Ball State Indiana 1-1, 0-0 (MAC) 2-0, 0-0 (Big Ten) Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Won 2 Head Coach: Mike Neu (3Rd Year) Head Coach: Tom Allen (2Nd Year)

GAME 3 • BALL STATE AT INDIANA • SATURDAY, SEPT. 15

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5 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 3 MAC WEST DIVISION TITLES • 9 BOWL APPEARANCES Ball State Indiana 1-1, 0-0 (MAC) 2-0, 0-0 (Big Ten) Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Won 2 Head Coach: Mike Neu (3rd year) Head Coach: Tom Allen (2nd year)

Kickoff: 12:01 p.m. | Site: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. (capacity: 55,656) | TV: BTN | Radio: 104.1 WLBC FM

By the Numbers Ball State Storylines 8Former Cardinal Mike Neu is entering his running backs coach Kevin Lynch served as These two teams are set to third year as the program’s head coach. For an Indiana quality control coach in 2009. Bill play three straight seasons more information on coach Neu, please check Lynch, the father of Kevin Lynch and offensive 3 beginning this year. Next page nine. coordinator Joey Lynch, spent time as both the year’s game will be played Neu is currently one of 22 Football Bowl Ball State (1995-2002) and Indiana (2007-10) at Lucas Oil Stadium. Subdivision (FBS) head coaches serving as coach head coach. at his alma mater. John Bonamego (Central Number of Cardinals who Michigan) and Tim Lester (Western Michigan) 8K Morgan Hagee tied a personal high with registered a tackle for loss are the other MAC coaches on the list. three field goals last week at Notre Dame. His fi- 8 last week at Notre Dame. nal make, a 49-yarder with 1:30 remaining, was 8Ball State has won three of the last four a career long. Hagee ranks sixth on Ball State’s meetings in the series – 2008 (42-20), 2011 all-time scoring list with 230 points (page 4). Seniors on the Ball State (27-20) and 2012 (41-39). Exactly six years ago roster this fall, which ranks on Sept. 15, 2012, K Steven Schott hit a 42-yard 8This is the fifth straight year the Cardinals 9 second fewest among all field goal as time expired to give the Cardinals have squared off against a Big Ten opponent. NCAA FBS teams. the dramatic win. Indiana won the most recent Ball State has lost four straight games to Big Ten meeting in 2016, 30-20. The only time the two foes, but the average margin of victory has been teams have met in Muncie was 2006. 5.5 points. Number of offensive plays 2017 – Illinois 24, Ball State 21 run by Ball State at Notre 8The Ball State defense racked up three inter- 2016 – Indiana 30, Ball State 20 97 Dame last week, setting a ceptions last week at Notre Dame. The last time 2015 – #17 Northwestern 24, Ball State 19 record for Irish opponents. the Cardinals tallied at least three interceptions 2014 – Iowa 17, Ball State 13 in a game was Oct. 25, 2014 in a 35-21 win over Akron. 8TE Nolan Givan has six touchdown catches in 14 career games played. He has recorded a 8Two Ball State assistant coaches made previ- scoring reception in both games played this fall #ITSTIME, #CHIRPCHIRP ous stops at Indiana. Defensive coordinator including a 10-yard catch a week ago at Notre David Elson was an IU assistant in 2010 while Dame.

Ball State Schedule/Results 2018 Statistical Comparison Thurs. Aug. 30 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE* ESPN+ 42-6, W BALL STATE ...... STATISTIC...... INDIANA Sat. Sept. 8 at #8/8 Notre Dame NBC 16-24, L 29.0 ...... Scoring Average...... 29.0 Sat. Sept. 15 at Indiana BTN Noon 15.0 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 22.0 Sat. Sept. 22 WESTERN KENTUCKY (Family Weekend) ESPN3 3 p.m. 242.5 ...... Rushing Yards ...... 225.0 Sat. Sept. 29 KENT STATE* TBA TBA 258.0...... Passing Yards...... 201.0 Sat. Oct. 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TBA TBA 500.5 ...... Total Offense...... 426.0 Sat. Oct. 13 at Central Michigan* TBA TBA 145.5 ...... Rushing Defense...... 179.0 Sat. Oct. 20 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (Homecoming) ESPN+ 3 p.m. 207.0 ...... Passing Defense ...... 131.5 Thurs. Oct. 25 at Ohio* ESPN2 or CBSSN 7 p.m. 352.5 ...... Total Defense...... 310.5 Wed. Oct. 31 at Toledo* ESPN2 7:30 p.m. 13.5 ...... Punt Return Average...... 2.0 Tues. Nov. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ESPN2 6 p.m. 14.0 ...... Kick Return Average...... 14.3 Tues. Nov. 20 at Miami* ESPNU or ESPN+ 7 p.m. 31:52 ...... Time of Possession Avg...... 31:06 Fri. Nov. 30 MAC Championship ESPN2 7 p.m 19/39 (48.7%) ...... 3rd Down Conversions...... 15/30 (50%) *indicates MAC game; Home games in BOLD CAPS 5/9 (55.6%) ...... Red Zone Touchdowns...... 5/7 (71.4%)

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at No. 8/8 Notre Dame Notes: First ever meeting between the two teams … the Ball State defense forced three in- Saturday, Sept. 8 | 3:30 p.m. Setting the Scene … Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. terceptions and notched four sacks … K Morgan L, 16-24 | TV: NBC Hagee hit a career-best 49-yard field goal. Kickoff: 12:01 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 at Indiana Notes: IU holds a 5-3 lead in the all-time series, but Ball State has won three of the last four Site: Saturday, Sept. 15 | Noon Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. meetings … Ball State won at Indiana in 2012 on Steven Schott’s 42-yard FG as time expired. Bloomington, Ind. TV: Big Ten Network (capacity: 55,656) Western Kentucky Notes: This will wrap up a home-and-home se- Rankings: Saturday, Sept. 22 | 3 p.m. ries … WKU won last year, 33-21 … the all-time Ball State (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. series is tied at 2-all … the only other time these Indiana (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) TV: ESPN3 teams played in Muncie was 2007. Television: Kent State* Notes: Ball State leads the all-time series, 20-7 Big Ten Network Chris Denari, play-by-play Saturday, Sept. 29 | TBA … this is the first time the teams have met since Bobby Carpenter, analyst Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. 2013 … WR Willie Snead’s 7-yard TD catch with TV: TBA 1:29 left lifted Ball State to a 27-24 win in 2013. Radio: (Ball State Radio Network) Northern Illinois* Notes: NIU won the Bronze Stalk Trophy for the WLBC 104.1 FM – Flagship Saturday, Oct. 6 | TBA ninth straight year in 2017 and now holds a Joel Godett, play-by-play Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. 23-20-2 lead in the all-time series … WR Riley Rich Spisak, analyst TV: TBA Miller picked up his first collegiate TD catch. Mick Tidrow, sidelines Dan Wolfert, stats at Central Michigan* Notes: K Morgan Hagee tied a career high with (SportsLink Digital) Saturday, Oct. 13 | TBA three field goals last year … 3 of the last 4 meet- http://mixlr.com/bsusportslink/ Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. ings have been decided by three points or less TV: TBA … CMU has 25-24-1 lead in all-time series. Alex Thomas, play-by-play Jack Kizer, analyst Eastern Michigan* Notes: Eastern Michigan has scored 48 and 56 Jarin Matheny, sidelines points the last two meetings … QB Drew Plitt Saturday, Oct. 20 | 3 p.m. Live Stats: made his first collegiate start at Eastern Michi- Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/ gan last year. TV: ESPN+ statmonitr.php?gid=ind at Ohio* Notes: First meeting between the two teams Twitter: Thursday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. since 2015 … Ball State is 7-6 all-time at Ohio … @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports, #ItsTime Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio QB Riley Neal accounted for three touchdowns in the 48-31 loss in 2015. Forecast: TV: ESPN2 or CBSSN Sunny with a high of 85 degrees. at Toledo* Notes: Toledo has won four straight meetings Wednesday, Oct. 31 | 7:30 p.m. over Ball State … Ball State’s last win at Toledo Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio came in 2012 … Toledo is the defending league TV: ESPN2 champion.

Western Michigan* Notes: Western Michigan has won four straight Tuesday, Nov. 13 | 6 p.m. over the Cardinals … WR Justin Hall finished Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. with team season highs in receptions (13) and A Ball State Win Would … TV: ESPN2 rec. yards (121) at WMU last year. … move the Cardinals to 2-1 for the fourth consecutive year. at Miami* Notes: Miami won the inaugural Red Bird Ri- … give Ball State four wins over Indiana in the Tuesday, Nov. 20 | 7 p.m. valry trophy in 2017 … RB Caleb Huntley rushed last five meetings. Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio for a team season-high 159 yards in the 28-7 … snap Ball State’s nine game road losing TV: ESPNU or ESPN+ loss last fall. streak (last road win at Buffalo, 10/15/16).

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GAMES STARTED CHART Game #3 Chirps Offense Pos. 2018 Streak Career TEAM NOT MUCH YELLOW ON THE FIELD Riley Neal QB 2 2 25 WHERE ARE THE SENIORS? • Ball State led the MAC and ranked ninth Alex Joss OL 1 1 14 nationally in fewest penalties per game (4.08) in Zac Ricketts OL 2 13 13 • There are only nine seniors on the Ball State 2017. Ball State has been penalized nine times James Gilbert RB 2 2 13 roster, second fewest among all FBS teams en- Corey Lacanaria WR 2 2 13 tering the season. Only Illinois has fewer seniors for 80 yards through two games this year. Danny Pinter OL 2 2 13 on its roster. Ball State hosts Western Kentucky, Justin Hall WR 2 7 12 which only has 10 seniors, on Sept. 22. RETURNING ALL-MAC PLAYERS Riley Miller WR 2 11 12 • Of the four Ball State players who earned Andrew Poenitsch OL 2 2 11 8 – Illinois All-MAC accolades in 2017, two return to the Kaleb Slaven OL 2 2 11 9 – Ball State, Memphis, SMU roster this season – sophomore WR Justin Hall Nolan Givan TE 2 2 9 10 – WKU, Arizona, Western Michigan and junior KR Malik Dunner. Hall was a second Curtis Blackwell OL 1 0 8 11 – Appalachian State, Oregon team selection while Dunner was honored on Caleb Huntley RB 0 0 7 12 – Auburn, Utah the third team. Antwan Davis WR 0 0 6 13 – Minnesota Chris Beech OL 0 0 4 Khalil Newton WR 0 0 3 LOOKING TO GO BOWLING Drew Plitt QB 0 0 3 YET, LOTS OF EXPERIENCE ON ROSTER • Ball State aims to return to the bowl scene Cody Rudy FB 0 0 2 • Ball State has 19 returning starters (including this fall. The Cardinals went to the Beef ‘O’ Malik Dunner RB 0 0 2 specialists) on the preseason roster, one of the Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg following the 2012 Grant Williamson OL 0 0 2 top numbers in nation. season and the GoDaddy Bowl after the 2013 Kyle Schrank TE 0 0 2 22 – Baylor, Michigan State campaign. However, Ball State fell short of bowl Luke Endsley WR 0 0 1 Hassan Littles WR 0 0 1 20 – Florida, Michigan, UAB, Utah State eligibility each of the last four seasons. Devin Reece WR 0 0 1 19 – Arizona, Ball State, Kansas, North Texas Nine of Ball State’s returning starters are CONGRATS GRADUATES! Defense Pos. 2018 Streak Career on the offensive side of the ball. Only Florida, • Ball State has four players on its 2018 roster Marc Walton CB 1 0 22 Michigan State and UAB have more in that that have already earned a collegiate degree: Josh Miller CB 2 8 17 category. WR Corey Lacanaria, ILB Jacob White, WR Keyan Bryce Cosby S 1 1 13 Williams and OL Grant Williamson. Jacob White ILB 2 11 13 10 – Florida, Michigan State, UAB Romero Wade S 0 0 9 9 – Ball State, Baylor, Northern Illinois, Mis- CARDINALS ADD SPECIAL TEAMMATE Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 2 2 7 sissippi State, Missouri, North Texas Lamar Anderson S 2 2 7 • Ball State football joined forces with Team IMPACT to welcome 9-year old Dominick Chris Crumb NT 2 5 7 FAN FRIENDLY SCHEDULE Brandon Martin ILB 0 0 6 Landreth to the squad in May. Landreth, who • Ball State does not have to travel outside of Christian Albright OLB 2 5 5 was born with mitochondrial disease, signed his the state of Indiana until week seven when the Brett Anderson II S 1 0 4 Letter of Intent in front of the team in a Draft Cardinals face Central Michigan (Oct. 13). The Antonio Phillips CB 1 1 4 Day ceremony. As a team member, Landreth Jaylin Thomas ILB 2 2 3 Cardinals open the schedule with four home will have the opportunity to attend practices, Fred Schroeder DE 2 2 3 games and road games at Notre Dame and games, team dinners, events and more. Ray Wilborn OLB 2 2 2 Indiana. Jeremiah Jackson ILB 0 0 2 Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit head- quartered in Boston, Massachusetts that con- Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB 0 0 2 SPEAKING OF NOTRE DAME nects children facing serious or chronic illnesses • The Cardinals and Fighting Irish met on the with college athletic teams, forming life-long gridiron for the first time in program history bonds and life-changing outcomes. Since 2011, on Sept. 8. Ball State is 1-5 against ranked op- Team IMPACT has matched more than 1,400 MAC Championships ponents in its last six meetings. 1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996 children with more than 500 colleges and 9/8/18 – #8/8 Notre Dame 24, BSU 16 universities in 47 states, reaching over 50,000 11/1/16 – #17/18 Western Mich. 52, BSU 20 participating student-athletes. MAC West Division Titles 9/26/15 – #17/19 Northwestern 24, BSU 19 2001, 2007, 2008 9/12/15 – #16/19 Texas A&M 56, BSU 23 BALL STATE IN THE PROS 11/13/13 – #20/21 Northern Ill. 48, BSU 27 • WR Willie Snead (Baltimore Ravens) is in his Bowl Appearances 11/6/12 – Ball State 34, #23/25 Toledo 27. 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996, fourth season on an active NFL roster and spent 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 the last three years in New Orleans. HOME, SWEET HOME Three players are continuing their careers in • Thanks to a convincing win over CCSU on the Canadian Football League: WR Jamill Smith Aug, 30, Ball State has now won nine consecu- (Edmonton Eskimos), LB Jonathan Newsome tive home openers. The average margin of vic- (Ottawa REDBLACKS) and WR Jordan Williams- tory in those games is 19.2 points. The Cardinals Lambert (Saskatchewan Roughriders). Williams- set a program record with 652 yards of offense Lambert leads his team in receptions and against Central Connecticut State. The previous receiving yards. mark was set more than 40 years ago in 1977 against Cal Poly Ponoma (618).

