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1-0, 0-0 (C-USA)

0-1, 0-0 (MAC)

Streak: Won 2 Head Coach: Bill Clark (2nd year)

Streak: Lost 6 Head Coach: Mike Neu (2nd year)

Date: Sept. 9, 2017 | Kickoff: 3 p.m. | Site: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. (capacity: 22,500) | TV: ESPN3

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Ball State reached the red zone three times at Illinois and scored touchdowns on all three trips.

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Ball State’s defense piled up nine tackles for loss in the opener at Illinois, including four sacks.

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Ball State produced two 15-play touchdown drives last week at Illinois.

54

Number of freshmen and redshirt freshmen on the Ball State roster.

MAC Championships 1976, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1996

MAC West Division Titles 2001, 2007, 2008

Bowl Appearances 1965, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013

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Storylines 8Ball State has won seven consecutive home openers by an average of 16.1 points. 8Senior DE Anthony Winbush was named the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4 after posting personal highs in sacks (3.0) and tackles (seven). His three sacks were the most by any player in the nation last weekend. Winbush was part of a Ball State defense that held Illinois to 216 yards of total offense, almost 100 yards below its 2016 average. 8This is the first ever meeting between the two programs. UAB did not field a team in 2015 and 2016. This is the first of two games against a Conference USA opponent. Ball State will travel to 2016 C-USA champion Western Kentucky later this month. 8With his 204 yards passing at Illinois, junior QB Riley Neal became the fifth Cardinal to reach 5,000 career passing yards. Neal currently has 5,021 passing yards. Right above Neal on Ball State’s all-time passing list are Talmadge Hill (5,902 yards, 2000-03) and current head coach Mike Neu (6,271, 1990-93). Recent Cardinal Keith Wenning (2010-13) holds the record with 11,402 yards. See page three for complete top-10 list. 8Sixteen true freshmen or redshirt freshmen saw action in last weekend’s opener. 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.

2017 Statistical Comparison Ball State Statistic UAB 21.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0 24.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 171.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.0 204.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.0 375.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.0 71.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.0 145.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.0 216.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183.0 4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punt Return Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 15.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kick Return Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 36:33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time of Possession Avg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:16 12/21 (57.1%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/18 (38.9%) 3/3 (100%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Zone Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5 (80%)

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

2017 Schedule Breakdown at Illinois Saturday, Sept. 2 | 12 p.m. ET Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill.

L, 21-24 | TV: BTN

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

TV: ESPN3

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

TV: ESPN3

at Western Kentucky Saturday, Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. ET Houchens-Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Ky.

TV: Stadium

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

TV: TBA

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

TV: TBA

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

TV: TBA

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

TV: CBSSN or ESPN3

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

TV: ESPNU or CBSSN

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

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

TV: CBSSN

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

TV: ESPNU or ESPN3

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Notes: Illinois scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:06 remaining … Ball State converted 12 third downs and held the ball for 36:33. Notes: First ever meeting between the two schools … the Cardinals have won seven straight home openers … UAB did not field a team the last two years 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) 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 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 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 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 Notes: The Rockets have won three straight in the series … Ball State is 12-9 versus Toledo at Scheumann Stadium … first midweek #MACtion game of the season Notes: Ball State has won the last six meeting at Rynearson Stadium … the teams combined for 1,164 yards of offense in EMU’s 48-40 win last year

Setting the Scene … Kickoff: 3:05 p.m., Sept. 9, 2017 Site: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Ind. (capacity: 22,500) Rankings: Ball State (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) UAB (NR – AP; NR – Coaches) Television: ESPN3 Jim Barbar, play-by-play Hutson Mason, analyst Radio: (Ball State Radio Network) WLBC 104.1 FM – Flagship WXNT 1430 AM Joel Godett, play-by-play Rich Spisak, analyst Tyler Bradfield, sidelines (Student Radio) WCRD 91.3 FM Cory Stace, play-by-play John Gordon, analyst Mick Tidrow, sidelines Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/ballstate/football Twitter: @BallStateFB, @BallStateSports, #TBTM Forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 73 degrees.

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 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 Buffalo’s first trip to Ball State since 2011 Notes: Winner earns the Red Bird Rivalry 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 Ball State’s eighth straight win in a home opener. … put Ball State at 1-1 overall after two games for the fourth straight season. … snap Ball State’s six game losing streak dating back to last fall.

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Game #2 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. 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 opeing week roster. The incoming class was rated the second highest in the MAC by 247Sports. Assistant coach Chevis Jackson 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 following 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,

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4 Number 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 & conditioning graduate assistant coach Zane Fakes. – 3 –

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 Rivalry’ 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 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).

OFFENSE 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 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. MILLER MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT • Sophomore WR Riley Miller was awarded 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). 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.

TOP 10 CHARTS Single Season Rushing Yards 1. 1,736 MiQuale Lewis, 2008 2. 1,618 Marcus Merriweather, 2002 3. 1,410 Jahwan Edwards, 2012 4. 1,332 James Gilbert, 2016 5. 1,252 Jahwan Edwards, 2014 6. 1,244 Marcus Merriweather, 2001 7. 1,210 Tony Nibbs, 1994 8. 1,157 Corey Croom, 1992 9. 1,125 Dave Blake, 1974 10. 1,110 Jahwan Edwards, 2013 Career Passing Yards 1. 11,402 Keith Wenning, 2010-13 2. 9,233 Nate Davis, 2006-08 3. 6,271 Mike Neu, 1990-93 4. 5,902 Talmadge Hill, 2000-03 5. 5,021 Riley Neal, 2015-present 6. 4,730 David Riley, 1986-89 7. 4,550 Wade Kosakowski, 1985-87 8. 4,292 Joey Lynch, 2003-06 9. 4,256 Brent Baldwin, 1993-96 10. 3,710 Willard Rice, 1968-70

with the Tennessee Titans. Mabon left Ball State as the program’s leader in career receptions (244). Junior 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 most rushing yards per game for the Cardinals since the 1978 season (238.6 ypg). PALAZETI ON WUERRFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST • Senior OL Vinnie Palazeti was recently announced as a candidate for the 2017 Wuerrfel Trophy. Palazeti, one of this year’s team captains, has made 18 career starts on the offensive line. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner, 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 opportunities 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.

… 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

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Game #2 Chirps DEFENSE 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 teamhigh nine tackles against the Illini. ONE GAME, ONE INTERCEPTION • S Bryce Cosby was the only true freshman 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 is one of four FBS programs that featured zero career linebacker starts on its rotser heading into the 2017 season. The other schools are 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.

GAMES STARTED CHART 2017 Cons. Name Career Season Starts Kevin Willis 25 1 11 Riley Neal 21 1 4 Vinnie Palazeti 19 1 15 Darian Green 16 0 0 Marc Walton 14 1 13 Alex Joss 13 1 13 Pat Maloney 12 0 0 Anthony Winbush 12 1 2 David Moore 11 0 0 Jack Milas 10 0 0 Corey Lacanaria 10 0 0 Jordan Hogue 10 1 1 James Gilbert 10 1 9 Kadin Booker 7 1 2 Danny Pinter 6 1 1 Josh Miller 5 1 1 Armani McNulty 3 1 1 Chris Crumb 2 0 0 Andrew Poenitsch 2 1 1 Bryce Cosby 1 1 1 Antwan Davis 1 1 1 Nolan Givan 1 1 1 Reggie McGee 1 1 1 Kaleb Slaven 1 1 1 John Swisher 1 1 1 Jacob White 1 1 1 Damon Singleton 1 1 1 Romero Wade 1 1 1 Kyle Schrank 1 0 0 Devin Reece 1 0 0 Lamar Anderson 1 0 0

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GET TO THE QUARTERBACK • The Cardinals racked up 31 sacks in 2016, which ranked second in the conference. 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 have more than 10 career starts on defense – 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.

