opener vs . UAB Nov . 16 Buffalo* 7 p .m . Saturday, Sept . 9 CBS Sports Network For Interviews ...... Call Michael Clark ...... 765-760-6050 Nov . 21 Miami* 7 p .m . 2017 MAC Championship Game Assistant Coaches ESPNU/ESPN3 Saturday, Dec . 2 (Detroit, Mich .) Dec . 2 at MAC Championship TBA Asst . HC/OL ...... Kyle DeVan ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Off . Coord ./QBs ...... Joey Lynch All time Eastern Def . Coord ...... David Elson ST Coord ./TEs . . . . . Patrick Dougherty Football Information 2016 Ball State Results WRs ...... Alex Bailey 2016 Record ...... 4-8 2016 MAC Record ...... 1-7 Record: 4-8, 1-7 MAC LBs ...... Johnny Curtis DBs ...... Chevis Jackson 2016 Home Record ...... 1-4 Date Opponent Result RBs ...... Kevin Lynch 2016 Road Record ...... 3-4 Sept . 2 at Georgia State 31-21, W DL ...... Keith McKenzie 2016 Bowl ...... n/a Sept . 10 at Indiana 20-30, L Strength ...... Ben Armer 2016 Letterwinners Returning ...... 34 Sept . 17 Eastern Kentucky 41-14, W . . . . (15 offense, 18 defense, 1 specialists) Sept . 24 at FAU 31-27, W 2016 Letterwinners Lost ...... 24 Oct . 1 Northern Illinois* 24-31, L . . . (8 offense, 14 defense, 2 specialists) Oct . 8 at Central Michigan* 21-24, L 2016 Starters Returning ...... 11 Oct . 15 at Buffalo* 31-21, W . . . . (6 offense, 4 defense, 1 specialist) Oct . 22 Akron* (HC) 25-35, L 2016 Starters Lost ...... 14 Nov . 1 #17 Western Michigan* 20-52, L . . . . (5 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists) Nov . 8 Eastern Michigan* 41-48, L Offensive Sets . . . . . Up-tempo pro style Nov . 16 at Toledo* 19-37, L Defensive Sets ...... 4-3 Nov . 22 at Miami* 20-21, L Ball State Media Contacts Michael Clark ...... Associate AD Email ...... maclark4@bsu edu. Phone ...... 765-285-8904 (O) ...... 765-760-6050 (C) Twitter ...... @Mike_Clark77 Paula Haughn . . Asst . Director (Secondary) Email ...... pmhaughn@bsu .edu Phone ...... 765-285-8242 (O) ...... 765-716-1837 (C) Tyson Mathews Asst . Director (Secondary) Email ...... temathews@bsu .edu Phone ...... 765-285-8242 (O) ...... 765-716-7235 (C)

– 1 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 1 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Preseason Chirps TEAM This year, Ball State kicks off the season on the road at Illinois . This will be the second YEAR TWO UNDER COACH NEU meeting between the two programs . Illinois • Former Cardinal Mike Neu is now in his won the only other meeting on Oct . 27, second year as the program’s head coach . 2007 by a score of 28-17 . For more information on coach Neu, please Since 2010, the Cardinals have played check page eight . seven games against Big Ten opponents . The only change on the coaching staff Ball State has faced Indiana, Iowa, North- is the addition of David Elson as defensive western, and Purdue in that time frame . coordinator . Elson served as the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2003-09 and 2017 TEAM CAPTAINS spent the 2016 season as Western Illinois’ • The 2017 team captains were named defensive coordinator . earlier this summer . They are senior WR Jordan Hogue, senior OL Vinnie Palazeti, TWO ALL-MAC PLAYERS RETURN sophomore LB Jacob White and senior DL • Of the four Ball State players who earned Kevin Willis . James Gilbert All-MAC accolades in 2016, two return to lead the Cardinals this season – junior RED BIRD RIVALRY RB James Gilbert and senior DE Anthony • Beginning this fall, Ball State and Miami who signed a free agent deal with the Ten- Winbush . Gilbert was a first team selection will once again play every season as the nessee Titans . Mabon left Ball State as the while Winbush was honored on the third schools have been granted rivalry status by program’s leader in career receptions (244) . team . the Mid-American Conference . The teams Junior WR Corey Lacanaria is the team’s have agreed to play for the ‘Red Bird Ri- top returning pass catcher . He tallied 33 HIGH PRAISE FOR INCOMING valry’ trophy . The mascots of both schools receptions for 341 yards a year ago . FRESHMAN CLASS are red birds . Ball State has been known as • Ball State has 34 true freshmen listed the Cardinals since 1927 . Miami adopted GILBERT NAMED TO MAXWELL AWARD on its preseason camp roster . The incom- the RedHawks moniker in 1997 . The rivalry WATCH LIST ing class was rated the second highest in between the schools dates to 1931 . • Junior RB James Gilbert was one of two the MAC by 247Sports . Assistant coach MAC players to be named to the initial Chevis Jackson was named 247Sports’ NINE TOUGHEST CARDINALS Maxwell Award watch list . The award is MAC Recruiter of the Year as he helped the • The Ball State coaching staff took away presented annually to the college football’s Cardinals sign eight recruits from the state all of the single digit jerseys during the player of the year . of Georgia . spring practice season . Those jerseys will Gilbert averaged 111 rushing yards per be awarded to the nine toughest Cardinals game in 2016, which ranked second in NOT MUCH YELLOW ON THE FIELD at the start of preseason camp based on the Mid-American Conference and 22nd • In 2016, Ball State led the MAC and performance in the weight room, player ac- nationally . He piled up 1,332 rushing yards ranked fifth nationally in both fewest countability on and off the field, and a team last fall, the fourth most in a single season penalty yards per game (35 .5) and fewest vote . by a Ball State player . Gilbert reached the penalties per game (4 .0) . 100-yard mark seven times, including a BALL STATE IN THE NFL stretch of five consecutive games in the LOOKING TO GO BOWLING • Several former Cardinals are on NFL middle of the year . • Ball State aims to return to the bowl rosters heading into preseason camps scene this fall . The Cardinals went to the which begin this week . They are, WR RUN CARDINALS, RUN! Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St . Petersburg follow- KeVonn Mabon (Tennessee Titans), WR • Ball State averaged 220 yards rushing per ing the 2012 season and the GoDaddy Bowl Willie Snead (New Orleans Saints), S Aaron game in 2016, good enough for the third after the 2013 campaign . However, Ball Taylor (Green Bay Packers) and WR Jordan best average in the MAC . It was also the State fell short of bowl eligibility each of Williams-Lambert (New Orleans Saints) . most rushing yards per game for the Cardi- the last three seasons . nals since the 1978 season (238 .6 ypg) . OFFENSE SUCCESS IN OPENERS PALAZETI ON WUERRFEL TROPHY • The Cardinals have won seven consecu- LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AT QB AND RB … WATCH LIST tive season openers dating back to 2010 . • The Cardinals return both quarterbacks • Senior OL Vinnie Palazeti was recently who took snaps last year (junior Riley Neal announced as a candidate for the 2017 STAT CORNER and senior Jack Milas) as well as five of Wuerrfel Trophy . Palazeti, one of this year’s their six top rushers . RB James Gilbert, Neal team captains, has made 18 career starts on and RB Darian Green combined for 2,183 the offensive line . 34 rushing yards in 2016 . Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy Win- ner, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy The number of true freshmen on this year’s … THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AT WR is known as “College Football’s Premier preseason camp roster. The freshmen come • Ball State lost more than 70 percent of its from nine states – Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Award for Community Service” . Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mis- production at wide receiver from last year’s souri and Ohio. stats, which includes WR KeVonn Mabon

– 2 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 2 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Preseason Chirps DEFENSE (11) . Walton ranked fourth in the league in passes defended (14) last year . STAT CORNER FRESH FACES AT LINEBACKER • Ball State will feature a brand new set 4TH DOWN MAGIC rd of starting linebackers this year . The three • The Cardinals stopped 13 of 17 fourth 3 starters from last year – Zack Ryan, Aaron down attempts by the opposition last Ball State ranked 3rd nationally in fourth Taylor and Sean Wiggins – combined for 96 season, including three stops in the win at down conversion defense last year. Only starts in their Ball State careers . Wiggins Buffalo on Oct . 15 . Ball State led the MAC Alabama and Appalachian State had better was an All-MAC third team selection last percentages than the Cardinals. and ranked third nationally in fourth down fall . conversion defense (23 .5 percent) . Only Alabama (17 .4) and Appalachian State (21 .7) NEW FACES IN THE PUNTING GAME GET TO THE QUARTERBACK had better percentages . • For the first time since 2014, the Cardi- • The Cardinals racked up 31 sacks in 2016, nals will have new faces fill their punter which ranked second in the conference . SPECIAL TEAMS and long snapper roles . Kyle Schmidt Senior DE Anthony Winbush led the team served as the punter for the previous four and ranked third in the MAC with 8 .5 MR . CONSISTENT years and averaged 41 .0 yards per punt, sacks . He put an exclamation point on his • Junior K Morgan Hagee made 78 .9 which ranks third in the Ball State record 2016 season with a career-high 2 .5 sacks in percent (15-of-19) of his field goal attempts a book . Nick Traub held down the long snap- the finale at Miami . year ago which ranked fourth in the league ping duties from 2014-16 . (minimum 15 attempts) . Hagee made eight YOUNG UNIT WITH NEW DC of his final nine attempts to conclude the • New defensive coordinator David Elson 2016 season . His career long field goal is 45 will be working with a lot of fresh faces on yards . that side of the ball this year . Only three Hagee was also one of just three MAC returnees have more than 10 career starts kickers to make every PAT attempt in 2016 . on defense – DT Kevin Willis (24), CB Marc Walton (13) and DE Anthony Winbush

Scheumann Stadium

2017 Ball State Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Series Record TV Notes Sept . 2 at Illinois Champaign, Ill . Illinois leads, 1-0 BTN 4th straight year Ball State has faced a Big Ten team Sept . 9 UAB Scheumann Stadium First meeting ESPN3 First of two games against C-USA teams Sept . 16 Tennessee Tech Scheumann Stadium First meeting ESPN3 2nd straight year Ball State has faced an OVC (FCS) team Sept . 23 at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky . BSU leads, 2-1 Stadium WKU returns the game in 2018 Sept . 30 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich . WMU leads, 24-19 TBA Defending MAC champion Oct . 7 at Akron* Akron, Ohio Series tied, 11-11-1 TBA First trip to Akron since 2013 Oct . 14 Open Week Oct . 21 Central Michigan* Scheumann Stadium Series tied, 24-24-1 TBA Homecoming game Oct . 26 Toledo* Scheumann Stadium Toledo leads, 22-19-1 CBSSN/ESPN3 Toledo has won three straight meetings Nov . 2 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich . BSU leads, 34-22-2 ESPNU/CBSSN Cardinals have won six straight at EMU Nob . 9 at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, Ill . NIU leads, 22-20-2 CBSSN Ball State last won vs . NIU in 2008 Nov . 16 Buffalo* Scheumann Stadium BSU leads, 9-1 CBSSN Buffalo’s lone win was 2008 MAC title game Nov . 21 Miami* Scheumann Stadium Miami leads, 17-12-1 ESPNU/ESPN3 First year of the Red Bird Rivalry Dec . 2 at MAC Championship Detroit, Mich . BSU is 0-1 all-time ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Ball State’s lone appearance came in 2008 * denotes Mid-American Conference game

