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Date: Sept. 16, 2017 | Kickoff: 3:05 p.m. | Site: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. (capacity: 22,500) | TV: ESPN3

BALL STATE1-1, 0-0 (MAC)

Streak: Won 1Head Coach: Mike Neu (2nd year)

#TBTM, #CHIRPCHIRP

12 Number of true fresh-men who have seen action for the Cardinals through the first two games.

3 Ball State running backs who scored touchdowns versus UAB – Malik Dun-ner, James Gilbert and Caleb Huntley.

8This is the first ever meeting between the two programs. Tennessee Tech is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA FCS). This is the third OVC team Ball State has faced since 2010. The Cardinals defeated Southeast Missouri State (27-10) in 2010 and Eastern Kentucky (41-14) last year..

8The Ball State defense made two fourth down stops in the second half against UAB. The Cardinals held UAB on its opening drive of the second half at the Ball State 35-yard line. Ball State also stopped UAB early in the fourth quarter on a 4th-and-1 situation. The Cardi-nals turned both stops into touchdowns. Ball State made 13 fourth down stops last year.

8Senior DE Anthony Winbush chipped in with 1.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in the win over the Blazers. Through two games, Winbush leads the nation with 4.5 sacks and also has 7.0 tackles for loss.

8The Cardinals rank among the nation’s leaders in third down conversion percentage and time of possession. Ball State’s 60.5 percent conversion rate on third downs (23-of-38) ranks fourth nationally while its time of possession average of 35:36 stands 11th. The Cardinals converted 12 third downs in the opener at Illinois and 11 last week versus UAB.

8Junior QB Riley Neal’s completion percentage last week against UAB (67.6) was the third highest of his career. His best day came on Sept. 19, 2015 at Eastern Michigan when he went 24-fo-28 (85.7 percent).

Storylines

MAC Championships1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996

MAC West Division Titles2001, 2007, 2008

Bowl Appearances1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996,

2007, 2008, 2012, 2013

TENNESSEE TECH0-2, 0-0 (OVC)Streak: Lost 2Head Coach: Marcus Satterfield (2nd year)

2017 Statistical ComparisonBall State Statistic Tennessee Tech36.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.027.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0165.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5210.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passing Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274.5376.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336.0204.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303.5156.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.5360.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.015.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Punt Return Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.038.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kick Return Average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.435:36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time of Possession Avg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28:09 23/38 (60.5%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd Down Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/23 (38.9%)8/9 (88.9%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Zone Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/3 (33.3%)

51 Number of points scored by Ball State last week-end versus UAB, the most since the Cardinals tallied 55 against Miami in 2013.

47 K Morgan Hagee con-verted on a personal-best 47-yard field goal last weekend against UAB.

2017 Ball State Cardinals Football


Kickoff: 3:05 p.m., Sept. 16, 2017

Site: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. (capacity: 22,500)

Rankings:Ball State (NR – AP; NR – Coaches)Tennessee Tech (NR – Media; NR – Coaches)

Television:ESPN3Jim Barbar, play-by-playMark Herrmann, analyst

Radio:(Ball State Radio Network)WLBC 104.1 FM – FlagshipJoel Godett, play-by-playRich Spisak, analystTyler Bradfield, sidelines

(Student Radio)WCRD 91.3 FMCory Stace, play-by-playJohn Gordon, analystMick Tidrow, sidelines

Live Stats:sidearmstats.com/ballstate/football

Twitter: @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports, #TBTM

Forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 84 degrees.

Setting the Scene …

2017 Schedule Breakdownat IllinoisSaturday, Sept. 2 | 12 p.m. ETMemorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.

L, 21-24 | TV: BTN

Notes: Illinois scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:06 remaining … Ball State converted 12 third downs and held the ball for 36:33.

UABSaturday, Sept. 9 | 3 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

W, 51-31 |TV: ESPN3

Notes: The Cardinals score 50+ points for the first time since 2013 … RB Malik Dun-ner returned a third quarter KO 93 yards for a score … first ever meeting vs. UAB.

Tennessee TechSaturday, Sept. 16 | 3 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

TV: ESPN3

Notes: First ever meeting between the two schools … this is the second straight year Ball State has faced a team from the Ohio Valley Conference (FCS)

at Western KentuckySaturday, Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. ETHouchens-Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Ky.

TV: Stadium

Notes: These two teams last faced in a home-and-home series in 2007 and 2008 … WKU won the 2016 C-USA title … Ball State leads the all-time series, 2-1

at Northern Illinois*Thursday, Nov. 9 | 7 p.m. ETHuskie Stadium, DeKalb, Ill.TV: CBSSN

Notes: NIU has won eight straight games against Ball State … RB James Gilbert scored a career high three times and rushed for 119 yards in 2016

Central Michigan*Saturday, Oct. 21 | 3 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

TV: TBA

Notes: 2017 Homecoming Game … the last two meetings have been decided by a total of five points with CMU winning both … series even at 24-24-1

Buffalo*Thursday, Nov. 16 | 7 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

TV: CBSSN

Notes: RB James Gilbert rushed for 264 yards, the second most ever by a Cardinal in last year’s 31-21 win … this will be Buf-falo’s first trip to Ball State since 2011

Miami*Tuesday, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

TV: ESPNU or ESPN3

Notes: Winner earns the Red Bird Ri-valry trophy … QB Riley Neal rushed for a career-high 96 yards in last year’s 21-20 loss at Miami … Miami leads the series, 17-12-1

A Ball State Win Would …… be the team’s third win over an OVC opponent (NCAA FCS) since 2010.… move the Cardinals to 2-0 at home for the first time since 2013.… push Ball State’s record to 2-1 for the third consecutive season.

at Western Michigan*Saturday, Sept. 30 | TBAWaldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Mich.

TV: TBA

Notes: Western Michigan has won three straight over the Cardinals while averaging 49 ppg in those victories … Ball State rushed for 298 yards last year vs. WMU

at Akron*Saturday, Oct. 7 | 3:30 p.m.Infocision Stadium, Akron, OhioTV: TBA

Notes: Series is even at 11-11-1 after Akron’s 35-25 win last year … Ball State had won the previous five meetings … first meeting in Akron since 2013

Toledo*Thursday, Oct. 26 | 7 p.m.Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind.

TV: CBSSN or ESPN3

Notes: The Rockets have won three straight in the series … Ball State is 12-9 versus Tole-do at Scheumann Stadium … first midweek #MACtion game of the season

at Eastern Michigan*Thursday, Nov. 2 | 6 p.m.Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Mich.

TV: ESPNU or CBSSN

Notes: Ball State has won the last six meet-ing at Rynearson Stadium … the teams com-bined for 1,164 yards of offense in EMU’s 48-40 win last year



Game #3 Chirps TEAM

YEAR TWO UNDER COACH NEU• This is year two for Ball State under head coach Mike Neu. He is one of 21 FBS head coaches who is coaching at his alma mater. The only change on the coaching staff is the addition of David Elson as defensive coordinator. Elson served as the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2003-09 and spent the 2016 season as Western Illinois’ defensive coordinator.

SUCCESS IN HOME OPENERS• Thanks to a 51-31 win against UAB on Sept. 9, Ball State has now won eight consecutive home openers at Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinals have won those games by an average of 16.6 points.

YOUTH SHINES IN SEASON OPENER• Sixteen true freshmen or redshirt freshmen saw action in the Sept. 2 season opener at Illinois. S Bryce Cosby, TE Nolan Givan and OL Kaleb Slaven were in the starting lineup. Givan notched the team’s first touchdown of the year while Cosby registered the team’s first interception.

TWO ALL-MAC PLAYERS RETURN• Of the four Ball State players who earned All-MAC accolades in 2016, two return to lead the Cardinals this season – junior RB James Gilbert and senior DE Anthony Winbush. Gilbert was a first team selection while Winbush was honored on the third team.

HIGH PRAISE FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS• Ball State has 38 true freshmen listed on its opening week roster. The incoming class was rated the second highest in the MAC by 247Sports. Assistant coach Chevis Jack-son was named 247Sports’ MAC Recruiter of the Year as he helped the Cardinals sign eight recruits from the state of Georgia.

NOT MUCH YELLOW ON THE FIELD• In 2016, Ball State led the MAC and ranked fifth nationally in both fewest

penalty yards per game (35.5) and fewest penalties per game (4.0).

LOOKING TO GO BOWLING• Ball State aims to return to the bowl scene this fall. The Cardinals went to the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg follow-ing the 2012 season and the GoDaddy Bowl after the 2013 campaign. However, Ball State fell short of bowl eligibility each of the last three seasons.

2017 TEAM CAPTAINS• The 2017 team captains were named earlier this summer. They are senior WR Jordan Hogue, senior OL Vinnie Palazeti, sophomore LB Jacob White and senior DL Kevin Willis.

RED BIRD RIVALRY• Beginning this fall, Ball State and Miami will once again play every season as the schools have been granted rivalry status by the Mid-American Conference. The teams have agreed to play for the ‘Red Bird Ri-valry’ trophy. The mascots of both schools are red birds. Ball State has been known as the Cardinals since 1927. Miami adopted the RedHawks moniker in 1997. The rivalry between the schools dates to 1931.

BALL STATE ‘FAMILY’ CONNECTIONS• Junior QB Riley Neal and sophomore WR Riley Miller both have family ties to Ball State. Neal’s father (Jesse) and uncle (Jay) both played football for the Cardinals. Meanwhile, Miller’s father (Greg) was a part of the Ball State basketball team that made a run to the 1990 NCAA Tournament ‘Sweet 16’.

BALL STATE IN THE NFL• Following NFL preseason cuts, WR Willie Snead IV (New Orleans Saints) was the only former Cardinal to make an active roster. Other former Ball State players who were attempting to make an NFL roster were WR KeVonn Mabon (Tennessee Titans), OL Kitt O’Brien (Cleveland Browns) and S Aaron Taylor (Green Bay Packers).

STAT CORNER

4Number of coaches on staff who played football at Ball State – head coach Mike Neu, offensive coordinator Joey Lynch, defensive line coach Keith McKenzie and strength & con-ditioning graduate assistant coach Zane Fakes.

TOP 10 CHARTSCareer Rushing Yards1. 4,558 Jahwan Edwards, 2011-142. 4,002 Marcus Merriweather, 1999-20023. 3,748 MiQuale Lewis, 2006-104. 3,483 Bernie Parmalee, 1987-905. 3,080 LeAndre Moore, 1995-986. 3,051 Michael Blair, 1993-967. 2,725 Corey Croom, 1989-928. 2,209 Amos Van Pelt, 1966-689. 2,098 Tony Nibbs, 1992-9410. 2,055 James Gilbert, 2015-present

Career Passing Yards1. 11,402 Keith Wenning, 2010-132. 9,233 Nate Davis, 2006-083. 6,271 Mike Neu, 1990-934. 5,902 Talmadge Hill, 2000-035. 5,238 Riley Neal, 2015-present6. 4,730 David Riley, 1986-897. 4,550 Wade Kosakowski, 1985-878. 4,292 Joey Lynch, 2003-069. 4,256 Brent Baldwin, 1993-9610. 3,710 Willard Rice, 1968-70

GILBERT ON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST• Junior RB James Gilbert was one of two MAC players to be named to the initial Maxwell Award watch list. The award is presented annually to college football’s player of the year. Gilbert averaged 111 rushing yards per game in 2016, which ranked second in the Mid-American

OFFENSE

Conference and 22nd nationally. He piled up 1,332 rushing yards last fall, the fourth most in a single season by a Ball State player.

THAT’S HOW TO START A GAME!• The Cardinals took the opening drive on Sept. 9 against UAB 65 yards on 12 plays for a touchdown. It was the first opening drive touchdown for Ball State since the Akron game on Oct. 22, 2016.

A COUPLE OF FIRSTS• TE Danny Pinter hauled in his first col-legiate touchdown pass, a 15-yard scor-ing play from QB Riley Neal, early in the second quarter on Sept. 9 versus UAB. Later in the first half, RB Caleb Huntley recorded his first collegiate touchdown, a 52-yard run.

MILLER MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT• Sophomore WR Riley Miller was award-ed a scholarship during the latter stages of preseason camp. He proved his worth right away in the opener at Illinois as he led all players in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (86).

SAME PATH FROM H.S. TO COLLEGE• The quarterback-wide receiver tandem of Riley Neal and Riley Miller is one of just 11 in the nation that also played high school football together. The Rileys played locally at Yorktown High School. Other schools that have similar tandems are: Penn State, Southern Miss, TCU, UAB, UMass, USC, Utah, UTEP, Virginia and Wake Forest.



GAMES STARTED CHART 2017 Cons.Name Career Season StartsKevin Willis 26 2 12Riley Neal 22 2 5Vinnie Palazeti 20 2 16Darian Green 16 0 0Marc Walton 15 2 14Anthony Winbush 13 2 3Alex Joss 13 1 0Pat Maloney 12 0 0James Gilbert 11 2 10David Moore 11 0 0Jack Milas 10 0 0Corey Lacanaria 10 0 0Jordan Hogue 10 1 0Kadin Booker 8 2 3Danny Pinter 7 2 2Josh Miller 6 2 2Andrew Poenitsch 3 2 2Armani McNulty 3 1 0Chris Crumb 2 0 0Bryce Cosby 2 2 2Antwan Davis 2 2 2Reggie McGee 2 2 2Kaleb Slaven 2 2 2John Swisher 2 2 2Jacob White 2 2 2Damon Singleton 2 2 2Romero Wade 2 2 2Justin Hall 1 1 1Riley Miller 1 1 1Zac Ricketts 1 1 1Brett Anderson II 1 1 1Nolan Givan 1 1 0Kyle Schrank 1 0 0Devin Reece 1 0 0Lamar Anderson 1 0 0

STAT CORNER

2Ball State’s defense made two fourth down stops last weekend against UAB. The Cardinals turned both of those stops into touchdowns.

2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORSJames Gilbert, Jr., RB, #34• Maxwell Award Watch List• Doak Walker Award Watch List

Vinnie Palazeti, Sr., OL, #75• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

Anthony Winbush, Sr., DL, #98• MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)

Senior DE Anthony Winbush led the team and ranked third in the MAC with 8.5 sacks. He put an exclamation point on his 2016 season with a career-high 2.5 sacks in the finale at Miami.