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3rd Ball State ranked 3rd nationally in fourth down conversion defense last year. Only Alabama and Appalachian State had better percentages than the Cardinals.

2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORS James 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)

the Ball State annals behind Ian McGarvey (81, 2007-08). In his two-plus years on the team, Hagee is 71-of-72 (98.6 percent) in PAT attempts.

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

SPECIAL TEAMS 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 45 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 Cardinals 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 snapping duties from 2014-16. HAGEE AIMING FOR PAT RECORD • Junior K Morgan Hagee has made 57 consecutive PATs, which ranks second in

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Around the MAC

2017-18 MAC Bowl Lineup

2016 FINAL STANDINGS East Division Team MAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Ohio Miami Akron Bowling Green Kent State Buffalo

6-2 6-2 3-5 3-5 2-6 1-7

West Division Team

MAC

.750 .750 .375 .375 .250 .125

175 199 169 237 171 142

134 168 242 239 217 273

8-6 6-7 5-7 4-8 3-9 2-10

.571 .462 .417 .333 .250 .167

368 297 329 298 247 198

317 309 403 460 344 388

Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA

Western Michigan 8-0 1.000 362 147 Toledo 6-2 .750 285 218 Northern Illinois 5-3 .625 264 206 Eastern Michigan 4-4 .500 219 246 Central Michigan 3-5 .375 174 239 Ball State 1-7 .125 201 269 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 8 Ohio at Purdue, 8 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Sept. 9 Buffalo at Army, Noon (CBSSN) UAB at Ball State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Howard at Kent State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Eastern Michigan at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) W. Michigan at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Eastern Ill. at Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Austin Peay at Miami, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Central Michigan at Kansas, 4 p.m. (FSN) South Dakota at Bowling Green, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Akron, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Toledo at Nevada, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

2017 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Score 9/2 Alabama A&M 38- 7 W 9/9 at Ball State 3 p.m. 9/16 Coastal Carolina 1 p.m. 923 at North Texas* 6:30 p.m. 9/30 OPEN 10/7 Louisiana Tech* TBA 10/14 Middle Tennessee* 6:30 p.m. 10/21 at Charlotte* 6:30 p.m. 10/28 at Southern Miss* 7 p.m. 11/4 Rice* TBA 11/11 at UTSA* 7 p.m. 11/18 at Florida TBA 11/25 UTEP* TBA Note: All times Eastern; asterisk (*) denotes C-USA game

13-1 9-4 5-7 7-6 6-7 4-8

.929 .692 .417 .538 .462 .333

582 494 366 385 342 324

277 334 364 388 394 361

H 4-2 3-3 2-4 3-3 1-5 2-4

H 6-0 5-1 2-3 3-3 4-2 1-4

A N Streak 4-2 3-3 3-3 1-5 2-4 0-6

0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lost 2 Lost 1 Lost 4 Won3 Lost 3 Lost 4

A N Streak 6-0 3-2 3-3 4-2 2-4 3-4

1-1 Lost 1 1-1 Lost 2 0-1 Won 2 0-1 Lost 1 0-1 Lost 2 0-0 Lost 5

RECENT RESULTS Thursday, Aug. 31 at Minnesota 17, Buffalo 7 at Central Michigan 30, Rhode Island 27 (3OT) at Toledo 47, Elon 13 Friday, Sept. 1 at Eastern Michigan 24, Charlotte 7 Boston College 23, at Northern Illinois 20 Saturday, Sept. 2 at Illinois 24, Ball State 21 at Penn State 52, Akron 0 at Michigan State 35, Bowling Green 10 at Clemson 56, Kent State 3 at USC 49, Western Michigan 31 at Marshall 31, Miami 26 at Ohio 59, Hampton 0

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Saturday, December 16th 8 p.m. ET (ESPN) (vs. Sun Belt) http://camelliabowl.com Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Friday, December 22nd 12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) (vs. C-USA/American Athletic Conf.) http://www.bahamasbowl.com Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Friday, December 22nd 4 p.m. ET (ESPN) (vs. Mountain West) http://famousidahopotatobowl.com Dollar General Bowl Saturday, December 23rd 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) (vs. Sun Belt) http://dollargeneralbowl.com Secondary Ties To: Boca Raton Bowl Tuesday, December 19th 7 p.m. (ESPN) Frisco Bowl Wednsesday, December 20th 8 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Tuesday, December 26th 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

The Opponent – UAB SERIES HISTORY Overall: First meeting at Ball State: n/a at UAB: n/a Current streak: n/a First meeting: n/a Last meeting: n/a LAST 10 MEETINGS VS. UAB n/a

2017 INFORMATION Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA Ranking: None Last Game: Won vs. Alabama A&M, 38-7 Sept. 2, 2017 Coach: Bill Clark (Jacksonville State ’90) Record: 124-21 (12th season) at UAB: 7-6 (2nd season) vs. BSU: 0-0 2016 TEAM LEADERS Passing: n/a Rushing: n/a Rec.: n/a Tackles: n/a Sacks n/a INT: n/a

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Last Week at Illinois (Sept. 2, 2017) Football Drops Heartbreaking Opener at Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For most of Saturday’s football season opener at Illinois, things pretty much went according to script for Ball State. The Cardinals (0-1) controlled the ball on offense and let their young defense fly around and make plays. It added up to a 21-16 lead against their Big Ten opponent entering the final minutes. But a big Illinois punt return set up the goahead touchdown with 2:06 to play, and the Illini (1-0) blocked a 54-yard field goal attempt on the final play to escape with a 24-21 victory at Memorial Stadium. “My hats off to Illinois; they played for four quarters,” Ball State coach Mike Neu said. “There’s plenty of blame to go around, but we have to be able to finish on the road against a Big Ten opponent, and we weren’t able to do that. We had positive things happen for us today, but again it comes down to us being able to finish when we have an opportunity.” Ball State maintained possession for more than 36 minutes, converted 12 of its first 16 third downs and out-gained Illinois, 375-216. The Illini managed just 76 yards of offense after halftime, including negative yardage during a dominant third quarter for Ball State. The Cardinals turned a 16-7 halftime deficit into a 21-16 lead with third-quarter scoring drives of 15 and 13 plays. The 15-play touchdown drive was the second of the day for Ball State, with both surpassing the team’s longest touchdown drive from a year ago. BSU ran the ball on 12 of its first 15 plays of the second half, capping its opening drive with a 3-yard run from Malik Dunner to pull within 16-14. The Cardinals forced a threeand-out on the ensuing Illinois possession and went back to work. Junior quarterback Riley Neal led Ball State right back down the field, hitting two third-down passes to his old Yorktown High School teammate Riley Miller and converting another one with his legs. All-MAC first team running back James Gilbert then ran 3 yards around the end to give the Cardinals the lead for the second time at 21-16. But as strong as the Ball State offense looked for most of the third quarter, the Cardinals began to stall out down the stretch. Even so, the defense kept the Cardinals out in front. All-MAC defensive end Anthony Winbush was inches away from getting to the quarterback through the first two and a half quarters, and he started to impose his will late in the third. Winbush sacked Illinois quarterback Chayce Crouch on three straight passing attempts over two possessions. His plays forced punts on both of those drives, even taking Illinois out of field goal range on the second one after the Illini moved the ball inside the Ball State 25-yard line following an interception. “When you have a guy like Anthony – 6 –