– 3 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 3 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Three Players to Watch on Offense RUNNING BACK Gilbert’s Career Statistics pass completion percentage (85 .7) at EMU was #34 JAMES GILBERT • Rushing the fourth highest in program history … tallied a Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 41-yard broken play touchdown run at Eastern Ht: 5-8 Wt: 200 Year: Jr ./Jr . 2015 12 152 608 8 34 4 .0 Michigan … led the team in both rushing (74 Hometown: 2016 12 251 1332 12 80 5 .3 yards) and passing (178) at Northwestern on Sept . Indianapolis, Ind . Total 24 403 1940 20 80 4 8. 26 … set season highs in completions (31), attempts Previous School: (53), passing yards (393) and touchdowns (4) at Arsenal Tech HS Northern Illinois on Oct . 10 … threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 62 yards and Awards and Honors: STAT CORNER another score at Ohio on Nov . 17 . 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List 2016 All-Mid-American Conference First Team HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football 2016 Ball State John Magnabosco Award 264 for coach Mike Wilhelm at Yorktown High … (Team MVP) James Gilbert rushed for 264 yards last year at helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior and a 27-9 mark in career … helped the Tigers to their 2016 (So ):. Played in all 12 games with nine starts Buffalo, which ranks second on the Ball State first 11-win season in school history as a senior at running back, including each of the final eight single-game record list. MiQuale Lewis holds … helped Yorktown to a sectional title as a senior contests … led the Mid-American Conference the school record – 301 yards versus Eastern and a 6-1 record in the Hoosier Heritage Confer- with 12 rushing touchdowns … piled up 1,332 Michigan in 2009. ence … team captain as a senior … three-time rushing yards, the fourth most in a single season all-conference … Indiana Football Coaches Asso- by a Ball State player … reached the 100-yard ciation and Associated Press all-state as a senior … rushing mark seven times, including a stretch of QUARTERBACK named to the 2014 All-USA Today Indiana Team five consecutive games in the middle of the sea- #12 RILEY NEAL … passed for 2,900 yards and 29 touchdowns son … rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns plus rushed for 1,351 yards and 27 touchdowns at Buffalo on Oct . 15 … one of the touchdowns Ht: 6-6 Wt: 225 Year: Jr ./Jr . as a senior … compiled 4,239 total yards with 56 at Buffalo was an 80-yard score which gave the Hometown: total touchdowns as a senior … set school records Cardinals the lead for good in the third quarter Yorktown, Ind . in a single game for passing yards (375 in 2013), … the 264 yards are the second highest total in Previous School: completions (30 in 2013 & 2014), passes attempted the Ball State single game record book … scored Yorktown HS (49 in 2014) and touchdown passes (5, 4 times) … a personal-high three touchdowns on Oct . 1 Awards and Honors: set school single season records for passing yards against Northern Illinois … ran for 160 yards and 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference (2,888), completions (233) and passing attempts two touchdowns in the win over Georgia State 2015 Ball State John Hodge Award (376) as a senior plus for passing touchdowns on Sept . 2 … notched at least 10 carries in all 12 (most valuable freshman) (35) as a junior … set Yorktown career records games . for passing yards (7,285), completions (564), pass 2016 (So .): Played in and started 11 games at 2015 (Fr .): Played in all 12 games … registered at attempts (930), completion percentage (60 .6) and quarterback … missed the Nov . 1 game against No . least 10 carries in 10 of the 12 games … led the passing touchdowns (78) . 17 Western Michigan due to an injury … ranked team in carries (152) and rushing touchdowns (8) third in the MAC in total offense with 280 .1 yards PERSONAL: Son of Jesse and Shawn Neal … … scored what proved to be the game-winning per game … his 540 rushing yards were second father played football at Ball State … uncle, Jay touchdown at Eastern Michigan on Sept . 19, most on the team and third most among all MAC Neal, played football at Ball State … one brother a five-yard run early in the fourth quarter … quarterbacks … equaled a personal high with 393 and one sister … carries a 3 .555 GPA after the 2017 notched a pair of touchdowns in the season passing yards against Eastern Michigan on Nov . 8 spring semester … born Oct . 2, 1996, in Muncie, opener against VMI … posted a season-high 73 … rushed for career bests in back-to-back weeks Indiana … full name is Riley Joseph Neal . yards rushing in the win over UMass on Oct . 31 to end the season – 85 yards at Toledo on Nov . 16 … also hauled in two receptions against UMass … and 96 yards and a score at Miami on Nov . 22 … Neal’s Single Game Highs: longest rush of the year was 34 yards at North- completed a personal-best 33 passes on 67 .3 per- Pass attempts: 53, at Northern Ill ., 10/10/15 western on Sept . 26 … joined the team in January cent of his passing attempts at Toledo on Nov . 16 Pass completions: 33, at Toledo, 11/16/16 2015 . … accounted for all four Ball State touchdowns in Pass yds .: 393, Twice (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) Pass TDs: 4, at Northern Illinois, 10/10/15 HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Anthony Hen- the win at FAU on Sept . 24 (2 rushing, 2 passing) … Long pass: 62, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 derson at Arsenal Tech High … set the school’s scored the winning touchdown at FAU, a 2-yard Rush att:: 16, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) career rushing record with 4,817 yards … 2014 run, with 1:47 left in the game … completed his Rush yards: 96, at Miami, 11/22/16 Indianapolis Public Schools Player of the Year … first 16 pass attempts in the win over Eastern Long rush: 46, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 earned all-state honors as a senior … three-time Kentucky on Sept . 17 … his personal-best rush of Rush TDs: 2, Twice (Last at UB, 10/15/16) all-city … named Tech’s Most Valuable Player as a 46 yards in the fourth quarter at Georgia State in sophomore and junior . the opener led to a Ball State touchdown . Neal’s Career Statistics 2015 (Fr .): Played in 11 games and started the • Passing PERSONAL: Son of Takeisha Brandon … two sis- final nine games at quarterback … first collegiate Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct . ters … born Nov . 10, 1995, in Indianapolis, Indiana start came at No . 17 Northwestern on Sept . 26 … 2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58 .3 … full name is James Derrick Gilbert . threw for 2,276 yards, the sixth most by a true 2016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61 .4 Total 22 470- 785 18 4817 29 62 59 .9 Gilbert’s Single Game Highs: freshman at the FBS level in 2015 … only Josh Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Rosen of UCLA (3,670 yards), Tanner Mangum • Rushing Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 of BYU (3,377), Brett Rypien of Boise State (3,353), Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Jake Browning of Washington (2,955) and Chase 2015 11 88 399 2 41 4 .5 TDs: 3, vs . Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Litton of Marshall (2,605) threw for more yards in 2016 11 127 540 8 46 4 .3 Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15 their first season as a collegiate player … began his Total 22 215 939 10 46 4 .4 Rec . yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 career with 143 consecutive passes without an Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 interception … also ranked third on the team with 399 rushing yards and two scores … completed 24-of-28 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown in relief at Eastern Michigan on Sept . 19 … his

– 4 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 4 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Three Players to Watch on Offense/Defense OFFENSIVE LINEMAN TOP 10 CHARTS … all-county and All-Northeast Ohio as a senior #75 VINNIE PALAZETI … managed 46 tackles, two tackles for loss, three Single Season Rushing Yards interceptions, one fumble recovery and 12 pass Ht: 6-4 Wt: 295 Year: 5th/Sr . 1 . 1,736 MiQuale Lewis, 2008 break-ups as a senior … tallied 86 tackles, four Hometown: 2 . 1,618 Marcus Merriweather, 2002 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two fumble Owosso, Mich . 3 . 1,410 Jahwan Edwards, 2012 recoveries and 23 pass break-ups in career … Previous School: 4. 1,332 James Gilbert, 2016 also competed in track and field … three-time Powers Catholic HS 5 . 1,252 Jahwan Edwards, 2014 conference champion … member of the school’s record-setting 800- and 1,600-meter relay teams Awards and Honors: 6 . 1,244 Marcus Merriweather, 2001 … two-time state qualifier as a sprinter … placed 2017 Team Captain 7 . 1,210 Tony Nibbs, 1994 12th in the state in the 400 as a junior … helped 2016 Ball State Ray Louthen Award 8 . 1,157 Corey Croom, 1992 track team to district and conference champion- (most improved player) 9 . 1,125 Dave Blake, 1974 ships . 2014, 2015, 2016 Academic All-Mid-American 10 . 1,110 Jahwan Edwards, 2013 Conference Career Passing Yards PERSONAL: Son of Terrence and Kinja Walton … two brothers and two sisters … born March 2016 (R-Jr .): Started all 12 games on the offensive 1 . 11,402 Keith Wenning, 2010-13 26, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio … full name is Marc line – 11 at center and one at left guard … shifted 2 . 9,233 Nate Davis, 2006-08 Alexander Walton . over to center for the season due to other injuries 3 . 6,271 Mike Neu, 1990-93 4 . 5,902 Talmadge Hill, 2000-03 … helped the Cardinals average 220 rushing Walton’s Single Game Highs: 5. 4,817 Riley Neal, 2015-present yards per game, their highest average since 1978 Tackles: 10, vs . Akron, 10/22/16 6 . 4,730 David Riley, 1986-89 (238 6. ypg) … Ball State rushed for more than 300 Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 7 . 4,550 Wade Kosakowski, 1985-87 yards in two games, including a season-high 356 INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) 8 . 4,292 Joey Lynch, 2003-06 yards at Buffalo on Oct . 15 … Ball State’s offensive FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 9 . 4,256 Brent Baldwin, 1993-96 line held the opposition to one sack or less in PBU: 3, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 eight contests . 10 . 3,710 Willard Rice, 1968-70 Walton’s Career Statistics 2015 (R-So .): Played in eight games with six starts • Defensive Stats at offensive guard … missed four straight games Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks near the end of the season due to an injury … DEFENSIVE BACK #23 MARC WALTON 2015 11 10 6 16 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 helped the offense pile up more than 400 yards 2016 12 37 26 63 2 .0-4 0 1 3 0 .0-0 of total offense in five games … part of offensive Ht: 5-10 Wt: 191 Year: Jr ./Jr . Total 23 47 32 79 2 0-4. 0 1 3 0 .0-0 line that allowed the fifth fewest sacks per game Hometown: in the nation (0 .92) . Mentor, Ohio 2014 (R-Fr .): Played in eight games, including Previous School: the final three, to earn first letter … part of an Mentor HS offensive line that blocked for Ball State all-time Awards and Honors: leading rusher, Jahwan Edwards … part of an 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference offensive line that ranked in the nation’s top-20 in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for 2016 (So .): One of four defensive players to start loss allowed . all 12 games … led the team with three interceptions … ranked fourth in the MAC in passes 2013 (Fr .): Took a redshirt season . defended (14) … recorded multiple tackles in every game, including a personal-high 10 stops HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in foot- against Akron on Oct . 22 … notched his first ball for coach Bob Buckel at Powers Catholic … collegiate interception in the second quarter helped team to an 11-1 record as a senior and a against Eastern Kentucky on Sept . 17 … stopped 21-5 mark in career … helped the team to a 9-0 a Northern Illinois scoring threat on Oct . 1 with Saginaw Valley Conference record and league a third quarter interception in the end zone … set championship as a senior … helped the team to a up a Ball State touchdown with a second quarter Vinnie Palazeti state championship as a junior … helped Powers fumble recovery at FAU on Sept . 24 … tallied an Catholic to a 19-game winning streak in junior interception and three pass break-ups versus and senior seasons … team captain as a senior … Eastern Michigan on Nov . 8 . all-state as a senior … Academic All-Big Nine as a junior and senior … Detroit Free Press all-state 2015 (Fr .): Played in 11 games with one start at second team as a senior … participated in the U .S . corner back … earned his first career start at Ohio Army Combine in January of 2012 … also com- on Nov . 17 … notched a season-high seven stops peted in track and field, and basketball … placed at Ohio … also recorded multiple tackles against eighth at the regionals in the shot put as a junior UMass on Oct . 31 and Western Michigan on Nov . … team captain in basketball . 5 . PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Linda Palazeti … born HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football July 6, 1995, in Lansing, Michigan … one brother for coach Steve Trivisonno at Mentor High … and one sister … father and uncle, John, played helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior and a football at Richmond … uncle John also played 47-8 mark in career … helped team to the state eight years in the Canadian Football League … finals as a senior and two regional crowns in his uncle, Marty, played football at Marshall and two career … helped Mentor to a No . 2 state ranking years in the CFL … posted a 4 .0 GPA in the 2017 four times in his career … team was nation- spring semester and carries a 3 .621 cumulative ally ranked in top-10 during the 2012 season … Marc Walton GPA … full name is Michael Vincenzo Palazeti . All-North Ohio Conference as a senior … named team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back as a senior

– 5 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 5 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Three Players to Watch on Defense DEFENSIVE LINEMAN the Green Bay Packers between 1992 and 1999 GAMES STARTED CHART #93 KEVIN WILLIS … another cousin, LaRonte Bryant, played for Elizabeth City State College … full name is Kevin 2016 Cons . Ht: 6-2 Wt: 300 Year: Sr ./Sr . Tyler Willis . Name Career Season Starts Hometown: Kevin Willis 24 11 10 Willis’ Single Game Highs: Indianapolis, Ind . Riley Neal 20 11 3 Tackles: 8, Toledo, 10/3/15 Previous School: Vinnie Palazeti 18 12 14 TFL: 2 .0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16 Lawrence Central HS Darian Green 16 4 0 Sacks: 1 .0, Twice (Last at CMU, 10/8/16) Marc Walton 13 12 12 Awards and Honors: FR: 1, Twice (Last vs . NIU, 10/1/16) 2017 Team Captain Alex Joss 12 12 12 Willis’ Career Statistics Pat Maloney 12 12 12 2016 (Jr .): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts • Defensive Stats Anthony Winbush 11 11 1 at defensive tackle … involved in a sack in three Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks David Moore 11 6 6 games … notched six tackles, two tackles for 2014 6 0 1 1 0 .0-00 0 0 0 .0-0 Jack Milas 10 1 0 loss and a sack at Central Michigan on Oct . 8 2015 12 11 15 26 3 .5-10 0 1 0 1 .0-6 Corey Lacanaria 10 1 0 … recovered a third quarter fumble against 2016 12 8 14 22 4 .5-22 0 1 0 2 .0-18 Jordan Hogue 9 5 0 Northern Illinois on Oct . 1 that led to a Ball State Total 30 19 30 49 8 0-32. 0 2 0 3 0-24. James Gilbert 9 9 8 touchdown … tallied multiple stops in each of the Kadin Booker 6 6 1 last three games . Danny Pinter 5 5 0 Josh Miller 4 4 0 2015 (So ). : Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Chris Crumb 2 2 0 defensive tackle … picked up multiple tackles in #98 ANTHONY WINBUSH Armani McNulty 2 2 0 six games … notched a career-best eight tackles Brian Whitaker 2 2 2 versus Toledo on Oct . 3 … recorded one of Ball Ht: 6-1 Wt: 240 Year: 5th/Sr . Andrew Poenitsch 1 1 0 State’s three sacks at No . 16 Texas A&M on Sept . Hometown: Kyle Schrank 1 1 0 12 … his sack ended a third quarter drive by the Indianapolis, Ind . Devin Reece 1 1 0 Aggies … recovered a second quarter fumble at Previous School: Lamar Anderson 1 1 1 No . 17 Northwestern on Sept . 26 that led to a Ball Warren Central HS State touchdown . Awards and Honors: 2016 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team 2014 (Fr .): Played in six games with starts at sacks and six knockdowns as a senior … also com- Massachusetts and versus Eastern Michigan … 2016 (R-Jr .): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts peted in track … won the sectional and placed in earned first letter … registered first career tackle at defensive end … led the team and ranked the regional in the discus as a junior . versus Northern Illinois . third in the MAC with 8 .5 sacks … concluded the season with a personal-high 2 .5 sacks at Miami PERSONAL: Son of George Winbush and Nicole HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for coach (Ohio) on Nov . 22 … recorded multiple sacks in Williams … born Dec . 18, 1994, in Indianapolis Jed Richman at Lawrence Central High … helped three other contests – at Indiana on Sept . 10, ver- … five brothers and two sisters … full name is team to Indiana High School Athletic Association sus Eastern Kentucky on Sept . 17 and at Central Anthony Winbush . Class 5A state championship as a junior … team Michigan on Oct . 8 … tallied a personal-high five reached as high as No . 11 in the national rankings Winbush’s Single Game Highs: stops, including 1 .5 tackles for loss, in the win at Tackles: 5, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 as a junior … all-state as a junior and senior … Florida Atlantic on Sept . 24 … forced and recov- Indiana Football Coaches Association Top-50 as TFL: 2 .5 vs . Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 ered a fumble on the same play in the opener at Sacks: 2 .5, at Miami, 11/22/16 a senior … all-county as a junior and senior … Georgia State . all-conference as a senior … named to India- FF: 1, 4 times (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) napolis Star Super Team as a senior … Lawrence 2015 (R-So .): Saw action in 11 games at defensive FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 Central team captain as a senior … graded out at end … led the team with five sacks … ranked PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 95 percent as an offensive lineman as a senior third on the team with 5 .5 tackles for loss … was Winbush’s’ Career Statistics … graded out at 85 percent in career … 2012 and involved in a tackle for loss in six contests … • Defensive Stats 2013 Kiwanis Academic and Athletic Awards notched a strip sack and recovered the fumble in Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks … member of Student-Athletes of Character at the third quarter at No . 16 Texas A&M on Sept . 2014 10 4 5 9 0 .0-0 1 0 0 0 .0-0 LCHS … 2013 Griddy’s Football Award recipient 12 … tallied a 14-yard sack in the fourth quarter 2015 11 9 6 15 5 .5-31 1 1 0 5 .0-30 … also competed in track … advanced to regionals against Georgia State on Oct . 17 that forced a 2016 12 15 9 24 10 .5-50 2 1 0 8 .5-43 in the discus as a junior . punt … finished with a season-high three tackles Total 33 28 20 48 16 0-81. 4 2 0 13 .5-73 at Ohio on Nov . 17 . PERSONAL: Son of James and Sandra Willis … born Oct . 20, 1995, in Indianapolis … his cousin, 2014 (R-Fr .): Played in 10 games to earn first George Koonce, was an eight-year starter for letter … season-high four tackles versus Akron … registered at least one tackle in six games … tallied first career tackle in his collegiate debut at Iowa … forced first career fumble versus Eastern STAT CORNER Michigan . 2013 (Fr .): Took a redshirt season . 31 HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football Ball State’s defense piled up 31 sacks in 2016, for coach Steve Tutsie at Warren Central High which ranked second in the Mid-American … helped team to a 33-8 overall record in career Conference. The Cardinals tallied multiple … helped the Warriors reach the Indiana High sacks in six games including 7.0 in the season School state championship game in 2010 and finale at Miami. 2011 … all-state and all-conference as a senior … Warren Central’s Defensive Lineman of the Year as a senior … team captain as a senior … tallied 10