YOUNG UNIT WITH NEW DC• New defensive coordinator David Elson will be working with a lot of fresh faces on that side of the ball this year. Only three returnees entered the season with more than 10 career starts – DT Kevin Willis (24), CB Marc Walton (13) and DE Anthony Winbush (11). Walton ranked fourth in the league in passes defended (14) last year.

4TH DOWN MAGIC• The Cardinals stopped 13 of 17 fourth down attempts by the opposition last season, including three stops in the win at Buffalo on Oct. 15. Ball State led the MAC and ranked third nationally in fourth down conversion defense (23.5 percent). Only Alabama (17.4) and Appalachian State (21.7) had better percentages.

DIPLOMA IN HAND• Senior DE Reggie McGee is the lone Car-dinal entering this season who has already earned his collegiate degree. He earned his diploma in general studies in May.

DEFENSE

GETTING TO THE BACKFIELD• Eleven defensive players have been involved in a tackle for loss in the first two games of the season. DE Anthony Winbush paces the team with 7.0 tackles for loss. Interestingly enough, CB Josh Miller ranks second with 2.0 stops.

THAT’S A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION• Making his first collegiate start on Sept. 2 at Illinois, LB Jacob White tallied his first career sack on the opening play of the game. The sophomore finished with a team-high nine tackles against the Illini.

ONE GAME, ONE INTERCEPTION• S Bryce Cosby was the only true fresh-man in the starting lineup in the season opener at Illinois. He came through with a highlight reel one-handed interception in the fourth quarter against the Illini.

FRESH FACES AT LINEBACKER• Ball State was one of four FBS programs that featured zero career linebacker starts on its roster heading into the 2017 season. The other schools were Kansas State, Old Dominion and UNLV. The three starters from last year – Zack Ryan, Aaron Taylor and Sean Wiggins – combined for 96 starts in their Ball State careers. Wiggins was an All-MAC third team selection last fall.

GET TO THE QUARTERBACK• The Cardinals racked up 31 sacks in 2016, which ranked second in the conference.

LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AT QB AND RB …• The Cardinals return both quarterbacks who took snaps last year (junior Riley Neal and senior Jack Milas) as well as five of their six top rushers. RB James Gilbert, Neal and RB Darian Green combined for 2,183 rushing yards in 2016.

… THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AT WR• Ball State lost more than 70 percent of its production at wide receiver from last year’s stats, which includes WR KeVonn Mabon who participated in the NFL preseason with the Tennessee Titans. Mabon left Ball State as the program’s leader in career re-ceptions (244). Senior WR Corey Lacanaria is the team’s top returning pass catcher. He tallied 33 receptions for 341 yards a year ago.

RUN CARDINALS, RUN!• Ball State averaged 220 yards rushing per game in 2016, good enough for the third best average in the MAC. It was also the

OFFENSE (cont.) most rushing yards per game for the Cardi-nals since the 1978 season (238.6 ypg).

PALAZETI ON WUERRFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST• Senior OL Vinnie Palazeti was selected as a candidate for the 2017 Wuerrfel Trophy. Palazeti, one of this year’s team captains, has made 20 career starts on the offensive line. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy Win-ner, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy is known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service”.

RED ZONE FOCUS• Much of preseason camp was focused on red zone success. The Cardinals ranked fourth in the MAC in red zone opportuni-ties last year, but ninth out of 12 teams in red zone percentage (78.2). Ball State missed on a league-high 12 chances in 2016.

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DUNNER’S SPLASH PLAY AGAINST UAB• RB Malik Dunner returned a third quarter kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against UAB on Sept. 9. That play gave the Cardinals a 38-24 lead. It marked the first Ball State kickoff return for a score since former WR KeVonn Mabon scampered 89 yards to paydirt on Oct. 24, 2015 against Central Michigan.

MOORE BLOCKS PUNT VS. UAB• CB David Moore blocked a fourth quarter punt in the win over UAB on Sept. 9. It was Ball State’s first punt blocked since Sept. 10, 2016 at Indiana.

MR. CONSISTENT• Junior K Morgan Hagee made 78.9 percent (15-of-19) of his field goal attempts a year ago which ranked fourth in the league (minimum 15 attempts). Hagee made eight of his final nine attempts to conclude the 2016 season. His career long field goal is 47 yards. Hagee was also one of just three MAC kickers to make every PAT attempt in 2016.

NEW FACES IN THE PUNTING GAME• For the first time since 2014, the Cardi-nals will have new faces fill their punter and long snapper roles. Kyle Schmidt served as the punter for the previous four years and averaged 41.0 yards per punt, which ranks third in the Ball State record book. Nick Traub held down the long snap-ping duties from 2014-16.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Game #3 Chirps



Around the MAC2017 STANDINGSEast DivisionTeam MAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA H A N StreakOhio 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 80 44 1-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1Miami 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 57 41 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1Akron 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 52 55 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1Kent State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 41 87 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1Bowling Green 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 37 70 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2Buffalo 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 24 38 0-0 0-2 0-0 Lost 2

West DivisionTeam MAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA H A N StreakToledo 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 84 37 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2Central Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 75 54 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 40 20 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2Ball State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 72 55 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 58 33 1-1 0-0 0-0 Won 1Western Michigan 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 45 77 0-0 0-2 0-0 Lost 2

UPCOMING SCHEDULESaturday, Sept. 16Northern Illinois at Nebraska, Noon (FS1)Kansas at Ohio, Noon (ESPNU)Iowa State at Akron, Noon (CBSSN)Tennessee Tech at Ball State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)Central Michigan at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m. (ACCN)Colgate at Buffalo, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)Kent State at Marshall, 6:30 p.m.Tulsa at Toledo, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)Idaho at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)Bowling Green at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)Cincinnati at Miami, 8 p.m. (ESPN3)

RECENT RESULTSFriday, Sept. 8at Purdue 44, Ohio 21

Saturday, Sept. 9at Army 21, Buffalo 17at Ball State 51, UAB 31at Kent State 38, Howard 31Eastern Michigan 16, at Rutgers 13at Michigan State 28, Western Michigan 14at Northern Illinois 38, Eastern Illinois 10at Miami 31, Austin Peay 10Central Michigan 45, at Kansas 27South Dakota 35, at Bowling Green 27at Akron 52, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3Toledo 37, at Nevada 24

2017-18 MAC Bowl Lineup Raycom Media Camellia BowlSaturday, December 16th8 p.m. ET (ESPN)(vs. Sun Belt)http://camelliabowl.com

Popeyes Bahamas BowlFriday, December 22nd12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)(vs. C-USA/American Athletic Conf.)http://www.bahamasbowl.com

Famous Idaho Potato BowlFriday, December 22nd4 p.m. ET (ESPN)(vs. Mountain West)http://famousidahopotatobowl.com

Dollar General BowlSaturday, December 23rd7 p.m. ET (ESPN)(vs. Sun Belt)http://dollargeneralbowl.com

Secondary Ties To:Boca Raton BowlTuesday, December 19th7 p.m. (ESPN)

Frisco BowlWednsesday, December 20th8 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane BowlTuesday, December 26th5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

The Opponent – Tennessee TechSERIES HISTORYOverall: First meetingat Ball State: n/aat TTU: n/aCurrent streak: n/aFirst meeting: n/a

Last meeting: n/a

LAST 10 MEETINGS VS. TTUn/a

2017 ScheduleDate Opponent Time/Score8/31 Western Illinois 14- 41 L9/9 at Kennesaw State 14- 27 L9/16 at Ball State 3 p.m.9/23 at Eastern Kentucky* 6 p.m.9/30 Jacksonville State* 7 p.m.10/7 at Eastern Illinois* 7 p.m.10/14 at Southeast Missouri* 2 p.m.10/21 OPEN10/28 Tennessee State* 2:30 p.m.11/4 Austin Peay* 2:30 p.m.11/11 at Murray State* 2 p.m.11/18 UT Martin* 2;30 p.m.Note: All times Eastern; asterisk (*) denotes OVC game

2017 INFORMATIONRecord: 0-2, 0-0 OVCRanking: NoneLast Game: Lost at Kennesaw State, 27-14 Sept. 9, 2017Coach: Marcus Satterfield (East Tennessee State ’99) Record: 5-8 (2nd season) at TTU: 5-8 (2nd season) vs. BSU: 0-0

2017 TEAM LEADERSPassing: Andre Sale 42-of-64, 520 yds., 4 TD, 4 INTRushing: Andrew Goldsmith 15 car., 71 yards, 0 TD, 4.7 ypcRec.: Dontez Byrd 13 rec., 185 yards, 1 TD, 14.2 yprTackles: Elliott Normand 22 tacklesSacks Aderick Moore 1.0 sacksINT: n/a



Last Week vs. UAB (Sept. 9, 2017)

MUNCIE, Ind. – It appeared the Ball State football team would have a fourth-quarter battle on its hands in Saturday’s home opener against UAB at Scheumann Stadium.

Blazer quarterback A.J. Erdely had just scampered 8 yards for this third touchdown to cut Ball State’s lead to 31-24 with 42 seconds remaining in the third.

But Malik Dunner had other ideas. The Ball State sophomore took the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a score, pushing the lead back to two touchdowns, and the Cardinals stretched their advantage to as many as 27 points on the way to a 51-31 victory.

Dunner’s return was part of a special teams performance Saturday that also included a David Moore blocked punt and a David Rueth fumble recovery on a kickoff over the final 15-plus minutes.

“Coach (Pat) Dougherty does a great job with our special teams,” Ball State coach Mike Neu said. “We spend a significant amount of time drilling special teams during practice. It’s hard because most of these young men come here and just think about offense or just think about defense. They don’t think about how much of an impact special teams can have on the outcome of the game.”

Dunner, who opened the afternoon with a touchdown run on the game’s opening posses-sion, and backfield mate James Gilbert both scored two touchdowns.

The Cardinals (1-1) were stymied on the ground for much of the game but finished the day with four rushing scores. Freshman Caleb Huntley had the other ground touchdown on one of the day’s biggest plays. After UAB took its only lead at 17-14 on an Erdely run in the second quarter, Huntley powered his way 52 yards to put the Cardinals back on top. They never trailed again.

Ball State held UAB (1-1) to just seven points for a 30-minute stretch until the Blazers tacked on a late score. The Cardinals came up with a fourth-down stop and Rueth’s fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, setting up a pair of touchdowns.

The turnover on downs led to Gilbert’s second scoring run, and the fumble recovery resulted in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Riley Neal to freshman receiver Justin Hall as the Cardinals pulled away.

Neal and Hall connected eight times for 94 yards in the game. Ball State’s junior quarter-back finished the day 23 of 34 through the air for 217 yards and two touchdowns. He also found sophomore tight end Danny Pinter for a second-quarter score.

“We don’t have just one go-to guy,” Neu said. “That’s not the kind of offense we run. Justin Hall had the hot hand today and made plays. All of our guys get several opportunities to get their hands on the ball and make a play. We have a lot of playmakers, and we will try to

Football Pulls Away From UAB in Home Opener Game Day Statistics UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 at Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Sept. 9, 2017 – Scheumann Stadium (11,555)

ScoringUAB (1-1) 3 14 7 7 – 31at Ball State (1-1) 7 14 17 13 – 51

Scoring SummaryBALL 7, UAB 0 – Malik Dunner 8-yard run, Morgan Hagee PAT (9:30, 1st)BALL 7, UAB 3 – Nick Vogel 45-yard field goal (1:45, 1st)BALL 14, UAB 3 – Danny Pinter 15-yard pass from Riley Neal, Hagee PAT (10:16, 2nd)BALL 14, UAB 10 – A.J. Erdely 41-yard run, Vogel PAT (8:06, 2nd)UAB 17, BALL 14 – Erdely 18-yard run, Vogel PAT (4:44, 2nd)BALL 21, UAB 17 – Caleb Huntley 52-yard run, Hagee PAT (2:05, 2nd)BALL 28, UAB 17 – James Gilbert 1-yard run, Hagee PAT (8:36, 3rd)BALL 31, UAB 17 – Hagee 47-yard field goal, (2:52, 3rd)BALL 31, UAB 24 – Erdely 8-yard run, Vogel PAT (0:42, 3rd)BALL 38, UAB 24 – Dunner 93-yard kickoff return, Hagee PAT (0:30, 3rd)BALL 45, UAB 24 – Gilbert 1-yard run, Hagee PAT (9:26, 4th)BALL 51, UAB 24 – Justin Hall 12-yard pass from Neal, Hagee PAT missed (8:26, 4th)BALL 51, UAB 31 – Sederian Copeland 7-yard run, Vogel PAT (1:47, 4th)

Team Statistics UAB BALLFirst Downs 24 24Rushing Yardage 336 160Passing Yardage 168 217Passes 15-24-0 23-35-0Total Offensive Yards 504 377Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 9-81 4-36Punting (No.-Net) 3-10.3 2-44.0Time of Possession 25:22 34:383rd Dn. Conv. 7-13 11-174th Dn. Conv. 0-2 0-1Red Zone Scores 4-5 5-6Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0 3-36

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: BALL: Huntley 10-89-1; Gilbert 18-41-2; Dunner 4-19-1; Neal 6-15-0; Hall 3-4-0. UAB: Brown 17-151-0; Erdely 14-77-3; Haden 7-47-0; Noble 4-29-0; Stanley 2-13-0; Copeland 1-7-1; Stephens 2-5-0; Johnston 1-4-0.

PASSING: BALL: Neal 23-34-217, 2 TD, 0 INT. UAB: Erdely 15-24-168, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVING: BALL: Hall 8-94-1; Lacanaria 4-46-0; Davis 3-28-0; Pinter 2-16-1; Dunner 2-7-0; Givan 2-6-0; Davis 1-10-0; Miller 1-10-0. UAB: Ubosi 4-25-0; Haden 3-33-0; Wilson 3-29-0; Copeland 2-45-0; Scott 1-21-0; Lisa 1-10-0; Stephens 1-5-0.