Game Day Statistics

Ball State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sept. 2, 2017 – Memorial Stadium (42, 505)

Scoring Ball State (0-1) at Illinois (1-0)

7 0 14 6 10 0

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Scoring Summary

DE Anthony Winbush

Winbush on your football team, that’s not a surprise to us because of the way he played and performed and showed up every day during training camp,” Neu said. “His hard work is paying off for him, and I think that’s to be expected out of a guy like him. He brings his best in critical moments, and I thought our defensive line overall did a very solid job today.” The Ball State stop after the third-quarter turnover was one of three straight possessions in which the Cardinals either forced a turnover (an interception from freshman safety Bryce Cosby) or stood up to stop a drive in their own territory. But doing it a fourth time was too much to ask. After Ball State failed to move the ball near midfield, the Cardinals were forced to punt with just less than four minutes to play. An Illinois team that couldn’t move the ball offensively then got its biggest play of the day on special teams. Mike Dudek returned Nathan Snyder’s 38yard punt 52 yards the other direction to set Illinois up at the BSU 35-yard line. The Illini scored four plays later on a 1-yard run from Mike Epstein that followed a 25-yard hookup from Crouch to Malik Turner. Ball State had one final chance, needing to go 75 yards in the final two minutes. The Cardinals moved the ball to the Illinois 30yard line before a sack and a holding penalty left them needing a 54-yard field goal from Morgan Hagee on the final play to force overtime. Jamal Milan flew in to block the kick for Illinois as time expired. “We came here with the mindset to win the football game,” Neu said. “That’s the way we coach the game, and that’s the way we play. The game is always a game of inches. There are critical moments in each and every quarter; there are critical moments in each and every series.”

IND 3, BALL 0 – Griffin Oakes 29-yard field goal (11:13, 1st) ILL 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 PAT ILL 24, BALL 21 – Epstein 1-yard run, Chayce Crouch rush for 2-point conversion (2:06)

Team Statistics First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Passes Total Offensive Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punting (No.-Net) Time of Possession 3rd Dn. Conv. 4th Dn. Conv. Red Zone Scores Sacks By-Yards Lost

BALL 21 171 204 21-34-1 375 1-1 2-25 4-21.5 36:33 12-21 1-2 3-3 4-24

ILL 14 71 145 10-19-1 216 1-0 3-30 5-38.4 23:27 2-10 1-1 4-4 3-19

Individual Statistics RUSHING: 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.

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Three Players to Watch on Offense RUNNING 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 List 2016 All-Mid-American Conference First Team 2016 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 season … 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 Henderson 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 sisters … born Nov. 10, 1995, in Indianapolis, Indiana … full name is James Derrick Gilbert. Gilbert’s Single Game Highs: Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 TDs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15 Rec. yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Gilbert’s Career Statistics • Rushing Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 12 152 608 8 34 4.0 2016 12 251 1332 12 80 5.3 2017 1 19 74 1 15 3.9 Total 25 422 2014 21 80 4.8

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QUARTERBACK #15 RILEY NEAL

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN #75 VINNIE PALAZETI

Ht: 6-6 Wt: 225 Year: Jr./Jr. Hometown: Yorktown, Ind. Previous School: Yorktown HS Awards and Honors: 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference 2015 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 freshman at the FBS level in 2015 … began his career with 143 consecutive passes without an interception … 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 15 Neal’s Career Statistics • Passing Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct. 2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58.3 2016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61.4 2017 11 21- 34 1 204 1 27 61.8 Total 23 491- 819 19 5021 30 62 60.0 • Rushing Year 2015 2016 2017 Total

G Att 11 88 11 127 1 15 23 230

Yds TD Lg Yd/C 399 2 41 4.5 540 8 46 4.3 41 0 12 2.7 980 10 46 4.3

Ht: 6-4 Wt: 295 Year: 5th/Sr. Hometown: Owosso, Mich. Previous School: Powers Catholic HS Awards and Honors: 2017 Team Captain 2016 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 fewest 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.

STAT CORNER

264 James Gilbert rushed for 264 yards last year at Buffalo, which ranks second on the Ball State single-game record list. MiQuale Lewis holds the school record – 301 yards versus Eastern Michigan in 2009.

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Three Players to Watch on Defense CORNER BACK #7 MARC WALTON Ht: 5-10 Wt: 191 Year: Jr./Jr. Hometown: Mentor, Ohio Previous School: Mentor HS

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN #93 KEVIN WILLIS Ht: 6-2 Wt: 300 Year: Sr./Sr. Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. Previous School: Lawrence Central HS

Awards and Honors: 2016 Academic All-MAC

Awards and Honors: 2017 Team Captain

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.

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 (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-meter 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, 10/22/16 Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 Walton’s Career Statistics • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2015 11 10 6 16 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2016 12 37 26 63 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-0 2017 1 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 24 49 32 81 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-0

STAT CORNER

31 Ball State’s defense piled up 31 sacks in 2016, which ranked second in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals tallied multiple sacks in six games including 7.0 in the season finale at Miami. – 8 –

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 … member 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, 10/3/15 TFL: 2.0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16 Sacks: 1.0, Twice (Last at CMU, 10/8/16) FR: 1, Twice (Last vs. NIU, 10/1/16) Willis’ Career Statistics • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2014 6 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2015 12 11 15 26 3.5-10 0 1 0 1.0-6 2016 12 8 14 22 4.5-22 0 1 0 2.0-18 2017 1 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 31 19 31 50 8.0-32 0 2 0 3.0-24

DEFENSIVE 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, versus EKU on Sept. 17 and at Central Michigan on Oct. 8 … tallied a personal-high five stops, including 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, 9/2/17 TFL: 4.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Sacks: 3.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 FF: 1, 4 times (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Winbush’s Career Statistics • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2014 10 4 5 9 0.0-0 1 0 0 0.0-0 2015 11 9 6 15 5.5-31 1 1 0 5.0-30 2016 12 15 9 24 10.5-50 2 1 0 8.5-43 2017 1 5 2 7 4.0-29 0 0 0 3.0-21 Total 34 33 22 55 20.0-110 4 2 0 16.5-94

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Head Coach Mike Neu 2nd season at Ball State | 8th season as a head coach (including arena league) 16th season as a football coach @BSUCoachNeu Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. Alma Mater: Ball State ’94 Family: wife Charmin … three children – Graycen, Carson and Chase One of Ball State University’s very own, Mike Neu, is now in his second season as the Cardinals head coach. Neu played collegiate 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 studentathletes and fans will embrace.” Neu has more than 15 years of coaching experience with stops in the National Football 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 guidance, 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 championship. In one of his greatest games as a collegiate quarterback, Neu threw for a Ball State record 469 yards and completed 28of-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 Canadian Football League and Arena Football League (AFL) from 1995-97 before beginning 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) Augusta Stallions. He led that organization to a conference title in 2000 with a 14-4 record – 9 –

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 division 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, Carson (15) and Chase (7).