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One of Ball State University’s very own, and was named the AF2 Coach of the Year . Mike Neu, is now in his second season as In 2001 and 2002, Neu worked with the Cardinals head coach . Neu played col- the AFL’s Carolina Cobras . He served as legiate football at Ball State where he was the offensive coordinator in 2001 and was named 1993 Mid-American Conference promoted to head coach in 2002 . During his Offensive Player of the Year . stint as head coach, Neu led the team to the “We are delighted to have Mike as our quarterfinals of the AFL playoffs, including head football coach,” Ball State Director of the team’s first-ever playoff win . Athletics Mark Sandy said . “His football Neu then spent four years as head coach Neu’s Head Coaching Record expertise, leadership traits and passion for of the AFL’s New Orleans VooDoo . There, Year School/Team W-L-T Ball State are qualities that our student- he compiled a 33-31 record and earned 2000 Augusta Stallions (AF2) 14-4 athletes and fans will embrace ”. 2004 AFL Coach of the Year honors . During 2002 Carolina Cobras (AFL) 7-9 Neu has more than 15 years of coaching his first season at the helm, Neu led the 2004 New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) 11-6 experience with stops in the National Foot- team to a franchise-best 11-5 record, a divi- 2005 New Orleans VooDoo 9-7 ball League (NFL), Division I FBS football sion title and a playoff berth . 2007 New Orleans VooDoo 5-11 and the arena leagues . Before returning From 2008-12, Neu worked on the New 2008 New Orleans VooDoo 8-8 to Ball State, Neu served two seasons as Orleans Saints’ player personnel staff . He 2016 Ball State 4-8 the quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s New then spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with 2017 Ball State Orleans Saints . In 2014 under Neu’s guid- Tulane as the quarterbacks coach . In 2013, Totals 8th year 58-53 ( .522) ance, quarterback Drew Brees was selected Neu helped guide Tulane to a 7-6 overall 2nd year 4-8 ( .333) at Ball St . to his franchise-record eighth Pro Bowl as record and its first postseason appearance 2nd year 1-7 ( .125) vs . MAC a Saint . Brees led the league in completions in 11 years – the 2013 R+L Carriers New (456), tied for first in passing yardage (4,952), Orleans Bowl . ranked second in completion percentage Neu received his bachelor’s degree in Neu’s Coaching Experience (69 .2) and tied for fifth in touchdown passes sport administration from Ball State in 1994 • Ball State ...... 2016-present (33) . In 2015, Brees once again led the NFL and served as a graduate assistant coach for Head Coach in passing yardage (4,870) while ranking the Cardinals during the 1994 season . He • New Orleans Saints (NFL) . . . 2014-15 second in completion percentage (68 .3) and was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Quarterbacks Coach completions (428) . Hall of Fame in 2004 . • Tulane ...... 2012-13 Neu, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Neu and his wife, Charmin, have a Quarterbacks Coach started 38-of-41 games at quarterback in daughter, Graycen (16), and two sons, Car- • New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) . . 2004-08. his four seasons at Ball State (1990-93) . He son (14) and Chase (7) . Head Coach was honored with the MAC’s Vern Smith • Carolina Cobras (AFL) ...... 2002 Award as the league’s most valuable player Head Coach and the MAC Offensive Player of the Year • Carolina Cobras (AFL) ...... 2001 award as a senior . That year, Neu and the Offensive Coordinator Cardinals went 8-3-1 overall and 7-0-1 in • Augusta Stallions (AF2) ...... 2000 league action to capture the MAC cham- Head Coach pionship . In one of his greatest games as a • Nashville Kats (AFL) ...... 1998-99 collegiate quarterback, Neu threw for a Ball Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach State record 469 yards and completed 28- • Ball State ...... 1994 of-40 passes against Toledo in 1993 to help Graduate Assistant the Cardinals rally from a 30-3 deficit and record the largest comeback in Ball State history, a 31-30 Homecoming victory . Neu played professionally in the Cana- dian Football League and Arena Football League (AFL) from 1995-97 before beginning his coaching career in 1998 with the AFL’s Nashville Kats . In 2000, Neu was named head coach for the first time as he took over the Arena Football 2’s (AF2) Au- gusta Stallions . He led that organization to a conference title in 2000 with a 14-4 record

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ASST . HEAD COACH/OL COACH OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR KYLE DeVA N JOEY LYNCH DAVID ELSON 2nd season at Ball State 9th season at Ball State 1st season at Ball State 5th season as a football coach 11th season as a football coach 24th season as a football coach Alma Mater: Oregon State ’07 Alma Mater: Ball State ’07 Alma Mater: Butler ’94 @coachdevan @coachjoeylynch @CoachDavidElson

Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: • Ball State, asst . head coach/OL coach, 2017-pres . • Ball State, off . coord ./QB coach, 2014-pres . • Ball State, defensive coordinator, 2017-pres . • Ball State, offensive line coach, 2016 • Ball State, assistant coach, 2009-13 • Western Illinois, defensive coordinator, 2016 • New Orleans Saints (NFL), assistant offensive • Ashland, offensive coordinator, 2008 • Southern Illinois, defensive coordinator, 2015; line coach, 2015 • St . Joseph’s (Ind .), offensive coordinator, 2007 assistant coach, 2014 • USC, graduate assistant coach, 2014 • New Mexico State, defensive coordinator, Notes: • Oregon State, graduate assistant coach, 2013 2012-13 Promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks • Franklin-Simpson H .S . (Ky .), defensive Notes: coach in December of 2013 prior to Ball State’s coordinator, 2011 Under DeVan’s guidance, the 2016 Ball State appearance in the GoDaddy Bowl … Ball State’s • Indiana, defensive quality control/assistant offensive line helped the Cardinals average 220 offense was one of only three in the Mid-Ameri- coach, 2010 rushing yards per game, their highest average can Conference that averaged both 200 rushing • Western Kentucky, head coach, 2003-09; since 1978 (238 6. ypg) … Ball State rushed for and passing yards per game in 2016 … helped defensive coordinator, 2001-02; more than 300 yards in two games, including running back James Gilbert rush for 1,332 yards assistant coach, 1996-2000 a season-high 356 yards at Buffalo on Oct . 15 in 2016, fourth most in a single season by a Ball • Southern Illinois, graduate assistant, 1994-95 … Ball State’s offensive line held the opposition State player … directed the 2015 offense behind to one sack or less in eight contests … played in a true freshman quarterback in Riley Neal … Notes: the NFL for five seasons … started 26 of the 40 molded an offense that allowed Jahwan Edwards Posted a winning record as WKU’s head coach in games he appeared in between 2009-12 with the to set the Ball State career rushing record in 2014 five of his seven seasons … 2004 Eddie Robinson Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and the (4,558 yards) … on the Ball State coaching staff National Coach of the Year finalist (FCS) … helped Tennessee Titans … made four postseason starts for the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St . Petersburg Bowl after the Hilltoppers reach No . 1 in the FCS polls twice with Indianapolis, including Super Bowl XLIV at the 2012 season and the GoDaddy Bowl after the during the 2005 season … developed 20 all-con- right guard … four-year (2004-07) letterman at 2013 campaign … tight ends coach from 2011-13 ference players as a head coach … part of WKU center at Oregon State, starting 38 games . and served as recruiting coordinator from 2009- team that won the 2002 FCS national champion- 13 … coached Zane Fakes to 2012 All-MAC first ship … served as WKU’s defensive coordinator team honors as a tight end in 2012 and 2013 . under legendary coach Jack Harbaugh .

ST COORDINATOR/TEs COACH LINEBACKERS COACH WIDE RECEIVERS COACH PATRICK DOUGHERTY JOHNNY CURTIS ALEX BAILEY 4th season at Ball State 2nd season at Ball State 3rd season at Ball State 10th season as a football coach 21st season as a football coach 11th season as a football coach Alma Mater: Ohio Dominican ’08 Alma Mater: Tulane ’96 Alma Mater: Youngstown St . ’07 @Coach_Dougherty @johnnycurtis99 @CoachAlexBailey

Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: • Ball State, special teams coordinator/TEs coach, • Ball State, defensive run game coordinator/ • Ball State, wide receivers coach, 2015-pres . 2016-pres . LBs coach, 2017-pres . • Wayne State, assistant coach, 2014 • Ball State, assistant coach, 2014-15 • Ball State, linebackers coach, 2016 • Valparasio, assistant coach, 2012-13 • Northwestern, quality control coach, 2013 • John Curtis Christian (HS), assistant coach, • Dayton, assistant coach, 2010-11 • Ball State, graduate assistant coach, 2012 1996-2015 • Defiance, assistant coach, 2007-09 • Lindsey Wilson, assistant coach, 2010-11 Notes: Notes: • Definance, graduate assistant coach, 2008-09 In his first season at Ball State, Curtis helped Worked with two of the most prolific wide Notes: senior Sean Wiggins earn All-MAC accolades receivers in Ball State history the last couple of Assumed the special teams coordinator role in … Ball State’s top two tacklers in 2016 were years – KeVonn Mabon and Jordan Williams … the spring of 2016 … also coaches the tight ends … linebackers – Wiggins (109) and Aaron Taylor Mabon was the team co-MVP in 2016 and estab- the Cardinals ranked third in the MAC in kickoff (85) … before arriving at Ball State, Curtis was the lished a new school record for career receptions return average (20 .9 yards per return) last year defensive coordinator at John Curtis Christian (244) in the season finale … Mabon also left Ball … Ball State blocked a punt and returned it for a where he specialized in linebackers and special State ranked third in the program’s history in ca- score at Indiana in 2016 … served as the recruit- teams … helped lead John Curtis to 13 state reer receiving yards (2,862) … Williams wrapped ing coordinator in 2015-16 … joined the Ball State championships and one national title (2012) up his Ball State career in 2015 ranked fourth in football staff after the 2013 regular season and … also served as John Curtis Christian’s head both career receptions and receiving yards … prior to the GoDaddy Bowl . baseball coach from 2006-15 … won three state Williams went on to play on the New Orleans titles as baseball coach, most recently in 2015 … Saints practice squad in 2016 … served as an as- three-time Louisiana High School Baseball Coach sistant coach at Wayne State in 2014 … was the of the Year (2015, 2011, 2008) . recruiting and pass game coordinator in addition to coaching the wide receivers at Valparaiso … coached four all-conference players at Dayton and helped the Flyers to a 10-1 record in 2010, including the Pioneer Football League Champi- onship .