TACKLES: BALL: Cosby 6-2-8; Singleton 3-5-8; Miller 2-5-7; Winbush 3-3-6; Jackson 2-4-6. UAB: Crews 7-8-15; Thomas 4-5-9; Mofor 1-6-7; Jones 3-3-6; Mitchell 2-4-6.

get them all the ball when we can.”Neal hit eight different receivers on the

day and orchestrated a Cardinals’ offensive attack that never turned the ball over. Ball State controlled the ball for more than 34 minutes and converted 11 of its 17 third-down opportunities.

“Any time you can win the turnover battle, you give yourself a big advantage,” Neu said. “You can read a lot about the stat sheet at the end of the game, but if you can make sure you win the turnover battle every week, you have a good chance of winning that particular game.”

Erdely was the catalyst for UAB, throwing for 168 yards and adding 77 on the ground. His ground total would have been higher if not for three sacks by the Ball State defense. Anthony Winbush had 1.5 sacks and now has 4.5 through two games. The senior defensive end also forced two fumbles.

WR Justin Hall



Three Players to Watch on OffenseRUNNING BACK#34 JAMES GILBERT

Ht: 5-8 Wt: 200 Year: Jr./Jr.Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.Previous School: Arsenal Tech HS

Awards and Honors:2017 Maxwell Award Watch List2016 All-Mid-American Conference First Team2016 Ball State John Magnabosco Award (Team MVP)

2016 (So.): Played in all 12 games with nine starts at running back, including each of the final eight contests … led the Mid-American Conference with 12 rushing touchdowns … piled up 1,332 rushing yards, the fourth most in a single season by a Ball State player … reached the 100-yard rushing mark seven times, including a stretch of five consecutive games in the middle of the sea-son … rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns at Buffalo on Oct. 15 … one of the touchdowns at Buffalo was an 80-yard score which gave the Cardinals the lead for good in the third quarter … the 264 yards are the second highest total in the Ball State single game record book … scored a personal-high three touchdowns on Oct. 1 against Northern Illinois … ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Georgia State on Sept. 2 … notched at least 10 carries in all 12 games.

2015 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games … registered at least 10 carries in 10 of the 12 games … led the team in carries (152) and rushing touchdowns (8) … scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 19, a five-yard run early in the fourth quarter … notched a pair of touchdowns in the season opener against VMI … posted a season-high 73 yards rushing in the win over UMass on Oct. 31.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Anthony Hen-derson at Arsenal Tech High … set the school’s career rushing record with 4,817 yards … 2014 Indianapolis Public Schools Player of the Year … earned all-state honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Takeisha Brandon … two sis-ters … born Nov. 10, 1995, in Indianapolis, Indiana … full name is James Derrick Gilbert.

Gilbert’s Single Game Highs:Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16TDs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15Rec. yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15

• RushingYear G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C2015 12 152 608 8 34 4.02016 12 251 1332 12 80 5.32017 2 37 115 3 15 3.1Total 26 440 2055 23 80 4.7

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN#75 VINNIE PALAZETI

Ht: 6-4 Wt: 295 Year: 5th/Sr.Hometown: Owosso, Mich.Previous School: Powers Catholic HS

Awards and Honors:2017 Team Captain2016 Ball State Ray Louthen Award (most improved player)2014, 2015, 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference

2016 (R-Jr.): Started all 12 games on the offensive line – 11 at center and one at left guard … shifted over to center for the season due to other injuries … helped the Cardinals average 220 rushing yards per game, their highest average since 1978 (238.6 ypg) … Ball State rushed for more than 300 yards in two games, including a season-high 356 yards at Buffalo on Oct. 15.

2015 (R-So.): Played in eight games with six starts at offensive guard … missed four straight games near the end of the season due to an injury … part of offensive line that allowed the fifth few-est sacks per game in the nation (0.92).

2014 (R-Fr.): Played in eight games, including the final three, to earn first letter … part of an offensive line that blocked for Ball State all-time leading rusher, Jahwan Edwards … part of an offensive line that ranked in the nation’s top-20 in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for loss allowed.

2013 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach Bob Buckel at Powers Catholic … helped team to an 11-1 record as a senior and a 21-5 mark in career … helped the team win the league championship as a senior … helped the team to a state championship as a junior … team captain as a senior … Detroit Free Press all-state second team as a senior … also competed in track and field, and basketball … team captain in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Linda Palazeti … born July 6, 1995, in Lansing, Michigan … one brother and one sister … father and uncle, John, played football at Richmond … uncle John also played eight years in the Canadian Football League … uncle, Marty, played football at Marshall and two years in the CFL … posted a 4.0 GPA in the 2017 spring semester and carries a 3.621 cumulative GPA … full name is Michael Vincenzo Palazeti.

QUARTERBACK#15 RILEY NEAL

Ht: 6-6 Wt: 225 Year: Jr./Jr.Hometown: Yorktown, Ind.Previous School: Yorktown HS

Awards and Honors:2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference2015 Ball State John Hodge Award (most valuable freshman)

2016 (So.): Played in and started 11 games at quarterback … missed the Nov. 1 game against No. 17 Western Michigan due to an injury … ranked third in the MAC in total offense with 280.1 yards per game … his 540 rushing yards were second most on the team … rushed for career bests in back-to-back weeks to end the season – 85 yards at Toledo and 96 yards and a score at Miami … accounted for all four Ball State touchdowns in the win at FAU on Sept. 24 (2 rushing, 2 passing) … scored the winning touchdown at FAU, a 2-yard run, with 1:47 left in the game … completed his first 16 pass attempts in the win over Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17.

2015 (Fr.): Played in 11 games and started the final nine games at quarterback … first collegiate start came at No. 17 Northwestern on Sept. 26 … threw for 2,276 yards, the sixth most by a true fresh-man at the FBS level in 2015 … began his career with 143 consecutive passes without an intercep-tion … tallied a 41-yard broken play touchdown run at Eastern Michigan.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters for coach Mike Wilhelm at Yorktown High … helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior and a 27-9 mark in career … helped Yorktown to a sectional title as a senior … set Yorktown career records for passing yards (7,285), completions (564), pass attempts (930), completion percentage (60.6) and passing touchdowns (78).

PERSONAL: Son of Jesse and Shawn Neal … father played football at Ball State … uncle, Jay Neal, played football at Ball State … one brother and one sister … carries a 3.555 GPA after the 2017 spring semester … born Oct. 2, 1996, in Muncie, Indiana … full name is Riley Joseph Neal.

Neal’s Single Game Highs:***See page 17

Neal’s Career Statistics• PassingYear G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct.2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58.32016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61.42017 2 44- 68 1 421 3 27 64.7Total 24 514- 853 19 5238 32 62 60.3


STAT CORNER

5,000Riley Neal is one of five Ball State quarter-backs to throw for at least 5,000 yards in his collegiate career.



Three Players to Watch on DefenseDEFENSIVE END#98 ANTHONY WINBUSH

Ht: 6-1 Wt: 240 Year: 5th/Sr.Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.Previous School: Warren Central HS

Awards and Honors:MAC West Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2)2016 All-MAC Third Team

Notes: 2016 (R-Jr.): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive end … led the team and ranked third in the MAC with 8.5 sacks … concluded the season with a personal-high 2.5 sacks at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 22 … recorded multiple sacks in three other contests – at Indiana on Sept. 10, ver-sus EKU on Sept. 17 and at Central Michigan on Oct. 8 … tallied a personal-high five stops, includ-ing 1.5 tackles for loss, in the win at FAU on Sept. 24 … forced and recovered a fumble on the same play in the opener at Georgia State.

2015 (R-So.): Saw action in 11 games at defensive end … led the team with five sacks … ranked third on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss … was involved in a tackle for loss in six contests … notched a strip sack and recovered the fumble in the third quarter at No. 16 Texas A&M on Sept. 12 … tallied a 14-yard sack in the fourth quarter against Georgia State on Oct. 17 that forced a punt … finished with a season-high three tackles at Ohio on Nov. 17.

2014 (R-Fr.): Played in 10 games to earn first letter … season-high four tackles versus Akron … registered at least one tackle in six games … tallied first career tackle in his collegiate debut at Iowa … forced first career fumble versus Eastern Michigan.

2013 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football for coach Steve Tutsie at Warren Central High … helped the Warriors reach the Indiana High School state championship game in 2010 and 2011 … all-state and all-conference as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of George Winbush and Nicole Williams … born Dec. 18, 1994, in Indianapolis … five brothers and two sisters … full name is Anthony Winbush.

Winbush’s Single Game Highs:Tackles: 7, at Illinois, 9/2/17TFL: 4.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17Sacks: 3.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17FF: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16

• Defensive StatsYear G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks2014 10 4 5 9 0.0-0 1 0 0 0.0-02015 11 9 6 15 5.5-31 1 1 0 5.0-302016 12 15 9 24 10.5-50 2 1 0 8.5-432017 2 8 5 13 7.0-50 2 0 0 4.5-36Total 35 36 25 61 23.0-131 6 2 0 18.0-109

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN#93 KEVIN WILLIS

Ht: 6-2 Wt: 300 Year: Sr./Sr.Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.Previous School: Lawrence Central HS

Awards and Honors:2017 Team Captain

2016 (Jr.): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle … involved in a sack in three games … notched six tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack at Central Michigan on Oct. 8 … recovered a third quarter fumble against Northern Illinois on Oct. 1 that led to a Ball State touchdown … tallied multiple stops in each of the last three games.

2015 (So.): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle … picked up multiple tackles in six games … notched a career-best eight tackles versus Toledo on Oct. 3 … recorded one of Ball State’s three sacks at No. 16 Texas A&M on Sept. 12 … his sack ended a third quarter drive by the Aggies … recovered a second quarter fumble at No. 17 Northwestern on Sept. 26 that led to a Ball State touchdown.

2014 (Fr.): Played in six games with starts at Massachusetts and versus Eastern Michigan … earned first letter … registered first career tackle versus Northern Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for coach Jed Richman at Lawrence Central High … helped team to Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 5A state championship as a junior … team reached as high as No. 11 in the national rankings as a junior … all-state as a junior and senior … Indiana Football Coaches Association Top-50 as a senior … all-conference as a senior … Lawrence Central team captain as a senior … 2012 and 2013 Kiwanis Academic and Athletic Awards … mem-ber of Student-Athletes of Character at LCHS … also competed in track … advanced to regionals in the discus as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of James and Sandra Willis … born Oct. 20, 1995, in Indianapolis … his cousin, George Koonce, was an eight-year starter for the Green Bay Packers between 1992 and 1999 … another cousin, LaRonte Bryant, played for Elizabeth City State College … full name is Kevin Tyler Willis.

Willis’ Single Game Highs:Tackles: 8, Toledo, 10/3/15TFL: 2.0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16Sacks: 1.0, 3x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)FR: 1, Twice (Last vs. NIU, 10/1/16)


CORNER BACK#7 MARC WALTON

Ht: 5-10 Wt: 191 Year: Jr./Jr.Hometown: Mentor, OhioPrevious School: Mentor HS

Awards and Honors:2016 Academic All-MAC

Notes: 2016 (So.): One of four defensive players to start all 12 games … led the team with three interceptions … ranked fourth in the MAC in passes defended (14) … recorded multiple tackles in every game, including a personal-high 10 stops against Akron on Oct. 22 … notched his first collegiate interception in the second quarter against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … stopped a Northern Illinois scoring threat on Oct. 1 with a third quarter interception in the end zone … tallied an interception and three pass break-ups versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 8.

2015 (Fr.): Played in 11 games with one start at corner back … earned his first career start at Ohio on Nov. 17 … notched a season-high seven stops at Ohio … also recorded multiple tackles against UMass on Oct. 31 and Western Michigan on Nov. 5.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football for coach Steve Trivisonno at Mentor High … helped team to the state finals as a senior and two regional crowns in his career … helped Mentor to a No. 2 state ranking four times in his career … All-North Ohio Conference as a senior … member of the school’s record-setting 800- and 1,600-me-ter relay teams … two-time state qualifier as a sprinter.

PERSONAL: Son of Terrence and Kinja Walton … two brothers and two sisters … born March 26, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio … full name is Marc Alexander Walton.

Walton’s Single Game Highs:Tackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16

• Defensive StatsYear G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks2015 11 10 6 16 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-02016 12 37 26 63 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-02017 2 4 1 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0Total 25 51 33 84 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-0

STAT CORNER

1stSenior DE Anthony Winbush ranks first na-tionally in sacks through two games with 4.5. He needs seven more sacks to tie the program’s career record of 25 held by current defensive line coach Keith McKenzie.



Head Coach Mike Neu2nd season at Ball State | 8th season as a head coach (including arena league)

16th season as a football coachHometown: Indianapolis, Ind.Alma Mater: Ball State ’94Family: wife Charmin … three children – Graycen, Carson and Chase

@BSUCoachNeu

One of Ball State University’s very own, Mike Neu, is now in his second season as the Cardinals head coach. Neu played col-legiate football at Ball State where he was named 1993 Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

“We are delighted to have Mike as our head football coach,” Ball State Director of Athletics Mark Sandy said. “His football expertise, leadership traits and passion for Ball State are qualities that our student-athletes and fans will embrace.”

Neu has more than 15 years of coaching experience with stops in the National Foot-ball League (NFL), Division I FBS football and the arena leagues. Before returning to Ball State, Neu served two seasons as the quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. In 2014 under Neu’s guid-ance, quarterback Drew Brees was selected to his franchise-record eighth Pro Bowl as a Saint. Brees led the league in completions (456), tied for first in passing yardage (4,952), ranked second in completion percentage (69.2) and tied for fifth in touchdown passes (33). In 2015, Brees once again led the NFL in passing yardage (4,870) while ranking second in completion percentage (68.3) and completions (428).

Neu, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, started 38-of-41 games at quarterback in his four seasons at Ball State (1990-93). He was honored with the MAC’s Vern Smith Award as the league’s most valuable player and the MAC Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior. That year, Neu and the Cardinals went 8-3-1 overall and 7-0-1 in league action to capture the MAC cham-pionship. In one of his greatest games as a collegiate quarterback, Neu threw for a Ball State record 469 yards and completed 28-of-40 passes against Toledo in 1993 to help the Cardinals rally from a 30-3 deficit and record the largest comeback in Ball State history, a 31-30 Homecoming victory.