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TOP 10 CHARTS Game #3 Chirps Career Rushing Yards OFFENSE season opener at Illinois suffered a season- 1. 4,558 Jahwan Edwards, 2011-14 NEAL AND GILBERT CLIMBING UP CHARTS ending injury at some point during the year. 2. 4,002 Marcus Merriweather, 1999-2002 The Cardinals were forced to use four starting 3. 3,748 MiQuale Lewis, 2006-10 • QB Riley Neal and RB James Gilbert both find quarterbacks. 4. 3,483 Bernie Parmalee, 1987-90 their names on a Ball State top-10 list. Neal 5. 3,080 LeAndre Moore, 1995-98 ranks fourth on Ball State’s all-time passing list Key offensive personnel missed a total of 66 6. 3,051 Michael Blair, 1993-96 (5,915 yards), right behind head coach Mike games. Here is a list of offensive players who 7. 2,725 Corey Croom, 1989-92 Neu, and Gilbert sits eighth on the career rush- suffered season-ending injuries and the amount 8. 2,319 James Gilbert, 2015-present ing list (2,319). See chart in left hand column. of games missed: OL Alex Joss (11), WR Jordan 9. 2,209 Amos Van Pelt, 1966-68 Hogue (11), QB Riley Neal (9), RB James Gilbert 10. 2,098 Tony Nibbs, 1992-94 BIG PLAYS (9), WR Corey Lacanaria (8), TE Danny Pinter (5), Career Passing Yards • Ball State’s offense put up six plays of more QB Zack Blair (4), OL Andrew Poenitsch (4) and 1. 11,402 Keith Wenning, 2010-13 than 30 yards in the opener against Central OL Kaleb Slaven (3). 2. 9,233 Nate Davis, 2006-08 Connecticut. The Cardinals had 13 such plays all 3. 6,271 Mike Neu, 1990-93 of last season and never more than three in a MAJOR FRESHMEN IMPACT IN 2017 4. 5,915 Riley Neal, 2015-present game. • Ball State had a true freshman lead the team 5. 5,902 Talmadge Hill, 2000-03 in rushing (Caleb Huntley) and receiving (Justin 6. 4,730 David Riley, 1986-89 Hall) one year ago. Huntley led all MAC fresh- 7. 4,550 Wade Kosakowski, 1985-87 YO’HEINZ MAKES A BIG SPLASH 8. 4,292 Joey Lynch, 2003-06 • True freshman WR Yo’Heinz Tyler made two men and ranked third in the league in rushing 9. 4,256 Brent Baldwin, 1993-96 catches in the opener against CCSU and both yards per game (83.6). He also became just the 10. 3,710 Willard Rice, 1968-70 went for touchdowns. His first collegiate recep- second freshman in Ball State history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (Bernie Parmalee, Career Points Scored tion was a 20-yard scoring catch in the third 1987). 1. 306 Jahwan Edwards, 2011-14 quarter. His second reception was a 63-yard 2. 287 Ian McGarvey, 2007-10 catch-and-run in the fourth quarter. That play Meanwhile, Hall was named an ESPN.com 3. 279 Kenny Stucker, 1988-91 was longer than any Ball State pass play in 2017. Freshman All-American after leading all fresh- 4. 258 Brian Jackson, 2003-06 men in the nation in receptions (78) and ranking 5. 253 John Diettrich, 1983-86 ALL HE DOES IS CATCH TOUCHDOWNS 11th overall nationally in receptions per game 6. 230 Morgan Hagee, 2015-present • Sophomore TE Nolan Givan scored Ball State’s (6.5). He led the Cardinals in receptions for 7. 226 Scott Secor, 2011-14 first touchdown of 2018, a 20-yard reception 11 consecutive games and finished with 801 8. 222 Marcus Merriweather, 1999-02 receiving yards. 222 Michael Blair, 1993-96 from junior QB Riley Neal. Givan also scored Ball 10. 217 Brent Lockliear, 1994-97 State’s first touchdown in 2017 at Illinois. Givan has two touchdowns this season as he notched FOUR PLAYERS SPOTLIGHTED ON PRE- a 10-yard touchdown reception last week at SEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS Notre Dame. • Junior RB James Gilbert, sophomore WR Jus- CHARTING THE OFFENSE tin Hall, sophomore TE Nolan Givan and junior 100-Yard Rushing Games NEAL IS ON THE MARK OL Andrew Poenitsch were all recently named Name 2018 Career • Junior QB Riley Neal made a successful return to preseason award watch lists. Gilbert’s name James Gilbert 1 8 to the field after missing the final nine games of is on the Maxwell Award Watch List (college Caleb Huntley 0 3 2017. In the 2018 opener, Neal completed 76.7 football’s top player) for the second straight percent of his passes (23-of-30), which was the year. 300-Yard Passing Games second highest mark of his career. He also threw Hall is on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List Name 2018 Career for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown in the (top receiver) while Poenitsch was recognized Riley Neal 0 2 same game for the eighth time in his career. on the Rimington Award Watch List (top center). Givan was one of four MAC players listed on the 100-Yard Receiving Games INJURIES DERAIL OFFENSE IN 2017 John Mackey Award Watch List (top tight end). Name 2018 Career • Seven of the 11 offensive starters in the 2017 Justin Hall 0 2 OPPONENT WATCH Opponent Record Rank* Last Game Next Game Central Connecticut St. 1-1 W, 55-0 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) Columbia (9/15) Notre Dame 2-0 8/8 W, 24-16 vs. Ball State Vanderbilt (9/15) Indiana 2-0 W, 20-16 vs. Virginia Ball State (9/15) Western Kentucky 0-2 L, 28-31 vs. Maine at Louisville (9/15) Kent State 1-1 W, 54-14 vs. Howard at Penn State (9/15) Northern Illinois 0-2 L, 6-17 vs. Utah Central Mich. (9/15) Central Michigan 0-2 L, 7-31 vs. Kansas at NIU (9/15) Eastern Michigan 2-0 W, 20-19 at Purdue at Buffalo (9/15) Ohio 1-0 W, 38-32 vs. Howard at Virginia (9/15) Toledo 1-0 W, 66-3 vs. VMI Miami (Fla.) (9/15) Western Michigan 0-2 L, 3-49 at Michigan Delaware St. (9/15) Miami 0-2 L, 0-21 vs. Cincinnati at Minnesota (9/15) *AP poll/Coaches Poll

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2018 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Game #3 Chirps James Gilbert, R-Jr., RB, #34 OFFENSE (cont.) It was one of only three trips inside the BSU 40- • Maxwell Award Watch List NEU PLAYCALLER yard line for the game. Nolan Givan, R-So., TE, #88 • Head coach Mike Neu has taken over the PERFECT ‘BEND BUT DON’T BREAK’ D • John Mackey Award Watch List play-calling duties for the offense this year. Expect the Ball State offense to utilize a more • Ball State’s defense did not allow a play more Justin Hall, So., WR, #12 wide open attack with no huddle employed than 20 yards against Central Connecuticut. It • Biletnikoff Award Watch List throughout a game. was the first time the defense was able to make that statement since 2010 against Buffalo. Andrew Poenitsch, R-Jr., OL, #64 • Rimington Award Watch List DEFENSE FREAKY GOOD JOSH MILLER NEW LOOK DEFENSE IN 2018 • Senior CB Josh Miller made Bruce Feldman’s • The Cardinals are switching their base de- Top 50 College Football Player Freaks List this ON THIS DATE fense from a 4-3 look to a 3-4 this fall. Defensive summer. Miller is able to squat 485 lbs. (more than 2.5 times his body weight) and bench press Year Opponent Result coordinator David Elson’s background is in a 375 lbs. (more than twice his body weight). He 2012 at Indiana W, 41-39 3-4 defense and Ball State also lost three of its also boasts a 36-inch vertical jump and 10-foot 2007 at Navy W, 34-31 starting defensive linemen from a year ago: DE broad jump. 1990 at Wisconsin L, 7-24 Anthony Winbush, DT Kevin Willis and DT John 1984 Ohio L, 17-31 Swisher. 4TH DOWN FORTITUDE 1979 at Toledo L, 14-31 • Dating back to the start of 2016, the Ball 1973 at Central Michigan L, 7-14 GETTING INTO THE BACKFIELD State defense has stopped 23-of-32 fourth 1956 Hanover W, 12-7 • Ball State recorded 10 tackles for loss at Notre Dame, matching the most by a Fighting down attempts (71.9 percent) by the opposi- Irish opponent dating back to 2011. tion. In 2017, the Cardinals ranked eighth Several other teams have had 10 tackles for nationally in that category as they held the CHARTING THE DEFENSE loss against Notre Dame during that period opposition to a 33.3 percent conversion rate 10+ Tackles Games (most recently Stanford last season), but no (4-of-12). Name 2018 Career team has had more since Miami (Fla.) had 12 in Central Connecticut and Notre Dame were Brandon Martin 0 1 the 2010 Sun Bowl. both 1-for-2 on fourth downs against BSU. Josh Miller 0 1 Eight Cardinals recorded a TFL at Notre WHO WILL REPLACE WINBUSH? Marc Walton 0 1 Dame, led by LBs Jacob White and Brandon Jacob White 0 1 Martin with two each. • Former Cardinal DE Anthony Winbush ranked fourth nationally in sacks (11.5) in 2017 and Multiple Sack Games I’LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU equaled Ball State’s career mark for sacks (25). Name 2018 Career • Ball State intercepted Notre Dame quarter- He went on to sign a free agent deal with the n/a 0 0 back Anthony Wimbush three times. Atlanta Falcons. It was the most interceptions by BSU since The top returning player in the sacks category the Cardinals snagged four of them in a 2014 from last season is senior LB Jacob White with game versus Akron. In the previous nine con- 3.0 sacks. White registered his fourth career tests combined prior to the Notre Dame game, sack in the opener against Central Connecticut. the Cardinals had only one interception. Five other returnees had a sack a year ago. OLB Ray Wilborn and CB Antonio Phillips picked off their first passes as Cardinals against HELLO LINEBACKERS Notre Dame, while CB Josh Miller collected the • There are lots of fresh faces at outside third pick of his BSU career. linebacker this year thanks to the switch in defensive scheme. Keep an eye on OLB Christian THOMAS MAKES STATEMENT AT ND Albright and OLB Jordan Williams, a pair of sec- • ILB Jaylin Thomas had never had more than ond year players who made the transition from six tackles in a game before the Notre Dame defensive end to linebacker in the spring. COACH LOCATION ON GAME DAY contest. He had seven in the first half alone The coaching staff also has high hopes for junior OLB Ray Wilborn, who spent the last Name Location against the Irish on his way to nine (eight solo) for the afternoon. two years at Garden City Community College in Mike Neu, head coach field Kansas. Kyle DeVan, asst. HC/OL field Thomas matched S Bryce Cosby and LB Jacob Joey Lynch, OC/QBs field White for team-high honors. Cosby also set a career high. SPEAKING OF NEW FACES David Elson, DC field • A total of 16 players saw their first defensive Patrick Dougherty, ST/TEs field snaps for Ball State in the opener, including true Alex Bailey, WR press box NEARLY A GOOSE EGG • Ball State came within 12 seconds of record- freshman CBs Amechi Uzodinma, Tyler ‘Red’ Cory Connolly, OLBs press box Potts and DT Stephens. Johnny Curtis, ILBs field ing its first shutout since 2008 in the opener Chevis Jackson, DBs field against Central Connecticut. Kevin Lynch, RBs field The Blue Devils scored on a 2-yard run on Keith McKenzie, DL field their final possession to get on the scoreboard.

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DANGEROUS RETURN UNITS • Ball State led the MAC in kick return average (21.7 yards per return) and ranked second in punt return average (8.7 ypr) in 2017. Junior KR Malik Dunner earned third team All-MAC accolades thanks to finishing second in the league in kick return average (24.4 ypr), highlighted by a 93-yard touchdown against UAB. The Cardinals have returned only three kickoffs this season. PR Justin Hall has the team’s longest punt return of the year with a 22-yarder against Central Connecticut.

SPECIAL TEAMS CREATES FIRST TAKEAWAY • Ball State’s kickoff team generated the first takeaway of the season in the second quarter against Central Connecticut. Sophomore Brett Anderson poked the ball free from the CCSU return man for his first career forced fumble, and junior Mitch Larsen pounced on it for his first career recovery.

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2018 Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) 1 Antwan Davis WR 51 Christian Albright OLB 6-2 233 So. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS) 2 Jacob White ILB 23 Brett Anderson II S 6-0 187 So. Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc HS) 3 Josh Miller CB 10 Lamar Anderson S 5-9 187 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College HS) 4 Malik Dunner RB 55 Chris Beech OL 6-1 293 R-So. Miamisburg, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS) 5 Bryce Cosby S 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6-0 297 R-So. Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland Benedictine HS) 6 Jaylin Thomas ILB 37 RJ Benkelman WR 6-0 180 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran HS South) 7 Marc Walton CB 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 6-5 304 So. Uniondale, Ind. (Norwell HS) 8 Cody Rudy FB 30 Avery Blocker OLB 6-2 215 Fr. Palmyra, Ind. (North Harrison HS) 9 Brandon Martin ILB 79 Joseph Boggs OL 6-3 286 Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Reynoldsburg HS) 9 Drew Plitt QB 45 Jimmie Boso TE 5-10 220 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard HS) 10 Lamar Anderson S 44 Brock Burns OLB 6-3 217 R-Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS) 10 Elliot Charlebois QB 41 Vince Campbell DB 6-0 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS) 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 98 Mitchell Carter OLB 6-1 216 Fr. Huntingburg, Ind. (Southridge HS) 11 Ray Wilborn OLB 36 Hunter Causey CB 6-0 180 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS) 12 Justin Hall WR 42 Jake Chanove K 5-6 180 R-Fr. Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS) 12 DT Stephens CB 10 Elliot Charlebois QB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Noblesville, Ind. (Carmel HS) 13 Brennan Gillis WR 5 Bryce Cosby S 5-10 176 So. Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) 13 Jordan Williams OLB 42 Chris Crumb DT 6-0 274 Jr. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 14 Khalil Newton WR 1 Antwan Davis WR 5-11 212 R-Jr. St. John, Ind. (Lincoln Univ. (Mo.)) 15 Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB 82 Keidren Davis TE 6-5 231 R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Union HS) 15 Riley Neal QB 27 Jimmy Daw OLB 6-3 233 R-Fr. Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) 16 Hassan Littles WR 4 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 193 Jr. Carpentersville, Ill. (Dundee Crown HS) 16 Tyler ‘Red’ Potts CB 83 Luke Endsley WR 5-8 168 So. Cape Coral, Fla. (Ida S. Baker HS) 17 Hank Hughes QB 30 Tye Evans RB 5-11 248 Fr. Macedonia, Ohio (Nordonia HS) 18 Ty Kirtz WR 25 Jaylen Flemmons WR 6-1 188 Fr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North HS) 18 Demetrius Murray S 47 Sid Fox ILB 5-11 220 R-Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ind. (East Central HS) 18 John Paddock QB 80 Justin Gibbs WR 6-1 210 R-Fr. Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS) 19 Devin Reece WR 34 James Gilbert RB 5-9 198 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech HS) 20 Myles Hannah S 38 Nik Giles CB 5-11 190 R-Jr. Matteson, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) 21 Antonio Phillips CB 13 Brennan Gillis WR 6-6 230 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Northern Kentucky Univ.) 22 Morgan Hagee K 88 Nolan Givan TE 6-3 250 R-So. Berkley, Mich. (Berkley HS) 23 Brett Anderson II S 45 Joseph Greenwood LS 5-11 210 So. Delaware, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 24 Markice Hurt Jr. RB 50 Hank Grenda ILB 6-0 218 R-Fr. Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS) 24 Gerald Smith CB 41 Bryson Haft LS 6-4 211 R-Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS) 25 Jaylen Flemmons WR 22 Morgan Hagee K 5-11 175 Sr. Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS) 25 Amechi Uzodinma II CB 12 Justin Hall WR 5-9 176 So. Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) 26 Ethan Merriweather CB 56 Shannon Hall DE 6-0 255 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (College of DuPage) 27 Jimmy Daw OLB 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6-1 250 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) 28 Malcolm Lee S 20 Myles Hannah S 5-11 176 R-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 29 Mitch Larsen S 54 Sam Helm OLB 6-0 215 R-Fr. Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington South HS) 30 Avery Blocker OLB 84 Trevor Hohlt WR 5-11 178 R-Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 30 Tye Evans RB 15 Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB 5-11 184 So. Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS) 31 Romero Wade S 17 Hank Hughes QB 6-2 207 R-So. Richardson, Texas (Texas A&M Univ.) 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB 36 Caleb Huntley RB 5-10 222 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Locust Grove HS) 33 Michael Robinson Jr. OLB 24 Markice Hurt Jr. RB 5-8 182 So. Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS) 34 James Gilbert RB 32 Jeremiah Jackson ILB 5-11 221 R-Sr. Brooksville, Fla. (Hernando HS) 34 Tavonte’ Malone CB 35 James Jennette III DE 6-3 255 R-So. Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood West HS) 35 James Jennette III DE 95 Emeka Jillani DT 6-2 314 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lutheran HS) 36 Hunter Causey CB 40 Will Jones RB 5-11 200 R-Fr. Anderson, Ind. (Lapel HS) 36 Caleb Huntley RB 70 Alex Joss OL 6-4 300 R-Sr. Novi, Mich. (Walled Lake Western HS) 37 RJ Benkelman WR 92 Kendal Kendrick DT 6-1 276 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) 37 Shahid Reece ILB 18 Ty Kirtz WR 6-1 186 R-So. Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg HS) 38 Nik Giles CB 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB 6-0 230 R-Jr. East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS) 38 Nathan Snyder P 44 Dylan Koch TE 6-4 245 R-So. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield East HS) 39 Rashaad Poindexter RB 11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5-8 167 R-Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) 40 Will Jones RB 29 Mitch Larsen S 5-11 185 Jr. Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS) 40 Cole Pearce ILB 49 Patrick LeCorre K/P 6-0 200 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Eastern Arizona College) 41 Vince Campbell DB 28 Malcolm Lee S 6-0 177 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Baker HS)