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DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH RUNNING BACKS COACH DEFENSIVE LINE COACH CHEVIS JACKSON KEVIN LYNCH KEITH McKENZIE 2nd season at Ball State 2nd season at Ball State 2nd season at Ball State 5th season as a football coach 9th season as a football coach 10th season as a football coach Alma Mater: LSU ’12 Alma Mater: Franklin Coll . ’09 Alma Mater: Ball State ’96 @Co_Jackson21 @coachklynch @CoachMcKenzie95

Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: • Ball State, defensive backs coach, 2016-pres . • Ball State, running backs coach, 2016-pres . • Ball State, defensive line coach, 2016-pres . • LSU, graduate assistant coach, 2015 • Univ . of Indianapolis, assistant coach, 2010-15 • Wayne State, assistant coach, 2008-2015 • South Alabama, graduate assistant coach, • Indiana, offensive quality control coach, 2009 Notes: 2013-14 Notes: Ball State ranked second in the MAC in sacks Notes: Ball State’s offense averaged 220 rushing yards in 2016 (31) … helped defensive end Anthony 2017 MAC Recruiter of the Year via 247Sports … per game in 2016, its highest since 1978 (238 .6) Winbush earn All-MAC honors in 2016 after he part of 2015 LSU team that finished 9-3 overall … helped James Gilbert earn All-MAC first team finished third in the league in sacks (8 .5) … the and ranked 16th in the final national polls … accolades in 2016 after piling up 1,432 rushing Cardinals racked up eight sacks in the win over helped South Alabama earn a bowl bid for the yards, the fourth most in a single season by a Ball EKU, the team’s most in at least 10 years … Ball first time in program history – the 2014 Camellia State player … he was an integral part of one of State notched at least seven tackles for loss in Bowl … South Alabama’s defense ranked second the most successful eras in UIndy history, help- seven games last year … served as the lineback- in the Sun Belt in both scoring defense and total ing the Greyhounds to 39 wins, four conference ers coach at Wayne State from 2009-15 … added defense in 2013 … played collegiate football at championships and three NCAA Division II play- special teams coordinator duties at Wayne State LSU and was a member of the 2007 BCS cham- off appearances … a former all-conference wide in 2014-15 … coached 10 all-conference play- pionship team … the Atlanta Falcons selected receiver, he was a three-year starter at nearby ers at Wayne State, including the 2014 GLIAC Jackson in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft Franklin College … helped the Grizzlies to back- Defensive Back of the Year … played football at … he played in the NFL for four seasons with to-back league titles in 2007 and 2008 … Franklin Ball State from 1991 to 1995 … holds the program five different teams – Atlanta, Jacksonville, New went 11-2 his senior season, setting a new school record for career sacks (25) … team captain and England, Denver and Carolina . record for wins and advancing all the way to the All-MAC defensive end as a senior … went on to NCAA Division III Elite Eight . play in the NFL for eight years with Green Bay, Cleveland, Chicago and Buffalo … was a part of Green Bay’s Super Bowl XXXI championship team … recorded 29 .5 sacks in 95 NFL games … inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007 .

STRENGTH & COND . COACH 2017 Coaching and Support Staff BEN ARMER Head Coach: Mike Neu (Ball State, 1994), 1st season 2nd season at Ball State Alma Mater: Western Mich . ’12 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach: Kyle DeVan (Oregon State, 2007), 2nd season Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach: Joey Lynch (Ball State, 2007), 9th season Defensive Coordinator: David Elson (Butler, 1994), 1st season Special Teams Coord ./TEs Coach: Patrick Dougherty (Ohio Dominican, 2008), 4th season Experience: Defensive Run Game Coordinator/LBs Coach: Johnny Curtis (Tulane, 1996), 2nd season • Ball State, Dir . of Strength and Conditioning, Wide Receivers Coach: Alex Bailey (Youngstown State, 2007), 3rd season 2016-pres . Defensive Backs Coach: Chevis Jackson (LSU, 2012), 2nd season • Miami (Ohio), assistant strength and Running Backs Coach: Kevin Lynch (Franklin College, 2009), 2nd season conditioning coach, 2015 Defensive Line Coach: Keith McKenzie (Ball State, 1996), 2nd season • Ball State, graduate assistant for strength and conditioning, 2014 Graduate Assistant Coaches: Blair Cavanaugh (Offense), Shawn Chaffee (Defense), Cory • Western Michigan, strength and conditioning Connolly (Defense), Dean Petzing (Offense) intern, 2013 Director of Strength and Conditioning: Ben Armer (Western Michigan, 2012), 2nd season Notes: Director of Football Administration/Chief of Staff: Byron Ellis All-Mid-American Conference third-team selec- (Southern Miss, 2003), 2nd season tion as a punter for Western Michigan in 2009 Director of Player Personnel and On-Campus Recruiting: Tilmon Clark . . . three-time Academic All-MAC . . . two-time (Earlham College, 2009), 5th season Capital One Academic All-District . . . named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List in each of his Associate Athletics Trainer: Shawn Comer (Central Michigan, 1990) three seasons for the Broncos . Video Coordinator: Andrew Kamer (Akron, 2013), 2nd season Equipment Manager: Ryan McGorry (Clarion, 2005), 3rd season

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2017 Alphabetical Roster No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Yr . Hometown (Prev . School) Christian Albright DE 6-2 225 Fr ./Fr . Kennesaw, Ga . (North Cobb HS) Brett Anderson S 6-0 185 Fr ./Fr . Grand Blanc, Mich . (Grand Blanc HS) 10 Lamar Anderson S 5-9 187 So ./So . St . Louis, Mo . (Christian Brothers College HS) 54 Chris Beech OL 6-1 294 So ./Fr . Miamisburg, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS) 68 T .J . Beltavski OL 6-0 290 So ./Fr . Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland Benedictine HS) Curtis Blackwell OL 6-5 302 Fr ./Fr . Uniondale, Ind . (Norwell HS) 17 Zack Blair QB 5-11 195 Jr ./So . Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe HS) 58 Kadin Booker OL 6-6 290 Sr ./Jr . Burlington City, N .J . (Monroe College) Brock Burns LB 6-3 202 Fr ./Fr . Fishers, Ind . (Hamilton Southeastern HS) 94 Frank Burton III DT 6-1 275 So ./Fr . Bear, Del . (William Penn HS) Elliot Charlebois QB 6-2 185 Fr ./Fr . Noblesville, Ind . (Carmel HS) Bryce Cosby S 5-10 180 Fr ./Fr . Louisville, Ky . (duPont Manual HS) 42 Chris Crumb DT 6-0 285 So ./So . Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) Gunner Daniel LS 5-9 218 Fr ./Fr . Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS) 38 Antwan Davis WR 5-11 206 Jr ./So . St . John, Ind . (Lincoln Univ . (Mo .)) 82 Keidren Davis TE 6-4 245 So ./Fr . Grand Rapids, Mich . (Union HS) Jimmy Daw LB 6-3 216 Fr ./Fr . Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) Kevin Dominique RB 6-0 196 Fr ./Fr . White Castle, La . (Plaquemine HS) 21 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 200 So ./So . Carpentersville, Ill . (Dundee Crown HS) Luke Endsley WR 5-8 154 Fr ./Fr . Cape Coral, Fla . (Ida S . Baker HS) Sid Fox LB 5-11 216 Fr ./Fr . Lawrenceburg, Ind . (East Central HS) Justin Gibbs WR 6-1 214 Fr ./Fr . Grovetown, Ga . (Grovetown HS) 34 James Gilbert RB 5-8 200 Jr ./Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Arsenal Tech HS) 43 Nik Giles CB 5-11 190 Jr ./So . Matteson, Ill . (Mount Carmel HS) 56 Greg Gilliland LS 6-5 230 Jr ./So . Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater HS) 88 Nolan Givan TE 6-2 245 So ./Fr . Berkley, Mich . (Berkley HS) 25 Darian Green RB 5-8 185 Sr ./Sr . Lafayette, Ind . (Jefferson HS) Joseph Greenwood LS 5-11 215 Fr ./Fr . Delaware, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) Hank Grenda LB 5-11 211 Fr ./Fr . Westfield, Ind . (Westfield HS) 22 Morgan Hagee K 5-11 175 Jr ./Jr . Plainfield, Ind . (Plainfield HS) Justin Hall WR 5-9 160 Fr ./Fr . Douglasville, Ga . (Alexander HS) 20 Deion Hallmon CB 5-11 180 Sr ./Jr . Weston, Fla . (Iowa Western CC) 90 Sean Hammonds Jr . DE 6-1 248 Jr ./So . Louisville, Ky . (Ballard HS) Myles Hannah CB 5-11 172 Fr ./Fr . Stone Mountain, Ga . (Stephenson HS) Zach Haynes DE 6-2 258 Fr ./Fr . Bowling Green, Ky . (South Warren HS) Sam Helm LB 6-0 210 Fr ./Fr . Bloomington, Ind . (Bloomington South HS) 12 Jordan Hogue WR 6-0 185 Sr ./Sr . Fort Wayne, Ind . (New Haven HS) Verenzo Holmes CB 5-11 178 Fr ./Fr . Grovetown, Ga . (Grovetown HS) Caleb Huntley RB 5-10 225 Fr ./Fr . Locust Grove, Ga . (Locust Grove HS) Markice Hurt Jr . RB 5-8 192 Fr ./Fr . Michigan City, Ind . (Michigan City HS) 91 Akeem Hutchinson DE 6-2 260 Jr ./So . Lauderdale Lakes, Fla . (Stranahan HS) 32 Jeremiah Jackson LB 5-11 230 Sr ./Jr . Brooksville, Fla . (Hernando HS) 46 AJ Jaffal LB 6-0 220 Jr ./So . Dearborn, Mich . (Fordson HS) 35 James Jennette III DE 6-3 245 So ./Fr . Florissant, Mo . (Hazelwood West HS) 70 Alex Joss OL 6-4 299 Sr ./Jr . Novi, Mich . (Walled Lake Western HS) 20 David Keeling RB 5-8 194 So ./Fr . Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS) 53 Malik King OL 6-3 305 Sr ./Jr . Muskegon, Mich . (Muskegon HS) 18 Ty Kirtz WR 6-1 195 So ./Fr . Brownsburg, Ind . (Brownsburg HS) 99 Kenny Knight Jr . DT 6-0 255 Jr ./So . East St . Louis, Ill . (East St . Louis HS) 44 Dylan Koch TE 6-4 235 So ./Fr . Plainfield, Ill . (Plainfield East HS)

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2017 Alphabetical Roster (cont ). No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Yr . Hometown (Prev . School) 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5-8 170 Sr ./Sr . Farmington Hills, Mich . (Brother Rice HS) 29 Mitch Larsen S 5-11 195 So ./So . Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield Senior HS) Hassan Littles WR 5-10 172 Fr ./Fr . Lithonia, Ga . (Stephenson HS) 73 Pat Maloney OL 6-2 285 5th/Sr . Niles, Ill . (Maine South HS) 26 Brandon Martin LB 6-0 225 So ./Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence North HS) 67 Dominick Mathis OL 6-2 290 So ./Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Warren Central HS) 24 Reggie McGee DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr . Baltimore, Md . (Hartnell College) 30 Jalen McIntyre S 5-11 212 Sr ./Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Univ . of Saint Francis) 57 Jake McKenzie OL 6-4 285 Fr ./Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Heritage Christian HS) 28 Armani McNulty S 5-11 195 Jr ./Jr . Bolingbrook, Ill . (Bolingbrook HS) Ethan Merriweather WR 6-0 170 Fr ./Fr . Carmel, Ind . (Carmel HS) 14 Jack Milas QB 6-1 205 5th/Sr . Arlington Heights, Ill . (Rolling Meadows HS) 11 Josh Miller CB 5-11 185 Sr ./Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Marian Univ . (Ind .)) 86 Riley Miller WR 6-1 195 Jr ./So . Yorktown, Ind . (Yorktown HS) 13 David Moore CB 5-9 165 5th/Sr . Matthews, N C. . (Butler HS) Demetrius Murray S 6-1 174 Fr ./Fr . Lawrenceville, Ga . (Grayson HS) 15 Riley Neal QB 6-6 225 Jr ./Jr . Yorktown, Ind . (Yorktown HS) Khalil Newton WR 6-1 177 Fr ./Fr . Lithonia, Ga . (Stephenson HS) 75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 6-4 295 5th/Sr . Owosso, Mich . (Powers Catholic HS) Antonio Phillips CB 6-0 177 Fr ./Fr . St . Louis, Mo . (Kirkwood HS) 84 Danny Pinter TE 6-4 255 Jr ./So . South Bend, Ind . (John Adams HS) 83 Wyatt Plate WR 5-9 185 So ./Fr . Jackson, Mich . (Lumen Christi HS) 12 Drew Plitt QB 6-2 220 So ./Fr . Loveland, Ohio (Loveland HS) 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL 6-3 285 Jr ./So . Waukesha, Wis . (Sussex Hamilton HS) 19 Devin Reece WR 6-2 211 Sr ./Jr . Westfield, Ind . (Westfield HS) Shahid Reece LB 6-0 223 Fr ./Fr . New Orleans, La . (Rummel HS) 71 Zac Ricketts OL 6-4 290 Jr ./So . Bremen, Ind . (Bremen HS) 97 Ryan Rimmler K 5-10 200 So ./So . Heidelberg, Germany (Kaiserslautern HS) Michael Robinson LB 6-0 195 Fr ./Fr . Kennesaw, Ga . (Allatoona HS) 51 Cody Rudy FB 5-11 245 So ./Fr . Middletown, Ind . (Shenandoah HS) David Rueth LB 6-0 208 Fr ./Fr . Dayton, Ohio (Alter HS) 81 Kyle Schrank TE 6-3 235 Jr ./So . Fishers, Ind . (Hamilton Southeastern HS) 52 Fred Schroeder DT 6-2 280 Sr ./Jr . Yuma, Ariz . (IMG Academy) 50 Damon Singleton LB 6-2 240 Sr ./Jr . Wyandotte, Mich . (Roosevelt HS) 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6-4 290 So ./Fr . Muncie, Ind . (Delta HS) Nathan Snyder P 6-4 218 Fr ./Fr . Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS) 92 John Swisher DT 6-2 285 Sr ./Sr . Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) 48 Jaylin Thomas LB 6-1 230 So ./Fr . Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) 72 Anthony Todd OL 6-3 295 So ./Fr . Yorktown, Ind . (Yorktown HS) Poni Tu’uta OL 6-3 313 Fr ./Fr . Kenner, La . (John Curtis HS) 31 Romero Wade S 6-0 205 Jr ./So . Altamonte Springs, Fla . (Lyman HS) 23 Marc Walton CB 5-10 191 Jr ./Jr . Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS) 95 Brian Whitaker DE 6-3 243 Sr ./Sr . Conyers, Ga . (Eastern Arizona Coll .) 36 Jacob White LB 6-0 230 Jr ./So . Clarendon Hills, Ill . (Hinsdale Central HS) Jordan Williams DE 6-4 235 Fr ./Fr . Champaign, Ill . (Centennial HS) 59 Kyle Williams DT 6-3 285 Fr ./Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Southport HS) 63 Grant Williamson OL 6-3 290 Jr ./So . Rolling Prairie, Ind . (New Prairie HS) 93 Kevin Willis DT 6-2 300 Sr ./Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence Central HS) 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Warren Central HS)