Neu’s Head Coaching Record Year School/Team W-L-T 2000 Augusta Stallions (AF2) 14-4 2002 Carolina Cobras (AFL) 7-9 2004 New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) 11-6 2005 New Orleans VooDoo 9-7 2007 New Orleans VooDoo 5-11 2008 New Orleans VooDoo 8-8 2016 Ball State 4-8 2017 Ball State 0-1 Totals 8th year 58-54 (.518) 2nd year 4-9 (.308) 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 Staff Mike Neu (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach Kyle DeVan (F) . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/OL Joey Lynch (PB) . . . . . . . . . . Off. Coord./QBs David Elson (F) . . . . . . . . . . Def. Coordinator Patrick Dougherty (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . STs/TEs Johnny Curtis (PB) . . . . . . . . . . Linebackers Alex Bailey (F) . . . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers Chevis Jackson (F) . . . . . . Defensive Backs Kevin Lynch (F) . . . . . . . . . . Running Backs Keith McKenzie (F) . . . . . . . Defensive Line Grad. Assistants: Offense – Blair Cavanaugh, Dean Petzing; Defense – Shawn Chaffee, Cory Connolly (F) – on the field; (PB) – in the press box

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Coaching Staff ASST. HEAD COACH/OL COACH KYLE DeVAN 2nd season at Ball State 5th season as a football coach Alma 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 … fouryear (2004-07) letterman at Oregon State.

S.T. COORDINATOR/TEs COACH PATRICK DOUGHERTY 4th season at Ball State 10th season as a football coach Alma 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

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOEY LYNCH 9th season at Ball State 11th season as a football coach Alma 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 Edwards to set the Ball State career rushing record in 2014… tight ends coach from 2011-13 and served as recruiting coordinator from 2009-13.

LINEBACKERS COACH JOHNNY CURTIS 2nd season at Ball State 21st season as a football coach Alma Mater: Tulane ’96

@johnnycurtis99

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOEY LYNCH 1st season at Ball State 24th season as a football coach Alma 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.

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH ALEX BAILEY 3rd season at Ball State 11th season as a football coach Alma Mater: Youngstown St. ’07

@CoachAlexBailey

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

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: 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.

Notes: Defensive coordinator at John Curtis Christian where he specialized in linebackers and special teams … helped lead John Curtis to 13 state championships 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).

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 established a new school record for career receptions (244) in the season finale … played wide receiver for Youngstown State from 2001-03.

DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH CHEVIS JACKSON

RUNNING BACKS COACH KEVIN LYNCH

DEFENSIVE LINE COACH KEITH McKENZIE

2nd season at Ball State 5th season as a football coach Alma 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. – 10 –

2nd season at Ball State 9th season as a football coach Alma 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 .

2nd season at Ball State 10th season as a football coach Alma 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.

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Ball State Depth Chart (as of Sept. 4, 2017) – Offense – Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Riley Neal (6-6, 225, Jr./Jr., Yorktown, Ind.) Jack Milas (6-1, 205, 5th/Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.)

Pos. QB

No. 15 14

RB

34 4

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

WR

86 85

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

WR

11 12

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

WR

1 19

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

TE

5 88

LT

Pos. No. DE 9 or 94 91

– Defense – Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Reggie McGee (6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Baltimore, Md.) Frank Burton (6-1, 275, So./Fr., Bear, Del.) Akeem Hutchinson (6-2, 260, Jr./So., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.)

NT

92 42

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

DT

93 52

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

DE 98 90 or 51

Anthony Winbush (6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) Sean Hammonds (6-1, 248, Jr./So., Louisville, Ky.) Christian Albright (6-2, 225, Fr./Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.)

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

SLB 26 50 or 33

Brandon Martin (6-0, 225, So./Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) Damon Singleton (6-2, 240, Sr./Jr., Wyandotte, Mich.) Michael Robinson (6-0, 195, Fr./Fr., Kennesaw, Ga.)

77 75

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

MLB

2 32

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

LG

75 71

Vinnie Palazeti (6-4, 295, 5th/Sr., Owosso, Mich.) Zac Ricketts (6-4, 290, Jr./So., Bremen, Ind.)

WLB

50 6

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

C

64 55

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

LCB

3 15

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

RG

70 62

Alex Joss (6-4, 299, Sr./Jr., Novi, Mich.) Curtis Blackwell (6-5, 302, Fr./Fr., Uniondale, Ind.)

SS

17 28

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

RT

58 75

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

FS

23 31

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

RCB

7 21

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

– Specialists – Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Pos. Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.) KO Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 200, So./So., Heidelberg, Germany)

No. 22 97

Pos. PK P

No. 22 97 38 22

Nathan Snyder (6-4, 218, Fr./Fr., Marysville, Ohio) Morgan Hagee (5-11, 160, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.)

KOR

LS

56 45

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

PR

HO

14

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

or

4 7 11 12

Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown) Morgan Hagee (5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind.) Ryan Rimmler (5-10, 200, So./So., Heidelberg, Germany) Malik Dunner (5-11, 200, So./So., Carpentersville, Ill.) Marc Walton (5-10, 191, Jr./Jr., Mentor, Ohio) Corey Lacanaria (5-8, 170, Sr./Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) Justin Hall (5-9, 160, Fr./Fr., Douglasville, Ga.)

Pronunciation Guide Kadin Booker . . . . . . . . . . . KAY-din Elliot Charlebois . . . . . . . . SHAHR-lih-boy Keidren Davis . . . . . . . . . . KEY-dren Malik Dunner . . . . . . . . . . . mah-LEEK Morgan Hagee . . . . . . . . . . HAY-gee Dylan Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . COOK Corey Lacanaria . . . . . . . . LACK-an-AIR-ee-ah Hassan Littles . . . . . . . . . . . hah-SAHN Armani McNulty . . . . . . . r-MAHN-ee Jack Milas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MY-lus Khalil Newton . . . . . . . . . . kah-LEEL – 11 –

Vinnie Palazeti . . . . . . . . . PAL-ah-ZETT-ee Andrew Poenitsch . . . . . . PAIN-ish Shahid Reece . . . . . . . . . . . . shah-HEED Poni Tu’uta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . too-OO-tah Coaches Mike Neu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

2017 Alphabetical Roster No. 51 10 23 55 68 62 17 58 44 94 10 17 42 69 85 82 27 21 49 4 83 47 80 34 38 56 13 88 25 45 55 48 22 12 20 90 24 54 1 84 15 36 23 91 32 35 40 70 20 76 53 18

Name Christian Albright Lamar Anderson Brett Anderson II Chris Beech T.J. Beltavski Curtis Blackwell Zack Blair Kadin Booker Brock Burns Frank Burton III Elliot Charlebois Bryce Cosby Chris Crumb Gunner Daniel Antwan Davis Keidren Davis Jimmy Daw Kevin Dominique Nick Dowd Malik Dunner Luke Endsley Sid Fox Justin Gibbs James Gilbert Nik Giles Greg Gilliland Brennan Gillis Nolan Givan Darian Green Joseph Greenwood Hank Grenda Jonathan Hagee Morgan Hagee Justin Hall Deion Hallmon Sean Hammonds Jr. Myles Hannah Sam Helm Jordan Hogue Trevor Hohlt Verenzo Holmes Jr. Caleb Huntley Markice Hurt Jr. Akeem Hutchinson Jeremiah Jackson James Jennette III Will Jones Alex Joss David Keeling Kendal Kendrick Malik King Ty Kirtz

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Pos. DE S S OL OL OL QB OL LB DT QB S DT LS WR TE LB RB K RB WR LB WR RB CB LS WR TE RB LS LB K K WR CB DE CB LB WR WR CB RB RB DE LB DE RB OL RB DT OL WR

Ht. 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-11 6-5 6-6 6-2 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-4 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-1

Wt. 225 187 185 294 290 302 195 290 202 275 185 180 285 218 206 245 216 196 205 200 154 216 214 200 190 230 225 245 185 215 211 160 175 160 180 248 172 210 185 177 178 225 192 260 230 245 195 299 194 260 305 195

Numerical Roster Yr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr.