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2018 Alphabetical Roster (cont.) Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) 41 Bryson Haft LS 16 Hassan Littles WR 5-10 176 So. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 42 Jake Chanove K 34 Tavonte’ Malone CB 5-11 185 R-Fr. South Bend, Ind. (John Adams HS) 42 Chris Crumb DT 9 Brandon Martin ILB 6-0 225 R-So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) 43 Wes Obermeier TE 76 Luke Martin OL 6-3 301 Fr. Noblesville, Ind. (Fishers HS) 44 Brock Burns OLB 47 Jordan McCoy WR 6-3 175 Fr. Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington North HS) 44 Dylan Koch TE 57 Jake McKenzie OL 6-4 299 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian HS) 45 Jimmie Boso TE 26 Ethan Merriweather CB 6-0 175 R-Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) 45 Joseph Greenwood LS 3 Josh Miller CB 5-11 180 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian Univ. (Ind.)) 46 Branden Robinson WR 86 Riley Miller WR 6-1 196 R-Jr. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) 47 Sid Fox ILB 48 Zac Minnich WR 6-0 185 Fr. Milan, Ind. (Milan HS) 47 Jordan McCoy WR 87 Caleb Murray TE 6-5 232 Fr. Prospect, Ky. (Trinity HS) 48 Zac Minnich WR 18 Demetrius Murray S 6-1 185 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 49 Patrick LeCorre K/P 15 Riley Neal QB 6-6 225 R-Jr. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) 50 Hank Grenda ILB 14 Khalil Newton WR 6-1 186 So. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 51 Christian Albright OLB 43 Wes Obermeier TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fort Branch, Ind. (Gibson Southern HS) 52 Fred Schroeder DT 18 John Paddock QB 5-11 187 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Bloomfield Hills HS) 53 Jaylen Turner OL 40 Cole Pearce ILB 6-2 210 Fr. Mason, Ohio (William Mason HS) 54 Sam Helm OLB 21 Antonio Phillips CB 6-0 185 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) 55 Chris Beech OL 75 Danny Pinter OL 6-4 295 R-Jr. South Bend, Ind. (John Adams HS) 55 Tuni Ropati DL 9 Drew Plitt QB 6-2 207 R-So. Loveland, Ohio (Loveland HS) 56 Shannon Hall DE 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL 6-3 280 R-Jr. Waukesha, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton HS) 57 Jake McKenzie OL 39 Rashaad Poindexter RB 5-10 200 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS) 57 Trey Uetrecht ILB 16 Tyler ‘Red’ Potts CB 5-10 170 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Pickerington North HS) 58 Davion Tyson OLB 19 Devin Reece WR 6-2 205 R-Sr. Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS) 59 Kyle Williams DT 37 Shahid Reece ILB 6-0 227 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. (Rummel HS) 60 Poni Tu’uta DL 71 Zac Ricketts OL 6-4 294 R-Jr. Bremen, Ind. (Bremen HS) 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 97 Ryan Rimmler K 5-10 208 Jr. Heidelberg, Germany (Kaiserslautern HS) 63 Grant Williamson OL 46 Branden Robinson WR 5-10 180 R-Fr. Covington, Ohio (Covington HS) 64 Andrew Poenitsch OL 33 Michael Robinson Jr. OLB 6-1 200 So. Kennesaw, Ga. (Allatoona HS) 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 55 Tuni Ropati DL 6-2 280 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) 70 Alex Joss OL 8 Cody Rudy FB 5-11 244 R-So. Middletown, Ind. (Shenandoah HS) 71 Zac Ricketts OL 94 Jack Sape DE 6-4 262 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Bloomfield Hills HS) 72 Anthony Todd OL 91 Tony Schott OLB 6-1 200 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncali HS) 74 Tucker Young OL 81 Kyle Schrank TE 6-3 233 R-Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS) 75 Danny Pinter OL 52 Fred Schroeder DT 6-2 273 R-Sr. Yuma, Ariz. (IMG Academy) 76 Luke Martin OL 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6-4 284 R-So. Muncie, Ind. (Delta HS) 77 Kaleb Slaven OL 24 Gerald Smith CB 5-10 177 R-Fr. Harrison, Ohio (Harrison HS) 79 Joseph Boggs OL 38 Nathan Snyder P 6-4 216 So. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS) 80 Justin Gibbs WR 97 Ramon Stallings OLB 6-1 220 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 81 Kyle Schrank TE 12 DT Stephens CB 5-11 185 Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Academy of Richmond County) 82 Keidren Davis TE 6 Jaylin Thomas ILB 6-1 236 R-So. Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) 83 Luke Endsley WR 72 Anthony Todd OL 6-3 302 R-So. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) 84 Trevor Hohlt WR 53 Jaylen Turner OL 6-4 321 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech HS) 85 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 60 Poni Tu’uta DL 6-3 296 R-Fr. Kenner, La. (John Curtis HS) 86 Riley Miller WR 85 Yo’Heinz Tyler WR 6-3 189 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton HS) 87 Caleb Murray TE 58 Davion Tyson OLB 6-3 202 Fr. Delphos, Ohio (Delphos Jefferson HS) 88 Nolan Givan TE 57 Trey Uetrecht ILB 6-1 225 Fr. Oregonia, Ohio (Clinton Massie HS) 89 Keyan Williams WR 96 Tre Underwood DL 6-2 260 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Davenport Univ.) 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 25 Amechi Uzodinma II CB 5-11 176 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (University HS) 91 Tony Schott OLB 31 Romero Wade S 6-0 196 R-Jr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lyman HS) 92 Kendal Kendrick DT 7 Marc Walton CB 5-10 190 Sr. Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS) 94 Jack Sape DE 2 Jacob White ILB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) 95 Emeka Jillani DT 11 Ray Wilborn OLB 6-4 224 Jr. Lansing, Mich. (Garden City CC) 96 Tre Underwood DL 13 Jordan Williams OLB 6-4 240 R-Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Centennial HS) 97 Ryan Rimmler K 89 Keyan Williams WR 5-10 195 R-Sr. New Orleans, La. (Univ. of Nebraska) 97 Ramon Stallings OLB 59 Kyle Williams DT 6-4 299 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Southport HS) 98 Mitchell Carter OLB 63 Grant Williamson OL 6-3 285 R-Jr. Rolling Prairie, Ind. (New Prairie HS) 99 Kenny Knight Jr. OLB 74 Tucker Young OL 6-3 350 Fr. Farmland, Ind. (Monroe Central HS)

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Ball State Depth Chart (as of Sept. 9, 2018) – Offense – – Defense – Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) QB 15 Riley Neal (6-6, 225, R-Jr., Yorktown, Ind.) DE 90 Sean Hammonds Jr. (6-1, 250, R-Jr., Louisville, Ky.) 9 Drew Plitt (6-2, 207, R-So., Loveland, Ohio) 56 Shannon Hall (6-0, 255, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) RB 34 James Gilbert (5-9, 198, R-Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) NT 42 Chris Crumb (6-0, 274, Jr., Lewis Center, Ohio) or 36 Caleb Huntley (5-10, 222, So., Atlanta, Ga.) 55 Tuni Ropati (6-2, 280, Jr., San Francisco, Calif.) 4 Malik Dunner (5-11, 193, Jr., Carpentersville, Ill.) DE 52 Fred Schroeder (6-2, 273, R-Sr., Yuma, Ariz.) WR 86 Riley Miller (6-1, 196, R-Jr., Yorktown, Ind.) 35 James Jennette III (6-3, 255, R-So., Florissant, Mo.) 85 Yo’Heinz Tyler (6-3, 189, Fr., New Orleans, La.) SLB 11 Ray Wilborn (6-4, 224, Jr., Lansing, Mich.) WR 12 Justin Hall (5-9, 176, So., Douglasville, Ga.) or 33 Michael Robinson Jr. (6-1, 200, So., Kennesaw, Ga.) or 16 Hassan Littles (5-10, 176, So., Lithonia, Ga.) 27 Jimmy Daw (6-3, 233, R-Fr., Medina, Ohio) 89 Keyan Williams (5-10, 195, R-Sr., New Orleans, La.) MLB 2 Jacob White (6-0, 230, R-Jr., Clarendon Hills, Ill.) WR 11 Corey Lacanaria (5-8, 167, R-Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) 9 Brandon Martin (6-0, 225, R-So., Indianapolis, Ind.) 19 Devin Reece (6-2, 205, R-Sr., Westfield, Ind.) WLB 6 Jaylin Thomas (6-1, 236, R-So., Lima, Ohio) TE 88 Nolan Givan (6-3, 250, R-So., Berkley, Mich.) 32 Jeremiah Jackson (5-11, 221, R-Sr., Brooksville, Fla.) or 81 Kyle Schrank (6-3, 233, R-Jr., Fishers, Ind.) 8 Cody Rudy (5-11, 244, R-So., Middletown, Ind.) OLB 51 Christian Albright (6-2, 233, So., Kennesaw, Ga.) 13 Jordan Williams (6-4, 240, R-Fr., Champaign, Ill.) LT 77 Kaleb Slaven (6-4, 284, R-So., Muncie, Ind.) 72 Anthony Todd (6-3, 302, R-So., Yorktown, Ind.) CB 3 Josh Miller (5-11, 180, R-Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 25 Amechi Uzodinma II (5-11, 176, Fr., Orlando, Fla.) LG 70 Alex Joss (6-4, 300, R-Sr., Novi, Mich..) 71 Zac Ricketts (6-4, 294, R-Jr., Bremen, Ind.) SS 5 Bryce Cosby (5-10, 176, So., Louisville, Ky.) 29 Mitch Larsen (5-11, 185, Jr., Fairfield, Ohio) C 64 Andrew Poenitsch (6-3, 280, R-Jr., Waukesha, Wis.) 68 T.J. Beltavski (6-0, 297, R-So., Strongsville, Ohio) FS 10 Lamar Anderson (5-9, 187, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) 23 Brett Anderson II (6-0, 187, So., Grand Blanc, Mich.) RG 62 Curtis Blackwell (6-5, 305, So., Uniondale, Ind.) 55 Chris Beech (6-1, 293, R-So., Miamisburg, Ohio) CB 7 Marc Walton (5-10, 190, Sr., Mentor, Ohio) 21 Antonio Phillips (6-0, 185, So., St. Louis, Mo.) RT 75 Danny Pinter (6-4, 295, R-Jr., South Bend, Ind.) 63 Grant Williamson (6-3, 285, R-Jr., Rolling Prairie, Ind.)