– 11 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 11 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football End of Spring Practice Depth Chart – Offense – – Defense – Pos . No . Name (Ht ., Wt ., Yr ., Hometown) Pos . No . Name (Ht ., Wt ., Yr ., Hometown) QB 15 Riley Neal (6-6, 220, Jr ./Jr ., Yorktown, Ind .) DE 95 Brian Whitaker (6-3, 243, Sr ./Sr ., Conyers, Ga .) 14 Jack Milas (6-1, 206, 5th/Sr ., Arlington Heights, Ill .) 94 Frank Burton (6-1, 257, So ./Fr ., Bear, Del .) RB 34 James Gilbert (5-8, 194, Jr ./Jr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) NT 92 John Swisher (6-2, 282, Sr ./Sr ., Des Moines, Iowa) 21 Malik Dunner (5-11, 192, So ./So ., Carpentersville, Ill .) 42 Chris Crumb (6-0, 266, So ./So ., Lewis Center, Ohio) WR 86 Riley Miller (6-1, 187, Jr ./So ., Yorktown, Ind .) DT 93 Kevin Willis (6-2, 303, Sr ./Sr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) 38 Antwan Davis (6-1, 200, Jr ./So ., St . John, Ind .) 52 Fred Schroeder (6-2, 275, Sr ./Jr ., Yuma, Ariz .) WR 12 Jordan Hogue (6-0, 183, Sr ./Sr ., Fort Wayne, Ind .) DE 98 Anthony Winbush (6-1, 225, 5th/Sr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) 83 Wyatt Plate (5-9, 169, So ./Fr ., Jackson, Mich .) 35 James Jennette III (6-3, 225, So ./Fr ., Florissant, Mo .) WR 19 Devin Reece (6-2, 208, Sr ./Jr ., Westfield, Ind .) SLB 50 Damon Singleton (6-2, 237, Sr ./Jr ., Wyandotte, Mich .) 18 Ty Kirtz (6-1, 187, So ./Fr ., Brownsburg, Ind .) 26 Brandon Martin (6-0, 237, So ./Fr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) TE 84 Danny Pinter (6-4, 254, Jr ./So ., South Bend, Ind .) MLB 36 Jacob White (6-0, 229, Jr ./So ., Clarendon Hills, Ill .) 88 Nolan Givan (6-3, 236, So ./Fr ., Berkley, Mich .) 32 Jeremiah Jackson (5-11, 219, Sr ./Jr ., Brooksville, Fla .) LT 58 Kadin Booker (6-6, 286, Sr ./Jr ., Burlington City, N .J .) WLB 48 Jaylin Thomas (6-1, 212, So ./Fr ., Lima, Ohio) 57 Jake McKenzie (6-4, 278, Fr ./Fr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) 46 AJ Jaffal (6-0, 216, Jr ./So ., Dearborn, Mich .) LG 75 Vinnie Palazeti (6-4, 300, 5th/Sr ., Owosso, Mich .) CB 11 Josh Miller (5-11, 180, Sr ./Jr ., Indianapolis, Ind .) 72 Anthony Todd (6-3, 293, So ./Fr ., Yorktown, Ind .) 20 Deion Hallmon (5-11, 163, Sr ./Jr ., Weston, Fla .) C 64 Andrew Poenitsch (6-3, 266, Jr ./So ., Waukesha, Wis ). SS 28 Armani McNulty (5-11, 181, Jr ./Jr ., Bolingbrook, Ill .) 54 Chris Beech (6-1, 284, So ./Fr ., Miamisburg, Ohio) 29 Mitch Larsen (5-9, 185, So ./So ., Fairfield, Ohio) RG 71 Zac Ricketts (6-4, 295, Jr ./So ., Bremen, Ind .) FS 31 Romero Wade (6-0, 207, Jr ./So ., Altamonte Springs, Fla .) 63 Grant Williamson (6-3, 274, Jr ./So ., Rolling Prairie, Ind .) 10 Lamar Anderson (5-9, 182, So ./So ., St . Louis, Mo .) RT 70 Alex Joss (6-4, 292, Sr ./Jr ., Novi, Mich .) CB 23 Marc Walton (5-10, 185, Jr ./Jr ., Mentor, Ohio) 77 Kaleb Slaven (6-3, 272, So ./Fr ., Muncie, Ind .) 13 David Moore (5-9, 167, 5th/Sr ., Mathews, N C. .)

– Specialists – Pos . No . Name (Ht ., Wt ., Yr ., Hometown) Pos . No . Name (Ht ., Wt ., Yr ., Hometown) PK 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 160, Jr ./Jr ., Plainfield, Ind .) KO TBA 97 Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 185, So ./So ., Heidelberg, Germany) P 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 160, Jr ./Jr ., Plainfield, Ind .) KOR TBA

LS 56 Greg Gilliland (6-4, 225, Jr ./So ., Coldwater, Ohio) PR TBA

HO 14 Jack Milas (6-1, 206, 5th/Sr ., Arlington Heights, Ill .)

Pronunciation Guide Kadin Booker ...... KAY-din Malik Dunner ...... mah-LEEK Morgan Hagee . . . . . HAY-gee AJ Jaffal ...... jah-FALL Corey Lacanaria . . . . LACK-an-AIR-ee-ah Jack Milas ...... MY-lus Vinnie Palazeti . . . . . PAL-ah-ZETT-ee Andrew Poenitsch . . . . PAIN-ish

Coaches Mike Neu ...... NEW

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Defense (4) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 13 David Moore CB 5-9 165 5th/Sr . Matthews, N C. . (Butler HS) 23 Marc Walton CB 5-10 191 Jr ./Jr . Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS) 93 Kevin Willis DT 6-2 300 Sr ./Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence Central HS) 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Warren Central HS)

Special Teams (1) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 22 Morgan Hagee K 5-11 175 Jr ./Jr . Plainfield, Ind . (Plainfield HS)

Ball State Starters Lost (14) Offense (5) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 66 Steven Bell OL 6-5 294 Sr . Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill HS) 17 Sam Brunner TE 6-2 244 Sr . Washington, Mich . (Romeo HS) 89 Damon Hazelton Jr . WR 6-2 209 So . Baltimore, Md . (Franklin HS) 16 KeVonn Mabon WR 6-2 215 Sr . St . Louis, Mo . (DeSmet Jesuit HS) 78 Drake Miller OL 6-5 307 Sr . Sturgis, Mich . (Surges HS)

Defense (7) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 8 Corey Hall S 5-10 185 Sr . Stockbridge, Ga . (Eastern Arizona JC) 21 Martez Hester S 6-3 201 Sr . Kennesaw, Ga . (North Cobb HS) 57 Joshua Posley DE 6-1 254 Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Univ . of Cincinnati) 2 Zack Ryan LB 5-11 220 Sr . Westlake, Ohio (St . Ignatius HS) 7 Aaron Taylor LB 5-11 208 Sr . Lawrenceville, Ga . (Central Gwinnett HS) 55 John Whitman III DT 6-1 299 Sr . Columbus, Ohio (Lackawanna CC) 3 Sean Wiggins LB 6-3 232 Sr . Mint Hill, N C. . (Butler HS)

Special Teams (2) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 12 Kyle Schmidt P 6-2 218 Sr . Chesterton, Ind . (Chesterton HS) 47 Nick Traub LS 5-11 207 Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Bishop Chatard HS)

– 13 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 13 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Ball State Returning Letterwinners (34) Offense (15) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 58 Kadin Booker OL 6-6 290 Sr ./Jr . Burlington City, N .J . (Monroe College) 21 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 200 So ./So . Carpentersville, Ill . (Dundee Crown HS) 34 James Gilbert RB 5-8 200 Jr ./Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Arsenal Tech HS) 25 Darian Green RB 5-8 185 Sr ./Sr . Lafayette, Ind . (Jefferson HS) 12 Jordan Hogue WR 6-0 185 Sr ./Sr . Fort Wayne, Ind . (New Haven HS) 70 Alex Joss OL 6-4 299 Sr ./Jr . Novi, Mich . (Walled Lake Western HS) 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5-8 170 Sr ./Sr . Farmington Hills, Mich . (Brother Rice HS) 73 Pat Maloney OL 6-2 285 5th/Sr . Niles, Ill . (Maine South HS) 14 Jack Milas QB 6-1 205 5th/Sr . Arlington Heights, Ill . (Rolling Meadows HS) 15 Riley Neal QB 6-6 225 Jr ./Jr . Yorktown, Ind . (Yorktown HS) 75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 6-4 295 5th/Sr . Owosso, Mich . (Powers Catholic HS) 84 Danny Pinter TE 6-4 255 Jr ./So . South Bend, Ind . (John Adams HS) 19 Devin Reece WR 6-2 211 Sr ./Jr . Westfield, Ind . (Westfield HS) 71 Zac Ricketts OL 6-4 290 Jr ./So . Bremen, Ind . (Bremen HS) 81 Kyle Schrank TE 6-3 235 Jr ./So . Fishers, Ind . (Hamilton Southeastern HS)

Defense (18) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 10 Lamar Anderson S 5-9 187 So ./So . St . Louis, Mo . (Christian Brothers College HS) 42 Chris Crumb DT 6-0 285 So ./So . Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 90 Sean Hammonds Jr . DE 6-1 248 Jr ./So . Louisville, Ky . (Ballard HS) 32 Jeremiah Jackson LB 5-11 230 Sr ./Jr . Brooksville, Fla . (Hernando HS) 29 Mitch Larsen S 5-11 195 So ./So . Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield Senior HS) 24 Reggie McGee DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr . Baltimore, Md . (Hartnell College) 28 Armani McNulty S 5-11 195 Jr ./Jr . Bolingbrook, Ill . (Bolingbrook HS) 11 Josh Miller CB 5-11 185 Sr ./Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Marian Univ . (Ind .)) 13 David Moore CB 5-9 165 5th/Sr . Matthews, N C. . (Butler HS) 52 Fred Schroeder DT 6-2 280 Sr ./Jr . Yuma, Ariz . (IMG Academy) 50 Damon Singleton LB 6-2 240 Sr ./Jr . Wyandotte, Mich . (Roosevelt HS) 92 John Swisher DT 6-2 285 Sr ./Sr . Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) 31 Romero Wade S 6-0 205 Jr ./So . Altamonte Springs, Fla . (Lyman HS) 23 Marc Walton CB 5-10 191 Jr ./Jr . Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS) 95 Brian Whitaker DE 6-3 243 Sr ./Sr . Conyers, Ga . (Eastern Arizona Coll .) 36 Jacob White LB 6-0 230 Jr ./So . Clarendon Hills, Ill . (Hinsdale Central HS) 93 Kevin Willis DT 6-2 300 Sr ./Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence Central HS) 98 Anthony Winbush DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Warren Central HS)

Special Teams (1) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 22 Morgan Hagee K 5-11 175 Jr ./Jr . Plainfield, Ind . (Plainfield HS)