Hometown (Prev. School) Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College HS) Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc HS) Miamisburg, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS) Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland Benedictine HS) Uniondale, Ind. (Norwell HS) Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe HS) Burlington City, N.J. (Monroe College) Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS) Bear, Del. (William Penn HS) Noblesville, Ind. (Carmel HS) Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS) St. John, Ind. (Lincoln Univ. (Mo.)) Grand Rapids, Mich. (Union HS) Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) White Castle, La. (Plaquemine HS) Westfield, Ind. (Miami (Ohio) Univ.) Carpentersville, Ill. (Dundee Crown HS) Cape Coral, Fla. (Ida S. Baker HS) Lawrenceburg, Ind. (East Central HS) Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech HS) Matteson, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Northern Kentucky Univ.) Berkley, Mich. (Berkley HS) Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson HS) Delaware, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS) Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS) Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield HS) Douglasville, Ga. (Alexander HS) Weston, Fla. (Iowa Western CC) Louisville, Ky. (Ballard HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington South HS) Fort Wayne, Ind. (New Haven HS) Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS) Grovetown, Ga. (Grovetown HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Locust Grove HS) Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS) Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Stranahan HS) Brooksville, Fla. (Hernando HS) Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood West HS) Anderson, Ind. (Lapel HS) Novi, Mich. (Walled Lake Western HS) Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon HS) Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg HS)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 42 43

Jordan Hogue WR Jacob White LB Josh Miller CB Malik Dunner RB Danny Pinter TE Jaylin Thomas LB Marc Walton CB Cody Rudy FB Reggie McGee DE Lamar Anderson S Elliot Charlebois QB Corey Lacanaria WR Justin Hall WR Drew Plitt QB Brennan Gillis WR David Moore CB Jack Milas QB Verenzo Holmes Jr. CB Riley Neal QB Hassan Littles WR Zack Blair QB Bryce Cosby S Ty Kirtz WR Demetrius Murray S Devin Reece WR Deion Hallmon CB David Keeling RB Kevin Dominique RB Antonio Phillips CB Morgan Hagee K Brett Anderson II S Markice Hurt Jr. RB Myles Hannah CB Darian Green RB Brandon Martin LB Jimmy Daw LB Armani McNulty S Mitch Larsen S Jalen McIntyre S Romero Wade S Jeremiah Jackson LB Michael Robinson Jr. LB James Gilbert RB James Jennette III DE Caleb Huntley RB Shahid Reece LB Nik Giles CB Nathan Snyder P Zack Waddell S Will Jones RB Chris Crumb DT David Rueth LB

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

2017 Alphabetical Roster (cont.) No. 99 44 11 29 16 73 26 67 9 30 57 28 89 14 3 86 13 18 15 87 75 21 5 12 64 19 37 71 97 33 8 43 81 52 50 77 38 92 6 72 60 39 31 7 2 97 59 63 93 98

Name Kenny Knight Jr. Dylan Koch Corey Lacanaria Mitch Larsen Hassan Littles Pat Maloney Brandon Martin Dominick Mathis Reggie McGee Jalen McIntyre Jake McKenzie Armani McNulty Ethan Merriweather Jack Milas Josh Miller Riley Miller David Moore Demetrius Murray Riley Neal Khalil Newton Vinnie Palazeti Antonio Phillips Danny Pinter Drew Plitt Andrew Poenitsch Devin Reece Shahid Reece Zac Ricketts Ryan Rimmler Michael Robinson Jr. Cody Rudy David Rueth Kyle Schrank Fred Schroeder Damon Singleton Kaleb Slaven Nathan Snyder John Swisher Jaylin Thomas Anthony Todd Poni Tu’uta Zack Waddell Romero Wade Marc Walton Jacob White Jordan Williams Kyle Williams Grant Williamson Kevin Willis Anthony Winbush

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Pos. DT TE WR S WR OL LB OL DE S OL S WR QB CB WR CB S QB WR OL CB TE QB OL WR LB OL K LB FB LB TE DT LB OL P DT LB OL DT S S CB LB DE DT OL DT DE

Ht. 6-0 6-4 5-8 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1

Wt. 255 235 170 195 172 285 225 290 240 212 285 195 170 205 185 195 165 174 225 177 295 177 255 220 285 211 223 290 200 195 245 208 235 280 240 290 218 285 230 295 313 185 205 191 230 235 285 290 300 240

Yr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. 5th/Sr. So./Fr. So./Fr. 5th/Sr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. 5th/Sr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. 5th/Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. 5th/Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. 5th/Sr.

Numerical Roster Hometown (Prev. School) East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis HS) Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield East HS) Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Niles, Ill. (Maine South HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Baltimore, Md. (Hartnell College) Indianapolis, Ind. (Univ. of Saint Francis) Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian HS) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS) Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Marian Univ. (Ind.)) Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) Matthews, N.C. (Butler HS) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson HS) Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Owosso, Mich. (Powers Catholic HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) South Bend, Ind. (John Adams HS) Loveland, Ohio (Loveland HS) Waukesha, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton HS) Westfield, Ind. (Westfield HS) New Orleans, La. (Rummel HS) Bremen, Ind. (Bremen HS) Heidelberg, Germany (Kaiserslautern HS) Kennesaw, Ga. (Allatoona HS) Middletown, Ind. (Shenandoah HS) Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS) Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS) Yuma, Ariz. (IMG Academy) Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt HS) Muncie, Ind. (Delta HS) Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS) Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown HS) Kenner, La. (John Curtis HS) Hamilton, Ohio (Fairfield HS) Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lyman HS) Mentor, Ohio (Mentor HS) Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) Champaign, Ill. (Centennial HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Southport HS) Rolling Prairie, Ind. (New Prairie HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS)

44 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 64 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 76 77 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 97 97 98 99

Brock Burns LB Dylan Koch TE Joseph Greenwood LS Sid Fox LB Jonathan Hagee K Nick Dowd K Damon Singleton LB Christian Albright DE Fred Schroeder DT Malik King OL Sam Helm LB Chris Beech OL Hank Grenda LB Greg Gilliland LS Jake McKenzie OL Kadin Booker OL Kyle Williams DT Poni Tu’uta DT Curtis Blackwell OL Grant Williamson OL Andrew Poenitsch OL Dominick Mathis OL T.J. Beltavski OL Gunner Daniel LS Alex Joss OL Zac Ricketts OL Anthony Todd OL Pat Maloney OL Vinnie Palazeti OL Kendal Kendrick DT Kaleb Slaven OL Justin Gibbs WR Kyle Schrank TE Keidren Davis TE Luke Endsley WR Trevor Hohlt WR Antwan Davis WR Riley Miller WR Khalil Newton WR Nolan Givan TE Ethan Merriweather WR Sean Hammonds Jr. DE Akeem Hutchinson DE John Swisher DT Kevin Willis DT Frank Burton III DT Ryan Rimmler K Jordan Williams DE Anthony Winbush DE Kenny Knight Jr. DT

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Weekly Schedule SUNDAY

MONDAY

- No practice

-MAC coaches tele-Practice, 8:45 to conference, 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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

-Walk through, 10 a.m.