– Specialists – Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) K 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Sr., Plainfield, Ind.) KO 49 Patrick LeCorre (6-0, 200, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.) 97 Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 208, Jr., Heidelberg, Germany) 97 Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 208, Jr., Heidelberg, Germany) P 38 Nathan Snyder (6-4, 216, So., Marysville, Ohio) KR 4 Malik Dunner (5-11, 193, Jr., Carpentersville, Ill.) 49 Patrick LeCorre (6-0, 200, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.) 12 Justin Hall (5-9, 176, So., Douglasville, Ga.) LS 45 Joseph Greenwood (5-11, 210, So., Delaware, Ohio) PR 11 Corey Lacanaria (5-8, 167, R-Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) 41 Bryson Haft (6-4, 211, R-Fr., Fort Wayne, Ind.) 12 Justin Hall (5-9, 176, So., Douglasville, Ga.) HO 38 Nathan Snyder (6-4, 216, So., Marysville, Ohio) 9 Drew Plitt (6-2, 207, R-So., Loveland, Ohio)

Pronunciation Guide Jimmie Boso ...... BOH-soh Wes Obermeier . . . . .OH-ber-my-er Jake Chanove ...... shah-NOVE Andrew Poenitsch . . . .PAIN-ish Elliot Charlebois . . . . SHAHR-lih-boy Shahid Reece ...... shah-HEED Keidren Davis . . . . . KEY-dren Tuni Ropati ...... TOO-nee roh-PAH-tee Malik Dunner ...... mah-LEEK Fred Schroeder . . . . .SCHROW-der Morgan Hagee . . . . . HAY-gee Poni Tu’uta ...... POH-nee too-OO-tah Emeka Jillani ...... EM-uh-kah jill-AHN-ee Trey Uetrecht ...... YOO-trick Dylan Koch ...... COOK Amechi Uzodinma . . . .ah-MAY-chee oo-zoh-DIN-mah Corey Lacanaria . . . . LACK-an-AIR-ee-ah Keyan Williams . . . . .KEE-on Patrick LeCorre . . . . .leh-KOR Hassan Littles ...... hah-SAHN Coaches Zac Minnich ...... MINN-ick Mike Neu ...... NEW Khalil Newton . . . . . kah-LEEL

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4 MaliklDUNNER 12 Justin HALL 15 Riley NEAL

RB | 5-11 | 193 | Jr. WR | 5-9 | 160 | So. QB | 6-6 | 225 | R-Jr. Carpentersville, Ill. (Dundee Crown HS) Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) • 2017 All-MAC Third Team as a kick returner • 2017 Freshman All-American by the FWAA and • Returned to action after missing the final nine after ranking second in the league with 24.4 ESPN.com games of 2017 to account for three touchdowns yards per return • 2017 All-MAC Second Team in the season opener • Fourth in BSU history for career passing yards • Scored his 12th career touchdown and his • Has led BSU in receptions 13 times in 14 career 10th on the ground in the opener against (5,915) and has rushed for 1,078 yards Central Connecticut and compiled 100 yards games, including both games this year • Responsible for 49 career touchdowns (38 from scrimmage in the game • Leads the Cardinals with 11 receptions passing, 11 rushing) • Led the team in scoring (54 points) and • National leader among freshmen in catches • Threw for 659 yards and six TDs in three games touchdowns (9) year while ranking fourth in (78) and fourth in receiving yards (801) last year last year with a completion percentage (67.7) receptions (18) • Ranked 11th nationally among all players in that would have led the MAC • Five of his 12 career touchdowns have come • Third in the MAC in total offense with 280.1 receptions per game (6.5) yards per game as a sophomore in 2016 on plays of longer than 40 yards, including a 93- • Posted team season highs for 2017 in catches yard kick return last year versus UAB • His 2,276 passing yards in 2015 were the sixth- (13) and receiving yards (121) at Western • Had the team’s longest play from scrimmage most of any FBS true freshman in the country in 2017 with a 66-yard touchdown run against Michigan • Has started 25 of the 27 games he has played • Owns a 3.51 GPA in business administration Tennessee Tech HALL’S RECEIVING STATS and was Academic All-MAC in 2016 DUNNER’S RUSHING STATS GP REC YDS TDS LG Y/C NEAL’S PASSING STATS GP ATT YDS TDS LG Y/C 2018 2 11 109 0 23 9.9 GP C-A-I YDS TDS LG PCT 2018 2 10 74 1 21 7.4 Career 14 89 910 3 47 10.2 2018 2 46-80-2 439 3 36 .575 Career 24 108 666 10 66 6.2 Career 27 583-964-23 5915 38 62 .605

34 James GILBERT 36 Caleb HUNTLEY 86 Riley MILLER

RB | 5-9 | 198 | R-Jr. RB | 5-10 | 222 | So. WR | 6-1 | 196 | R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Locust Grove HS) Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) • 2018 Maxwell Award Watch List • Ran for 73 yards on eight carries in the season • Former walk-on who earned a scholarship • 2016 All-MAC First Team opener against Central Connecticut before the 2017 season • Returned to action after missing the final nine • Played all 12 games and started the final seven • Owns 10 catches for a team-high 116 yards games of 2017 to post his eighth career 100-yard as a true freshman in 2017 through two games this year rushing game and a touchdown in the opener • Led the team in rushing attempts (210) and • Has started 12 of 14 games over the past two • Eighth on BSU all-time rush list (2,319 yards) yards (1,003) last year, becoming just the second seasons, including 11 in a row rookie in Ball State history to rush for at least • His 1,332 rushing yards in 2016 were the • Finished second on the team in receptions (30) 1,000 yards (Bernie Parmalee, 1987) fourth-most in a season by a BSU player and receiving yards (300) last year • Owns 25 total touchdowns for his career, • Finished third in the MAC in rushing yards per game (83.6) • Tallied his first collegiate touchdown catch including a MAC-best 12 rushing scores in 2016 • Rushed for a team season-high 159 yards in Nov. 9, 2017 at Northern Illinois • Scored a touchdown in all three games last the season finale against Miami • An Academic All-MAC selection in 2017 ... year before being injured • Also reached 100 yards rushing at Akron (129) owns a 3.59 GPA in excercise science • Had five straight 100-yard games in 2016 and against Buffalo (141) to give him three 100- • Father Greg played for Ball State’s 1990 Sweet • His 264 yards rushing versus Buffalo in 2016 yard games 16 team in men’s basketball are the second-most in a game in BSU history • Scored two touchdowns at Western Kentucky MILLER’S RECEIVING STATS GILBERT’S RUSHING STATS HUNTLEY’S RUSHING STATS GP ATT YDS TDS LG Y/C GP ATT YDS TDS LG Y/C GP ATT YDS TDS LG Y/C 2018 2 10 116 0 33 11.6 2018 2 33 172 1 35 5.2 2018 2 20 104 0 42 5.2 Career 17 40 416 1 33 10.4 Career 29 484 2319 24 80 4.8 Career 14 230 1107 3 52 4.8

– 10 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 10 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football Offensive Player Career Highs ANTWAN DAVIS / WR / #1 CALEB HUNTLEY / RB / #36 DREW PLITT / QB / #9 Receptions: 11, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 Rush attempts: 26, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 Pass completions: 15, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17 Rec. yards: 215, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 Rush yards: 159, vs. Miami, 11/21/17 Pass attempts: 34, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17 Long rec.: 71, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 Long rush: 52, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 Pass yds.: 169, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 TDs: 2, 2x (Last vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15) TDs: 2, at WKU, 9/23/17 Pass TDs: 2, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 Receptions: 2, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 Long pass: 63, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 KEIDREN DAVIS / TE / #82 Receiving yards: 2, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Rush att:: 11, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 Rec.: 1, 4x (Last vs. CMU, 10/21/17) Long reception, 2, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Rush yards: 52, vs Miami, 11/21/17 Rec. yards: 10, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 Long rush: 13, vs. Miami, 11/21/17 Long reception: 10, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 MARKICE HURT JR. / RB / #24 Rush TDs: 1, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17 Rush attempts: 10, 2x (Last vs. CCSU, 8/30/18) MALIK DUNNER / RB / #4 Rush yards: 52, at EMU, 11/2/17 DEVIN REECE / WR / #19 Rush attempts: 13, at WKU 9/23/17 Long rush: 18, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Receptions: 6, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 Rush yards: 79, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 TDs: 2, at WKU, 9/23/17 Receiving yards: 64, vs. EKU, 9/17/16 Long rush: 66, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 Receptions: 2, vs. Central Michigan, 10/21/17 Long reception: 42, vs. EKU, 9/17/16 TDs: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 Rec. yards: 30, vs. CMU, 10/21/17 TD: 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 Rec.: 4, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Long reception: 24, vs. CMU, 10/21/17 Rec. yards: 54, at WKU, 9/23/17 CODY RUDY / FB / #8 Long reception: 41, at WKU, 9/23/17 COREY LACANARIA / WR / #11 Receptions: 1, 2x (Last vs. CMU, 10/21/17) Receptions: 10, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 Rec. yards: 11, at WKU, 9/23/17 LUKE ENDSLEY / WR / #83 Rec. yards: 72, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 Long reception: 11, at WKU, 9/23/17 Receptions: 1, 2x (Last at NIU, 11/9/17) Long reception: 36, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Rec. yards: 9, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 TDs: 1, 5x (Last at Toledo, 11/16/16) KYLE SCHRANK / TE / #81 Long reception: 9, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 Receptions: 1, 2x (Last vs. Miami, 11/21/17) HASSAN LITTLES / WR / #16 Rec. yards: 5, vs. Miami, 11/21/17 JAMES GILBERT / RB / #34 Receptions: 1, 3x (Last vs. CCSU, 8/30/18) Long reception: 5, vs. Miami, 11/21/17 Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Rec. yards: 14, at Akron, 10/7/17 Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Long reception: 14, at Akron, 10/7/17 YO’HEINZ TYLER / WR / #85 Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Receptions: 2, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 TDs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 RILEY MILLER / WR / #86 Receiving yards: 83, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Receptions: 2, 2x (Last vs. CCSU, 8/30/18) Rec.: 7, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Long reception: 63, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Rec. yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Rec. yards: 86, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TD: 2, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Long rec.: 33, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 TD: 1, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 KEYAN WILLIAMS / WR / #89 BRENNAN GILLIS / WR / #13 Receptions: 7, vs. Abilene Christian, 9/3/15 Receptions: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 RILEY NEAL / QB / #15 Receiving yards: 34, vs. ACU, 9/3/15 Rec. yards: 16, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 Pass completions: 33, at Toledo, 11/16/16 Long reception: 19, vs. Iowa, 11/24/17 Long rec.: 16, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 Pass attempts: 53, at Northern Ill., 10/10/15 Rush att: 1, vs. Abilene Christian, 9/3/15 Pass yds.: 393, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) Rush yards: 9, vs. Abilene Christian, 9/3/15 NOLAN GIVAN / TE / #88 Pass TDs: 4, at Northern Illinois, 10/10/15 Long rush: 9, vs. Abilene Christian, 9/3/15 Rec.: 4, 2x (Last vs. Toledo, 10/26/17) Long pass: 62, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 Rec. yards: 39, at Akron, 10/7/17 Rush att: 16, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) Long reception: 20, vs. CCSU, 8/30/18 Rush yards: 96, at Miami, 11/22/16 TDs: 1, 6x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) Long rush: 46, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 Rush TDs: 2, Twice (Last at UB, 10/15/16) MORGAN HAGEE / K / #22 FG made: 3, 3x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) KHALIL NEWTON / WR / #14 FG attempted: 4, 2x (Last at ND, 9/8/18) Rec.: 6, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 Long FG: 49, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 Rec. yards: 80, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 Long rec.: 31, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 JUSTIN HALL / WR / #12 TD: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 Rec.: 13, at Western Michigan, 9/30/17 Rec. yards: 121, at WMU, 9/30/17 Long reception: 47, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 TDs: 1, 3x (Last vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17) Rush attempts: 3, 2x (Last vs. CCSU, 8/30/18) Rush yards: 40, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17 Long rush: 22, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17

– 11 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 11 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football Offensive Player Game-By-Game Statistics RUSHING (att.-yards-TDs) Player CCSU ND IU WKU KSU NIU CMU EMU OHIO TOL WMU MIA Malik Dunner 5-51-1 5-23-0 James Gilbert 14-100-1 19-72-0 Caleb Huntley 8-73-0 12-31-0 Markice Hurt 10-43-0 0-0-0 Riley Neal 6-37-1 7-35-0 RECEIVING (rec.-yards-TDs) Player CCSU ND IU WKU KSU NIU CMU EMU OHIO TOL WMU MIA Antwan Davis 1-8-0 DNP Keidren Davis DNP DNP Malik Dunner 4-49-0 1-(-3)-0 James Gilbert 2-5-0 1-8-0 Nolan Givan 3-36-1 2-7-1 Justin Hall 5-38-0 6-71-0 Caleb Huntley 1-2-0 2-1-0 Corey Lacanaria 2-32-0 5-45-0 Hassan Littles 1-0-0 0-0-0 Riley Miller 4-65-0 6-51-0 Devin Reece 1-12-0 0-0-0 Yo’Heinz Tyler 2-83-2 0-0-0 Keyan Williams 2-6-0 DNP KICK RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs) Player CCSU ND IU WKU KSU NIU CMU EMU OHIO TOL WMU MIA Malik Dunner 0-0-0 3-42-0 Justin Hall 0-0-0 0-0-0 PUNT RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs) Player CCSU ND IU WKU KSU NIU CMU EMU OHIO TOL WMU MIA Justin Hall 1-22-0 0-0-0 Corey Lacanaria 0-0-0 1-5-0 PASSING FIELD GOALS • #15 Riley Neal 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 3-5 60.0 2-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 49 1 Central Connecticut 23 30 0 76.7 259 2 36 0-0 at Notre Dame 23 50 2 46.0 180 1 21 1-6 at Indiana Western Kentucky TEAM CAPTAINS Kent State Opponent Captains Northen Illinois Central Connecticut QB Riley Neal, DB Josh Miller, at Central Michigan LB Jeremiah Jackson, DL Fred Schroeder Eastern Michigan Notre Dame DL Sean Hammonds, OL Danny Pinter, at Ohio RB James Gilbert, LB Jacob White at Toledo Indiana Western Michigan at Miami Western Kentucky Totals 46 80 2 57.5 439 3 36 1-6 Kent State • #9 Drew Plitt Opponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Yds Northern Illinois Central Connecticut 5 6 0 83.3 77 1 63 0-0 at Notre Dame – DNP – Central Michigan at Indiana Western Kentucky Eastern Michigan Kent State Northen Illinois Ohio at Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Toledo at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan Western Michigan at Miami Miami Totals 5 6 0 83.3 77 1 63 0-0

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2 JacoblWHITE 3 Josh MILLER 5 Bryce COSBY

ILB | 6-0 | 230 | R-Jr. CB | 5-11 | 180 | 5th-Sr. S | 5-10 | 176 | So. Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian University) Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) • The Cardinals’ top tackler with 13 total stops • Has started 16 games in two-plus years with • Returned to the starting lineup at Notre Dame and 3.5 tackles for loss through two games Ball State after transferring from NAIA national after missing the first start of his career in the opener following a preseason camp injury • Tied for the team lead with nine tackles and a runner-up Marian career-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Notre Dame • Tied for team-high honors with a career-high • Registered Ball State’s first sack of the season • Recorded the third interception of his BSU nine tackles at Notre Dame (the fourth of his career) in the opener versus career at No. 8 Notre Dame • Started all 12 games at safety last year as a Central Connecticut • Also snagged interceptions against Tennessee true freshman ... the only returning BSU player to start every game last season • Started 11 games at middle linebacker last Tech last year and versus Toledo in 2016 • Led the team in 2017 with two interceptions year and played the final nine wearing a cast to • Played in all 12 games with 11 starts last year ... stopped a Western Kentucky drive with a red protect a broken bone in his right hand • Ranked second in the MAC with 14 passes de- zone pick • Led BSU with 72 tackles while ranking second • Recovered a fumble which led to a Ball State fended in 2017 ... has 20 career breakups at BSU on the team in sacks (3.0) and third in tackles for field goal at Northern Illinois loss (5.0) • Registered a career-high 11 tackles against • Ranked second on the team last year with 59 • Recorded a personal-best 10 tackles against Northern Illinois in 2016 tackles and recorded a season-high eight tackles Buffalo three times MILLER’S STATS WHITE’S STATS G TKLS TFL SKS FF FR INT COSBY’S STATS G TKLS TFL SKS FF FR INT 2018 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 G TKLS TFL SKS FF FR INT 2018 2 13 3.5 1.0 0 0 0 Career 23 91 4.5 0.0 1 0 3 2018 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 Career 24 97 8.5 4.0 0 1 0 Career 14 69 3.0 0.0 0 1 2