Neu played professionally in the Cana-dian Football League and Arena Football League (AFL) from 1995-97 before begin-ning his coaching career in 1998 with the AFL’s Nashville Kats. In 2000, Neu was named head coach for the first time as he took over the Arena Football 2’s (AF2) Au-gusta Stallions. He led that organization to a conference title in 2000 with a 14-4 record

and was named the AF2 Coach of the Year.In 2001 and 2002, Neu worked with

the AFL’s Carolina Cobras. He served as the offensive coordinator in 2001 and was promoted to head coach in 2002. During his stint as head coach, Neu led the team to the quarterfinals of the AFL playoffs, including the team’s first-ever playoff win.

Neu then spent four years as head coach of the AFL’s New Orleans VooDoo. There, he compiled a 33-31 record and earned 2004 AFL Coach of the Year honors. During his first season at the helm, Neu led the team to a franchise-best 11-5 record, a divi-sion title and a playoff berth.

From 2008-12, Neu worked on the New Orleans Saints’ player personnel staff. He then spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with Tulane 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 (16), and two sons, Car-son (15) and Chase (7).

Neu’s Head Coaching RecordYear School/Team W-L-T 2000 Augusta Stallions (AF2) 14-4 2002 Carolina Cobras (AFL) 7-9 2004 New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) 11-62005 New Orleans VooDoo 9-72007 New Orleans VooDoo 5-112008 New Orleans VooDoo 8-82016 Ball State 4-82017 Ball State 1-1Totals 8th year 59-54 (.522) 2nd year 5-9 (.357) at Ball St. 2nd year 1-7 (.125) vs. MAC

Neu’s Coaching Experience • New Orleans Saints (NFL) . . . . . 2014-15 Quarterbacks Coach• Tulane (QB Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012-13 Quarterbacks Coach• New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) . . .2004-08 Head Coach• Carolina Cobras (AFL). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Head Coach• Carolina Cobras (AFL). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Offensive Coordinator• Augusta Stallions (AF2) . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Head Coach• Nashville Kats (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach• Ball State (Grad. Asst.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994

Ball State Coaching StaffMike Neu (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head CoachKyle DeVan (F) . . . . Asst. Head Coach/OLJoey Lynch (PB). . . . . . . . . . Off. Coord./QBsDavid Elson (F) . . . . . . . . . Def. CoordinatorPatrick Dougherty (F). . . . . . . . . . . . STs/TEsJohnny Curtis (PB). . . . . . . . . . . LinebackersAlex Bailey (F) . . . . . . . . . . . Wide ReceiversChevis Jackson (F) . . . . . . Defensive BacksKevin Lynch (F). . . . . . . . . . .Running BacksKeith McKenzie (F) . . . . . . . Defensive LineGrad. Assistants: Offense – Blair Cavanaugh, Dean Petzing; Defense – Shawn Chaffee, Cory Connolly

(F) – on the field; (PB) – in the press box



Coaching StaffOFFENSIVE COORDINATORJOEY LYNCH

9th season at Ball State11th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Ball State ’07

@coachjoeylynch

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, off. coord./QB coach, 2014-pres.• Ball State, assistant coach, 2009-13• Ashland, offensive coordinator, 2008• St. Joseph’s (Ind.), offensive coordinator, 2007

Notes:On the Ball State coaching staff for the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl after the 2012 season and the GoDaddy Bowl after the 2013 campaign … molded an offense that allowed for Jahwan Ed-wards to set the Ball State career rushing record in 2014… tight ends coach from 2011-13 and served as recruiting coordinator from 2009-13.

WIDE RECEIVERS COACHALEX BAILEY

3rd season at Ball State11th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Youngstown St. ’07

@CoachAlexBailey

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, wide receivers coach, 2015-pres.• Wayne State, assistant coach, 2014• Valparasio, assistant coach, 2012-13• Dayton, assistant coach, 2010-11• Defiance, assistant coach, 2007-09

Notes:Worked with two of the most prolific wide receivers in Ball State history the last couple of years – KeVonn Mabon and Jordan Williams … Mabon was the team co-MVP in 2016 and estab-lished a new school record for career receptions (244) in the season finale … played wide receiver for Youngstown State from 2001-03.

2nd season at Ball State21st season as a football coachAlma Mater: Tulane ’96

@johnnycurtis99

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, defensive run game coordinator/ LBs coach, 2017-pres.• Ball State, linebackers coach, 2016• John Curtis Christian (HS), assistant coach, 1996-2015

Notes:Defensive coordinator at John Curtis Christian where he specialized in linebackers and special teams … helped lead John Curtis to 13 state cham-pionships and one national title (2012) … also served as John Curtis Christian’s head baseball coach from 2006-15 … played collegiate football at Tulane under coach Buddy Teevens (1994-95).

LINEBACKERS COACHJOHNNY CURTIS

2nd season at Ball State5th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Oregon State ’07

@coachdevan

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, asst. head coach/OL coach, 2017-pres.• Ball State, offensive line coach, 2016• New Orleans Saints (NFL), assistant offensive line coach, 2015• USC, graduate assistant coach, 2014• Oregon State, graduate assistant coach, 2013

Notes:Played in the NFL for five seasons … started 26 games between 2009-12 with the Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans … made four postseason starts with Indianapolis, including Super Bowl XLIV at right guard … four-year (2004-07) letterman at Oregon State.

ASST. HEAD COACH/OL COACHKYLE DeVAN

4th season at Ball State10th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Ohio Dominican ’08

@Coach_Dougherty

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, special teams coordinator/TEs coach, 2016-pres.• Ball State, assistant coach, 2014-15• Northwestern, quality control coach, 2013• Ball State, graduate assistant coach, 2012• Lindsey Wilson, assistant coach, 2010-11• Definance, graduate assistant coach, 2008-09

Notes:The Cardinals ranked third in the MAC in kickoff return average (20.9 yards per return) last year … Ball State blocked a punt and returned it for a score at Indiana in 2016 … played linebacker at Ohio Dominican from 2004-08.

S.T. COORDINATOR/TEs COACHPATRICK DOUGHERTY

2nd season at Ball State5th season as a football coachAlma Mater: LSU ’12

@Co_Jackson21

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, defensive backs coach, 2016-pres.• LSU, graduate assistant coach, 2015• South Alabama, graduate assistant coach, 2013-14

Notes:2017 MAC Recruiter of the Year via 247Sports … was a member of the 2007 BCS championship team … the Atlanta Falcons selected Jackson in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft … he played in the NFL for four seasons with five different teams – Atlanta, Jacksonville, New England, Denver and Carolina.

DEFENSIVE BACKS COACHCHEVIS JACKSON

2nd season at Ball State9th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Franklin Coll. ’09

@coachklynch

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, running backs coach, 2016-pres.• Univ. of Indianapolis, assistant coach, 2010-15• Indiana, offensive quality control coach, 2009

Notes:Ball State’s offense averaged 220 rushing yards per game in 2016, its highest since 1978 (238.6) … helped James Gilbert earn 2016 All-MAC first team accolades after piling up 1,432 rushing yards, the fourth most in a single season by a Ball State player … he helped UIndy to 39 wins, four conference championships and three NCAA Division II playoff appearances .

RUNNING BACKS COACHKEVIN LYNCH

2nd season at Ball State10th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Ball State ’96

@CoachMcKenzie95

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, defensive line coach, 2016-pres.• Wayne State, assistant coach, 2008-2015

Notes:Ball State ranked second in the MAC in sacks in 2016 (31) … helped defensive end Anthony Winbush earn All-MAC honors in 2016 after he finished third in the league in sacks (8.5) … played football at Ball State from 1991 to 1995 … holds the program record for career sacks (25) … went on to play in the NFL for eight years with Green Bay, Cleveland, Chicago and Buffalo … was a part of Green Bay’s Super Bowl XXXI title team.

DEFENSIVE LINE COACHKEITH McKENZIE

DEFENSIVE COORDINATORDAVID ELSON

1st season at Ball State24th season as a football coachAlma Mater: Butler ’94

@CoachDavidElson

Coaching Experience:• Ball State, defensive coordinator, 2017-pres.• Western Illinois, defensive coordinator, 2016• Southern Ill., def. coord., 2015; asst. coach, 2014• New Mexico State, def. coord., 2012-13• Franklin-Simpson H.S. (Ky.), def. coord., 2011• Indiana, def. quality control/asst. coach, 2010• Western Kentucky, head coach, 2003-09; def. coord., 2001-02; asst .coach, 1996-2000• Southern Illinois, graduate assistant, 1994-95

Notes:Helped Western Kentucky reach No. 1 in the FCS polls twice during the 2005 season.



Ball State Depth Chart (as of Sept. 10, 2017)

– Specialists –Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown)PK 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.) 97 Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 200, So./So., Heidelberg, Germany)

P 38 Nathan Snyder (6-4, 218, Fr./Fr., Marysville, Ohio) 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.)

LS 56 Greg Gilliland (6-5, 230, Jr./So., Coldwater, Ohio) 45 Joseph Greenwood (5-11, 215, Fr./Fr., Delaware, Ohio)

HO 14 Jack Milas (6-1, 205, 5th/Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.)

Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown)KO 97 Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 200, So./So., Heidelberg, Germany) 22 Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.)

KOR 4 Malik Dunner (5-11, 200, So./So., Carpentersville, Ill.) 7 Marc Walton (5-10, 191, Jr./Jr., Mentor, Ohio)

PR 11 Corey Lacanaria (5-8, 170, Sr./Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) 12 Justin Hall (5-9, 160, Fr./Fr., Douglasville, Ga.)

Pronunciation GuideKadin Booker . . . . . . . . . . . KAY-dinElliot Charlebois . . . . . . . . SHAHR-lih-boy Keidren Davis . . . . . . . . . . KEY-drenMalik Dunner . . . . . . . . . . mah-LEEKMorgan Hagee . . . . . . . . . . HAY-geeDylan Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . COOKCorey Lacanaria . . . . . . . LACK-an-AIR-ee-ahHassan Littles. . . . . . . . . . . hah-SAHNArmani McNulty . . . . . . . r-MAHN-eeJack Milas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MY-lusKhalil Newton. . . . . . . . . . kah-LEEL

Vinnie Palazeti . . . . . . . . . PAL-ah-ZETT-eeAndrew Poenitsch. . . . . . PAIN-ishShahid Reece . . . . . . . . . . . shah-HEEDPoni Tu’uta . . . . . . . . . . . . . too-OO-tah

CoachesMike Neu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW

– Offense –Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown)QB 15 Riley Neal (6-6, 225, Jr./Jr., Yorktown, Ind.) 14 Jack Milas (6-1, 205, 5th/Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.)

RB 34 James Gilbert (5-8, 200, Jr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 4 Malik Dunner (5-11, 200, So./So., Carpentersville, Ill.)

WR 86 Riley Miller (6-1, 195, Jr./So., Yorktown, Ind.) 85 Antwan Davis (6-1, 206, Jr./So., St. John, Ind.)

WR 12 Justin Hall (5-9, 160, Fr./Fr., Douglasville, Ga.) 11 Corey Lacanaria (5-8, 170, Sr./Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.)

WR 1 Jordan Hogue (6-0, 185, Sr./Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind.) 19 Devin Reece (6-2, 211, Sr./Jr., Westfield, Ind.)

TE 5 Danny Pinter (6-4, 255, Jr./So., South Bend, Ind.) 88 Nolan Givan (6-2, 245, So./Fr., Berkley, Mich.)

LT 77 Kaleb Slaven (6-4, 290, So./Fr., Muncie, Ind.) 75 Vinnie Palazeti (6-4, 295, 5th/Sr., Owosso, Mich.)

LG 75 Vinnie Palazeti (6-4, 295, 5th/Sr., Owosso, Mich.) 63 Grant Williamson (6-3, 290, Jr./So., Rolling Prairie, Ind.)

C 64 Andrew Poenitsch (6-3, 285, Jr./So., Waukesha, Wis.) 55 Chris Beech (6-1, 294, So./Fr., Miamisburg, Ohio)

RG 71 Zac Ricketts (6-4, 290, Jr./So., Bremen, Ind.) 62 Curtis Blackwell (6-5, 302, Fr./Fr., Uniondale, Ind.)

RT 58 Kadin Booker (6-6, 290, Sr./Jr., Burlington City, N.J.) 75 Vinnie Palazeti (6-4, 295, 5th/Sr., Owosso, Mich.)

– Defense –Pos. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown)DE 90 Sean Hammonds (6-1, 248, Jr./So., Louisville, Ky.) 9 Reggie McGee (6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Baltimore, Md.)

NT 92 John Swisher (6-2, 285, Sr./Sr., Des Moines, Iowa) 42 Chris Crumb (6-0, 285, So./So., Lewis Center, Ohio)

DT 93 Kevin Willis (6-2, 300, Sr./Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 52 Fred Schroeder (6-2, 280, Sr./Jr., Yuma, Ariz.)

DE 98 Anthony Winbush (6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 51 Christian Albright (6-2, 225, Fr./Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.)

SLB 26 Brandon Martin (6-0, 225, So./Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 33 Michael Robinson (6-0, 195, Fr./Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.)

MLB 2 Jacob White (6-0, 230, Jr./So., Clarendon Hills, Ill.) 32 Jeremiah Jackson (5-11, 230, Sr./Jr., Brooksville, Fla.)

WLB 50 Damon Singleton (6-2, 240, Sr./Jr., Wyandotte, Mich.) 6 Jaylin Thomas (6-1, 230, So./Fr., Lima, Ohio)

LCB 3 Josh Miller (5-11, 185, Sr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 15 Verenzo Holmes (5-11, 178, Fr./Fr., Grovetown, Ga.)

SS 17 Bryce Cosby (5-10, 180, Fr./Fr., Louisville, Ky.) 28 Armani McNulty (5-11, 181, Jr./Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill.)