-Practice, 9:30 to 10:35 a.m.

-No interviews

-No interviews

-Game 2, UAB at Ball State, 3:05 p.m. ESPN3

-Mike Neu Facebook Live, 11:45 a.m. -No practice

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University Information Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Muncie, Ind. 47306 Enrollment/Founded . . . . . . . . . 22,513/1918 President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Mearns Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . Mark Sandy Colors . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal (200) and White Home Facility . . . . . . . . Scheumann Stadium Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Field Turf Football History . . . . 2017 is the 93rd team First Season in Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,500 Conference Mid-American (West Division) Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.285.1474 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or 1.888.BSU.TICKET

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Offensive Player Career Highs ANTWAN DAVIS / WR / #85 5-11, 206, Jr./So., St. John, Ind. Receptions: 11, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 Rec. yards: 215, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 Long rec.: 71, vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15 TDs: 2, 2x (Last vs. William Jewell, 11/7/15) • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015* 11 45 677 5 71 15.0 2017 1 1 10 0 10 10.0 Total 12 46 687 5 71 14.9 *at Lincoln University

KEIDREN DAVIS / TE / #82 6-4, 245, So./Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich. Receptions: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Rec. yards: 3, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Long reception: 3, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2017 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 Total 1 1 3 0 3 3.0

MALIK DUNNER / RB / #4 5-11, 200, So./So., Carpentersville, Ill. Rush attempts: 9, vs. EKU, 9/17/16 Rush yards: 68, vs. WMU, 11/1/16 Long rush: 50, vs. WMU, 11/1/16 TDs: 1, 3x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) Receptions: 1, 4x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) Receiving yards: 21, vs. EMU, 11/8/16 • Rushing Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2016 10 24 152 1 50 6.3 2017 1 8 12 1 3 1.5 Total 11 32 164 2 50 5.1 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2016 10 3 38 0 21 12.7 2017 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 Total 11 4 46 0 21 11.5

JAMES GILBERT / RB / #34 5-8, 200, Jr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. Rush attempts: 34, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Rush yards: 264, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 Long rush: 80, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 TDs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 Receptions: 2, UMass, 10/31/15 Rec. yards: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 Long reception: 19, Toledo, 10/3/15 • Rushing Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 12 152 608 8 34 4.0 2016 12 251 1332 12 80 5.3 2017 1 19 74 1 15 3.9 Total 25 422 2014 21 80 4.8

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• Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 12 3 35 0 19 11.7 2016 12 1 18 0 18 18.0 2017 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 Total 25 5 60 0 19 12.0

NOLAN GIVAN / TE / #88 6-2, 245, So./Fr., Berkley, Mich. Receptions: 3, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Receiving yards: 22, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Long reception: 9, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TDs: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17

JUSTIN HALL / WR / #12 5-9, 160, Fr./Fr., Douglasville, Ga. Receptions: 2, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Receiving yards: 36, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Long reception: 27, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2017 1 2 36 0 27 18.0 Total 1 2 36 0 27 18.0

JORDAN HOGUE / WR / #1

6-0, 185, Sr./Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind. Receptions: 6, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) • Receiving Receiving yards: 59, Indiana State, 9/13/14 Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C Long reception: 33, EMU, 11/22/14 2017 1 3 22 1 9 7.3 TD: 1, 4x (Last at Indiana, 9/10/16) Total 1 3 22 1 9 7.3 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C DARIAN GREEN / RB / #25 2014 9 9 107 2 33 11.9 5-8, 185, Sr./Sr., Lafayette, Ind. 2015 12 11 81 1 17 7.4 Rush attempts: 25, at Eastern Mich., 9/19/15 2016 11 20 170 1 43 8.5 Rush yards: 164, at Eastern Mich., 9/19/15 2017 1 2 16 0 11 8.0 Long rush: 47, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15 Total 33 42 374 4 43 8.9 TDs: 4, VMI, 9/3/15 Receptions: 6, VMI, 9/3/15 CALEB HUNTLEY / RB / #36 Rec. yards: 74, VMI, 9/3/15 5-10, 225, Fr./Fr., Atlanta, Ga. Long reception: 35, VMI, 9/3/15 Rush attempts: 8, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Rushing Rush yards: 45, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C Long rush: 28, at Illinois, 9/2/17 2014 12 12 48 0 9 4.0 • Rushing 2015 12 145 730 5 47 5.0 Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2016 8 57 311 1 21 5.5 2017 1 8 42 0 28 5.2 Total 32 214 1089 6 47 5.1 Total 1 8 42 0 28 5.2 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C COREY LACANARIA / WR / #11 2014 12 8 112 0 29 14.0 5-8, 170, Sr./Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich. 2015 12 14 84 1 35 6.0 Receptions: 10, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 2016 8 24 124 0 27 5.2 Rec. yards: 72, Central Michigan, 10/24/15 Total 32 46 320 1 35 7.0 Long reception: 33, at Indiana, 9/10/16 • Kick Returns Year G No 2014 12 0 2015 12 25 2016 8 8 Total 32 33

TDs: 1, 5x (Last at Toledo, 11/16/16) Yds TD Lg Yd/R 0 0 0 0.0 643 0 85 25.7 167 0 26 20.9 810 0 85 24.5

MORGAN HAGEE / K / #22 5-11, 175, Jr./Jr., Plainfield, Ind. Field goals made: 3, at Texas A&M, 9/12/15 FG attempted: 4, at Northwestern, 9/26/15 Long field goal: 45, at Ohio, 11/17/15 • Kicking Year G FGs Lg Pct PATs Pts 2015 12 16-21 45 76.2 31-32 79 2016 12 15-19 44 78.9 37-37 82 2017 1 0-1 0 00.0 3-3 3 Total 25 31-41 45 75.6 71-72 164

• Receiving Year G Rec 2014 11 22 2015 10 45 2016 11 33 2017 1 3 Total 33 103

Yds TD Lg Yd/C 180 1 26 8.2 376 2 22 8.4 341 2 33 10.3 16 0 11 5.3 913 5 33 8.9

• Punt Returns Year G No Yds TD Lg Yd/R 2014 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 2015 10 11 115 0 24 10.5 2016 11 3 9 0 7 3.0 2017 1 2 9 0 8 4.5 Total 33 16 133 0 24 8.3

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football

Offensive Player Career Highs JACK MILAS / QB / #14

DANNY PINTER / TE / #5

6-1, 205, 5th/Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill. Pass attempts: 52, VMI, 9/3/15 Pass completions: 34, VMI, 9/3/15 Pass yards: 338, VMI, 9/3/15 Pass TDs: 4, Western Michigan, 10/11/14 Long pass: 44, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14 Rush attempts: 7, Akron, 10/25/14 Rush yards: 69, vs. WMU, 11/1/16 Long rush: 54, Eastern Michigan, 11/22/14 Rush TDs: 1, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/22/14)