6 Jaylin THOMAS 22 Morgan HAGEE 51 Christian ALBRIGHT

ILB | 6-1 | 236 | R-So. K | 5-11 | 175 | Sr. OLB | 6-2 | 233 | So. Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS) Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS) • Set a career high with nine rackles, including • Matched his career high with three field goals • Registered his third career sack plus a forced seven in the first half, at No. 8 Notre Dame ... his last week at No. 8 Notre Dame and connected fumble and a QB hurry at No. 8 Notre Dame previous career high was six on a career-long 49-yarder in the fourth quarter • Moved to outside linebacker this year as BSU • Appeared in 10 games last year as a redshirt to make it a one-possession game switched to a 3-4 scheme freshman, registering 38 tackles, 4.0 tackles for • Cracked the top 10 in school history for career • Played in all 12 games of 2017 and started the points in the season opener ... now ranks sixth loss and a sack final three at defensive end on the list with 230 points • Named the team’s Bill Meitzler Scout Team • Racked up 26 tackles, four tackles for loss and • Ranks sixth in school history with 43 made Player of the Year (Defense) during his redshirt field goals in his career and needs just one more a pair of sacks in his rookie campaign season in 2016 to crack the top 5 • Tallied a season-high six stops against Central • A first-team all-state and district defensive • Has connected on 101 career extra points, Michigan player of the year selection as a high school fourth most in BSU annals ... made 63 extra • Recorded his first collegiate interception late senior at Lima. points in a row in a streak spanning 2015-17 in the first half against Buffalo, leading to a Cardinals touchdown THOMAS’ STATS G TKLS TFL SKS FF FR INT HAGEE’S STATS ALBRIGHT’S STATS 2018 10 38 4.0 1.0 0 0 0 GP FGS PCT LG PATS PTS G TKLS TFL SKS FF FR INT Career 12 55 5.5 1.0 0 0 0 2018 2 3/5 60.0 49 7 16 2018 2 7 1.0 1.0 1 0 0 Career 38 43/61 70.5 49 101 230 Career 14 33 5.0 3.0 2 0 1

– 13 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 13 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football Defensive Player Career Highs CHRISTIAN ALBRIGHT / OLB / #51 VERENZO HOLMES JR. / CB / #15 NATHAN SNYDER / P / #38 Tackles: 6, vs. Central Michigan, 10/21/17 Tackles: 5, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 Punt att.: 8, at Western Michigan, 9/30/17 TFL: 2.0, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 TFL: 1.0, at Western Kentucky, 9/23/17 Punt yds.: 279, at Western Mich., 9/30/17 Sacks: 1.0, 3x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) Sacks: 1.0, at Western Kentucky, 9/23/17 Longest punt: 56, vs. CMU, 10/21/17 FF: 1, 2x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) FF: 1, at Western Kentucky, 9/23/17 INT: 1, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 DT STEPHENS / CB / #12 PBU: 1, vs. Toledo, 10/26/17 JEREMIAH JACKSON / ILB / #32 Tackles: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 7, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 BRETT ANDERSON II / S / #23 TFL: 1.0, 5x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) JAYLIN THOMAS / ILB / #6 Tackles: 7, at Western Michigan, 9/30/17 Sacks, 1, 3x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) TFL: 0.5, 2x (Last vs. CMU, 10/21/17) Tackles: 9, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 TFL: 1.0, 5x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) FF: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 JAMES JENNETTE III / DE / #35 PBU: 1, 2x (Last at Akron, 10/7/17) Sacks: 1.0, at WKU, 9/23/17 Tackles: 5, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 PBU: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 TFL: 1.0, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 LAMAR ANDERSON / S / #10 PONI TU’UTA / DL / #60 Tackles: 9, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 KENDAL KENDRICK / DT / #92 TFL: 1.0, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 Tackles: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 3, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 FR: 1, 2x (Last vs. Central Mich., 10/21/17) PBU: 1, at Western Kentucky, 9/23/17 ROMERO WADE / S / #31 MITCH LARSEN / S / #29 Tackles: 9, vs. Central Michigan, 10/21/17 Tackles: 4, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 PBU: 1, 3x (Last vs. Toledo, 10/16/17) BRYCE COSBY / S / #5 TFL: 0.5, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 9, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 FR: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 TFL: 2, vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/16/17 MARC WALTON / CB / #7 INT: 1, 2x (Last at WKU, 9/23/17) Tackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16 PBU: 1, 2x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) BRANDON MARTIN / ILB / #9 Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 FR: 1, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 Tackles: 13, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) TFL: 2.0, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 FR: 1, 2x (Last vs. Toledo, 10/26/17) Sacks: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 CHRIS CRUMB / NT / #42 PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 Tackles: 5, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 TFL: 1.0, 4x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) JOSH MILLER / CB / #3 JACOB WHITE / ILB / #2 Sacks: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 Tackles: 11, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Tackles: 10, vs. Buffalo, 11/16/17 FF: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TFL: 1.0, 4x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17) TFL: 2.0, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 INT: 1, 3x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) Sacks: 1.0, 4x (Last vs. Central Conn., 8/30/18) PBU: 3, vs. Miami, 11/21/17 FR: 1, at Eastern Michigan, 11/2/17 JIMMY DAW / OLB / #27 FF: 1, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Tackles: 3, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 PBU: 1, 3x (Last at Notre Dame, 9/8/18) DEMETRIUS MURRAY / S / #18 RAY WILBORN / OLB / #11 SID FOX / ILB / #47 Tackles: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 8, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 TFL: 1.0, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 ANTONIO PHILLIPS / CB / #21 INT: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 HANK GRENDA / ILB / #50 Tackles: 6, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 PBU: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 Tackles: 2, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 TFL: 1.0, at WKU, 9/23/17 Sacks: 1.0, at WKU, 9/23/17 KYLE WILLIAMS / DT / #59 SHANNON HALL / DE / #56 INT: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 Tackles: 2, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 3, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 FF: 1, at WKU, 9/23/17 PBU: 1, at Notre Dame, 9/8/18 PBU: 2, vs. Miami, 11/21/17

SEAN HAMMONDS JR. / DE / #90 TYLER ‘RED’ POTTS / CB / #16 Tackles: 5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 Tackles: 3, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 TFL: 1.5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17 Sacks: 1, at Akron, 10/7/17 SHAHID REECE / ILB / #37 PBU: 1, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 Tackles: 2, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18

MYLES HANNAH / S / #20 MICHAEL ROBINSON JR. / OLB / #33 Tackles: 1, vs. Central Connecticut, 8/30/18 Tackles: 3, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17 FF: 1, at Northern Illinois, 11/9/17

FRED SCHROEDER / DE / #52 Tackles: 3, 2x (Last vs. CMU, 10/21/17) TFL: 1.5, at Akron, 10/7/17

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Jackson #32 Jennette #35 Larsen #29 Martin #9 J. Miller #3 Phillips #21 Potts #16 Robinson #33 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 Central Conn. 3-4-7 (0.5 TFL) 1-2-3 (0.5 TFL) 3-1-4 (1 FR) 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-3-3 1-1-2 at Notre Dame 2-0-2 (1 Sack) 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-2 (2 TFL) 4-1-5 (1 INT) 3-3-6 (1 INT) 0-0-0 1-0-1 at Indiana Western Kentucky Kent State Northern Illinois at Central Mich. Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami

Ropati #55 Schroeder #52 Thomas #6 Uzodinma #25 Walton #7 White #2 Wilborn #11 J. Williams #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 Central Conn. 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-3-4 (0.5 TFL) 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-2-4 (1 Sack) 1-1-2 0-0-0 at Notre Dame 0-0-0 0-1-1 8-1-9 (1 TFL) 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-5-9 (2 TFL) 6-2-8 (1 INT) 0-0-0 at Indiana Western Kentucky Kent State Northern Illinois at Central Mich. Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami

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 +/- Central Connecticut 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 at Notre Dame 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 2 2 2 0 14 +1 at Indiana Western Kentucky Kent State Northern Illinois at Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami Totals 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 0 14 +1

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DEFENSE Opponent DE NT DE SLB MLB WLB OLB CB SS FS CB Central Connecticut Hammonds Crumb Schroeder Wilborn White Thomas Albright J. Miller B. Anderson L. Anderson Walton at Notre Dame Hammonds Crumb Schroeder Wilborn White Thomas Albright J. Miller Cosby L. Anderson Phillips at Indiana Western Kentucky Kent State Northern Illinois at Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami

Miscellaneous Stats IN THE RED ZONE – BALL STATE BALL STATE BIG PLAYS (30+ yards) Opponent No. TD FG Failed Pct. Yards Play Oppt. Qtr TD Central Connecticut 6 4 0 2 66.7 63 Plitt pass to Tyler CCSU 4 1 at Notre Dame 3 1 2 0 100.0 42 Huntley rush CCSU 3 0 at Indiana 36 Neal pass to Dunner CCSU 2 0 Western Kentucky 36 Neal pass to Lacanaria CCSU 2 0 Keng State 35 Gilbert rush CCSU 3 1 Northern Illinois 33 Neal pass to R. Miller CCSU 2 0 at Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami Totals 9 5 2 2 77.8 IN THE RED ZONE – OPPONENT Opponent No. TD FG Failed Pct. Central Connecticut 3 1 0 2 33.3 at Notre Dame 3 2 0 1 66.7 at Indiana Western Kentucky Keng State Northern Illinois at Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Ohio at Toledo Western Michigan at Miami Totals 6 3 0 3 50.0

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3rd season at Ball State | 9th season as a head coach (including arena league) 17th season as a football coach Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. @BSUCoachNeu Alma Mater: Ball State ’94 Family: wife Charmin … three children – Graycen, Carson and Chase

Ball State University welcomed back one of Neu, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, its own as Mike Neu was named the head coach started 38-of-41 games at quarterback in his for the Cardinal football program in January four seasons at Ball State (1990-93). He was of 2016. Neu played collegiate football at Ball honored with the MAC’s Vern Smith Award as State where he was named 1993 Mid-American the league’s most valuable player and the MAC Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior. Neu has more than 15 years of coaching That year, Neu and the Cardinals went 8-3-1 experience with stops in the National Football overall and 7-0-1 in league action to capture League (NFL), Division I FBS football and the the MAC championship. In one of his greatest Neu’s Head Coaching Record arena leagues. games as a collegiate quarterback, Neu threw Year School/Team W-L-T Several positives have come in the past two for a Ball State record 469 yards and completed 2000 Augusta Stallions (AF2) 14-4 years under Neu’s guidance that have set the 28-of-40 passes against Toledo in 1993 to help 2002 Carolina Cobras (AFL) 7-9 foundation for future Ball State teams to build the Cardinals rally from a 30-3 deficit and record 2004 New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) 11-6 upon. Defensive end Anthony Winbush tied the largest comeback in Ball State history, a 31- 2005 New Orleans VooDoo 9-7 the Ball State career sacks record (25) in 2017 30 Homecoming victory. 2007 New Orleans VooDoo 5-11 and was among the nation’s leaders in sacks, Neu played professionally in the Canadian 2008 New Orleans VooDoo 8-8 tackles for loss and forced fumbles as a senior. Football League and Arena Football League 2016 Ball State 4-8 Meanwhile, wide receiver Justin Hall led all true (AFL) from 1995-97 before beginning his coach- 2017 Ball State 2-10 freshmen in receptions last fall and was named ing career in 1998 with the AFL’s Nashville Kats. 2018 Ball State 1-1 to ESPN.com’s Freshman All-America team. In 2000, Neu was named head coach for the Totals 9th year 61-64 (.488) Eight Cardinals have come away with All- first time as he took over the Arena Football 2’s 3rd year 7-19 (.269) at Ball St. MAC accolades under Neu, including running (AF2) Augusta Stallions. He led that organization 3rd year 1-15 (.062) vs. MAC back James Gilbert who piled up 1,332 rushing to a conference title in 2000 with a 14-4 record yards as a sophomore in 2016, the fourth most and was named the AF2 Coach of the Year. in a single season by a Ball State player. Ball In 2001 and 2002, Neu worked with the Neu’s Coaching Experience State has also been one of the most disciplined AFL’s Carolina Cobras. He served as the of- • New Orleans Saints (NFL) . . . .2014-15 teams in the nation the last two years, ranking fensive coordinator in 2001 and was promoted Quarterbacks Coach fifth in fewest penalties in 2016 and ninth in to head coach in 2002. During his stint as head • Tulane ...... 2012-13 2017. coach, Neu led the team to the quarterfinals of Quarterbacks Coach Before returning to Ball State, Neu served the AFL playoffs, including the team’s first-ever • New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) . . . 2004-08 two seasons as the quarterbacks coach for the playoff win. Head Coach NFL’s New Orleans Saints. In 2014 under Neu’s Neu then spent four years as head coach • Carolina Cobras (AFL) ...... 2002 guidance, quarterback Drew Brees was selected of the AFL’s New Orleans VooDoo. There, he Head Coach to his franchise-record eighth Pro Bowl as a compiled a 33-31 record and earned 2004 AFL • Carolina Cobras (AFL) ...... 2001 Saint. Brees led the league in completions (456), Coach of the Year honors. During his first season Offensive Coordinator tied for first in passing yardage (4,952), ranked at the helm, Neu led the team to a franchise- • Augusta Stallions (AF2) ...... 2000 second in completion percentage (69.2) and best 11-5 record, a division title and a playoff Head Coach tied for fifth in touchdown passes (33). In 2015, berth. • Nashville Kats (AFL) ...... 1998-99 Brees once again led the NFL in passing yardage From 2008-12, Neu worked on the New Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach (4,870) while ranking second in completion Orleans Saints’ player personnel staff. He then • Ball State ...... 1994 percentage (68.3) and completions (428). spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with Tulane Graduate Assistant as the quarterbacks coach. In 2013, Neu helped guide Tulane to a 7-6 overall record and its first postseason appearance in 11 years – the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Neu received his bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Ball State in 1994 and served as a graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals during the 1994 season. He was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. Neu and his wife, Charmin, have a daughter, Graycen (17), and two sons, Carson (16) and Chase (8).

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Asst. Head Coach/OL Coach Off. Coord./QBs Coach Defensive Coordinator KYLE DeVAN JOEY LYNCH DAVID ELSON

3rd season at Ball State 10th season at Ball State 2nd season at Ball State 6th season as a football coach 12th season as a football coach 25th 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 ap- coordinator, 2011 Injuries forced the Cardinals to use seven different pearance in the GoDaddy Bowl … forced to start four • Indiana, defensive quality control/assistant starting offensive lines in 2017 … five linemen posted quarterbacks in 2017 due to injuries … Ball State’s of- coach, 2010 their first collegiate start in 2017 … Ball State notched fense was one of only three in the Mid-American Con- • Western Kentucky, head coach, 2003-09; a season-high 293 yards rushing in the 2017 finale ference that averaged both 200 rushing and passing defensive coordinator, 2001-02; against Miami … the 2016 Ball State offense averaged yards per game in 2016 … helped running back James assistant coach, 1996-2000 220 rushing yards per game, its highest average since Gilbert rush for 1,332 yards in 2016, fourth most in • Southern Illinois, graduate assistant, 1994-95 1978 (238.6 ypg) … Ball State has rushed for more a single season by a Ball State player … directed the than 300 yards twice under DeVan, including a high 2015 offense behind a true freshman quarterback in Notes: of 356 yards at Buffalo in 2016 … played in the NFL Riley Neal … molded an offense that allowed Jahwan Posted a winning record as WKU’s head coach in five for five seasons … started 26 of the 40 games he Edwards to set the Ball State career rushing record of his seven seasons … 2004 Eddie Robinson National appeared in between 2009-12 with the Indianapolis in 2014 (4,558 yards) … on the Ball State coaching Coach of the Year finalist (FCS) … helped the Hilltop- Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and the Tennessee Titans staff for the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl after pers reach No. 1 in the FCS polls twice during the … made four postseason starts with Indianapolis, the 2012 season and the GoDaddy Bowl after the 2005 season … developed 20 all-conference players including Super Bowl XLIV at right guard … four-year 2013 campaign … tight ends coach from 2011-13 and as a head coach … part of WKU team that won the (2004-07) letterman at center at Oregon State, start- served as recruiting coordinator from 2009-13. 2002 FCS national championship … served as WKU’s ing 38 games. defensive coordinator under legendary coach Jack Harbaugh.

