2016 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2016
| team=Ball State Cardinals
| image=Ball State Athletics wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
| conference= Mid-American Conference
| division= West Division
| short_conf= MAC
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach= Mike Neu
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Joey Lynch
| oc_year = 3rd
| def_coach= Tim Daoust
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme= Spread
| def_scheme= 3–4
| stadium= Scheumann Stadium
}}
{{2016 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=69318&SPID=7633&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=210736292|title=2016 Ball State Football Scheduled Unveiled|publisher=The Official Site of the Ball State Cardinals|date=February 22, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2016}} They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| poll = AP Poll released prior to game
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 2|Friday}}
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 31–21
| attend = 12,233
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 20–30
| attend = 41,374
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 41–14
| attend = 10,902
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = CUSA.tv
| score = 31–27
| attend = 13,846
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| gamename = Bronze Stalk Trophy
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ASN
| score = 24–31
| attend = 7,249
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = ASN
| score = 21–24
| attend = 20,044
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = UB Stadium
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–21
| attend = 16,092
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 25–35
| attend = 10,739
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 1|Tuesday}}
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 20–52
| attend = 5,614
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 8|Tuesday}}
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 41–48
| attend = 4,442
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 16|Wednesday}}
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 19–37
| attend = 16,826
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 22|Tuesday}}
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–21
| attend = 13,824
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At Georgia State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=14
|Home=Panthers
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Georgia State Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Indiana=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=3
|R4=17
|Home=Hoosiers
|H1=10
|H2=10
|H3=10
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Kentucky=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Colonels
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=14
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=14
|H2=13
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Florida Atlantic=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=0
|R2=17
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Owls
|H1=14
|H2=10
|H3=0
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Huskies
|R1=10
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=10
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Bronze Stalk Trophy}}
{{Clear}}
=At Central Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Chippewas
|H1=3
|H2=14
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Buffalo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=14
|R4=10
|Home=Bulls
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Buffalo Bulls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Akron=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Zips
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=14
|R4=14
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=7
|H2=10
|H3=0
|H4=8
}}
{{see also|2016 Akron Zips football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#17 Broncos
|R1=21
|R2=7
|R3=14
|R4=10
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=7
|H2=3
|H3=3
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Eagles
|R1=3
|R2=16
|R3=14
|R4=15
|Home=Cardinals
|H1=21
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=13
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Toledo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=3
|R4=6
|Home=Rockets
|H1=14
|H2=6
|H3=17
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Toledo Rockets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Miami (OH)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cardinals
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=3
|R4=0
|Home=RedHawks
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Miami RedHawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
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