– 14 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 14 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Offensive Player Career Highs and Stats MALIK DUNNER / RB / #21 • Kick Returns • Passing 5-11, 200, So ./So ., Carpentersville, Ill . Year G No Yds TD Lg Yd/R Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct . Rush attempts: 9, vs . EKU, 9/17/16 2014 12 0 0 0 0 0 .0 2014 6 115- 209 5 1302 9 44 55 .0 Rush yards: 68, vs . WMU, 11/1/16 2015 12 25 643 0 85 25 .7 2015 12 35- 67 3 343 1 36 52 .2 Long rush: 50, vs . WMU, 11/1/16 2016 8 8 167 0 26 20 .9 2016 12 20- 38 2 199 1 20 52 .6 TDs: 1, Twice (Last vs . WMU, 11/1/16) Total 32 33 810 0 85 24 .5 Total 30 170- 314 10 1844 11 44 54 .1 Receptions: 1, 3 times (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) • Rushing Receiving yards: 21, vs . EMU, 11/8/16 MORGAN HAGEE / K / #22 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C • Rushing 5-11, 175, Jr ./Jr ., Plainfield, Ind . 2014 6 27 96 2 54 3 .6 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C Field goals made: 3, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15 2015 12 6 12 0 13 2 .0 2016 10 24 152 1 50 6 .3 FG attempted: 4, at Northwestern, 9/26/15 2016 12 4 69 0 47 17 .2 Total 10 24 152 1 50 6 .3 Long field goal: 45, at Ohio, 11/17/15 Total 30 37 177 2 54 4 .8 • Receiving • Kicking Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Year G FGs Lg Pct PATs Pts RILEY NEAL / QB / #15 2016 10 3 38 0 21 12 .7 2015 12 16-21 45 76 .2 31-32 79 6-6, 225, Jr ./Jr ., Yorktown, Ind . Total 10 3 38 0 21 12 .7 2016 12 15-19 44 78 .9 37-37 82 Pass attempts: 53, at Northern Ill ., 10/10/15 Total 24 31-40 45 77 .5 68-69 161 Pass completions: 33, at Toledo, 11/16/16 JAMES GILBERT / RB / #34 Pass yds .: 393, Twice (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) Pass TDs: 4, at Northern Illinois, 10/10/15 5-8, 200, Jr ./Jr ., Indianapolis, Ind . JORDAN HOGUE / WR / #12 Long pass: 62, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 6-0, 185, Sr ./Sr ., Fort Wayne, Ind . Rush att:: 16, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Receptions: 6, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) Rush yards: 96, at Miami, 11/22/16 Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Receiving yards: 59, Indiana State, 9/13/14 Long rush: 46, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 TDs: 3, vs . Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Long reception: 33, EMU, 11/22/14 Rush TDs: 2, Twice (Last at UB, 10/15/16) Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15 TD: 1, 4x (Last at Indiana, 9/10/16) Rec . yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 • Receiving • Passing Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct . 2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58 .3 • Rushing 2014 9 9 107 2 33 11 .9 2016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61 .4 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 12 11 81 1 17 7 .4 Total 22 470- 785 18 4817 29 62 59 .9 2015 12 152 608 8 34 4 .0 2016 11 20 170 1 43 8 .5 2016 12 251 1332 12 80 5 .3 Total 32 40 358 4 43 8 .9 • Rushing Total 24 403 1940 20 80 4 .8 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 11 88 399 2 41 4 .5 • Receiving COREY LACANARIA / WR / #11 5-8, 170, Sr ./Sr ., Farmington Hills, Mich . 2016 11 127 540 8 46 4 .3 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Receptions: 10, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 Total 22 215 939 10 46 4 .4 2015 12 3 35 0 19 11 .7 Rec . yards: 72, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 2016 12 1 18 0 18 18 .0 Long reception: 33, at Indiana, 9/10/16 Total 24 4 53 0 19 13 .2 DANNY PINTER / TE / #84 TDs: 1, 5x (Last at Toledo, 11/16/16) 6-4, 255, Jr ./So ., South Bend, Ind . DARIAN GREEN / RB / #25 • Receiving Rec .: 1, 3 times (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) Rec . yards: 4, Twice (Last vs . UA, 10/22/16) 5-8, 185, Sr ./Sr ., Lafayette, Ind . Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Long rec .: 4, Twice (Last vs . UA, 10/22/16) Rush attempts: 25, at Eastern Mich ., 9/19/15 2014 11 22 180 1 26 8 .2 Rush yards: 164, at Eastern Mich ., 9/19/15 2015 10 45 376 2 22 8 .4 • Receiving Long rush: 47, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15 2016 11 33 341 2 33 10 .3 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C TDs: 4, VMI, 9/3/15 Total 32 100 897 5 33 9 .0 2016 12 3 10 0 4 3 .3 Receptions: 6, VMI, 9/3/15 Total 12 3 10 0 4 3 .3 Rec . yards: 74, VMI, 9/3/15 JACK MILAS / QB / #14 Long reception: 35, VMI, 9/3/15 6-1, 205, 5th/Sr ., Arlington Heights, Ill . DEVIN REECE / WR / #19 Pass attempts: 52, VMI, 9/3/15 • Rushing 6-2, 211, Sr ./Jr ., Westfield, Ind . Pass completions: 34, VMI, 9/3/15 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C Receptions: 6, vs . Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 Pass yards: 338, VMI, 9/3/15 2014 12 12 48 0 9 4 .0 Receiving yards: 64, vs . EKU, 9/17/16 Pass TDs: 4, Western Michigan, 10/11/14 2015 12 145 730 5 47 5 .0 Long reception: 42, vs . EKU, 9/17/16 Long pass: 44, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14 2016 8 57 311 1 21 5 .5 TD: 1 vs . Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 Rush attempts: 7, Akron, 10/25/14 Total 32 214 1089 6 47 5 .1 • Receiving Rush yards: 69, vs . WMU, 11/1/16 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C • Receiving Long rush: 54, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14 2015 4 0 0 0 0 0 .0 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Rush TDs: 1, Twice (Last vs . EMU, 11/22/14) 2014 12 8 112 0 29 14 .0 2016 12 10 110 1 42 11 .0 2015 12 14 84 1 35 6 .0 Total 16 10 110 1 42 11 .0 2016 8 24 124 0 27 5 .2 Total 32 46 320 1 35 7 .0

– 15 – BallStateSports .com • @BallStateSports • #ChirpChirp • 2017 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 15 – 2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Defensive Player Career Highs and Stats JEREMIAH JACKSON / LB / #32 MARC WALTON / CB / #23 5-11, 230, Sr ./Jr ., Brooksville, Fla . 5-10, 191, Jr ./Jr ., Mentor, Ohio Tackles: 6, vs . Western Michigan, 11/1/16 Tackles: 10, vs . Akron, 10/22/16 TFL: 1 .0, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 Sacks, 1, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) • Defensive Stats FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks PBU: 3, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 2015 12 5 4 9 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 • Defensive Stats 2016 12 8 10 18 2 .5-9 0 0 0 2 .0-9 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks Total 24 13 14 27 2 .5-9 0 0 0 2 .0-9 2015 11 10 6 16 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 2016 12 37 26 63 2 .0-4 0 1 3 0 .0-0 ARMANI McNULTY / S / #28 Total 23 47 32 79 2 0-4. 0 1 3 0 .0-0 5-11, 195, Jr ./Jr ., Bolingbrook, Ill . Tackles: 8, vs . Western Michigan, 11/1/16 BRIAN WHITAKER / DE / #95 PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 6-3, 243, Sr ./Sr ., Conyers, Ga . • Defensive Stats Tackles: 5, at Indiana, 9/10/16 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks Tackles for loss: 1 at Indiana, 9/10/16 2015 4 1 0 1 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 Sacks: 0 .5, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) 2016 9 10 9 19 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 • Defensive Stats Total 13 11 9 20 0 .0-0 0 0 0 0 .0-0 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 12 8 11 19 3 .0-13 0 0 0 1 .0-9 JOSH MILLER / CB / #11 Total 12 8 11 19 3 0-13. 0 0 0 1 .0-9 5-11, 185, Sr ./Jr ., Indianapolis, Ind . Tackles: 11, vs . Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 KEVIN WILLIS / DT / #93 TFL: 1 .0 Twice (Last at Toledo, 11/16/16) 6-2, 300, Sr ./Sr ., Indianapolis, Ind . INT: 1, at Toledo, 11/16/16 Tackles: 8, Toledo, 10/3/15 PBU: 2 vs . Eastern Kentucky 9/17/16 TFL: 2 .0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16 FF: 1, vs . Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Sacks: 1 .0, Twice (Last at CMU, 10/8/16) • Defensive Stats FR: 1, Twice (Last vs . NIU, 10/1/16) Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks • Defensive Stats 2014* 11 13 4 17 0 .0-0 0 0 1 0 .0-0 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 9 37 11 48 2 .5-4 1 0 1 0 .0-0 2014 6 0 1 1 0 .0-00 0 0 0 Total 20 50 15 65 2 .5-4 1 0 2 0 .0-0 2015 12 11 15 26 3 .5-10 0 1 0 1 .0-6 *at Marian University 2016 12 8 14 22 4 .5-22 0 1 0 2 .0-18 Total 30 19 30 49 8 0-32. 0 2 0 3 0-24. DAVID MOORE / CB / #13 5-9, 165, 5th/Sr ., Matthews, N C. . ANTHONY WINBUSH / DE / #98 Tackles: 11, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 6-1, 240, 5th/Sr ., Indianapolis, Ind . TFL: 1 .0, Twice (Last vs . GSU, 10/17/15) Tackles: 5, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 FF: 1, Twice (Last vs . GSU, 10/17/15) TFL: 2 .5 vs . Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 FR: 1, Twice (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) Sacks: 2 .5, at Miami, 11/22/16 PBU: 4, Twice (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) FF: 1, 4 times (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) • Defensive Stats FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 2014 12 5 9 14 0 .0-0 1 0 0 0 .0-0 • Defensive Stats 2015 12 40 14 54 2 .0-5 1 1 0 0 .0-0 Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 10 21 12 33 0 .0-0 0 1 0 0 .0-0 2014 10 4 5 9 0 .0-0 1 0 0 0 .0-0 Total 34 66 35 101 2 .0-5 2 2 0 0 .0-0 2015 11 9 6 15 5 .5-31 1 1 0 5 .0-30 2016 12 15 9 24 10 .5-50 2 1 0 8 .5-43 DAMON SINGLETON / LB / #50 Total 33 28 20 48 16 0-81. 4 2 0 13 .5-73 6-2, 240, Sr ./Jr ., Wyandotte, Mich . Tackles: 5, vs . Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 TFL: 0 .5, 3 times (Last vs . EMU, 11/8/16) Sacks: 0 .5, vs . Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2015 9 8 4 12 1 .0-1 0 0 0 0 .0-0 2016 11 7 12 19 1 .5-6 0 0 0 0 .5-2 Total 20 15 16 31 2 .5-7 0 0 0 0 .5-2

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Offensive Player Game-By-Game Statistics (2016) RUSHING (att -yards-TDs). Player GSU IU EKU FAU NIU CMU UB AKR WMU EMU TOL MIA Malik Dunner 0-0-0 7-39-0 9-27-0 0-0-0 1-11-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 6-68-1 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 James Gilbert 29-160-2 12-54-0 21-67-1 12-49-0 22-119-3 27-141-2 34-264-2 24-133-1 29-155-0 12-54-1 11-19-0 18-117-0 Darian Green 13-93-1 11-33-0 4-11-0 8-66-0 4-4-0 DNP DNP 7-47-0 DNP DNP 5-27-0 5-30-0 Riley Neal 4-48-0 6-(-1)-0 10-44-1 14-74-2 15-16-0 8-13-0 15-44-2 13-76-1 DNP 12-45-1 14-85-0 16-96-1 Teddy Williamson 4-28-1 1-7-0 9-42-1 2-6-0 0-0-0 4-12-0 8-39-0 DNP 3-6-0 8-37-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 RECEIVING (rec -yards-TDs). Player GSU IU EKU FAU NIU CMU UB AKR WMU EMU TOL MIA Cywettnie Brown 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-43-0 0-0-0 1-20-0 3-105-1 DNP DNP Sam Brunner 0-0-0 2-21-0 1-1-0 2-29-1 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 1-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 Malik Dunner 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-10-0 1-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 James Gilbert 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Darian Green 0-0-0 2-25-0 4-28-0 2-27-0 4-2-0 DNP DNP 4-6-0 DNP DNP 5-30-0 3-6-0 Damon Hazelton Jr . DNP 0-0-0 6-52-1 2-29-0 6-90-0 5-40-1 4-51-0 2-13-0 4-42-1 9-71-0 12-102-1 1-15-0 Aaron Hepp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-54-0 2-34-0 1-17-1 3-16-0 0-0-0 3-39-0 1-4-0 Jordan Hogue 1-9-0 3-53-1 6-35-0 6-49-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-11-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 1-8-0 Corey Lacanaria 4-41-0 3-48-0 DNP 5-62-1 4-43-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-29-0 4-33-0 3-36-0 3-20-1 4-29-0 KeVonn Mabon 8-69-0 5-84-0 4-51-0 6-56-0 6-99-0 8-56-0 5-84-0 8-88-0 5-58-0 12-149-2 7-56-0 11-122-1 Danny Pinter 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Devin Reece 1-7-0 0-0-0 6-64-1 0-0-0 2-39-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 KICK RETURNS (ret -yards-TDs). Player GSU IU EKU FAU NIU CMU UB AKR WMU EMU TOL MIA Darian Green 2-48-0 0-0-0 1-24-0 0-0-0 4-73-0 DNP DNP 1-22-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 KeVonn Mabon 0-0-0 2-34-0 1-15-0 1-18-0 2-59-0 1-20-0 1-23-0 3-65-0 4-100-0 4-104-0 4-74-0 3-70-0 Marc Walton 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-59-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 PUNT RETURNS (ret -yards-TDs). Player GSU IU EKU FAU NIU CMU UB AKR WMU EMU TOL MIA Aaron Hepp 2-27-0 3-1-0 1-11-0 1-16-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 Corey Lacanaria 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 PASSING FIELD GOALS • #14 Jack Milas Player FGM-A Pct 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Blk Opponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Yds Morgan Hagee 15-19 78 .9 5-6 7-7 3-5 0-1 44 1 at Georgia State 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at Indiana 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 EKU 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at FAU 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 Northern Illinois 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at Central Michigan 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at Buffalo 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 Akron 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 Western Michigan 20 38 2 52 .6 199 1 20 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at Toledo 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 at Miami 0 0 0 00 .0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 20 38 2 52 .6 199 1 20 0-0 • #15 Riley Neal Opponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Yds at Georgia State 15 29 2 51 .7 130 0 21 1-6 at Indiana 15 30 1 50 .0231 1 43 2-13 EKU 28 39 0 71 .8 238 2 42 1-5 at FAU 23 37 1 62 .2 252 2 29 1-8 Northern Illinois 23 40 0 57 .5276 0 31 5-27 at Central Michigan 18 30 2 60 .0 174 1 20 2-13 at Buffalo 12 22 2 54 .5 212 0 44 1-12 Akron 23 34 1 67 .6187 1 33 1-2 Western Michigan – DNP – Eastern Michigan 30 50 2 60 .0 393 3 62 3-19 at Toledo 33 49 0 67 .3 260 2 27 0-0 at Miami 22 34 1 64 .7188 1 25 1-9 Totals 242 394 12 61 4. 2,541 13 62 18-114

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Defensive Player Game-By-Game Statistics (2016) TACKLES Hall #8 Hester #21 Holder #33 Jackson #32 McGee #9 McNulty #28 Miller #11 Moore #13 Opponent U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other at Georgia State 4-0-4 (1 INT) 5-1-6 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 5-0-5 DNP at Indiana 1-0-1 5-2-7 (1 sack) 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 3-0-3 3-1-4 DNP EKU 1-1-2 (1 PBU) 0-5-5 (1 INT) 0-0-0 (1 PBU) 1-1-2 (1 sack) 0-0-0 (1 PBU) 0-1-1 1-2-3 (2 PBU) 4-0-4 at FAU 1-6-7 (1 TFL) 3-2-5 (1 FF) DNP 2-0-2 (1 sack) 0-1-1 1-0-1 7-1-8 (1 TFL) 1-0-1 Northern Illinois 8-3-11 (1 FR) 4-6-10 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 7-4-11 (1 FF) 0-0-0 at Central Mich . 3-3-6 (1 FF) 5-1-6 (1 PBU) DNP 1-1-2 (0 .5 TFL) DNP 1-0-1 2-2-4 2-1-3 at Buffalo 6-1-7 (1 PBU) 11-2-13 DNP 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 (1 PBU) DNP 2-1-3 (4 PBU) Akron 6-3-9 (1 FF) 2-5-7 (1 PBU) DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP 2-1-3 (1 PBU) Western Mich . 5-6-11 0-2-2 DNP 2-4-6 0-0-0 2-6-8 DNP 4-1-5 (1 PBU) Eastern Mich . 4-2-6 (1 PBU) 4-5-9 (1 FR) DNP 0-2-2 2-0-2 (1 TFL) DNP 3-0-3 (1 PBU) 5-6-11 (1 FR) at Toledo 6-2-8 0-2-2 (1 PBU) DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 6-0-6 (1 INT) 0-0-0 at Miami 3-3-6 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 3-1-4 (1 PBU) 1-2-3