ST Coordinator/TEs Coach Run Game Coord./ILBs Wide Receivers Coach PATRICK DOUGHERTY JOHNNY CURTIS ALEX BAILEY

5th season at Ball State 3rd season at Ball State 4th season at Ball State 11th season as a football coach 22nd season as a football coach 12th 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, assistant coach, 2014-pres. • Ball State, run game coordinator/ILBs coach, • Ball State, wide receivers coach, 2015-pres. • Northwestern, quality control coach, 2013 2018-pres. • Wayne State, assistant coach, 2014 • Ball State, graduate assistant coach, 2012 • Ball State, defensive run game coordinator/ • Valparasio, assistant coach, 2012-13 • Lindsey Wilson, assistant coach, 2010-11 LBs coach, 2017 • Dayton, assistant coach, 2010-11 • Definance, graduate assistant coach, 2008-09 • Ball State, linebackers coach, 2016 • Defiance, assistant coach, 2007-09 • John Curtis Christian (HS), assistant coach, Notes: Notes: 1996-2015 Assumed the special teams coordinator role in the Has worked with two of the most prolific wide receiv- spring of 2016 … also coaches the tight ends … the Notes: ers in Ball State history – KeVonn Mabon and Jordan Cardinals led the MAC in kickoff return average (21.7 Three of Ball State’s top five tacklers in 2017 were Williams … Mabon was the team co-MVP in 2016 and yards per return) last year … Ball State returned a linebackers … helped senior Sean Wiggins earn All- established a new school record for career recep- kickoff for a touchdown and blocked a punt in the MAC accolades in 2016 … Ball State’s top two tacklers tions (244) in the season finale … Mabon also left Ball win over UAB in 2017 … Ball State blocked a punt and in 2016 were linebackers – Wiggins (109) and Aaron State ranked third in the program’s history in career returned it for a score at Indiana in 2016 … served as Taylor (85) … before arriving at Ball State, Curtis was receiving yards (2,862) … Williams wrapped up his the recruiting coordinator in 2015-16 … joined the Ball the defensive coordinator at John Curtis Christian Ball State career in 2015 ranked fourth in both career State football staff after the 2013 regular season and where he specialized in linebackers and special teams receptions and receiving yards … Williams went on to prior to the GoDaddy Bowl. … helped lead John Curtis to 13 state championships play on the New Orleans Saints practice squad in 2016 and one national title (2012) … also served as John … served as an assistant coach at Wayne State in 2014 Curtis Christian’s head baseball coach from 2006-15 … … was the recruiting and pass game coordinator in won three state titles as baseball coach, most recently addition to coaching the wide receivers at Valparaiso in 2015 … three-time Louisiana High School Baseball … coached four all-conference players at Dayton and Coach of the Year (2015, 2011, 2008). helped the Flyers to a 10-1 record in 2010, including the Pioneer Football League Championship.

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Outside Linebackers Coach Defensive Backs Coach Running Backs Coach CORY CONNOLLY CHEVIS JACKSON KEVIN LYNCH

4th season at Ball State 3rd season at Ball State 3rd season at Ball State 5th season as a football coach 6th season as a football coach 10th season as a football coach Alma Mater: Quincy ’13 Alma Mater: LSU ’12 Alma Mater: Franklin Coll. ’09 @CoryConnolly @Co_Jackson21 @coachklynch

Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: Coaching Experience: • Ball State, outside linebackers coach, 2018-pres. • Ball State, defensive backs coach, 2016-pres. • Ball State, running backs coach/recruiting • Ball State, graduate assistant coach, 2015-17 • LSU, graduate assistant coach, 2015 coordinator, 2018-pres. • Carthage College, graduate assistant coach, • South Alabama, graduate assistant coach, • Ball State, running backs coach, 2016-17 2014 2013-14 • Univ. of Indianapolis, assistant coach, 2010-15 • Indiana, offensive quality control coach, 2009 Notes: Notes: Promoted to a full-time assistant coach this spring 2017 MAC Recruiter of the Year via 247Sports … Notes: … worked specifically with the Ball State defensive part of 2015 LSU team that finished 9-3 overall and Added recruiting coordinator responsibilities this linemen in 2017 … four-year starter at defensive ranked 16th in the final national polls … helped South spring … worked with Caleb Huntley in 2017 to end for Quincy … three-time team captain … 2012 Alabama earn a bowl bid for the first time in program become just the second Cardinal freshman to reach all-conference honoree … 2011 All Mid-States Mideast history – the 2014 Camellia Bowl … South Alabama’s 1,000 yards rushing in a season … Ball State’s offense defensive end … participated in 2014 Future Football defense ranked second in the Sun Belt in both scoring averaged 220 rushing yards per game in 2016, its Coaches Academy sponsored by NCAA and AFCA … defense and total defense in 2013 … played collegiate highest since 1978 (238.6) … helped James Gilbert certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) … football at LSU and was a member of the 2007 BCS earn All-MAC first team accolades in 2016 after piling recipient of the Quincy University LaVerne Academic championship team … the Atlanta Falcons selected up 1,432 rushing yards, the fourth most in a single Scholarship and Walter “Wally” O’Day Memorial Jackson in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft … he season by a Ball State player … he was an integral part Scholarship. played in the NFL for four seasons with five different of one of the most successful eras in UIndy history, teams – Atlanta, Jacksonville, New England, Denver helping the Greyhounds to 39 wins, four conference and Carolina. championships and three NCAA Division II playoff appearances … a former all-conference wide receiver and three-year starter at nearby Franklin College … helped the Grizzlies to back-to-back league titles in 2007 and 2008.

Defensive Line Coach Strength & Cond. Coach Ball State Support Staff KEITH McKENZIE BEN ARMER Graduate Assistant Coaches: Blair Cavanaugh 3rd season at Ball State 3rd season at Ball State (Offense), Jaylon Finner (Defense), Jared Heck 11th season as a football coach Alma Mater: Western Mich. ’12 (Defense), Dan Reineck (Offense) Alma Mater: Ball State ’96 Director of Football Administration/Chief of @CoachMcKenzie95 @BSUFBStrength Staff: Byron Ellis (Southern Miss, 2003), 3rd Coaching Experience: Experience: season • Ball State, defensive line coach, 2016-pres. • Ball State, Dir. of Strength and Conditioning, Director of Recruiting Operations: Matt Bar- • Wayne State, assistant coach, 2008-2015 2016-pres. low (Louisville, 2014), 3rd season • Miami (Ohio), assistant strength and Notes: conditioning coach, 2015 Recruiting and Operations Graduate As- Helped defensive end Anthony Winbush earn first • Ball State, graduate assistant for strength and team All-MAC honors in 2017 after he ranked fourth sistant: Samantha Johnson (Ball State, 2018), conditioning, 2014 1st season nationally in sacks (11.5) and equaled the Ball State • Western Michigan, strength and conditioning career sacks record (25) … Ball State ranked second in intern, 2013 Associate Athletics Trainer: Shawn Comer the MAC in sacks in 2016 (31) … the Cardinals racked (Central Michigan, 1990) up eight sacks in the win over EKU in 2016, the team’s Notes: most in at least 10 years … served as the linebackers All-Mid-American Conference third-team selection as Video Coordinator: Andrew Kamer (Akron, coach at Wayne State from 2009-15 … added special a punter for Western Michigan in 2009 . . . three-time 2013), 3rd season teams coordinator duties at Wayne State in 2014-15 Academic All-MAC . . . two-time Capital One Academic … coached 10 all-conference players at Wayne State, All-District . . . named to the Ray Guy Award Watch Equipment Manager: Ryan McGorry (Clarion, including the 2014 GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year List in each of his three seasons for the Broncos. 2005), 4th season … played football at Ball State from 1991 to 1995 … holds the program record for career sacks (25) … team Assistant Equipment Manager: Reid Riessen captain and All-MAC defensive end as a senior … went (Iowa State, 2016), 2nd season on to play in the NFL for eight years with Green Bay, Graduate Assistant Strength Coach: Robert Cleveland, Chicago and Buffalo … was a part of Green Bay’s Super Bowl XXXI championship team … recorded Schmidt (Long Island, 2017), 1st season 29.5 sacks in 95 NFL games … inducted into the Ball Administrative Assistant: Abby Alexander State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Around the MAC MAC Bowl Lineup MAC STANDINGS Raycom Media Camellia Bowl East Division Saturday, December 16 (8 p.m. ET) Team MAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA H A N Streak vs. Sun Belt (ESPN) Buffalo 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 84 39 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2 camelliabowl.com Akron 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 41 7 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Ohio 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 38 32 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Kent State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 78 45 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Friday, December 22 (4 p.m. ET) Bowling Green 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 38 103 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 vs. Mountain West (ESPN) Miami 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 28 56 0-2 0-0 0-0 Lost 2 famousidahopotatobowl.com

West Division Bahamas Bowl Team MAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA H A N Streak Friday, Dec. 22 (4 p.m. ET) Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 71 36 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2 vs. Conference USA (ESPN) Toledo 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 66 3 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 bahamasbowl.com Ball State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 58 30 1-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Western Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 45 104 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Central Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 27 66 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Dollar General Bowl Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 13 50 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 Saturday, December 23 (7 p.m. ET) vs. Sun Belt (ESPN) UPCOMING SCHEDULE RECENT RESULTS dollargeneralbowl.com Saturday, Sept. 15 Saturday, Sept. 8 Miami (Fla.) at Toledo, Noon (ESPN2) Kansas 31, at Central Michigan 7 SECONDARY TIES TO: Kent State at Penn State, Noon (FS1) Buffalo 36, at Temple 29 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Ball State at Indiana, Noon (BTN) at Michigan 49, Western Michigan 3 Dec. 19 (7 p.m. ET) (ESPN) Ohio at Virginia, 3 p.m. (ACC Network Extra) Eastern Michigan 20, at Purdue 19 cheribundibocaratonbowl.com *Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. at Akron 41, Morgan State 7 (ESPN+) at Notre Dame 24, Ball State 16 Frisco Bowl Miami at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) at Kent State 54, Howard 14 Dec. 20 (8 p.m. ET) (ESPN) Eastern Kentucky at Bowling Green, 4 p.m. Maryland 45, at Bowling Green 14 thefriscobowl.com (ESPN3) Utah 17, at Northern Illinois 6 *Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Cincinnati 21, vs. Miami 0 Quick Lane Bowl Delaware State at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. Dec. 26 (5:15 p.m. ET) (ESPN) (ESPN+) Asterisk (*) denotes MAC game detroitlions.com/quick-lane-bowl Akron at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)

2018 Schedule The Opponent – Indiana Date Opponent Time/Score SERIES HISTORY TEAM INFORMATION 9/1 at FIU W, 38-28 Overall: Indiana leads series, 5-3 Record: 2-0 9/8 VIRGINIA W, 20-16 at Ball State: Indiana leads series, 1-0 Ranking: N/A 9/15 BALL STATE Noon at Indiana: Indiana leads series, 4-2 Last Game: Won vs. Virginia, 20-16 9/22 MICHIGAN STATE TBA at neutral site: Ball State leads series, 1-0 Sept. 8, 2018 9/29 at Rutgers TBA Current streak: Indiana has won one Coach: Tom Allen 10/6 at Ohio State 3:30 or 4 p.m. First meeting: Indiana won, 33-6, (Maranatha Baptist, ‘92) 10/13 IOWA Noon Sept. 13, 1997 in Bloomington, Ind. Record: 7-8 (2nd season) 10/20 PENN STATE TBA Last meeting: Indiana won, 30-20, at IU: 7-8 (2nd season) 10/26 at Minnesota 8 p.m. Sept. 10, 2016 in Bloomington, Ind. vs. BSU: 0-0 11/10 MARYLAND TBA 11/17 at Michigan TBA LAST 10 MEETINGS VS. INDIANA STATISTICAL LEADERS 11/24 PURDUE TBA 9/13/97 Indiana, 33-6 at IU Passing: Peyton Ramsey Note: All times Eastern 9/4/99 Indiana, 21-9 at IU 36-49, 306 yds., 5 TD, 2 INT 9/9/06 Indiana, 24-23 at BSU Rushing: Stevie Scott 11/3/07 Indiana, 38-20 at IU 51 car., 274 yards, 1 TD, 5.4 ypc 9/20/08 Ball State, 42-20 at IU Rec.: Donavan Hale 9/3/11 Ball State, 27-20 8 rec., 116 yards, 3 TD, 14.5 ypr in Indianapolis Tackles: Dameon Willis Jr. 9/15/12 Ball State, 41-39 at IU 12 tackles 9/10/16 Indiana, 30-20 at IU Sacks: Jerome Johnson, Kayton Samuels 1.0 sack INT: Jonathan Crawford 1 interception

