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2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Lynch (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTyler Stockton (1st season)
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Ohio   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kent State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
Central Michigan x   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason edit

MAC media poll edit

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[1]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 127 (15)
2 Western Michigan 112 (5)
3 Northern Illinois 103 (3)
4 Eastern Michigan 83
5 Ball State 43
6 Central Michigan 36 (1)

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.vs. Indiana*
CBSSNL 24–3421,437
September 72:00 p.m.Fordham*
ESPN3W 57–2910,123
September 142:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+L 31–4114,333
September 217:00 p.m.at NC State*
ESPNUL 23–3457,702
October 53:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois
ESPN3W 27–2010,365
October 122:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 29–2317,852
October 192:00 p.m.Toledo 
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+W 52–1415,113
October 262:00 p.m.Ohio
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+L 21–345,572
November 58:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN2L 31–3511,314
November 163:30 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
CBSSNL 44–457,249
November 2312:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+L 38–418,825
November 2912:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
CBSSNW 41–277,155

Source:[2]

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position
Mike Neu Head coach
Byron Ellis Chief of Staff
Joey Lynch Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
David Elson Defensive coordinator
Patrick Dougherty Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach
Tyler Stockton Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Coach
Kevin Lynch Running backs coach
Alex Bailey Wide receivers coach
Colin Johnson Offensive Line
Keith McKenzie Defensive line coach
Defensive Backs /passing game coordinator
Cory Connolly Outside linebackers coach

Game summaries edit

Vs. Indiana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 7 24
Hoosiers 10 6 7 11 34
See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Fordham edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 0 15 0 29
Cardinals 14 14 22 7 57
See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

Florida Atlantic edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 13 7 41
Cardinals 14 3 7 7 31
See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At NC State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 6 10 23
Wolfpack 6 14 7 7 34
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team

At Northern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 3 14 10 27
Huskies 14 3 0 3 20
See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

At Eastern Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 14 7 8 29
Eagles 7 10 6 0 23
See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Toledo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 0 7 7 14
Cardinals 17 21 14 0 52
See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Ohio edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 6 14 7 34
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21
See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

At Western Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 7 14 31
Broncos 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Central Michigan edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 8 20 14 45
Cardinals 3 24 14 3 44
See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

At Kent State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 17 0 14 38
Golden Flashes 7 14 10 10 41
See also: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Miami (OH) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 20 0 0 27
Cardinals 7 7 6 21 41
See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 149 Danny Pinter OG Indianapolis Colts

References edit

  1. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Ball State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.


 

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