BALL STATE CARDINALS Geoffrey Mearns President Ball State quarterback Riley Neal BALL STATE UNIVERSITY Location: ............................................................................................................... Muncie, Ind. President: .......................................................................................................Geoffrey Mearns Director of Athletics: .............................................................................................Beth Goetz Head Coach: ..................................................................................Mike Neu (Ball State, 94) Faculty Representative: ........................................................................... Dr. Lindsey Blom Beth Goetz Director of Athletics Enrollment: ...................................................................................................................... 22,513 Founded: ..............................................................................................................................1918 Nickname: ................................................................................................................... Cardinals Colors: ....................................................................................... Cardinal (PMS 200) & White Stadium: (Capacity): .........................................................Scheumann Stadium (22,500) Website: .......................................................................................www.ballstatesports.com TEAM FACTS Offense: .........................................................................................................................Pro-Style Defense: ................................................................................................................................... 3-4 2017 Record:.........................................................................................................................2-10 2017 Conference Record/Finish: ................................................................0-8 / 6th West Last Bowl Appearance: ..................................................................GoDaddy Bowl (2014) Mike Neu Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................................................................... 51/16 Head Coach Starters Returning/Lost: ...................................................................................................19/6 All-Time Record: ....................................................................................................445-418-32 All-Time MAC Record:............................................................................................ 176-159-3 MAC Championships/Last: .........................................................................................5/1996 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION Football Contact: ....................................................................................................Mike Clark Office Phone: ......................................................................................................765.285.8904 Cell Phone: ..........................................................................................................765.760.6050 E-Mail: ........................................................................................................maclark4@bsu.edu Scheumann Stadium Press Box: ..................................................765.285.5381 or 5382 2018 MAC MikeFootball Clark Record Book 18 Athletic Communication BALL STATE CARDINALS TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Schedule Date Opponent Time Television Series Thur, Aug. 30 Central Connecticut State 7:00 pm ET ESPN+ First Meeting Sat., Sept. 8 at Notre Dame 3:30 pm ET NBC First Meeting Sat., Sept. 15 at Indiana Noon ET Big Ten Network Indiana leads 5-3 Sat., Sept. 22 Western Kentucky TBA TBA Series tied 2-2 Sat., Sept. 29 *Kent State TBA TBA BSU leads 20-7 Sat., Oct. 6 *NIU TBA TBA NIU leads 23-20-2 Sat., Oct. 13 *at Central Michigan TBA TBA CMU leads 25-24-1 Sat., Oct. 20 *Eastern Michigan 3:00 pm ET ESPN+ BSU leads 34-23-1 Thur., Oct. 25 *at Ohio 7:00 pm ET ESPN2/CBS Sports Network BSU leads 15-9 Wed., Oct. 31 *at Toledo 7:30 pm ET ESPN2 Toledo leads 23-19-1 Tue., Nov. 13 *Western Michigan 6:00 pm ET ESPN2 WMU leads 25-19 Tue., Nov. 20 *at Miami 7:00 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN+ Miami leads 18-12-1 *Mid-American Conference game Primary Media Outlets 2018 Squad Breakdown BSU Athletic Communication Starters Returning (19) Football Contact: Michael Clark Offense (9) Pos. 2017 Statistics HP 260 James Gilbert RB Played in only three games due to injury; 48 att., 207 yds. (4.3 avg.), 3 TDs Muncie, Ind. 47306-0929 Nolan Givan TE Played in all 12 games, 25 rec., 159 yds. (6.4 avg.), 4 TDs Phone: 765.285.8904 [email protected] Justin Hall WR Started all 12 games, 78 rec., 801 yds. (10.3 avg.), 3 TDs Alex Joss OL Started in one game at right guard last season due to injury Newspaper Riley Miller WR Started in all 12 games, 30 rec., 300 yds. (10.0 avg.), 1 TD Muncie Star Press Beat Writer: Ryan O’Gara Riley Neal QB Started in 3 games due to injury, 67-99 passing (67.7%), 659 yds., 6 TDs P.O. Box 2408 Danny Pinter TE Started in six games at tight end last season Muncie, IN 47307-0408 Andrew Poentisch OL Started in eight games at center last season Phone: 800.783.3932 [email protected] Kaleb Slaven OL Started in nine games at right tackle last season News-Sentinel Defense (7) Pos. 2017 Statistics Tom Davis P.O. Box 102 Christian Albright LB Played in all 12 games, 26 total tackles, 9 solo, 4.