FS 31 Romero Wade (6-0, 207, Jr./So., Altamonte Springs, Fla.) 23 Brett Anderson (6-0, 185, Fr./Fr., Grand Blanc, Mich.)

RCB 7 Marc Walton (5-10, 191, Jr./Jr., Mentor, Ohio) 21 Antonio Phillips (6-0, 177, Fr./Fr., St. Louis, Mo.)



No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

51 Christian Albright DE 6-2 225 Fr./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS)

10 Lamar Anderson S 5-9 187 So./So. St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College HS)

23 Brett Anderson II S 6-0 185 Fr./Fr. Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc HS)

55 Chris Beech OL 6-1 294 So./Fr. Miamisburg, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS)

68 T.J. Beltavski OL 6-0 290 So./Fr. Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland Benedictine HS)

62 Curtis Blackwell OL 6-5 302 Fr./Fr. Uniondale, Ind. (Norwell HS)

17 Zack Blair QB 5-11 195 Jr./So. Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe HS)

58 Kadin Booker OL 6-6 290 Sr./Jr. Burlington City, N.J. (Monroe College)

44 Brock Burns LB 6-3 202 Fr./Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS)

94 Frank Burton III DT 6-1 275 So./Fr. Bear, Del. (William Penn HS)

10 Elliot Charlebois QB 6-2 185 Fr./Fr. Noblesville, Ind. (Carmel HS)

17 Bryce Cosby S 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS)

42 Chris Crumb DT 6-0 285 So./So. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS)

69 Gunner Daniel LS 5-9 218 Fr./Fr. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS)

85 Antwan Davis WR 5-11 206 Jr./So. St. John, Ind. (Lincoln Univ. (Mo.))

82 Keidren Davis TE 6-4 245 So./Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Union HS)

27 Jimmy Daw LB 6-3 216 Fr./Fr. Medina, Ohio (Medina HS)

21 Kevin Dominique RB 6-0 196 Fr./Fr. White Castle, La. (Plaquemine HS)

49 Nick Dowd K 5-9 205 Jr./Jr. Westfield, Ind. (Miami (Ohio) Univ.)

4 Malik Dunner RB 5-11 200 So./So. Carpentersville, Ill. (Dundee Crown HS)

83 Luke Endsley WR 5-8 154 Fr./Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. (Ida S. Baker HS)

47 Sid Fox LB 5-11 216 Fr./Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ind. (East Central HS)

80 Justin Gibbs WR 6-1 214 Fr./Fr. Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS)

34 James Gilbert RB 5-8 200 Jr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech HS)

38 Nik Giles CB 5-11 190 Jr./So. Matteson, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS)

56 Greg Gilliland LS 6-5 230 Jr./So. Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater HS)

13 Brennan Gillis WR 6-6 225 Jr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Northern Kentucky Univ.)

88 Nolan Givan TE 6-2 245 So./Fr. Berkley, Mich. (Berkley HS)

25 Darian Green RB 5-8 185 Sr./Sr. Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson HS)

45 Joseph Greenwood LS 5-11 215 Fr./Fr. Delaware, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS)

55 Hank Grenda LB 5-11 211 Fr./Fr. Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS)

48 Jonathan Hagee K 6-0 160 Fr./Fr. Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS)

22 Morgan Hagee K 5-11 175 Jr./Jr. Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS)

12 Justin Hall WR 5-9 160 Fr./Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS)

20 Deion Hallmon CB 5-11 180 Sr./Jr. Weston, Fla. (Iowa Western CC)

90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE 6-1 248 Jr./So. Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS)

24 Myles Hannah CB 5-11 172 Fr./Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS)

54 Sam Helm LB 6-0 210 Fr./Fr. Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington South HS)

1 Jordan Hogue WR 6-0 185 Sr./Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (New Haven HS)

84 Trevor Hohlt WR 5-11 177 Fr./Fr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS)

15 Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB 5-11 178 Fr./Fr. Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS)

36 Caleb Huntley RB 5-10 225 Fr./Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Locust Grove HS)

23 Markice Hurt Jr. RB 5-8 192 Fr./Fr. Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS)

91 Akeem Hutchinson DE 6-2 260 Jr./So. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Stranahan HS)

32 Jeremiah Jackson LB 5-11 230 Sr./Jr. Brooksville, Fla. (Hernando HS)

35 James Jennette III DE 6-3 245 So./Fr. Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood West HS)

40 Will Jones RB 5-11 195 Fr./Fr. Anderson, Ind. (Lapel HS)

70 Alex Joss OL 6-4 299 Sr./Jr. Novi, Mich. (Walled Lake Western HS)

20 David Keeling RB 5-8 194 So./Fr. Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS)

76 Kendal Kendrick DT 6-2 260 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS)

53 Malik King OL 6-3 305 Sr./Jr. Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon HS)

18 Ty Kirtz WR 6-1 195 So./Fr. Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg HS)

2017 Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster

1 Jordan Hogue WR

2 Jacob White LB

3 Josh Miller CB

4 Malik Dunner RB

5 Danny Pinter TE

6 Jaylin Thomas LB

7 Marc Walton CB

8 Cody Rudy FB

9 Reggie McGee DE

10 Lamar Anderson S

10 Elliot Charlebois QB

11 Corey Lacanaria WR

12 Justin Hall WR

12 Drew Plitt QB

13 Brennan Gillis WR

13 David Moore CB

14 Jack Milas QB

15 Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB

15 Riley Neal QB

16 Hassan Littles WR

17 Zack Blair QB

17 Bryce Cosby S

18 Ty Kirtz WR

18 Demetrius Murray S

19 Devin Reece WR

20 Deion Hallmon CB

20 David Keeling RB

21 Kevin Dominique RB

21 Antonio Phillips CB

22 Morgan Hagee K

23 Brett Anderson II S

23 Markice Hurt Jr. RB

24 Myles Hannah CB

25 Darian Green RB

26 Brandon Martin LB

27 Jimmy Daw LB

28 Armani McNulty S

29 Mitch Larsen S

30 Jalen McIntyre S

31 Romero Wade S

32 Jeremiah Jackson LB

33 Michael Robinson Jr. LB

34 James Gilbert RB

35 James Jennette III DE

36 Caleb Huntley RB

37 Shahid Reece LB

38 Nik Giles CB

38 Nathan Snyder P

39 Zack Waddell S

40 Will Jones RB

42 Chris Crumb DT

43 David Rueth LB



No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

99 Kenny Knight Jr. DT 6-0 255 Jr./So. East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS)

44 Dylan Koch TE 6-4 235 So./Fr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield East HS)

11 Corey Lacanaria WR 5-8 170 Sr./Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice HS)

29 Mitch Larsen S 5-11 195 So./So. Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS)

16 Hassan Littles WR 5-10 172 Fr./Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS)

73 Pat Maloney OL 6-2 285 5th/Sr. Niles, Ill. (Maine South HS)

26 Brandon Martin LB 6-0 225 So./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS)

67 Dominick Mathis OL 6-2 290 So./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS)

9 Reggie McGee DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr. Baltimore, Md. (Hartnell College)

30 Jalen McIntyre S 5-11 212 Sr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Univ. of Saint Francis)

57 Jake McKenzie OL 6-4 285 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian HS)

28 Armani McNulty S 5-11 195 Jr./Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS)

89 Ethan Merriweather WR 6-0 170 Fr./Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

14 Jack Milas QB 6-1 205 5th/Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows HS)

3 Josh Miller CB 5-11 185 Sr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian Univ. (Ind.))

86 Riley Miller WR 6-1 195 Jr./So. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS)

13 David Moore CB 5-9 165 5th/Sr. Matthews, N.C. (Butler HS)

18 Demetrius Murray S 6-1 174 Fr./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson HS)

15 Riley Neal QB 6-6 225 Jr./Jr. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS)

87 Khalil Newton WR 6-1 177 Fr./Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS)

75 Vinnie Palazeti OL 6-4 295 5th/Sr. Owosso, Mich. (Powers Catholic HS)

21 Antonio Phillips CB 6-0 177 Fr./Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood HS)

5 Danny Pinter TE 6-4 255 Jr./So. South Bend, Ind. (John Adams HS)

12 Drew Plitt QB 6-2 220 So./Fr. Loveland, Ohio (Loveland HS)

64 Andrew Poenitsch OL 6-3 285 Jr./So. Waukesha, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton HS)

19 Devin Reece WR 6-2 211 Sr./Jr. Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS)

37 Shahid Reece LB 6-0 223 Fr./Fr. New Orleans, La. (Rummel HS)

71 Zac Ricketts OL 6-4 290 Jr./So. Bremen, Ind. (Bremen HS)

97 Ryan Rimmler K 5-10 200 So./So. Heidelberg, Germany (Kaiserslautern HS)

33 Michael Robinson Jr. LB 6-0 195 Fr./Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Allatoona HS)

8 Cody Rudy FB 5-11 245 So./Fr. Middletown, Ind. (Shenandoah HS)

43 David Rueth LB 6-0 208 Fr./Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS)

81 Kyle Schrank TE 6-3 235 Jr./So. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS)

52 Fred Schroeder DT 6-2 280 Sr./Jr. Yuma, Ariz. (IMG Academy)

50 Damon Singleton LB 6-2 240 Sr./Jr. Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt HS)

77 Kaleb Slaven OL 6-4 290 So./Fr. Muncie, Ind. (Delta HS)

38 Nathan Snyder P 6-4 218 Fr./Fr. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS)

92 John Swisher DT 6-2 285 Sr./Sr. Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)

6 Jaylin Thomas LB 6-1 230 So./Fr. Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS)

72 Anthony Todd OL 6-3 295 So./Fr. Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS)

60 Poni Tu’uta DT 6-3 313 Fr./Fr. Kenner, La. (John Curtis HS)

39 Zack Waddell S 5-11 185 Fr./Fr. Hamilton, Ohio (Fairfield HS)

31 Romero Wade S 6-0 205 Jr./So. Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lyman HS)

7 Marc Walton CB 5-10 191 Jr./Jr. Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS)

2 Jacob White LB 6-0 230 Jr./So. Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS)

97 Jordan Williams DE 6-4 235 Fr./Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Centennial HS)

59 Kyle Williams DT 6-3 285 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Southport HS)

63 Grant Williamson OL 6-3 290 Jr./So. Rolling Prairie, Ind. (New Prairie HS)

93 Kevin Willis DT 6-2 300 Sr./Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS)

98 Anthony Winbush DE 6-1 240 5th/Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS)

2017 Alphabetical Roster (cont.) Numerical Roster

44 Brock Burns LB

44 Dylan Koch TE

45 Joseph Greenwood LS

47 Sid Fox LB

48 Jonathan Hagee K

49 Nick Dowd K

50 Damon Singleton LB

51 Christian Albright DE

52 Fred Schroeder DT

53 Malik King OL

54 Sam Helm LB

55 Chris Beech OL

55 Hank Grenda LB

56 Greg Gilliland LS

57 Jake McKenzie OL

58 Kadin Booker OL

59 Kyle Williams DT

60 Poni Tu’uta DT

62 Curtis Blackwell OL

63 Grant Williamson OL

64 Andrew Poenitsch OL

67 Dominick Mathis OL

68 T.J. Beltavski OL

69 Gunner Daniel LS

70 Alex Joss OL

71 Zac Ricketts OL

72 Anthony Todd OL

73 Pat Maloney OL

75 Vinnie Palazeti OL

76 Kendal Kendrick DT

77 Kaleb Slaven OL

80 Justin Gibbs WR

81 Kyle Schrank TE

82 Keidren Davis TE

83 Luke Endsley WR

84 Trevor Hohlt WR

85 Antwan Davis WR

86 Riley Miller WR

87 Khalil Newton WR

88 Nolan Givan TE

89 Ethan Merriweather WR

90 Sean Hammonds Jr. DE

91 Akeem Hutchinson DE

92 John Swisher DT

93 Kevin Willis DT

94 Frank Burton III DT

97 Ryan Rimmler K

97 Jordan Williams DE

98 Anthony Winbush DE

99 Kenny Knight Jr. DT



Weekly ScheduleSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY -No practice -MAC coaches tele-

conference, 9:30 a.m.

-Mike Neu Facebook Live, 11:45 a.m.

-Monday Night w/the Red & White, 7 p.m.

-No practice

-Practice, 8:45 to 11 a.m.

-Practice, 8:45 to 10:35 a.m.

-Walk through, 10 a.m.

-No interviews

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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Muncie, Ind. 47306Enrollment/Founded . . . . . . . . . . 22,513/1918President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey MearnsDirector of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . Mark SandyColors . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal (200) and WhiteHome Facility . . . . . . . .Scheumann StadiumSurface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Field TurfFootball History . . . . . 2017 is the 93rd teamFirst Season in Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,500Conference Mid-American (West Division)Ticket Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.285.1474 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or 1.888.BSU.TICKET

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Interview PolicyGenerally, all players and coaches are available for interviews to accredited media sources. Requests for such interviews must be directed to Michael Clark in the Media Relations office at least 24 hours in advance.

MAC TeleconferenceCoach Mike Neu is available each Monday at 10:10 a.m. ET on the MAC Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Michael Clark in the Media Relations office for access number and password.