Posley #57 Ryan #2 Schroeder #52 Seger #49 Singleton #50 Solomon #15 Stanley #27 Taylor #7 Opponent U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other at Georgia State 1-0-1 7-2-9 (1 sack) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-0-1 at Indiana 0-1-1 5-3-8 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 (0 .5 TFL) 0-0-0 2-0-2 9-4-13 EKU 2-2-4 (2 .5 TFL) 4-5-9 (1 .5 TFL) 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 (0 .5 sack) 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-4-6 (1 .5 sacks) at FAU 2-5-7 (1 .5 sacks) 3-2-5 (1 INT) DNP DNP 0-1-1 DNP DNP 3-3-6 (1 PBU) Northern Illinois 0-4-4 (0 .5 TFL) 3-6-9 (1 .5 TFL) DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 (1 FF) 3-6-9 (1 .5 TFL) at Central Mich . 3-0-3 (1 sack) 1-4-5 (1 PBU) DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 3-3-6 (0 .5 TFL) at Buffalo 3-1-4 (1 TFL) 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-2 (1 sack) 3-2-5 3-0-3 Akron 2-1-3 2-5-7 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-3 3-1-4 Western Mich . 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 0-2-2 5-5-10 (1 TFL) Eastern Mich . 1-1-2 (0 .5 TFL) 2-4-6 (1 sack) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-5-5 (0 .5 TFL) 0-0-0 1-6-7 3-7-10 (0 .5 TFL) at Toledo 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 2-1-3 11-1-12 (5 .0 TFL) at Miami 0-0-0 2-3-5 (0 .5 TFL) DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 (1 sack) 3-2-5 (1 TFL)

Thurmon #62 Wade #31 Walton #23 Whitaker #95 Whitman #55 Wiggins #3 Willis #93 Winbush #98 Opponent U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other at Georgia State 2-0-2 (1 sack) 0-0-0 4-2-6 (0 .5 TFL) 0-1-1 (0 .5 TFL) 1-0-1 3-2-5 (1 PBU) 1-0-1 1-0-1 (1 FR) at Indiana 3-1-4 DNP 1-1-2 (1 TFL) 3-2-5 (1 TFL) 2-1-3 (1 sack) 5-3-8 0-1-1 2-0-2 (2 sacks) EKU DNP DNP 2-2-4 (1 INT) 1-1-2 (0 .5 sack) 0-3-3 (0 .5 sack) 1-0-1 (1 TFL) 0-2-2 (0 .5 sack) 2-2-4 (2 sacks) at FAU 1-2-3 (0 .5 sacks) 0-0-0 2-2-4 (1 FR) 0-0-0 0-1-1 5-8-13 (1 TFL) 0-0-0 2-3-5 (1 .5 TFL) Northern Illinois 0-6-6 (1 TFL) 0-0-0 3-5-8 (1 INT) 0-1-1 0-0-0 (1 PBU) 2-5-7 0-3-3 (1 FR) 0-1-1 at Central Mich . 1-1-2 (1 sack) DNP 1-2-3 (1 PBU) 0-0-0 0-0-2 ()2 PBUs) 11-4-15 (1 TFL) 3-3-6 (1 sack) 3-0-3 (2 sacks) at Buffalo 0-1-1 0-0-0 6-0-6 (1 PBU) 1-0-1 2-0-2 8-6-14 1-0-1 1-0-1 (1 PBU) Akron 0-1-1 0-0-0 6-4-10 (1 PBU) 1-2-3 0-1-1 2-4-6 1-0-1 (1 TFL) 2-0-2 (1 TFL) Western Mich . DNP DNP 3-4-7 (1 PBU) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-5 0-0-0 0-1-1 Eastern Mich . 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4 (3 PBU) 0-2-2 0-4-4 6-7-13 (1 TFL) 1-1-2 0-1-1 at Toledo 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-2-4 1-1-2 (0 .5 TFL) 0-2-2 12-2-14 (2 .0 TFL) 0-3-3 0-0-0 at Miami 2-1-3 (2 sacks) 0-0-0 4-1-5 1-1-2 (0 .5 sack) 3-2-5 (1 sack) 6-2-8 (1 TFL) 1-1-2 2-1-3 (2 .5 sacks)

TURNOVER CHART – Turnovers Gained – – Points Off TO Gained – – Turnovers Lost – – Points Off TO Lost – Opponent Fum Int Total TD FG Points Fum Int Total TD FG Points +/- at Georgia State 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 2 2 1 0 7 0 at Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 6 -3 EKU 0 2 2 1 1 10 1 0 1 1 0 7 +1 at FAU 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 7 +1 Northern Illinois 2 1 3 2 0 14 0 1 1 1 0 7 +2 at Central Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 7 -2 at Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 7 -3 Akron 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 7 -3 Eastern Michigan 2 1 3 2 0 14 3 2 5 2 0 14 -2 at Toledo 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 at Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 Totals 7 7 14 8 2 61 9 15 24 9 3 72 -10

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

Team Statistics BALL OPP SCORING 324 361 Points Per Game 27.0 30.1 Points Off Turnovers 61 72 FIRST DOWNS 294 273 R u s h in g 141 93 P a s s in g 139 165 P e n a lt y 14 15 RUSHING YARDAGE 2640 1807 Yards gained rushing 2833 2100 Yards lost rushing 193 293 Rushing Attempts 519 405 Average Per Rush 5.1 4.5 Average Per Game 220.0 150.6 TDs Rushing 25 15 PASSING YARDAGE 2750 3836 C o m p - A t t - I n t 263-436-15 301-480-7 Average Per Pass 6.3 8.0 Average Per Catch 10.5 12.7 Average Per Game 229.2 319.7 TDs Passing 14 27 TOTAL OFFENSE 5390 5643 Total Plays 955 885 Average Per Play 5.6 6.4 Average Per Game 449.2 470.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-878 53-1042 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-94 16-129 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-42 15-178 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.9 19.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.2 8.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 11.9 FUMBLES-LOST 13-9 14-7 PENALTIES-Yards 48-426 70-577 Average Per Game 35.5 48.1 PUNTS-Yards 61-2498 61-2311 Average Per Punt 41.0 37.9 Net punt average 37.5 35.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 65-3833 67-3982 Average Per Kick 59.0 59.4 Net kick average 39.9 37.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 3 2 8 : 5 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 88/195 83/184 3rd-Down Pct 45% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/23 4/17 4th-Down Pct 52% 24% SACKS BY-Yards 32-182 19-114 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 40 46 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-19 13-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (43-55) 78% (30-32) 94% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (32-55) 58% (22-32) 69% PAT-ATTEMPTS (37-37) 100% (44-45) 98% ATTENDANCE 38946 134239 Games/Avg Per Game 5/7789 7/19177 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Ball State 87 84 50 103 0 324 Opponents 96 98 76 91 0 361

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 at Georgia State 52 325 4 46 15 130 0 21 15-29-2 130 0 21 2 48 0 26 2 27 0 15 455 Sep 10 at Indiana 38 140 0 23 15 231 1 43 15-30-1 231 1 43 2 34 0 20 4 25 1 3 371 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 54 193 3 12 28 238 2 42 28-39-0 238 2 42 2 39 0 24 1 11 0 11 431 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 41 226 2 22 24 262 2 29 24-39-1 262 2 29 1 18 0 18 2 23 0 16 488 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 44 151 3 23 23 276 0 31 23-41-1 276 0 31 6 132 0 39 1 0 0 0 427 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 39 166 2 47 18 174 1 20 18-30-2 174 1 20 4 79 0 20 1 2 0 2 340 Oct 15 at Buffalo 59 356 4 80 12 212 0 44 12-22-2 212 0 44 2 40 0 23 1 0 0 0 568 Oct 22 AKRON 44 256 2 21 23 187 1 33 23-34-1 187 1 33 5 97 0 33 1 0 0 0 443 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 42 298 1 50 20 199 1 20 20-38-2 199 1 20 6 129 0 43 0 0 0 0 497 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 34 149 3 16 30 393 3 62 30-51-2 393 3 62 5 118 0 46 2 6 0 4 542 Nov 16 at Toledo 32 133 0 35 33 260 2 27 33-49-0 260 2 27 4 74 0 34 2 0 0 0 393 Nov 22 at Miami 40 247 1 40 22 188 1 25 22-34-1 188 1 25 3 70 0 32 1 0 0 0 435 Ball State 519 2640 25 80 263 2750 14 62 263-436-15 2750 14 62 42 878 0 46 18 94 1 16 5390 Opponents 405 1807 15 75 301 3836 27 79 301-480-7 3836 27 79 53 1042 0 39 16 129 1 63 5643

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 5.1 • Avg/catch: 10.5 • Pass effic: 117.02 • KR avg: 20.9 • PR avg: 5.2 • All purpose avg/game: 533.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 449.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 at Georgia State 44 14 58 6.0-17 2.0-9 1 1-0 1-11 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Sep 10 at Indiana 53 24 77 7.0-30 4.0-21 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 23 48 71 14.0-60 8.0-42 0 0-0 2-29 3 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 10 41 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 38 42 80 11.0-29 3.0-14 1 1-0 1-2 1 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 37 58 95 7.0-10 1.0-2 2 2-0 1-0 4 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 14 24 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 43 26 69 11.0-58 5.0-46 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 15 at Buffalo 57 16 73 2.0-9 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 8 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Oct 22 AKRON 40 32 72 2.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 1 0 0 3 25 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 28 44 72 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 38 62 100 5.0-11 1.0-4 2 2-4 1-0 2 9 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 41 Nov 16 at Toledo 47 18 65 9.0-18 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 3 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 6 19 Nov 22 at Miami 37 24 61 9.0-46 7.0-40 2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 20 Ball State 485 408 893 84.0-295 32.0-182 11 7-4 7-42 21 46 1 37-37 1 0 0 61 324 Opponents 497 492 989 56.0-194 18.0-106 9 9-14 15-178 20 56 1 44-45 0 1 0 72 361

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 at Georgia State 4 189 47.2 54 0 1 1 1 1 1-2 44 0 6 343 57.2 0 0 Sep 10 at Indiana 5 195 39.0 46 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 38 0 5 253 50.6 0 1 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 4 189 47.2 63 0 0 0 1 2 2-2 41 0 8 457 57.1 2 0 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 5 179 35.8 49 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 39 0 6 358 59.7 0 2 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7 264 37.7 44 0 1 2 0 2 1-2 26 0 5 308 61.6 1 0 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 7 291 41.6 54 0 0 1 1 3 0-0 0 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Oct 15 at Buffalo 4 130 32.5 36 0 1 1 0 1 1-1 34 0 6 361 60.2 1 0 Oct 22 AKRON 3 133 44.3 48 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 21 0 5 288 57.6 0 1 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3 154 51.3 66 0 0 1 1 1 2-3 42 1 5 320 64.0 0 0 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 9 379 42.1 57 0 1 3 1 0 0-0 0 0 7 439 62.7 3 0 Nov 16 at Toledo 5 226 45.2 62 0 0 1 1 4 2-2 37 0 4 234 58.5 1 0 Nov 22 at Miami 5 169 33.8 39 0 0 1 0 1 2-2 31 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Ball State 61 2498 41.0 66 0 4 11 6 19 15-19 44 1 65 3833 59.0 8 4 Opponents 61 2311 37.9 55 1 3 18 5 23 13-17 49 0 67 3982 59.4 23 2

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 02 at Georgia State 25 77 1 21 25 195 1 24 25-40-1 195 1 24 6 142 0 38 1 0 0 0 272 Sep 10 at Indiana 45 187 0 48 17 266 3 79 17-27-0 266 3 79 4 87 0 24 3 18 0 14 453 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 27 3 1 12 20 286 1 46 20-36-2 286 1 46 6 93 0 20 1 5 0 5 289 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 36 121 2 21 25 324 1 47 25-37-1 324 1 47 4 97 0 33 2 6 0 7 445 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 46 355 2 75 26 298 2 41 26-41-1 298 2 41 4 97 0 39 1 -9 0 0 653 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 37 153 1 63 21 269 1 39 21-32-0 269 1 39 4 69 0 26 3 14 0 9 422 Oct 15 at Buffalo 37 153 0 22 28 306 3 39 28-46-0 306 3 39 5 81 0 19 1 13 0 13 459 Oct 22 AKRON 30 177 2 45 28 352 3 38 28-41-0 352 3 38 4 73 0 24 1 11 0 11 529 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 28 186 3 55 23 367 3 62 23-34-0 367 3 62 5 92 0 37 0 0 0 0 553 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 37 154 3 25 37 468 3 40 37-72-1 468 3 40 4 66 0 26 2 8 0 6 622 Nov 16 at Toledo 32 179 0 39 25 325 3 71 25-39-1 325 3 71 3 64 0 29 1 63 1 63 504 Nov 22 at Miami 25 62 0 50 26 380 3 74 26-35-0 380 3 74 4 81 0 25 0 0 0 0 442 Opponents 405 1807 15 75 301 3836 27 79 301-480-7 3836 27 79 53 1042 0 39 16 129 1 63 5643 Ball State 519 2640 25 80 263 2750 14 62 263-436-15 2750 14 62 42 878 0 46 18 94 1 16 5390