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 ff Fort Wayne, IN 46801 Bryce Cosby S Started in all 12 games, 59 total tackles, 35 solo, 3.0 tfl, 2 INT, 1 rec. fumble Phone: 800.444.3303 Brandon Martin LB Started in all 12 games, 55 total tackles, 28 solo, 1.5 tfl [email protected] Josh Miller DB Started in all 12 games, 37 total tackles, 24 solo, 1 INT, 14 pbu Daily News Romero Wade S Started in all 12 games, 39 total tackles, 27 solo, 3 pbu Sports Editor Marc Walton DB Played in 8 games, 16 total tackles, 2 pbu, 1 rec. fumble Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 Jacob White LB Started in 11 games, 72 total tackles, 38 solo, 5.0 tfl, 3.0 sacks, 1 rec. fumble Phone: 765.285.8255 [email protected] Specialists (3) Pos. 2017 Statistics Radio Joseph Greenwood LS Handled long snapper duties on special teams Ball State Radio Network Morgan Hagee K 9-16 FGs, 26-27 PATs, 53 total points Play-by-Play: Joel Godett Nathan Snyder P 50 punts, 1,865 yards (37.3 avg.), long of 56 yards, 12 In20 WLBC/WXFN-Radio 800 E. 29th Street Phone: 765.288.4403 Starters Lost (6) [email protected] Offense (2) Pos. 2017 Statistics Television Kadin Booker OL Started in 11 games at right tackle last season WISH-TV (Indianapolis) Vinnie Palazeti OL Started in 10 games at three different positions on the line last season Sports Producer: Anthony Calhoun [email protected] Defense (4) Pos. 2017 Statistics WRTV-6 (ABC Indianapolis) Damon Singleton LB Started in 9 games, 49 total tackles, 22 solo, 6.0 tfl, 1.0 sack, 1 INT, 4 pbu Sports Producer: Dave Furst John Swisher DT Started in 11 games, 27 total tackles, , 8 solo, 2.0 tfl [email protected] Kevin Willis DT Started in all12 games, 30 total tackles, 13 solo, 3.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks FOX 59/ CBS 4 (Indianapolis) Anthony Winbush DE Started in all 12 games, 51 total tackles, 28 solo, 16.5 tfl, 12.0 sacks, 5 ff Sports Producer: Chris Hagan [email protected] Specialists (0) Pos. 2017 Statistics WTHR-13 (NBC Indianapolis) Sports Producer: Dave Calabro 2017 Results (2-10, 0-8 MAC) [email protected] Date Opponent Score Total Off. Total Def. Att. September 2 at Illinois L, 21-24 375 216 42,505 WPTA-21 (ABC)/WISE-33 (NBC) (Ft. Wayne) September 9 UAB W, 51-31 377 504 11,555 Sports Producer: Dean Pantazi September 16 Tennessee Tech W, 28-13 466 355 14,265 [email protected] September 23 at Western Kentucky L, 21-33 374 371 17,590 September 30 *at Western Michigan L, 3-55 238 414 18,216 WANE-15 (Fort Wayne) October 7 *at Akron L, 3-31 376 383 20,199 Sports Producer: Glenn Marini October 21 *Central Michigan L, 9-56 208 455 15,850 [email protected] October 26 *Toledo L, 17-58 309 602 7,103 November 2 *at Eastern Michigan L, 14-56 326 488 23,465 WFFT-55 (Fort Wayne) November 9 *at NIU L, 17-63 245 433 6,603 Sports Producer: Justin Prince November 16 *Buffalo L, 24-40 337 565 5,248 [email protected] November 21 *Miami L, 7-28 391 273 5,374 *Mid-American Conference game www.GetSomeMACtion.com 19 BALL STATE CARDINALS ROSTER INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown 51 Christian Albright OLB 6-2/237 So. Kennesaw, Ga. 89 Ethan Merriweather WR 6-0/177 R-Fr. Carmel, Ind. 10 Lamar Anderson S 5-9/184 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 3 Josh Miller CB 5-11/191 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 23 Brett Anderson II S 6-0/190 So. Grand Blanc, Mich. 86 Riley Miller WR 6-1/194 R-Jr. Yorktown, Ind. 55 Chris Beech OL 6-1/294 R-So. Miamisburg, Ohio 48 Caleb Murray TE 6-6/250 Fr. Prospect, Ky. 68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6-0/290 R-So. Strongsville, Ohio 18 Demetrius Murray S 6-1/184 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 62 Curtis Blackwell OL 6-5/305 So. Uniondale, Ind. 15 Riley Neal QB 6-6 /224 R-Jr. Yorktown, Ind. 79 Joseph Boggs OL 6-5/290 Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 87 Khalil Newton WR 6-1/184 So. Lithonia, Ga. 45 Jimmie Boso TE 6-0/230 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 43 Wes Obermeier TE 6-6/235 Fr. Fort Branch, Ind. 44 Brock Burns OLB 6-3/220 R-Fr. Fishers, Ind. 18 John Paddock QB 6-0/185 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 36 Hunter Causey CB 6-0/175 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 21 Antonio Phillips