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Offensive Player Career HighsANTWAN DAVIS / WR / #855-11, 206, Jr./So., St. John, Ind.Receptions: 11, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15Rec. yards: 215, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15Long rec.: 71, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15TDs: 2, 2x (Last vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15)

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2015* 11 45 677 5 71 15.02017 2 4 38 0 11 9.5Total 13 49 715 5 71 14.6*at Lincoln University

KEIDREN DAVIS / TE / #826-4, 245, So./Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich.Receptions: 1, 2x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)Rec. yards: 10, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Long reception: 10, vs. UAB, 9/9/17

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2017 2 2 13 0 10 6.5Total 2 2 13 0 10 6.5

MALIK DUNNER / RB / #45-11, 200, So./So., Carpentersville, Ill.Rush attempts: 9, vs. EKU, 9/17/16Rush yards: 68, vs. WMU, 11/1/16Long rush: 50, vs. WMU, 11/1/16TDs: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Receptions: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Receiving yards: 21, vs. EMU, 11/8/16

• RushingYear G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C2016 10 24 152 1 50 6.32017 2 12 31 2 9 2.6Total 12 36 183 3 50 5.1

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2016 10 3 38 0 21 12.72017 2 3 15 0 8 5.0Total 12 6 53 0 21 8.8

JAMES GILBERT / RB / #345-8, 200, Jr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16TDs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15Rec. yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15


• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2015 12 3 35 0 19 11.72016 12 1 18 0 18 18.02017 2 1 7 0 7 7.0Total 26 5 60 0 19 12.0

NOLAN GIVAN / TE / #886-2, 245, So./Fr., Berkley, Mich.Receptions: 3, at Illinois, 9/2/17Receiving yards: 22, at Illinois, 9/2/17Long reception: 9, at Illinois, 9/2/17TDs: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17


DARIAN GREEN / RB / #255-8, 185, Sr./Sr., Lafayette, Ind.Rush attempts: 25, at Eastern Mich., 9/19/15Rush yards: 164, at Eastern Mich., 9/19/15Long rush: 47, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15TDs: 4, VMI, 9/3/15Receptions: 6, VMI, 9/3/15Rec. yards: 74, VMI, 9/3/15Long reception: 35, VMI, 9/3/15



• Kick ReturnsYear G No Yds TD Lg Yd/R2014 12 0 0 0 0 0.02015 12 25 643 0 85 25.72016 8 8 167 0 26 20.9Total 32 33 810 0 85 24.5

MORGAN HAGEE / K / #225-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.Field goals made: 3, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15FG attempted: 4, at Northwestern, 9/26/15Long field goal: 47, vs. UAB, 9/9/17

• KickingYear G FGs Lg Pct PATs Pts2015 12 16-21 45 76.2 31-32 792016 12 15-19 44 78.9 37-37 822017 2 1-3 47 33.3 9-10 12Total 26 32-43 47 74.4 77-79 173

JUSTIN HALL / WR / #125-9, 160, Fr./Fr., Douglasville, Ga.Receptions: 8, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Receiving yards: 94, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Long reception: 27, at Illinois, 9/2/17


JORDAN HOGUE / WR / #16-0, 185, Sr./Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind.Receptions: 6, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16)Receiving yards: 59, Indiana State, 9/13/14Long reception: 33, EMU, 11/22/14TD: 1, 4x (Last at Indiana, 9/10/16)

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2014 9 9 107 2 33 11.92015 12 11 81 1 17 7.42016 11 20 170 1 43 8.52017 1 2 16 0 11 8.0Total 33 42 374 4 43 8.9

CALEB HUNTLEY / RB / #365-10, 225, Fr./Fr., Atlanta, Ga.Rush attempts: 10, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Rush yards: 89, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Long rush: 52, vs. UAB, 9/9/17

• RushingYear G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C2017 2 18 131 1 52 7.3Total 2 18 131 1 52 7.3

COREY LACANARIA / WR / #115-8, 170, Sr./Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.Receptions: 10, Central Michigan, 10/24/15Rec. yards: 72, Central Michigan, 10/24/15Long reception: 33, at Indiana, 9/10/16TDs: 1, 5x (Last at Toledo, 11/16/16)

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2014 11 22 180 1 26 8.22015 10 45 376 2 22 8.42016 11 33 341 2 33 10.32017 2 7 62 0 17 8.9Total 34 107 959 5 33 9.0

• Punt ReturnsYear G No Yds TD Lg Yd/R2014 11 0 0 0 0 0.02015 10 11 115 0 24 10.52016 11 3 9 0 7 3.02017 2 4 64 0 42 16.0Total 34 18 188 0 42 10.4



Offensive Player Career HighsJACK MILAS / QB / #146-1, 205, 5th/Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.Pass attempts: 52, VMI, 9/3/15Pass completions: 34, VMI, 9/3/15Pass yards: 338, VMI, 9/3/15Pass TDs: 4, Western Michigan, 10/11/14Long pass: 44, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14Rush attempts: 7, Akron, 10/25/14Rush yards: 69, vs. WMU, 11/1/16Long rush: 54, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14Rush TDs: 1, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/22/14)

• PassingYear G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct.2014 6 115- 209 5 1302 9 44 55.02015 12 35- 67 3 343 1 36 52.22016 12 20- 38 2 199 1 20 52.62017 2 0- 1 0 0 0 0 00.0Total 32 170- 315 10 1844 11 44 54.0

• RushingYear G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C2014 6 27 96 2 54 3.62015 12 6 12 0 13 2.02016 12 4 69 0 47 17.22017 2 0 0 0 0 0.0Total 32 37 177 2 54 4.8

RILEY NEAL / QB / #156-6, 225, Jr./Jr., Yorktown, Ind.Pass attempts: 53, at Northern Ill., 10/10/15Pass completions: 33, at Toledo, 11/16/16Pass yds.: 393, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)Pass TDs: 4, at Northern Illinois, 10/10/15Long pass: 62, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16Rush att:: 16, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16)Rush yards: 96, at Miami, 11/22/16Long rush: 46, at Georgia State, 9/2/16Rush TDs: 2, Twice (Last at UB, 10/15/16)

• PassingYear G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct.2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58.32016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61.42017 2 44- 68 1 421 3 27 64.7Total 24 514- 853 19 5238 32 62 60.3


DANNY PINTER / TE / #56-4, 255, Jr./So., South Bend, Ind.Rec.: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Rec. yards: 16, vs. UAB, 9/9/17Long rec.: 15, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TD: 1, vs. UAB, 9/9/17

• ReceivingYear G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C2016 12 3 10 0 4 3.32017 2 2 16 1 15 8.0Total 14 5 26 1 15 5.2

DEVIN REECE / WR / #196-2, 211, Sr./Jr., Westfield, Ind.Receptions: 6, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16Receiving yards: 64, vs. EKU, 9/17/16Long reception: 42, vs. EKU, 9/17/16TD: 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16




Defensive Player Career HighsBRETT ANDERSON II / S / #236-0, 185, Fr./Fr., Grand Blanc, Mich.Tackles: 4, 2x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)

• Defensive StatsYear G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks2017 2 4 4 8 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0Total 2 4 4 8 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

BRYCE COSBY / S / #175-10, 180, Fr./Fr., Louisville, Ky.Tackles: 8, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 0.5, at Illinois, 9/2/17INT: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17


CHRIS CRUMB / DT / #426-0, 285, So./So., Lewis Center, OhioTackles: 3, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16TFL: 1.0, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17)Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16FF: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17

• Defensive StatsYear G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks2016 9 3 5 8 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.5-12017 2 2 0 2 1.0-7 1 0 0 0.0-0Total 11 5 5 10 2.0-8 1 0 0 0.5-1

SEAN HAMMONDS JR. / DE / #326-1, 248, Jr./So., Louisville, Ky.Tackles: 5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 1.5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17


JEREMIAH JACKSON / LB / #325-11, 230, Sr./Jr., Brooksville, Fla.Tackles: 6, 2x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)TFL: 1.0, 3x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)Sacks, 1, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16)


MITCH LARSEN / S / #295-11, 195, So./So., Fairfield, OhioTackles: 2.0, 2x (Last at FAU, 9/24/16)


BRANDON MARTIN / LB / #266-0, 225, So./Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.Tackles: 1, 2x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)


REGGIE McGEE / DE / #96-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Baltimore, Md.Tackles: 4, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 1.0, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16FR: 1, vs. UAB, 9/9/17


ARMANI McNULTY / S / #285-11, 195, Jr./Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill.Tackles: 8, vs. Western Michigan, 11/1/16PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16


JOSH MILLER / CB / #35-11, 185, Sr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.Tackles: 11, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16TFL: 1.0, 4x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)INT: 1, at Toledo, 11/16/16PBU: 2, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17)FF: 1, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16

• Defensive StatsYear G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks2014* 11 13 4 17 0.0-0 0 0 1 0.0-02016 9 37 11 48 2.5-4 1 0 1 0.0-02017 2 3 5 8 2.0-4 0 0 0 0.0-0Total 22 53 20 73 4.5-8 1 0 2 0.0-0*at Marian University

DAVID MOORE / CB / #135-9, 165, 5th/Sr., Matthews, N.C.Tackles: 11, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16TFL: 1.0, Twice (Last vs. GSU, 10/17/15)Sacks: 0.5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17FF: 1, Twice (Last vs. GSU, 10/17/15)FR: 1, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)PBU: 4, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)Blocks: 1, vs. UAB, 9/9/17


ANTONIO PHILLIPS / CB / #216-0, 177, Fr./Fr., St. Louis, Mo.Tackles: 3, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 0.5, at Illinois, 9/2/17PBU: 1, vs. UAB, 9/9/17


FRED SCHROEDER / DT / #526-2, 280, Sr./Jr., Yuma, Ariz.Tackles: 2, 2x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)


DAMON SINGLETON / LB / #506-2, 240, Sr./Jr., Wyandotte, Mich.Tackles: 8, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16PBU: 1, vs. UAB, 9/9/17


JOHN SWISHER / DT / #926-2, 285, Sr./Sr., Des Moines, IowaTackles: 5, vs. UAB, 9/9/17TFL: 0.5, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16)Sacks, 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16FF: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16


JAYLIN THOMAS / LB / #66-1, 230, So./Fr., Lima, OhioTackles: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17




Defensive Player Career HighsROMERO WADE / S / #316-0, 205, Jr./So., Altamonte Springs, Fla.Tackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16


MARC WALTON / CB / #75-10, 191, Jr./Jr., Mentor, OhioTackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16)FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16


JACOB WHITE / LB / #76-0, 230, Jr./So., Clarendon Hills, Ill.Tackles: 9, at Illinois, 9/2/17TFL: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17Sacks: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17


KEVIN WILLIS / DT / #936-2, 300, Sr./Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.Tackles: 8, Toledo, 10/3/15TFL: 2.0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16Sacks: 1.0, 3x (Last vs. UAB, 9/9/17)FR: 1, Twice (Last vs. NIU, 10/1/16)


ANTHONY WINBUSH / DE / #986-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.Tackles: 7, at Illinois, 9/2/17TFL: 4.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17Sacks: 3.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17FF: 2, vs. UAB, 9/9/17FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16




Offensive Player Game-By-Game StatisticsRUSHING (att.-yards-TDs)Player ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU UB MIAMalik Dunner 8-12-1 4-19-1James Gilbert 19-74-1 18-41-2Caleb Huntley 8-42-0 10-89-1Riley Neal 15-41-0 6-15-0

RECEIVING (rec.-yards-TDs)Player ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU UB MIAAntwan Davis 1-10-0 3-28-0Keidren Davis 1-3-0 1-10-0Malik Dunner 1-8-0 2-7-0James Gilbert 1-7-0 0-0-0Nolan Givan 3-22-1 2-6-0Justin Hall 2-36-0 8-94-1Jordan Hogue 2-16-0 DNPCorey Lacanaria 3-16-0 4-46-0Riley Miller 7-86-0 1-10-0Danny Pinter 0-0-0 2-16-1Devin Reece 0-0-0 0-0-0

KICK RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs)Player ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU UB MIAMalik Dunner 1-15-0 2-125-1Marc Walton 0-0-0 2-52-0

PUNT RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs)Player ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU UB MIAJustin Hall 0-0-0Corey Lacanaria 2-9-0

PASSING• #14 Jack MilasOpponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Ydsat Illinois 0 0 0 00.0 0 0 0 0-0UAB 0 1 0 00.0 0 0 0 0-0Tennessee Techat Western Kentuckyat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiamiTotals 0 1 0 00.0 0 0 0 0-0

• #15 Riley NealOpponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Ydsat Illinois 21 34 1 61.8 204 1 27 3-19UAB 23 34 0 67.6 217 2 25 0-0Tennessee Techat Western Kentuckyat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiamiTotals 44 68 1 64.7 421 3 27 3-19

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-A Pct 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg BlkMorgan Hagee 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 47 1



Defensive Player Game-By-Game StatisticsTACKLES Albright #51 B. Anderson #23 Cosby #17 Crumb #42 Hammonds #90 Holmes #15 Hutchinson #91 Jackson #32 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-Otherat Illinois 0-0-0 (1 QBH) 3-1-4 0-1-1 (1 INT) 1-0-1 (1 FF) 2-0-2 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2UAB 0-3-3 1-3-4 6-2-8 1-0-1 1-4-5 (1.5 TFL) 0-0-0 DNP 2-4-6 (1 TFL)Tennessee Techat WKUat Western Mich.at AkronCentral Mich.Toledoat Eastern Mich.at Northern Ill.BuffaloMiami

Larsen #29 Martin #26 McGee #9 McNulty #28 Miller #3 Moore #13 Phillips #21 Schroeder #52Opponent 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-Otherat Illinois 1-0-1 1-0-1 (1 QBH) 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 (2 PBU) DNP 1-1-2 (0.5 TFL) 0-2-2UAB 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-4-4 (1 FR) 2-1-3 2-5-7 (1 TFL) 2-3-5 (1 BLK) 3-0-3 (1 PBU) 0-2-2Tennessee Techat WKUat Western Mich.at AkronCentral Mich.Toledoat Eastern Mich.at Northern Ill.BuffaloMiami

Singleton #50 Swisher #92 Thomas #6 Wade #31 Walton #7 White #2 Willis #93 Winbush #98Opponent 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-Otherat Illinois 2-2-4 (1 TFL) 0-1-1 0-1-1 (1 QBH) 3-0-3 (1 PBU) 2-0-2 (1 PBU) 5-4-9 (1 sack) 0-1-1 5-2-7 (3 sacks)UAB 3-5-8 (1 PBU) 1-4-5 DNP 1-1-2 (1 PBU) 2-1-3 3-2-5 1-2-3 (1 sack) 3-3-6 (1.5 sacks)Tennessee Techat WKUat Western Mich.at AkronCentral Mich.Toledoat Eastern Mich.at Northern Ill.BuffaloMiami

– Turnovers Gained – – Points Off TO Gained – – Turnovers Lost – – Points Off TO Lost –Opponent Fum Int Total TD FG Points Fum Int Total TD FG Points +/-at Illinois 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 6 -1UAB 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2Tennessee Techat Western Kentuckyat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiamiTotals 2 1 3 1 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 6 +1