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Last Time vs. Indiana (Sept. 10, 2016) Team Statistics BALL IND First Downs 18 19 Slow Starts Costs Ball State Football in 30-20 Loss at Indiana Rushing Yardage 140 187 Passing Yardage 231 266 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Ball State scored the Passes 15-30-1 17-27-0 final 20 points of Saturday’s football game against Game Day Statistics Total Offensive Yards 371 453 Indiana but could not overcome the large hole it Ball State ...... 20 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 found itself in midway through the third quarter. at Indiana ...... 30 Penalties-Yards 4-25 8-69 Indiana jumped out to a 30-0 lead on the way Sept. 10, 2016 – Memorial Stadium (41,374) Punting (No.-Net) 5-35.4 6-29.3 to a 30-20 victory on its home turf at Memorial Time of Possession 28:41 31:19 Scoring Stadium, snapping a three-game Ball State winning 3rd Dn. Conv. 6-16 2-13 Ball State 0 0 3 17 – 20 streak in the series. 4th Dn. Conv. 1-2 0-2 at Indiana 10 10 10 0 – 30 Ball State rallied in the second half with a pair of Red Zone Scores 2-3 2-2 Morgan Hagee field goals and a blocked punt for Scoring Summary Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-21 2-13 a touchdown. Quarterback Riley Neal then hit Jor- IND 3, BALL 0 – Griffin Oakes 29-yard field goal Individual Statistics dan Hogue for a touchdown to pull the Cardinals (11:13, 1st) RUSHING: BALL: Gilbert 12-54-0; Dunner 7-39-0; IND 10, BALL 0 – Nick Westbrook 43-yard pass from within 10 points with 3:06 to play, but Ball State’s Green 11-33-0; Mabon 1-8-0; Neal 6-(-1)-0. IND: Richard Lagow, Oakes PAT (8:23, 1st) onside kick attempt went out of bounds. Redding 26-110-0; Majette 6-57-0; Williams 7-32-0; IND 17, BALL 0 – Luke Timian 10-yard pass from The Ball State defense forced six punts, turned Gest 1-8-0; Lagow 5-(-20)-0. Indiana over on downs twice and held the Hoo- Lagow, Oakes PAT (3:42, 2nd) siers to 2-for-13 on third downs. But IU was able to IND 20, BALL 0 – Oakes 49-yard field goal (0:00, 2nd) PASSING: BALL: Neal 15-30-231, 1 TD, 1 INT. IND: IND 27, BALL 0 – Westbrook 79-yard pass from get yardage in chunks. The Hoosiers scored on four Lagow 17-27-266, 3 TD, 0 INT. Lagow (14:17, 3rd) straight possessions spanning the second and third IND 30, BALL 0 – Oakes 41-yard field goal (10:29, 3rd) RECEIVING: BALL: Mabon 5-84-0; Hogue 3-53-1; quarters to open up their 30-point lead. IND 30, BALL 3 – Morgan Hagee 22-yard field goal Lacanaria 3-48-0; Green 2-25-0; Brunner 2-21-0. Malik Dunner gave the Cardinals a bit of a boost (3:37, 3rd) IND: Paige 6-76-0; Westbrook 3-133-2; Timian 3-25- offensively in the second half, seeing his first col- IND 30, BALL 6 – Hagee 38-yard field goal 1; Friend 1-13-0; Jones 1-9-0; Redding 1-8-0; Gest legiate carries and running for 39 yards on seven (13:46, 4th) 1-2-0; Brookins 1-0-0. attempts. James Gilbert led the ground attack with IND 30, BALL 13 – Malik Dunner 3-yard blocked punt TACKLES: BALL: Taylor 9-4-13; Ryan 5-3-8; Wiggins 54 yards, while Neal threw for 231 yards on 15-of- return, Hagee PAT (12:53, 4th) 5-3-8; Hester 5-2-7; Whitaker 3-2-5. IND: Ball 8-0-8; 30 passing. KeVonn Mabon caught five passes for IND 30, BALL 20 – Jordan Hogue 5-yard pass from Oliver 6-2-8; Dutra 4-2-6; Willis, Jr. 4-1-5; Scales Riley Neal, Hagee PAT (3:06, 4th) 84 yards. 4-1-5. The Cardinals had won the previous three meetings with Indiana, dating back to 2008.

Last Week at Notre Dame (Sept. 8, 2018) Team Statistics BALL ND First Downs 24 20 Cardinals Go Toe-To-Toe with No. 8 Notre Dame Before Falling, 24-16 Rushing Yardage 169 117 Passing Yardage 180 297 SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It wasn’t exactly the start Passes 23-50-2 17-31-3 the Ball State football team was looking for on the Game #2 Total Offensive Yards 349 414 road against the No. 8 team in the country. Ball State ...... 16 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Notre Dame’s five-play, 74-yard drive in less at No. 8 Notre Dame . . . . . 24 Penalties-Yards 3-10 2-20 than two minutes was like an early jab to the nose. Sept. 8, 2018 – Notre Dame Stadium (77,622) Punting (No.-Net) 7-38.1 5-35.4 But the Cardinals took it and fought back with a Time of Possession 34:22 25:38 Scoring series of body blows, driving 85 yards in 19 plays. 3rd Dn. Conv. 8-23 4-14 Ball State (1-1) 3 3 0 10 – 16 While the drive resulted only in a field goal, it 4th Dn. Conv. 3-3 1-2 at Notre Dame (2-0) 7 7 10 0 – 24 seemed to show this game wouldn’t be as one- Red Zone Scores 3-3 2-3 sided as the pre-game projections or the opening Scoring Summary Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-25 1-6 Notre Dame drive suggested. ND 7, BALL 0 – Jafar Armstrong 1-yard run, Individual Statistics Ball State created havoc for the Notre Dame Justin Yoon PAT (13:06, 1st) RUSHING: BALL: Gilbert 19-72-0; Neal 7-35-0; Hunt- ND 7, BALL 3 – Morgan Hagee25-yard field goal offense throughout the day, picking off quarter- ley 12-31-0; Dunner 5-23-0; Hall 2-6-0; Pinter 1-3-0. (6:17, 1st) back Brandon Wimbush three times. The Cardinals ND: Armstrong 13-66-1; Jones Jr. 13-61-2; Davis ND 14, BALL 3 – Tony Jones Jr. 31-yard run, Yoon PAT controlled the clock and held their own in their 2-1-0; Wimbush 11-(-7)-0. first-ever trip to Notre Dame Stadium despite com- (8:14, 2nd) ing up on the short end, 24-16. ND 14, BALL 6 – Hagee 23-yard field goal (2:30, 2nd) PASSING: BALL: Neal 23-50-180, 1 TD, 2 INT. ND: ND 21, BALL 6 – Jones Jr. 1-yard run, Yoon PAT BSU racked up 10 tackles for loss, sacked Wimbush 17-31-297, 0 TD, 3 INT. (10:37, 3rd) Wimbush four times and hurried him on four other ND 24, BALL 6 – Yoon 46-yard field goal (2:01, 3rd) RECEIVING: BALL: Hall 6-71-0; Miller 6-51-0; Laca- occasions. The pressure led directly two of the ND 24, BALL 13 – Nolan Givan 10-yard pass from naria 5-45-0; Givan 2-7-1; Huntley 2-1-0; Gilbert interceptions – picks by Josh Miller in the first half Riley Neal, Hagee PAT (12:01, 4th) 1-8-0; Dunner 1-(-3)-0. ND: Boykin 6-119-0; Arm- and Ray Wilborn in the second. Antonio Phillips ND 24, BALL 16 – Hagee 49-yard field goal (1:30, 4th) strong 3-61-0; Claypool 3-36-0; Finke 2-40-0; Mack added his first career interception for the other 2-23-0; Kmet 1-18-0 takeaway. TACKLES: BALL: Thomas 8-1-9; White 4-5-9; Cosby Jacob White had nine tackles and got into the 2-7-9; Wilborn 2-6-8; Phillips 3-3-6. ND: Coney backfield twice. Jaylin Thomas set a career high 4-10-14; Tranquill 7-2-9; Gilman 7-2-9; Love 6-2-8; with nine stops of his own. Thomas, Wilborn and Pride Jr. 7-0-7. Christian Albright all registered tackles for loss, while Brandon Martin had two.

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– 22 – BallStateSports.com • @BallStateSports • #ItsTime • 2018 Cardinal Football • @BallStateFB • @BSUCoachNeu – 22 – 2018 Ball State Cardinals Football The Last Time It Happened … Scored over 50 points: Had a PAT blocked: BSU: 9-9-17 -- Ball State 51, UAB 31 BSU: 9-26-15 -- at Northwestern OPP: 11-9-17 -- Northern Illinois 63, Ball State 17 OPP: 11-5-15 -- Western Michigan (Julian Jackson) Scored over 50 points in a game twice in the same season: Returned an interception for a TD: BSU: 2013 -- Ball State 51, Illinois State 28 (8/29) and BSU: 9-11-10 -- Charlie Todd (36 yards) vs. Liberty Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 (9/21) OPP: 11-21-17 -- Josh Allen, Miami (49 yards) Scored over 50 points in a game three times in the same season: Returned a punt for a TD: BSU: 2013 -- Ball State 51, Illinois State 28 (8/29); BSU: 11-24-09 -- Charlie Todd vs. Western Michigan (87 yards) Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 (9/21); OPP: 10-26-17 -- Diontae Johnson, Toledo (87 yards) Ball State 55, Miami University 14 (11/29) Returned a kickoff for a TD: Scored at least 27 points in a quarter: BSU: 9-9-17 -- Malik Dunner vs. UAB (93 yards) BSU: 9-21-13 -- Ball State (27) at Eastern Michigan OPP: 9-29-12 -- Dri Archer, Kent State (99 yards) OPP: 10-26-17 – Toledo (27) vs. Ball State Returned a fumble for a TD: Held scoreless in a game: BSU: 11-22-14 -- Ben Ingle vs. Eastern Michigan (5 yards) BSU: 10-8-11 -- Temple 42, Ball State 0 OPP: 10-21-17 -- Alonzo McCoy, Central Michigan (27 yards) OPP: 10-4-08 -- Ball State 31, Toledo 0 Game with back-to-back kicks returned for touchdowns: Held under 100 yards rushing in a game: 10-22-05 -- Ball State at Ohio (BSU’s Dante Love/OU’s Scott Mayle) BSU: 11-9-17 -- Ball State (83) at Northern Illinois Returned a punt for a TD and a kickoff for a TD in the same season: OPP: 9-23-17 -- Western Kentucky (52) BSU: 2005, Dante Love, 94 yard KOR vs. Ohio, 10-22-05, Held under 100 yards passing in a game: and B.J. Hill, 54 yard PR vs. Akron, 11-5-05 BSU: 11-21-17 -- Ball State (96) vs. Miami Recorded a safety: OPP: 10-4-14 -- Army (48) BSU: 10-24-09 -- Team at Eastern Michigan Held under 200 yards total offense: OPP: 10-27-12 -- Army BSU: 11-5-15 -- at Western Michigan (152) Defensive Extra Point: OPP: 11-12-10 -- Buffalo (144) OPP: 10-8-05 -- Western Michigan A player rushed for 200 yards or more in a game: BSU: 10-15-16 -- James Gilbert at Buffalo (264) OPP: 11-6-12 -- David Fluellen, Toledo (200) The last time Ball State played a top-25 team: Two players rushed for over 100 yards in a game: 9-8-18 -- Notre Dame 24, Ball State 16 BSU: 8-30-14 -- Jahwan Edwards (109) and Horactio Banks (134) vs. Colgate Notre Dame entered the game ranked #8 (AP)/#8 (Coaches) OPP: 10-1-16 -- Northern Illinois (Anthony Maddie (160), Joel Bouagnon (153)) The last time Ball State defeated a top-25 team: Two players rushed for over 200 yards in a game: 11-6-12 -- Ball State 34, Toledo 27 at Toledo BSU: 10-24-09 -- MiQuale Lewis (301) and Cory Sykes (203) at Eastern Mich. Toledo entered the game ranked #23 by The Associated Press and #25 by ESPN/USA Today A QB rushed for over 100 yards in a game: BSU: 10-28-00 -- Talmadge Hill vs. Central Michigan (101) The last time Ball State hosted a top-25 team: OPP: 10-1-16 -- Anthony Maddie, Northern Illinois (160) 11-1-16 -- vs. Western Michigan (WMU, 52-20) Western Michigan entered the game ranked #17 by AP An individual passed for over 400 yards: and #18 by Amway Coaches BSU: 11-29-13 -- Keith Wenning vs. Miami University (445) OPP: 11-8-16 -- Brogan Roback, Eastern Michigan (468) The last time Ball State played a top-25 team on the road: 9-8-18 -- Notre Dame 24, Ball State 16 An individual passed for over 300 yards: Notre Dame entered the game ranked #8 (AP)/#8 (Coaches) BSU: 11-8-16 -- Riley Neal vs. Eastern Michigan (393) OPP: 11-16-17 -- Tyree Jackson, Buffalo (350) The highest ranked team Ball State has ever played: 10-1-11 -- at Oklahoma (OU 62-6) An individual scored four or more TDs in a game: Oklahoma entered the game ranked #1 by ESPN/USA Today and #2 by AP BSU: 9-3-15 -- Darian Green vs. VMI (4) OPP: 11-16-17 -- Anthony Johnson, Buffalo (4) 11-4-06 -- at Michigan (UM 34-26) Entered Game ranked #2 by AP and #2 by USA Today Had a field goal blocked: BSU: 8-30-18 -- vs. Central Connecticut (37 yards) The last time Ball State was ranked: OPP: 11-5-11 -- at Eastern Michigan (Joshua Howard) 12-7-08 -- Ranked 22nd in BCS Standings, #22 (USA Today), #23 (AP) Had a punt blocked: Highest Ball State has ever been ranked: BSU: 11-9-17 -- at Northern Illinois (twice) 11-3-08 -- Ranked 12th in BCS Standings and by AP, and 13th by USA Today OPP: 9-9-17 -- vs. UAB (David Moore) Most consecutive weeks Ball State has ever been ranked: 10-5-08 to 12-7-08 -- Ball State ranked nine straight weeks

Largest Comebacks in School History 27 pts. BSU 31, Toledo 30 Oct. 9, 1993 at BSU -- BSU was behind 30-3 In Ball State’s 1993 Homecoming game vs. Toledo, the Cardinals fell behind 16-3 at the half, and Toledo scored two third-quarter touchdowns to take a 30-3 lead with 4:10 remaining in the third stanza. Ball State’s rally began with 2:24 left in the third quarter on a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Neu to receiver Brian Oliver. A Tony Nibbs’ two-point conversion run made the score 30-11 and that was all the scoring in the third stanza. BSU started its fourth-quarter scoring with a Neu to Oliver 98-yard TD pass with 11:02 left in the game. The Matt Swart extra point kick was good and closed the gap to 30-18. With 2:40 left in the contest, Neu completed a 15-yard scoring strike to receiver Kyle Robinson. Followed by Swart’s extra point kick, the Cardinals were down 30-24. Ball State’s final score came on a Neu to Erin McCray 6-yard pass as time expired in the game. Swart’s extra point kick with no time left on the clock gave the Cardinals a 31-30 win. 22 pts. BSU 26, Eastern Michigan 25 Nov. 12, 2005 at EMU -- BSU was behind 22-0 20 pts. BSU 24, Central Michigan 23 Oct. 24, 1992 at BSU -- BSU was behind 20-0 17 pts. BSU 28, Eastern Michigan 17 Sept. 19, 2015 at EMU -- BSU was behind 17-0 17 pts. BSU 31, Central Michigan 27 Oct. 22, 2011 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-0 17 pts. BSU 37, Central Michigan 34 Oct. 18, 1997 at BSU -- BSU was behind 34-17 17 pts. BSU 30, Ohio 27 (OT) Oct. 12, 1996 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-0 16 pts. BSU 30, DePauw 24 Oct. 17, 1959 at Ball State 15 pts. BSU 35, Akron 21 Oct. 25, 2014 at Ball State 15 pts. BSU 26, Indiana State 24 Oct. 28, 1967 at Indiana State 15 pts. BSU 42, St. Joseph’s 19 Nov. 6, 1965 at Ball State