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.5 • Avg/catch: 12.7 • Pass effic: 145.48 • KR avg: 19.7 • PR avg: 8.1 • All purpose avg/game: 582.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 470.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 02 at Georgia State 47 30 77 2.0-7 1.0-6 0 0-0 2-50 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Sep 10 at Indiana 49 14 63 7.0-22 2.0-13 3 2-0 1-0 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 6 30 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 39 80 119 5.0-11 1.0-5 2 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 41 36 77 2.0-9 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-5 3 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 27 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 43 48 91 12.0-44 5.0-27 1 0-0 1-0 1 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 37 28 65 3.0-20 3.0-13 0 0-0 2-33 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 Oct 15 at Buffalo 57 26 83 7.0-23 1.0-12 1 1-10 2-0 4 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Oct 22 AKRON 33 62 95 4.0-10 1.0-2 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 34 56 90 2.0-5 0.0-0 1 1-4 2-75 4 3 1 7-7 0 0 0 7 52 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 34 46 80 4.0-15 3.0-11 1 3-0 2-15 2 7 0 4-5 0 1 0 14 48 Nov 16 at Toledo 47 32 79 3.0-10 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 4 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 3 37 Nov 22 at Miami 36 34 70 5.0-18 1.0-9 0 0-0 1-0 1 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Opponents 497 492 989 56.0-194 18.0-106 9 9-14 15-178 20 56 1 44-45 0 1 0 72 361 Ball State 485 408 893 84.0-295 32.0-182 11 7-4 7-42 21 46 1 37-37 1 0 0 61 324

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 02 at Georgia State 7 258 36.9 55 0 1 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 3 190 63.3 1 0 Sep 10 at Indiana 6 201 33.5 44 1 0 0 0 4 3-3 49 0 6 390 65.0 4 0 Sep 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 8 317 39.6 54 0 0 3 1 4 0-0 0 0 3 190 63.3 1 0 Sep 24 at Florida Atlantic 5 195 39.0 50 0 1 1 1 1 2-2 41 0 6 390 65.0 5 0 Oct 01 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2 69 34.5 37 0 0 1 0 0 1-3 41 0 6 373 62.2 0 0 Oct 08 at Central Michigan 7 284 40.6 49 0 1 2 0 1 1-1 29 0 5 300 60.0 1 0 Oct 15 at Buffalo 6 215 35.8 54 0 0 2 1 4 0-1 0 0 3 79 26.3 1 0 Oct 22 AKRON 2 71 35.5 44 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 6 330 55.0 1 0 Nov 01 WESTERN MICHIGAN 4 161 40.2 43 0 0 3 0 0 1-1 23 0 9 536 59.6 3 0 Nov 08 EASTERN MICHIGAN 8 294 36.8 42 0 0 3 0 4 2-2 34 0 9 554 61.6 4 0 Nov 16 at Toledo 2 83 41.5 42 0 0 0 0 1 3-3 49 0 7 426 60.9 2 1 Nov 22 at Miami 4 163 40.8 43 0 0 2 0 2 0-1 0 0 4 224 56.0 0 1 Opponents 61 2311 37.9 55 1 3 18 5 23 13-17 49 0 67 3982 59.4 23 2 Ball State 61 2498 41.0 66 0 4 11 6 19 15-19 44 1 65 3833 59.0 8 4

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GILBERT, James 12-9 251 1369 37 1332 5.3 12 80 111.0 HEPP, Aaron 13 61 4.7 0 16 NEAL, Riley 11-11 127 665 125 540 4.3 8 46 49.1 LACANARIA, C. 3 9 3.0 0 7 GREEN, Darian 8 - 4 57 325 14 311 5.5 1 21 38.9 CROMARTIE, D. 1 21 21.0 0 0 WILLIAMSON, T. 11-0 40 186 5 181 4.5 2 23 16.5 MABON, KeVonn 1 0 0.0 0 0 DUNNER, Malik 10-0 24 153 1 152 6.3 1 50 15.2 DUNNER, Malik 0 3 0.0 1 3 MILAS, Jack 12-1 4 69 0 69 17.2 0 47 5.8 Total 18 94 5.2 1 16 MABON, KeVonn 12-12 12 66 2 64 5.3 1 22 5.3 Opponents 16 129 8.1 1 63 TEAM 4 - 0 4 0 9 -9 -2.2 0 0 -2.2 Total 12 519 2833 193 2640 5.1 25 80 220.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 12 405 2100 293 1807 4.5 15 75 150.6 WALTON, Marc 3 19 6.3 0 19 MILLER, Josh 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g HALL, Corey 1 11 11.0 0 11 NEAL, Riley 11-11 120.39 242-394-12 61.4 2541 13 62 231.0 RYAN, Zack 1 2 2.0 0 2 MILAS, Jack 12-1 94.78 20-38-2 52.6 199 1 20 16.6 HESTER, Martez 1 10 10.0 0 10 LACANARIA, C. 11-1 -8.00 1-2-1 50.0 10 0 10 0.9 Total 7 42 6.0 0 19 TEAM 4 - 0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 15 178 11.9 3 75 Total 12 117.02 263-436-15 60.3 2750 14 62 229.2 Opponents 12 145.48 301-480-7 62.7 3836 27 79 319.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg MABON, KeVonn 26 582 22.4 0 46 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g GREEN, Darian 8 167 20.9 0 26 MABON, KeVonn 12-12 85 972 11.4 3 44 81.0 WALTON, Marc 4 76 19.0 0 20 HAZELTON JR.,D. 11-7 51 505 9.9 4 28 45.9 BROWN, C. 2 31 15.5 0 17 LACANARIA, C. 11-1 33 341 10.3 2 33 31.0 WILLIS, Kevin 1 10 10.0 0 10 GREEN, Darian 8 - 4 24 124 5.2 0 27 15.5 PINTER, Danny 1 12 12.0 0 12 HOGUE, Jordan 11-5 20 170 8.5 1 43 15.5 Total 42 878 20.9 0 46 HEPP, Aaron 12-4 13 164 12.6 1 27 13.7 Opponents 53 1042 19.7 0 39 REECE, Devin 12-2 10 110 11.0 1 42 9.2 BRUNNER, Sam 12-9 8 80 10.0 1 26 6.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMSON, T. 11-0 6 40 6.7 0 12 3.6 MOORE, David 1 4 4.0 0Ball 4State Cardinals BROWN, C. 8 - 1 5 168 33.6 1 62 21.0 Total 1 Ball 4State4.0 Overall0 Individual4 Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2016) DUNNER, Malik 10-0 3 38 12.7 0 21 3.8 Opponents 2 14 7.0 0 10All games PINTER, Danny 12-5 3 10 3.3 0 4 0.8 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GILBERT, James 12-9 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.5 MABON, KeVon 12 64 972 0 582 0 1618 134.8 NEAL, Riley 11-11 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 GILBERT, Jame 12 1332 18 0 0 0 1350 112.5 Total 12 263 2750 10.5 14 62 229.2 GREEN, Darian 8 311 124 0 167 0 602 75.2 Opponents 12 301 3836 12.7 27 79 319.7 NEAL, Riley 11 540 10 0 0 0 550 50.0 HAZELTON JR., 11 0 505 0 0 0 505 45.9 LACANARIA, C. 11 0 341 9 0 0 350 31.8 HEPP, Aaron 12 0 164 61 0 0 225 18.8 WILLIAMSON, T 11 181 40 0 0 0 221 20.1 BROWN, C. 8 0 168 0 31 0 199 24.9 DUNNER, Malik 10 152 38 3 0 0 193 19.3 HOGUE, Jordan 11 0 170 0 0 0 170 15.5 REECE, Devin 12 0 110 0 0 0 110 9.2 WALTON, Marc 12 0 0 0 76 19 95 7.9 BRUNNER, Sam 12 0 80 0 0 0 80 6.7 MILAS, Jack 12 69 0 0 0 0 69 5.8 PINTER, Danny 12 0 10 0 12 0 22 1.8 CROMARTIE, D. 2 0 0 21 0 0 21 10.5 HALL, Corey 12 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.9 WILLIS, Kevin 12 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.8 HESTER, Marte 12 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 RYAN, Zack 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 TEAM 4 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -2.2 Total 12 2640 2750 94 878 42 6404 533.7 Opponents 12 1807 3836 129 1042 178 6992 582.7

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g HAGEE, Morgan - 15-19 37-37 - - - - - 82 NEAL, Riley 11 521 540 2541 3081 280.1 GILBERT, James 12 ------72 GILBERT, James 12 251 1332 0 1332 111.0 NEAL, Riley 8 - - 1-1 - 0-2 - - 50 GREEN, Darian 8 57 311 0 311 38.9 HAZELTON JR.,D. 4 ------24 MILAS, Jack 12 42 69 199 268 22.3 MABON, KeVonn 4 ------24 WILLIAMSON, T. 11 40 181 0 181 16.5 WILLIAMSON, T. 2 ------12 DUNNER, Malik 10 24 152 0 152 15.2 LACANARIA, C. 2 ------12 MABON, KeVonn 12 12 64 0 64 5.3 DUNNER, Malik 2 ------12 LACANARIA, C. 11 2 0 10 10 0.9 HOGUE, Jordan 1 ------6 TEAM 4 6 -9 0 -9 -2.2 BROWN, C. 1 ------6 Total 12 955 2640 2750 5390 449.2 REECE, Devin 1 ------6 Opponents 12 885 1807 3836 5643 470.2 HEPP, Aaron 1 ------6 BRUNNER, Sam 1 ------6 GREEN, Darian 1 ------6 Total 40 15-19 37-37 1-1 - 0-2 - - 324 Opponents 46 13-17 44-45 - 1 1-1 - - 361

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk HAGEE, Morgan 15-19 78.9 0-0 5-6 7-7 3-5 0-1 44 1 SCHMIDT, Kyle 57 2354 41.3 66 4 9 18 6 0 HAGEE, Morgan 4 144 36.0 47 0 2 1 0 0 FG Sequence Ball State Opponents Total 61 2498 41.0 66 4 11 19 6 0 Georgia State 48,(44) - Opponents 61 2311 37.9 55 3 18 23 5 1 Indiana (22),(38) (29),(49),(41) Eastern Kentucky (32),(41) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Florida Atlantic (39),29 (18),(41) SCHMIDT, Kyle 30 1832 61.1 6 0 Northern Illinois (26),50 43,(41),39 RIMMLER, Ryan 20 1187 59.3 2 2 Central Michigan - (29) DRIDA, Steve 14 800 57.1 0 1 Buffalo (34) 21 HAGEE, Morgan 1 14 14.0 0 1 Akron (21) - Total 65 3833 59.0 8 4 19.7 39.9 25 Western Michigan (39),44,(42) (23) Opponents 67 3982 59.4 23 2 20.9 37.7 27 Eastern Michigan - (34),(25) Toledo (24),(37) (37),(37),(49) Miami (31),(25) 47

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 3 WIGGINS, Sean 12-12 62 47 109 7.0-9 . . 1 3 . 1 . . 7 TAYLOR, Aaron 12-12 49 36 85 11.5-31 1.5-9 . 2 1 . . . . 8 HALL, Corey 12-11 48 30 78 2.5-3 . 1-11 3 1 1-0 2 . . 21 HESTER, Martez 12-10 39 33 72 2.0-13 1.0-10 1-10 3 1 1-0 1 . . 2 RYAN, Zack 12-12 33 36 69 7.5-19 2.5-7 1-2 1 2 . 1 . . 23 WALTON, Marc 12-12 37 26 63 2.0-4 . 3-19 11 . 1-0 . . . 11 MILLER, Josh 9-4 37 11 48 2.5-4 . 1-0 6 . . 1 . . 27 STANLEY, Stu 12-0 15 19 34 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . . 13 MOORE, David 10-6 21 12 33 . . . 10 . 1-4 . . . 57 POSLEY, Joshua 12-11 14 16 30 10.0-43 3.0-18 . . 3 . . . . 98 WINBUSH, A. 12-11 15 9 24 10.5-50 8.5-43 . 1 5 1-0 2 . . 62 THURMON, Kevin 10-4 9 14 23 6.5-36 4.5-32 . . 1 . 1 . . 93 WILLIS, Kevin 12-11 8 14 22 4.5-22 2.0-18 . . . 1-0 . . . 55 WHITMAN III, J. 12-7 8 14 22 4.0-16 2.5-11 . 3 3 . . . . 10 ANDERSON, Lamar 11-1 11 11 22 0.5-0 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 50 SINGLETON, D. 11-0 7 12 19 1.5-6 0.5-2 ...... 95 WHITAKER, Brian 12-2 8 11 19 3.0-13 1.0-9 ...... 28 McNULTY, Armani 9-2 10 9 19 . . . 1 . . . . . 32 JACKSON, J. 12-0 8 10 18 2.5-9 2.0-9 ...... 92 SWISHER, John 10-0 4 8 12 1.0-3 0.5-2 . . . . 1 . . 36 WHITE, Jacob 11-0 7 5 12 ...... 42 CRUMB, Chris 9-2 3 5 8 1.0-1 0.5-1 ...... 6 WILLIAMSON, T. 11-0 4 2 6 ...... 29 LARSEN, Mitch 6-0 3 2 5 ...... 85 BROWN, C. 8-1 3 2 5 ...... 9 McGEE, Reggie 11-0 3 2 5 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 37 GILBERT, S. 8-0 3 1 4 ...... 80 HEPP, Aaron 12-4 3 1 4 ...... 33 HOLDER, Tyree 3-2 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 47 TRAUB, Nick 12-0 1 2 3 ...... 1D SOLOMON, Terin 8-0 2 . 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 43 CROMARTIE, D. 2-0 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . 1 . 90 HAMMONDS JR., S 9-0 1 1 2 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 38 DRIDA, Steve 4-0 1 1 2 ...... 99 KNIGHT JR., K. 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 91 HUTCHINSON, A. 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 70 JOSS, Alex 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 19 REECE, Devin 12-2 . 1 1 ...... 1 HOGUE, Jordan 11-5 . 1 1 ...... 5 LACANARIA, C. 11-1 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 34 GILBERT, James 12-9 1 . 1 ...... 16 MABON, KeVonn 12-12 1 . 1 ...... Total 12 485 408 893 84-295 32-182 7-42 46 21 7-4 11 1 . Opponents 12 497 492 989 56-194 19-114 15-178 56 20 9-14 9 1 .

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