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2017 Starting LineupsOFFENSEOpponent LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR Flex RB QB at Illinois Slaven Palazeti Poenitsch Joss Booker Pinter Hogue Davis Givan (TE) Gilbert NealUAB Slaven Palazeti Poenitsch Ricketts Booker Pinter Miller Davis Hall (WR) Gilbert NealTennessee Techat WKUat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiami

DEFENSEOpponent DE DT NT DE WLB MLB SLB LCB FS SS RCB at Illinois Winbush Willis Swisher McGee Singleton White McNulty (S) Miller Wade Cosby WaltonUAB Winbush Willis Swisher McGee Singleton White Wade (S) Miller Anderson Cosby WaltonTennessee Techat WKUat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiami

2017 Miscellaneous StatsIN THE RED ZONE – BALL STATEOpponent No. TD FG Failed Pct.at Illinois 3 3 0 0 100.0UAB 6 5 0 1 83.3Tennessee Techat Western Kentuckyat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiamiTotals 9 8 0 1 88.9

BALL STATE BIG PLAYS (30+ yards)Yards Play Oppt. Qtr TD52 Huntley rush UAB 2 1

IN THE RED ZONE – OPPONENTOpponent No. TD FG Failed Pct.at Illinois 4 3 1 0 100.0UAB 5 3 1 1 80.0Tennessee Techat Western Kentuckyat Western Michiganat AkronCentral MichiganToledoat Eastern Michiganat Northern IllinoisBuffaloMiamiTotals 9 6 2 1 88.9



2017 Box ScoresGame #1 Ball State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sept. 2, 2017 – Memorial Stadium (42, 505)

ScoringBall State (0-1) 7 0 14 0 – 21at Illinois (1-0) 6 10 0 8 – 24

Scoring SummaryILL 6, BALL 0 – Mike Dudek 16-yard pass from Chayce Crouch, 2-point conversion failed (9:58, 1st)BALL 7, ILL 6 – Nolan Givan 8-yard pass from Riley Neal, Morgan Hagee PAT (3:28, 1st)ILL 13, BALL 7 – Mike Epstein 6-yard run, Chase McLaughlin PAT (7:52, 2nd)ILL 16, BALL 7 – Mclaughlin 40-yard field goal (0:21, 2nd)ILL 16, BALL 14 – Malik Dunner 3-yard run, Hagee PAT (9:41, 3rd)BALL 21, ILL 16 – James Gilbert 3-yard run, Hage PATILL 24, BALL 21 – Epstein 1-yard run, Chayce Crouch rush for 2-point conversion (2:06)

Team Statistics BALL ILLFirst Downs 21 14Rushing Yardage 171 71Passing Yardage 204 145Passes 21-34-1 10-19-1Total Offensive Yards 375 216Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 2-25 3-30Punting (No.-Net) 4-21.5 5-38.4Time of Possession 36:33 23:273rd Dn. Conv. 12-21 2-104th Dn. Conv. 1-2 1-1Red Zone Scores 3-3 4-4Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-24 3-19

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: BALL: Gilbert 19-74-1; Huntley 8-42-0; Neal 15-41-0; Dunner 8-12-1; Hall 1-2-0. ILL: Epstein 11-54-2; Foster 8-15-0; Crouch 11-2-0.

PASSING: BALL: Neal 21-34-204, 1 TD, 1 INT. ILL: Crouch 10-19-145, 1 TD, 1 INT.

RECEIVING: BALL: Miller 7-86-0; Givan 3-22-1; Lacanaria 3-16-0; Hall 2-36-0; Hogue 2-16-0; Davis 1-10-0; Dunner 1-8-0; Gilbert 1-7-0; Davis 1-3-0. ILL: Turner 4-48-0; Dudek 2-47-1; Epstein 2-32-0; Echard 1-14-0; Dorsey 1-4-0.

TACKLES: BALL: White 5-4-9; Winbush 5-2-7; BAnderson 3-1-4; Singleton 2-2-4; Wade 3-0-3. ILL: Phillips 7-9-16; Watson 4-8-12; Watkins 4-4-8; Williams 3-3-6; Oliver 3-2-5.

Game #2 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 at Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Sept. 9, 2017 – Scheumann Stadium (11,555)

ScoringUAB (1-1) 3 14 7 7 – 31at Ball State (1-1) 7 14 17 13 – 51

Scoring SummaryBALL 7, UAB 0 – Malik Dunner 8-yard run, Morgan Hagee PAT (9:30, 1st)BALL 7, UAB 3 – Nick Vogel 45-yard field goal (1:45, 1st)BALL 14, UAB 3 – Danny Pinter 15-yard pass from Riley Neal, Hagee PAT (10:16, 2nd)BALL 14, UAB 10 – A.J. Erdely 41-yard run, Vogel PAT (8:06, 2nd)UAB 17, BALL 14 – Erdely 18-yard run, Vogel PAT (4:44, 2nd)BALL 21, UAB 17 – Caleb Huntley 52-yard run, Hagee PAT (2:05, 2nd)BALL 28, UAB 17 – James Gilbert 1-yard run, Hagee PAT (8:36, 3rd)BALL 31, UAB 17 – Hagee 47-yard field goal, (2:52, 3rd)BALL 31, UAB 24 – Erdely 8-yard run, Vogel PAT (0:42, 3rd)BALL 38, UAB 24 – Dunner 93-yard kickoff return, Hagee PAT (0:30, 3rd)BALL 45, UAB 24 – Gilbert 1-yard run, Hagee PAT (9:26, 4th)BALL 51, UAB 24 – Justin Hall 12-yard pass from Neal, Hagee PAT missed (8:26, 4th)BALL 51, UAB 31 – Sederian Copeland 7-yard run, Vogel PAT (1:47, 4th)

Team Statistics UAB BALLFirst Downs 24 24Rushing Yardage 336 160Passing Yardage 168 217Passes 15-24-0 23-35-0Total Offensive Yards 504 377Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 9-81 4-36Punting (No.-Net) 3-10.3 2-44.0Time of Possession 25:22 34:383rd Dn. Conv. 7-13 11-174th Dn. Conv. 0-2 0-1Red Zone Scores 4-5 5-6Sacks By-Yards Lost 0-0 3-36

Individual StatisticsRUSHING: BALL: Huntley 10-89-1; Gilbert 18-41-2; Dunner 4-19-1; Neal 6-15-0; Hall 3-4-0. UAB: Brown 17-151-0; Erdely 14-77-3; Haden 7-47-0; Noble 4-29-0; Stanley 2-13-0; Copeland 1-7-1; Stephens 2-5-0; Johnston 1-4-0.

PASSING: BALL: Neal 23-34-217, 2 TD, 0 INT. UAB: Erdely 15-24-168, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVING: BALL: Hall 8-94-1; Lacanaria 4-46-0; Davis 3-28-0; Pinter 2-16-1; Dunner 2-7-0; Givan 2-6-0; Davis 1-10-0; Miller 1-10-0. UAB: Ubosi 4-25-0; Haden 3-33-0; Wilson 3-29-0; Copeland 2-45-0; Scott 1-21-0; Lisa 1-10-0; Stephens 1-5-0.

TACKLES: BALL: Cosby 6-2-8; Singleton 3-5-8; Miller 2-5-7; Winbush 3-3-6; Jackson 2-4-6. UAB: Crews 7-8-15; Thomas 4-5-9; Mofor 1-6-7; Jones 3-3-6; Mitchell 2-4-6.



The Last Time It Happened …Scored over 50 points:BSU: 9-9-17 -- Ball State 51, UAB 31OPP: 11-1-16 -- Western Michigan 52, Ball State 20

Scored over 50 points in a game twice in the same season:BSU: 2013 -- Ball State 51, Illinois State 28 (8/29) and Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 (9/21)

Scored over 50 points in a game three times in the same season:BSU: 2013 -- Ball State 51, Illinois State 28 (8/29); Ball State 51, Eastern Michigan 20 (9/21); Ball State 55, Miami University 14 (11/29)

Scored at least 27 points in a quarter:BSU: 9-21-13 -- Ball State (27) at Eastern MichiganOPP: 9-12-15 – Texas A&M (28) vs. Ball State

Held scoreless in a game:BSU: 10-8-11 -- Temple 42, Ball State 0OPP: 10-4-08 -- Ball State 31, Toledo 0

Held under 100 yards rushing in a game:BSU: 11-5-15 -- Ball State (74) at Western MichiganOPP: 9-2-17 -- Illinois (71)

Held under 100 yards passing in a game:BSU: 11-5-15 -- Ball State (78) at Western MichiganOPP: 10-4-14 -- Army (48)

Held under 200 yards total offense:BSU: 11-5-15 -- at Western Michigan (152)OPP: 11-12-10 -- Buffalo (144)

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)

Two players rushed for over 100 yards in a game:BSU: 8-30-14 -- Jahwan Edwards (109) and Horactio Banks (134) vs. ColgateOPP: 10-1-16 -- Northern Illinois (Anthony Maddie (160), Joel Bouagnon (153))

Two players rushed for over 200 yards in a game:BSU: 10-24-09 -- MiQuale Lewis (301) and Cory Sykes (203) at Eastern Mich.

A QB rushed for over 100 yards in a game:BSU: 10-28-00 -- Talmadge Hill vs. Central Michigan (101)OPP: 10-1-16 -- Anthony Maddie, Northern Illinois (160)

An individual passed for over 400 yards: BSU: 11-29-13 -- Keith Wenning vs. Miami University (445)OPP: 11-8-16 -- Brogan Roback, Eastern Michigan (468)

An individual passed for over 300 yards:BSU: 11-8-16 -- Riley Neal vs. Eastern Michigan (393)OPP: 11-22-16 -- Gus Ragland, Miami (380)

An individual scored four or more TDs in a game:BSU: 9-3-15 -- Darian Green vs. VMI (4)OPP: 10-8-05 -- Greg Jennings, Western Michigan (4)

Had a field goal blocked:BSU: 9-2-17 -- at Illinois (54 yards)OPP: 11-5-11 -- at Eastern Michigan (Joshua Howard)

Had a punt blocked:BSU: 10-22-11 -- vs. Central MichiganOPP: 9-9-17 -- vs. UAB (David Moore)

The last time Ball State played a top-25 team:11-1-16 -- Western Michigan 52, Ball State 20 Western Michigan entered the game ranked #17 (AP)/#18 (Coaches)

The last time Ball State defeated a top-25 team:11-6-12 -- Ball State 34, Toledo 27 at Toledo Toledo entered the game ranked #23 by The Associated Press and #25 by ESPN/USA Today

The last time Ball State hosted a top-25 team:11-1-16 -- vs. Western Michigan (WMU, 52-20) Western Michigan entered the game ranked #17 by AP and #18 by Amway Coaches

The last time Ball State played a top-25 team on the road:9-26-15 -- Northwestern 24, Ball State 19 Northwestern entered the game ranked #17 (AP)/#19 (Coaches)

The highest ranked team Ball State has ever played:10-1-11 -- at Oklahoma (OU 62-6) Oklahoma entered the game ranked #1 by ESPN/USA Today and #2 by AP

11-4-06 -- at Michigan (UM 34-26) Entered Game ranked #2 by AP and #2 by USA Today

The last time Ball State was ranked:12-7-08 -- Ranked 22nd in BCS Standings, #22 (USA Today), #23 (AP)

Highest Ball State has ever been ranked:11-3-08 -- Ranked 12th in BCS Standings and by AP, and 13th by USA Today

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 History27 pts. BSU 31, Toledo 30 Oct. 9, 1993 at BSU -- BSU was behind 30-3In 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 re-ceiver 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 scor-ing 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 22-020 pts. BSU 24, Central Michigan 23 Oct. 24, 1992 at BSU -- BSU was behind 20-017 pts. BSU 28, Eastern Michigan 17 Sept. 19, 2015 at EMU -- BSU was behind 17-017 pts. BSU 31, Central Michigan 27 Oct. 22, 2011 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-017 pts. BSU 37, Central Michigan 34 Oct. 18, 1997 at BSU -- BSU was behind 34-1717 pts. BSU 30, Ohio 27 (OT) Oct. 12, 1996 at BSU -- BSU was behind 17-016 pts. BSU 30, DePauw 24 Oct. 17, 1959 at Ball State15 pts. BSU 35, Akron 21 Oct. 25, 2014 at Ball State 15 pts. BSU 26, Indiana State 24 Oct. 28, 1967 at Indiana State15 pts. BSU 42, St. Joseph’s 19 Nov. 6, 1965 at Ball State

Had a PAT blocked:BSU: 9-26-15 -- at NorthwesternOPP: 11-5-15 -- Western Michigan (Julian Jackson)

Returned an interception for a TD:BSU: 9-11-10 -- Charlie Todd (36 yards) vs. LibertyOPP: 11-1-16 -- Darius Phillips, Western Michigan (75 yards)

Returned a punt for a TD:BSU: 11-24-09 -- Charlie Todd vs. Western Michigan (87 yards)OPP: 11-11-16 -- Corey Jones, Toledo (63 yards)

Returned a kickoff for a TD:BSU: 9-9-17 -- Malik Dunner vs. UAB (93 yards)OPP: 9-29-12 -- Dri Archer, Kent State (99 yards)

Returned a fumble for a TD:BSU: 11-22-14 -- Ben Ingle vs. Eastern Michigan (5 yards)OPP: 10-19-13 -- Ronald Zamort, Western Michigan (26 yards)

Game with back-to-back kicks returned for touchdowns:10-22-05 -- Ball State at Ohio (BSU’s Dante Love/OU’s Scott Mayle)

Returned a punt for a TD and a kickoff for a TD in the same season:BSU: 2005, Dante Love, 94 yard KOR vs. Ohio, 10-22-05, and B.J. Hill, 54 yard PR vs. Akron, 11-5-05

Recorded a safety:BSU: 10-24-09 -- Team at Eastern MichiganOPP: 10-27-12 -- Army

Defensive Extra Point:OPP: 10-8-05 -- Western Michigan



Ball State CardinalsBall State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2017)