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2018) All games

Team Statistics BALL OPP SCORING 58 30 Points Per Game 29.0 15.0 Points Off Turnovers 3 14 FIRST DOWNS 55 36 R u s h in g 30 15 P a s s in g 23 20 P e n a lt y 2 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 485 291 Yards gained rushing 504 358 Yards lost rushing 19 67 Rushing Attempts 95 79 Average Per Rush 5.1 3.7 Average Per Game 242.5 145.5 TDs Rushing 3 4 PASSING YARDAGE 516 414 C o m p - A t t - I n t 51-86-2 31-59-3 Average Per Pass 6.0 7.0 Average Per Catch 10.1 13.4 Average Per Game 258.0 207.0 TDs Passing 4 0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1001 705 Total Plays 181 138 Average Per Play 5.5 5.1 Average Per Game 500.5 352.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-42 5-102 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-27 5-24 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-21 2-21 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 14.0 20.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.5 4.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 10.5 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 3-1 PENALTIES-Yards 9-80 11-78 Average Per Game 40.0 39.0 PUNTS-Yards 10-403 13-522 Average Per Punt 40.3 40.2 Net punt average 37.9 38.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 11-613 7-421 Average Per Kick 55.7 60.1 Net kick average 39.6 47.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 5 2 2 8 : 0 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 19/39 8/29 3rd-Down Pct 49% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/4 2/4 4th-Down Pct 75% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 5-31 1-6 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-5 1-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (7-9) 78% (3-6) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-9) 56% (3-6) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-7) 100% (3-4) 75% ATTENDANCE 9801 77622 Games/Avg Per Game 1/9801 1/77622 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Ball State 10 17 14 17 0 58 Opponents 7 7 10 6 0 30

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2018) 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 Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 48 316 3 42 28 336 3 63 28-36-0 336 3 63 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 22 652 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 47 169 0 13 23 180 1 23 23-50-2 180 1 23 3 42 0 19 1 5 0 5 349 Ball State 95 485 3 42 51 516 4 63 51-86-2 516 4 63 3 42 0 19 2 27 0 22 1001 Opponents 79 291 4 42 31 414 0 27 31-59-3 414 0 27 5 102 0 26 5 24 0 9 705

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 5.1 • Avg/catch: 10.1 • Pass effic: 120.40 • KR avg: 14.0 • PR avg: 13.5 • All purpose avg/game: 545.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 500.5

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 Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTIC 32 40 72 4.0-11 1.0-6 1 1-0 0-0 1 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 0 42 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 47 26 73 10.0-45 4.0-25 1 0-0 3-21 4 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 3 16 Ball State 79 66 145 14.0-56 5.0-31 2 1-0 3-21 5 7 0 7-7 0 0 0 3 58 Opponents 103 68 171 9.0-23 1.0-6 0 1-0 2-21 9 11 1 3-4 0 0 0 14 30

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTIC 3 112 37.3 43 0 0 3 0 1 0-1 0 1 7 370 52.9 2 0 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 7 291 41.6 47 0 0 1 0 1 3-4 49 0 4 243 60.8 1 0 Ball State 10 403 40.3 47 0 0 4 0 2 3-5 49 1 11 613 55.7 3 0 Opponents 13 522 40.2 56 0 0 7 2 3 1-3 46 0 7 421 60.1 2 1 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 08, 2018) 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 Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 38 174 1 17 14 117 0 16 14-28-0 117 0 16 2 37 0 18 0 0 0 0 291 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 41 117 3 42 17 297 0 27 17-31-3 297 0 27 3 65 0 26 5 24 0 9 414 Opponents 79 291 4 42 31 414 0 27 31-59-3 414 0 27 5 102 0 26 5 24 0 9 705 Ball State 95 485 3 42 51 516 4 63 51-86-2 516 4 63 3 42 0 19 2 27 0 22 1001

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 3.7 • Avg/catch: 13.4 • Pass effic: 101.32 • KR avg: 20.4 • PR avg: 4.8 • All purpose avg/game: 426.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 352.5

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 Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTIC 43 44 87 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 6 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 60 24 84 7.0-18 1.0-6 0 0-0 2-21 9 8 0 3-3 0 0 0 14 24 Opponents 103 68 171 9.0-23 1.0-6 0 1-0 2-21 9 11 1 3-4 0 0 0 14 30 Ball State 79 66 145 14.0-56 5.0-31 2 1-0 3-21 5 7 0 7-7 0 0 0 3 58

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 CENTRAL CONNECTIC 8 340 42.5 56 0 0 4 2 3 0-1 0 0 2 105 52.5 1 0 Sep 08 at Notre Dame 5 182 36.4 43 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 46 0 5 316 63.2 1 1 Opponents 13 522 40.2 56 0 0 7 2 3 1-3 46 0 7 421 60.1 2 1 Ball State 10 403 40.3 47 0 0 4 0 2 3-5 49 1 11 613 55.7 3 0

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2018) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g GILBERT, James 2 33 173 1 172 5.2 1 35 86.0 29 484 2373 54 2319 4.8 24 80 80.0 HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 20 104 0 104 5.2 0 42 52.0 14 230 1126 19 1107 4.8 3 52 79.1 DUNNER, Malik 2 10 75 1 74 7.4 1 21 37.0 24 108 673 7 666 6.2 10 66 27.8 NEAL, Riley 2 13 80 8 72 5.5 1 16 36.0 27 252 1309 231 1078 4.3 11 46 39.9 HURT, Markice 2 10 44 1 43 4.3 0 18 21.5 8 40 162 8 154 3.8 0 18 19.2 HALL, Justin 2 5 25 0 25 5.0 0 12 12.5 14 16 90 6 84 5.2 0 22 6.0 PINTER, Danny 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 21 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 TEAM 2 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -1.5 THOMAS, Jaylin 2 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -2.5 12 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -0.4 Total 2 95 504 19 485 5.1 3 42 242.5 Opponents 2 79 358 67 291 3.7 4 42 145.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g NEAL, Riley 2 110.97 46-80-2 57.5 439 3 36 219.5 27 120.26 583-964-23 60.5 5915 38 62 219.1 PLITT, Drew 1 246.13 5-6-0 83.3 77 1 63 77.0 6 107.54 47-90-3 52.2 507 4 63 84.5 Total 2 120.40 51-86-2 59.3 516 4 63 258.0 Opponents 2 101.32 31-59-3 52.5 414 0 27 207.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g HALL, Justin 2 11 109 9.9 0 23 54.5 14 89 910 10.2 3 47 65.0 MILLER, Riley 2 10 116 11.6 0 33 58.0 17 40 416 10.4 1 33 24.5 LACANARIA, C. 2 7 77 11.0 0 36 38.5 38 119 1078 9.1 5 36 28.4 DUNNER, Malik 2 5 46 9.2 0 36 23.0 24 26 223 8.6 0 41 9.3 GIVAN, Nolan 2 5 43 8.6 2 20 21.5 14 30 202 6.7 6 20 14.4 GILBERT, James 2 3 13 4.3 0 8 6.5 29 9 90 10.0 1 19 3.1 HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 3 3 1.0 0 3 1.5 14 9 29 3.2 0 10 2.1 TYLER, Yo'Heinz 2 2 83 41.5 2 63 41.5 2 2 83 41.5 2 63 41.5 WILLIAMS, Keyan 1 2 6 3.0 0 5 6.0 1 2 6 3.0 0 5 6.0 REECE, Devin 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 28 14 141 10.1 1 42 5.0 DAVIS, Antwan 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 8.0 12 18 184 10.2 0 31 15.3 LITTLES, Hassan 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5 3 20 6.7 0 14 4.0 Total 2 51 516 10.1 4 63 258.0 Opponents 2 31 414 13.4 0 27 207.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g NEAL, Riley 2 93 72 439 511 255.5 27 1216 1078 5915 6993 259.0 GILBERT, James 2 33 172 0 172 86.0 29 484 2319 0 2319 80.0 HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 20 104 0 104 52.0 14 230 1107 0 1107 79.1 PLITT, Drew 1 6 0 77 77 77.0 6 124 29 507 536 89.3 DUNNER, Malik 2 10 74 0 74 37.0 24 108 666 0 666 27.8 HURT, Markice 2 10 43 0 43 21.5 8 40 154 0 154 19.2 HALL, Justin 2 5 25 0 25 12.5 14 16 84 0 84 6.0 PINTER, Danny 2 1 3 0 3 1.5 21 1 3 0 3 0.1 TEAM 2 2 -3 0 -3 -1.5 THOMAS, Jaylin 2 1 -5 0 -5 -2.5 12 1 -5 0 -5 -0.4 Total 2 181 485 516 1001 500.5 Opponents 2 138 291 414 705 352.5

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts HAGEE, Morgan - 3-5 7-7 - - - - - 16 - 43-61 101-103 - - - - - 230 TYLER, Yo'Heinz 2 ------12 2 ------12 GIVAN, Nolan 2 ------12 6 ------36 DUNNER, Malik 1 ------6 12 ------72 GILBERT, James 1 ------6 25 ------150 NEAL, Riley 1 ------6 11 - - 1-1 - 0-3 - - 68 Total 7 3-5 7-7 - - - - - 58 Opponents 4 1-3 3-4 - - - - - 30

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2018) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg HALL, Justin 1 22 22.0 0 22 2 22 11.0 0 22 LACANARIA, C. 1 5 5.0 0 5 20 203 10.1 0 42 Total 2 27 13.5 0 22 Opponents 5 24 4.8 0 9

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg DUNNER, Malik 3 42 14.0 0 19 32 751 23.5 1 93 Total 3 42 14.0 0 19 Opponents 5 102 20.4 0 26

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg WILBORN, Ray 1 5 5.0 0 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 MILLER, Josh 1 18 18.0 0 18 3 18 6.0 0 18 PHILLIPS, A. 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 3 21 7.0 0 18 Opponents 2 21 10.5 0 11

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GILBERT, James 2 172 13 0 0 0 185 92.5 29 2319 90 0 0 0 2409 83.1 DUNNER, Malik 2 74 46 0 42 0 162 81.0 24 666 223 3 751 0 1643 68.5 HALL, Justin 2 25 109 22 0 0 156 78.0 14 84 910 22 167 0 1183 84.5 MILLER, Riley 2 0 116 0 0 0 116 58.0 17 0 416 0 0 0 416 24.5 HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 104 3 0 0 0 107 53.5 14 1107 29 0 0 0 1136 81.1 TYLER, Yo'Heinz 2 0 83 0 0 0 83 41.5 2 0 83 0 0 0 83 41.5 LACANARIA, C. 2 0 77 5 0 0 82 41.0 38 12 1078 203 0 0 1293 34.0 NEAL, Riley 2 72 0 0 0 0 72 36.0 27 1078 10 0 0 0 1088 40.3 GIVAN, Nolan 2 0 43 0 0 0 43 21.5 14 0 202 0 0 0 202 14.4 HURT, Markice 2 43 0 0 0 0 43 21.5 8 154 39 0 21 0 214 26.8 MILLER, Josh 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 9.0 23 0 0 0 30 18 48 2.1 REECE, Devin 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0 28 0 141 0 0 0 141 5.0 DAVIS, Antwan 1 0 8 0 0 0 8 8.0 12 0 184 0 0 0 184 15.3 WILLIAMS, Keya 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 WILBORN, Ray 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 2.5 PINTER, Danny 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 21 3 56 0 25 0 84 4.0 PHILLIPS, A. 2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -1.0 12 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 TEAM 2 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.5 THOMAS, Jaylin 2 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -2.5 12 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.4 Total 2 485 516 27 42 21 1091 545.5 Opponents 2 291 414 24 102 21 852 426.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd HAGEE, Morgan 5 3 49 1 61 43 49 4 Total 5 3 49 1 Opponents 3 1 46 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk SNYDER, Nathan 9 366 40.7 47 0 59 2231 37.8 56 1 NEAL, Riley 1 37 37.0 37 0 1 37 37.0 37 0 Total 10 403 40.3 47 0 Opponents 13 522 40.2 56 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob RIMMLER, Ryan 7 405 57.9 2 0 74 4382 59.2 12 4 LECORRE, P. 4 208 52.0 1 0 4 208 52.0 1 0 Total 11 613 55.7 3 0 Opponents 7 421 60.1 2 1

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Ball State Cardinals Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 08, 2018) All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 2 WHITE, Jacob 2 6 7 1 3 3.5 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 24 5 1 4 6 9 7 8.5 4 . 0 . 3 1 . . 6 THOMAS, Jaylin 2 9 4 1 3 1.5 . . 1 . . . 12 2 8 2 3 5 1 5.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 5 COSBY, Bryce 2 3 7 1 0 0.0 . . 1 . . . 14 3 8 3 1 6 9 3.0 . 2 2 1 . . 1L WILBORN, Ray 2 7 3 1 0 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 2 7 3 1 0 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 32 JACKSON, J. 2 5 4 9 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 25 2 6 2 7 5 3 6.5 3 . 0 . . . . . 21 PHILLIPS, A. 2 4 3 7 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 12 1 6 1 0 2 6 1.5 1 . 0 1 5 . 1 . 51 ALBRIGHT, C. 2 5 2 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 14 1 4 1 9 3 3 5.0 3 . 0 1 1 . 2 . 10 ANDERSON, Lamar 2 4 3 7 0.0 ...... 20 3 5 2 2 5 7 1.5 . . 1 2 . . 3 MILLER, Josh 2 5 1 6 0.0 . 1 . . . . 23 6 6 2 5 9 1 4.5 . 3 1 9 . 1 . 9 MARTIN, Brandon 2 4 1 5 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 14 3 2 2 8 6 0 3.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 29 LARSEN, Mitch 2 4 1 5 0.5 . . . 1 . . 20 1 1 4 1 5 0.5 . . . 1 . . 56 HALL, Shannon 2 2 3 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 2 3 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 42 CRUMB, Chris 2 2 2 4 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 23 1 8 1 2 3 0 5.0 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 52 SCHROEDER, Fred 2 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 22 5 2 0 2 5 3.0 ...... 1G POTTS, Tyler 1 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 1 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 35 JENNETTE, James 2 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 7 6 7 1 3 1.5 ...... 23 ANDERSON, Brett 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . 1 . 14 1 9 1 3 3 2 1.0 . . 2 . 1 . 33 ROBINSON, M. 2 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 12 8 3 1 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 50 GRENDA, Hank 2 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 2 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 90 HAMMONDS, Sean 2 2 1 3 1.0 ...... 21 1 1 9 2 0 6.0 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 92 KENDRICK, K. 1 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 1 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 27 DAW, Jimmy 1 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 1 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 7 WALTON, Marc 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 33 5 6 4 1 9 7 2.0 . 3 1 3 2 . . 37 REECE, Shahid 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 16 LITTLES, Hassan 2 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 5 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 59 WILLIAMS, Kyle 1 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 1 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 81 SCHRANK, Kyle 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 26 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 19 REECE, Devin 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 28 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 18 MURRAY, D. 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 4 DUNNER, Malik 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 11 LACANARIA, C. 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 38 7 5 1 2 0.0 ...... 60 TU'UTA, Poni 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 20 HANNAH, Myles 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 47 FOX, Sid 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1C STEPHENS, DT 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 2 7 9 6 6 1 4 5 14 5 3 7 1 2 . Opponents 2 1 0 3 6 8 1 7 1 9 1 2 1 1 1 . 1

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