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Team Statistics BALL OPPSCORING 72 55 Points Per Game 36.0 27.5 Points Off Turnovers 6 6FIRST DOWNS 45 38 R u s h i n g 19 21 P a s s i n g 22 15 P e n a l t y 4 2RUSHING YARDAGE 331 407 Yards gained rushing 373 489 Yards lost rushing 42 82 Rushing Attempts 95 79 Average Per Rush 3.5 5.2 Average Per Game 165.5 203.5 TDs Rushing 6 6PASSING YARDAGE 421 313 C o m p - A t t - I n t 44-69-1 25-43-1 Average Per Pass 6.1 7.3 Average Per Catch 9.6 12.5 Average Per Game 210.5 156.5 TDs Passing 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE 752 720 Total Plays 164 122 Average Per Play 4.6 5.9 Average Per Game 376.0 360.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-192 10-200PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-77 3-55INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-21KICK RETURN AVERAGE 38.4 20.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.4 18.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 21.0FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 5-2PENALTIES-Yards 6-61 12-111 Average Per Game 30.5 55.5PUNTS-Yards 6-249 8-320 Average Per Punt 41.5 40.0 Net punt average 29.0 27.9KICKOFFS-Yards 13-793 11-698 Average Per Kick 61.0 63.5 Net kick average 41.8 32.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 5 : 3 6 2 4 : 2 43RD-DOWN Conversions 23/38 9/23 3rd-Down Pct 61% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 1/3 4th-Down Pct 33% 33%SACKS BY-Yards 7-60 3-19MISC YARDS -21 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 7FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 2-3ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (8-9) 89% (8-9) 89%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-9) 89% (6-9) 67%PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-10) 90% (5-5) 100%ATTENDANCE 11555 42505 Games/Avg Per Game 1/11555 1/42505 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalBall State 14 14 31 13 0 72Opponents 9 24 7 15 0 55



Ball State CardinalsBall State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2017)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 02 at Illinois 30 71 2 14 10 145 1 31 10-19-1 145 1 31 2 29 0 19 3 55 0 52 216Sep 09 UAB 49 336 4 41 15 168 0 43 15-24-0 168 0 43 8 171 0 42 0 0 0 0 504Opponents 79 407 6 41 25 313 1 43 25-43-1 313 1 43 10 200 0 42 3 55 0 52 720Ball State 95 331 6 52 44 421 3 27 44-69-1 421 3 27 5 192 1 93 5 77 0 42 752

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 12.5 • Pass effic: 122.31 • KR avg: 20.0 • PR avg: 18.3 • All purpose avg/game: 498.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 360.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 02 at Illinois 44 50 94 5.0-23 3.0-19 1 1-34 1-21 2 4 1 1-1 1 0 0 6 24Sep 09 UAB 34 54 88 5.0-11 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31Opponents 78 104 182 10.0-34 3.0-19 1 1-34 1-21 5 7 1 5-5 1 0 0 6 55Ball State 70 72 142 17.0-94 7.0-60 4 2-0 1-0 6 7 1 9-10 0 0 0 6 72

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 02 at Illinois 5 221 44.2 54 0 1 0 1 1 1-2 40 0 5 320 64.0 4 0Sep 09 UAB 3 99 33.0 56 1 0 0 1 0 1-1 45 0 6 378 63.0 2 0Opponents 8 320 40.0 56 1 1 0 2 1 2-3 45 0 11 698 63.5 6 0Ball State 6 249 41.5 50 0 1 0 1 1 1-3 47 1 13 793 61.0 2 1

Ball State CardinalsBall State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 11, 2017)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 02 at Illinois 51 171 2 28 21 204 1 27 21-34-1 204 1 27 1 15 0 15 2 9 0 8 375Sep 09 UAB 44 160 4 52 23 217 2 25 23-35-0 217 2 25 4 177 1 93 3 68 0 42 377Ball State 95 331 6 52 44 421 3 27 44-69-1 421 3 27 5 192 1 93 5 77 0 42 752Opponents 79 407 6 41 25 313 1 43 25-43-1 313 1 43 10 200 0 42 3 55 0 52 720

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 3.5 • Avg/catch: 9.6 • Pass effic: 126.47 • KR avg: 38.4 • PR avg: 15.4 • All purpose avg/game: 510.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 376.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsSep 02 at Illinois 32 20 52 9.0-47 4.0-24 1 0-0 1-0 4 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21Sep 09 UAB 38 52 90 8.0-47 3.0-36 3 2-0 0-0 2 3 1 6-7 0 0 0 6 51Ball State 70 72 142 17.0-94 7.0-60 4 2-0 1-0 6 7 1 9-10 0 0 0 6 72Opponents 78 104 182 10.0-34 3.0-19 1 1-34 1-21 5 7 1 5-5 1 0 0 6 55

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 02 at Illinois 4 161 40.2 49 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0 1 4 231 57.8 1 1Sep 09 UAB 2 88 44.0 50 0 0 0 1 1 1-2 47 0 9 562 62.4 1 0Ball State 6 249 41.5 50 0 1 0 1 1 1-3 47 1 13 793 61.0 2 1Opponents 8 320 40.0 56 1 1 0 2 1 2-3 45 0 11 698 63.5 6 0



Ball State CardinalsBall State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2017)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHUNTLEY, Caleb 2 18 134 3 131 7.3 1 52 65.5 2 18 134 3 131 7.3 1 52 65.5GILBERT, James 2 37 118 3 115 3.1 3 15 57.5 26 440 2108 53 2055 4.7 23 80 79.0NEAL, Riley 2 21 77 21 56 2.7 0 12 28.0 24 236 1218 223 995 4.2 10 46 41.5DUNNER, Malik 2 12 33 2 31 2.6 2 9 15.5 12 36 186 3 183 5.1 3 50 15.2HALL, Justin 2 4 11 5 6 1.5 0 6 3.0 2 4 11 5 6 1.5 0 6 3.0TEAM 1 3 0 8 -8 -2.7 0 0 -8.0Total 2 95 373 42 331 3.5 6 52 165.5Opponents 2 79 489 82 407 5.2 6 41 203.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gNEAL, Riley 2 128.33 44-68-1 64.7 421 3 27 210.5 24 119.76 514-853-19 60.3 5238 32 62 218.2MILAS, Jack 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 32 108.32 170-315-10 54.0 1844 11 44 57.6Total 2 126.47 44-69-1 63.8 421 3 27 210.5Opponents 2 122.31 25-43-1 58.1 313 1 43 156.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gHALL, Justin 2 10 130 13.0 1 27 65.0 2 10 130 13.0 1 27 65.0MILLER, Riley 2 8 96 12.0 0 18 48.0 5 8 96 12.0 0 18 19.2LACANARIA, C. 2 7 62 8.9 0 17 31.0 34 107 959 9.0 5 33 28.2GIVAN, Nolan 2 5 28 5.6 1 9 14.0 2 5 28 5.6 1 9 14.0DAVIS, Antwan 2 4 38 9.5 0 11 19.0 2 4 38 9.5 0 11 19.0DUNNER, Malik 2 3 15 5.0 0 8 7.5 12 6 53 8.8 0 21 4.4HOGUE, Jordan 1 2 16 8.0 0 11 16.0 33 42 374 8.9 4 43 11.3PINTER, Danny 2 2 16 8.0 1 15 8.0 14 5 26 5.2 1 15 1.9DAVIS, Keidren 2 2 13 6.5 0 10 6.5 2 2 13 6.5 0 10 6.5GILBERT, James 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 26 5 60 12.0 0 19 2.3Total 2 44 421 9.6 3 27 210.5Opponents 2 25 313 12.5 1 43 156.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gNEAL, Riley 2 89 56 421 477 238.5 24 1089 995 5238 6233 259.7HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 18 131 0 131 65.5 2 18 131 0 131 65.5GILBERT, James 2 37 115 0 115 57.5 26 440 2055 0 2055 79.0DUNNER, Malik 2 12 31 0 31 15.5 12 36 183 0 183 15.2HALL, Justin 2 4 6 0 6 3.0 2 4 6 0 6 3.0TEAM 1 3 -8 0 -8 -8.0Total 2 164 331 421 752 376.0Opponents 2 122 407 313 720 360.0

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsDUNNER, Malik 3 - - - - - - - 18 5 - - - - - - - 30GILBERT, James 3 - - - - - - - 18 23 - - - - - - - 138HAGEE, Morgan - 1-3 9-10 - - - - - 12 - 32-43 77-79 - - - - - 173HALL, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6HUNTLEY, Caleb 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6PINTER, Danny 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6GIVAN, Nolan 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 10 1-3 9-10 - - - - - 72Opponents 7 2-3 5-5 1-1 - 0-1 - - 55

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgLACANARIA, C. 4 64 16.0 0 42 18 188 10.4 0 42MOORE, David 1 13 13.0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0Total 5 77 15.4 0 42Opponents 3 55 18.3 0 52

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgDUNNER, Malik 3 140 46.7 1 93 3 140 46.7 1 93WALTON, Marc 2 52 26.0 0 27 6 128 21.3 0 27Total 5 192 38.4 1 93Opponents 10 200 20.0 0 42




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Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgCOSBY, Bryce 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 1 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 21 21.0 0 21

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 34 34.0 0 34

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gDUNNER, Malik 2 31 15 0 140 0 186 93.0 12 183 53 3 140 0 379 31.6HALL, Justin 2 6 130 0 0 0 136 68.0 2 6 130 0 0 0 136 68.0HUNTLEY, Caleb 2 131 0 0 0 0 131 65.5 2 131 0 0 0 0 131 65.5LACANARIA, C. 2 0 62 64 0 0 126 63.0 34 12 959 188 0 0 1159 34.1GILBERT, James 2 115 7 0 0 0 122 61.0 26 2055 60 0 0 0 2115 81.3MILLER, Riley 2 0 96 0 0 0 96 48.0 5 0 96 0 0 0 96 19.2NEAL, Riley 2 56 0 0 0 0 56 28.0 24 995 10 0 0 0 1005 41.9WALTON, Marc 2 0 0 0 52 0 52 26.0 25 0 0 0 128 19 147 5.9DAVIS, Antwan 2 0 38 0 0 0 38 19.0 2 0 38 0 0 0 38 19.0GIVAN, Nolan 2 0 28 0 0 0 28 14.0 2 0 28 0 0 0 28 14.0HOGUE, Jordan 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 33 0 374 0 0 0 374 11.3PINTER, Danny 2 0 16 0 0 0 16 8.0 14 0 26 0 12 0 38 2.7MOORE, David 1 0 0 13 0 0 13 13.0 35 0 0 13 0 0 13 0.4DAVIS, Keidren 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5TEAM 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0Total 2 331 421 77 192 0 1021 510.5Opponents 2 407 313 55 200 21 996 498.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdHAGEE, Morgan 3 1 47 1 43 32 47 2Total 3 1 47 1Opponents 3 2 45 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkSNYDER, Nathan 6 249 41.5 50 0 6 249 41.5 50 0Total 6 249 41.5 50 0Opponents 8 320 40.0 56 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obRIMMLER, Ryan 13 793 61.0 2 1 33 1980 60.0 4 3Total 13 793 61.0 2 1Opponents 11 698 63.5 6 0




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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk2 WHITE, Jacob 2 8 6 1 4 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 13 1 5 1 1 2 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . .98 WINBUSH, A. 2 8 5 1 3 7.0 4 . 5 . . . 2 . 35 3 6 2 5 6 1 23.0 1 8 . 0 . 1 2 6 .50 SINGLETON, D. 2 5 7 1 2 1.0 . . 1 . . . 22 2 0 2 3 4 3 3.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . .17 COSBY, Bryce 2 6 3 9 0.5 . 1 . . . . 2 6 3 9 0.5 . 1 . . . .23 ANDERSON, Brett 2 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . . 2 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . .32 JACKSON, J. 2 3 5 8 1.0 . . . . . . 14 1 1 1 5 2 6 3.5 2 . 0 . . . . .3 MILLER, Josh 2 3 5 8 2.0 . . 2 . . . 11 4 0 1 6 5 6 4.5 . 1 8 . 1 .90 HAMMONDS, Sean 2 3 4 7 1.5 . . . . . . 11 4 5 9 2.5 . . 1 . . .92 SWISHER, John 2 1 5 6 0.0 . . . . . . 12 5 1 3 1 8 1.0 0 . 5 . . . 1 .43 RUETH, David 2 3 3 6 0.0 . . . 1 1 . 2 3 3 6 0.0 . . . 1 1 .9 McGEE, Reggie 2 1 5 6 0.0 . . . 1 . . 13 4 7 1 1 1.0 . . 1 1 . .13 MOORE, David 1 2 3 5 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . 1 35 6 8 3 8 1 0 6 2.5 0 . 5 . 1 3 2 2 17 WALTON, Marc 2 4 1 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 25 5 1 3 3 8 4 2.0 . 3 1 2 1 . .21 PHILLIPS, A. 2 4 1 5 0.5 . . 1 . . . 2 4 1 5 0.5 . . 1 . . .31 WADE, Romero 2 4 1 5 0.0 . . 2 . . . 10 4 1 5 0.0 . . 2 . . .52 SCHROEDER, Fred 2 . 4 4 0.0 . . . . . . 10 . 4 4 0.0 . . . . . .28 McNULTY, Armani 2 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 15 1 4 1 0 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . .93 WILLIS, Kevin 2 1 3 4 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 32 2 0 3 3 5 3 9.0 4 . 0 . . 2 . .51 ALBRIGHT, C. 2 . 3 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 . 3 3 0.0 . . . . . .42 CRUMB, Chris 2 2 . 2 1.0 . . . . 1 . 11 5 5 1 0 2.0 0 . 5 . . . 1 .26 MARTIN, Brandon 2 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 2 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .5 PINTER, Danny 2 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 14 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .29 LARSEN, Mitch 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 8 4 2 6 0.0 . . . . . .6 THOMAS, Jaylin 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .11 LACANARIA, C. 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 34 6 5 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .75 PALAZETI, V. 2 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 30 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .77 SLAVEN, Kaleb 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 2 7 0 7 2 1 4 2 17 7 1 7 2 4 1Opponents 2 7 8 1 0 4 1 8 2 10 3 1 7 1 1 1

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