6-4, 255, Jr./So., South Bend, Ind. Rec.: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) Rec. yards: 4, Twice (Last vs. UA, 10/22/16) Long rec.: 4, Twice (Last vs. UA, 10/22/16)

• Passing Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct. 2014 6 115- 209 5 1302 9 44 55.0 2015 12 35- 67 3 343 1 36 52.2 2016 12 20- 38 2 199 1 20 52.6 2017 1 0- 0 0 0 0 0 00.0 Total 31 170- 314 10 1844 11 44 54.1

DEVIN REECE / WR / #19

• Rushing Year G Att Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2014 6 27 96 2 54 3.6 2015 12 6 12 0 13 2.0 2016 12 4 69 0 47 17.2 2017 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 31 37 177 2 54 4.8

• Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2016 12 3 10 0 4 3.3 2017 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 13 3 10 0 4 3.3

6-2, 211, Sr./Jr., Westfield, Ind. Receptions: 6, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 Receiving yards: 64, vs. EKU, 9/17/16 Long reception: 42, vs. EKU, 9/17/16 TD: 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 • Receiving Year G Rec Yds TD Lg Yd/C 2015 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 2016 12 10 110 1 42 11.0 2017 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 17 10 110 1 42 11.0

RILEY NEAL / QB / #15 6-6, 225, Jr./Jr., Yorktown, Ind. Pass attempts: 53, at Northern Ill., 10/10/15 Pass completions: 33, at Toledo, 11/16/16 Pass yds.: 393, Twice (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) Pass TDs: 4, at Northern Illinois, 10/10/15 Long pass: 62, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 Rush att:: 16, Twice (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) Rush yards: 96, at Miami, 11/22/16 Long rush: 46, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 Rush TDs: 2, Twice (Last at UB, 10/15/16) • Passing Year G C- A Int Yds TD Lg Pct. 2015 11 228- 391 6 2276 16 53 58.3 2016 11 242- 394 12 2541 13 62 61.4 2017 11 21- 34 1 204 1 27 61.8 Total 23 491- 819 19 5021 30 62 60.0 • Rushing Year G Att 2015 11 88 2016 11 127 2017 1 15 Total 23 230

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Yds TD Lg Yd/C 399 2 41 4.5 540 8 46 4.3 41 0 12 2.7 980 10 46 4.3

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Defensive Player Career Highs BRETT ANDERSON II / S / #23

BRANDON MARTIN / LB / #26

ANTONIO PHILLIPS / CB / #21

6-0, 185, Fr./Fr., Grand Blanc, Mich. Tackles: 4, at Illinois, 9/2/17

6-0, 225, So./Fr., Indianapolis, Ind. Tackles: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2017 1 3 1 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 1 3 1 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2017 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

6-0, 177, Fr./Fr., St. Louis, Mo. Tackles: 2, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TFL: 0.5, at Illinois, 9/2/17

BRYCE COSBY / S / #17

REGGIE McGEE / DE / #9

5-10, 180, Fr./Fr., Louisville, Ky. Tackles: 2, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TFL: 0.5, at Illinois, 9/2/17 INT: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17

6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Baltimore, Md. Tackles: 2, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) TFL: 1.0, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16

FRED SCHROEDER / DT / #52

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2017 1 1 1 2 0.5-1 0 0 1 0.0-0 Total 1 1 1 2 0.5-1 0 0 1 0.0-0

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 11 3 2 5 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 12 4 3 7 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.0-0

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 9 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

CHRIS CRUMB / DT / #42

ARMANI McNULTY / S / #28

DAMON SINGLETON / LB / #50

6-0, 285, So./So., Lewis Center, Ohio Tackles: 3, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 TFL: 1.0, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 FF: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 9 3 5 8 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.5-1 2017 1 1 0 1 1.0-7 1 0 0 0.0-0 Total 10 4 5 9 2.0-8 1 0 0 0.5-1

SEAN HAMMONDS JR. / DE / #32 6-1, 248, Jr./So., Louisville, Ky. Tackles: 2, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) TFL: 1.0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 9 1 1 2 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 10 3 1 4 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.0-0

JEREMIAH JACKSON / LB / #32 5-11, 230, Sr./Jr., Brooksville, Fla. Tackles: 6, vs. Western Michigan, 11/1/16 TFL: 1.0, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) Sacks, 1, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2015 12 5 4 9 2016 12 8 10 18 2017 1 1 1 2 Total 25 14 15 29

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2.5-9 0 0 0 2.0-9 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2.5-9 0 0 0 2.0-9

MITCH LARSEN / S / #29 5-11, 195, So./So., Fairfield, Ohio Tackles: 2.0, 2x (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 6 3 2 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 7 4 2 6 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

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5-11, 195, Jr./Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill. Tackles: 8, vs. Western Michigan, 11/1/16 PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2015 4 1 0 1 2016 9 10 9 19 2017 1 1 0 1 Total 14 12 9 21

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

JOSH MILLER / CB / #3

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2017 1 1 1 2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 1 1 1 2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0.0-0

6-2, 280, Sr./Jr., Yuma, Ariz. Tackles: 2, at Illinois, 9/2/17

6-2, 240, Sr./Jr., Wyandotte, Mich. Tackles: 5, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 TFL: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2015 9 8 4 12 2016 11 7 12 19 2017 1 2 2 4 Total 21 17 18 35

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 1.0-1 0 0 0 0.0-0 1.5-6 0 0 0 0.5-2 1.0-2 0 0 0 0.0-0 3.5-9 0 0 0 0.5-2

5-11, 185, Sr./Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. Tackles: 11, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16 TFL: 1.0, 3x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) INT: 1, at Toledo, 11/16/16 PBU: 2, 2x (Last at Illinois, 9/2/17) FF: 1, vs. Northern Illinois, 10/1/16

JOHN SWISHER / DT / #92

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2014* 11 13 4 17 2016 9 37 11 48 2017 1 1 0 1 Total 21 51 15 66 *at Marian University

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 10 4 8 12 1.0-3 1 0 0 0.5-2 2017 1 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 11 4 9 13 1.0-3 1 0 0 0.5-2

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 0.0-0 0 0 1 0.0-0 2.5-4 1 0 1 0.0-0 1.0-3 0 0 0 0.0-0 3.5-7 1 0 2 0.0-0

JAYLIN THOMAS / LB / #6

DAVID MOORE / CB / #13 5-9, 165, 5th/Sr., Matthews, N.C. Tackles: 11, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 TFL: 1.0, Twice (Last vs. GSU, 10/17/15) FF: 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) • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2014 12 5 9 14 2015 12 40 14 54 2016 10 21 12 33 Total 34 66 35 101

6-2, 285, Sr./Sr., Des Moines, Iowa Tackles: 3, at FAU, 9/24/16 TFL: 0.5, Twice (Last at FAU, 9/24/16) Sacks, 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/17/16 FF: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16

6-1, 230, So./Fr., Lima, Ohio Tackles: 1, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2017 1 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 1 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 0.0-0 1 0 0 0.0-0 2.0-5 1 1 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0 0.0-0 2.0-5 2 2 0 0.0-0

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Defensive Player Career Highs ROMERO WADE / S / #31 6-0, 205, Jr./So., Altamonte Springs, Fla. Tackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16 Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2014 10 4 5 9 0.0-0 1 0 0 0.0-0 2015 11 9 6 15 5.5-31 1 1 0 5.0-30 2016 12 15 9 24 10.5-50 2 1 0 8.5-43 2017 1 5 2 7 4.0-29 0 0 0 3.0-21 Total 34 33 22 55 20.0-110 4 2 0 16.5-94

• Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 8 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 9 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0

MARC WALTON / CB / #7 5-10, 191, Jr./Jr., Mentor, Ohio Tackles: 10, vs. Akron, 10/22/16 Tackles for loss: 1, at Indiana, 9/10/16 INT: 1, 3 times (Last vs. EMU, 11/8/16) FR: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 9/24/16 PBU: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11/8/16 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot 2015 11 10 6 16 2016 12 37 26 63 2017 1 2 0 2 Total 24 49 32 81

TFL FF FR Int Sacks 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2.0-4 0 1 3 0.0-0

JACOB WHITE / LB / #7 6-0, 230, Jr./So., Clarendon Hills, Ill. Tackles: 9, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TFL: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Sacks: 1.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2016 11 7 5 12 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 1 5 4 9 1.0-3 0 0 0 1.0-3 Total 12 12 9 21 1.0-3 0 0 0 1.0-3

KEVIN WILLIS / DT / #93 6-2, 300, Sr./Sr., Indianapolis, Ind. Tackles: 8, Toledo, 10/3/15 TFL: 2.0, at Central Michigan, 10/8/16 Sacks: 1.0, Twice (Last at CMU, 10/8/16) FR: 1, Twice (Last vs. NIU, 10/1/16) • Defensive Stats Year G UA A Tot TFL FF FR Int Sacks 2014 6 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2015 12 11 15 26 3.5-10 0 1 0 1.0-6 2016 12 8 14 22 4.5-22 0 1 0 2.0-18 2017 1 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Total 31 19 31 50 8.0-32 0 2 0 3.0-24

ANTHONY WINBUSH / DE / #98 6-1, 240, 5th/Sr., Indianapolis, Ind. Tackles: 7, at Illinois, 9/2/17 TFL: 4.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 Sacks: 3.0, at Illinois, 9/2/17 FF: 1, 4x (Last at Miami, 11/22/16) FR: 1, at Georgia State, 9/2/16 PBU: 1, at Buffalo, 10/15/16

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Offensive Player Game-By-Game Statistics RUSHING (att.-yards-TDs) Player Malik Dunner James Gilbert Caleb Huntley Riley Neal

ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU 8-12-1 19-74-1 8-42-0 15-41-0

UB

MIA

UB

MIA

UB

MIA

UB

MIA

RECEIVING (rec.-yards-TDs) Player Antwan Davis Keidren Davis Malik Dunner James Gilbert Nolan Givan Justin Hall Jordan Hogue Corey Lacanaria Riley Miller Danny Pinter Devin Reece

ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU 1-10-0 1-3-0 1-8-0 1-7-0 3-22-1 2-36-0 2-16-0 3-16-0 7-86-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

KICK RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs) Player Malik Dunner Marc Walton

ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU 1-15-0 0-0-0

PUNT RETURNS (ret.-yards-TDs) Player Justin Hall Corey Lacanaria

ILL UAB TTU WKU WMU AKR CMU TOL EMU NIU 0-0-0 2-9-0

PASSING

FIELD GOALS

• #14 Jack Milas Opponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Yds at Illinois 0 0 0 00.0 0 0 0 0-0 UAB Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami Totals 0 0 0 00.0 0 0 0 0-0

Player FGM-A Pct 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Blk Morgan Hagee 0-1 00.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1

• #15 Riley Neal Opponent Com Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Sk-Yds at Illinois 21 34 1 61.8 204 1 27 3-19 UAB Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami Totals 21 34 1 61.8 204 1 27 3-19 – 19 –

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Defensive Player Game-By-Game Statistics TACKLES 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-Other at 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 1-1-2 UAB Tennessee Tech at WKU at Western Mich. at Akron Central Mich. Toledo at Eastern Mich. at Northern Ill. Buffalo Miami Larsen #29 Martin #26 McGee #9 McNulty #28 Miller #3 Moore #13 Phillips #21 Schroeder #52 Opponent U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other at 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) 0-2-2 UAB Tennessee Tech at WKU at Western Mich. at Akron Central Mich. Toledo at Eastern Mich. at Northern Ill. Buffalo Miami Singleton #50 Swisher #92 Thomas #6 Wade #31 Walton #7 White #2 Willis #93 Winbush #98 Opponent U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other U-A-Tot-Other at 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 Tennessee Tech at WKU at Western Mich. at Akron Central Mich. Toledo at Eastern Mich. at Northern Ill. Buffalo Miami

TURNOVER CHART Opponent at Illinois UAB Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami Totals – 20 –

– Turnovers Gained – Fum Int Total 0 1 1

– Points Off TO Gained – TD FG Points 0 0 0

– Turnovers Lost – Fum Int Total 1 1 2

– Points Off TO Lost – TD FG Points +/1 0 6 -1

0 1 1

0 0 0

1 1 2

1 0 6 -1

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2017 Starting Lineups OFFENSE Opponent LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR Flex RB QB at Illinois Slaven Palazeti Poenitsch Joss Booker Pinter Hogue Davis Givan (TE) Gilbert Neal UAB Tennessee Tech at WKU at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami

DEFENSE Opponent DE DT NT DE WLB MLB SLB LCB FS at Illinois Winbush Willis Swisher McGee Singleton White McNulty (S) Miller Wade UAB Tennessee Tech at WKU at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami

SS RCB Cosby Walton

2017 Miscellaneous Stats IN THE RED ZONE – BALL STATE Opponent at Illinois UAB Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami Totals

BALL STATE BIG PLAYS (30+ yards)

No. TD FG Failed 3 3 0 0

3 3 0

Pct. 100.0

Yards Play

Oppt.

Qtr

TD

0 100.0

IN THE RED ZONE – OPPONENT Opponent at Illinois UAB Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky at Western Michigan at Akron Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois Buffalo Miami Totals – 21 –

No. TD FG Failed 4 3 1 0

4 3 1

Pct. 100.0

0 100.0

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The Last Time It Happened … Scored over 50 points: BSU: 11-29-13 -- Ball State 55, Miami University 14 OPP: 11-1-16 -- Western Michigan 52, Ball State 20

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

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)

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

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)

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)

Scored at least 27 points in a quarter: BSU: 9-21-13 -- Ball State (27) at Eastern Michigan OPP: 9-12-15 – Texas A&M (28) vs. Ball State Held scoreless in a game: BSU: 10-8-11 -- Temple 42, Ball State 0 OPP: 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 Michigan OPP: 9-2-17 -- Illinois (71) Held under 100 yards passing in a game: BSU: 11-5-15 -- Ball State (78) at Western Michigan OPP: 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. Colgate OPP: 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 Michigan OPP: 9-10-16 -- at Indiana (Dedrick Cromartie)

Returned a kickoff for a TD: BSU: 10-24-15 -- KeVonn Mabon vs. Central Michigan (89 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 Michigan OPP: 10-27-12 -- Army Defensive Extra Point: OPP: 10-8-05 -- Western Michigan

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 History

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

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Ball State Cardinals Ball State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017) All games Team Statistics

BALL

SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Ball State Opponents

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1st 2nd

7 6

0 10

21 21.0 0 21 12 8 1 171 194 23 51 3.4 171.0 2 204 21-34-1 6.0 9.7 204.0 1 375 85 4.4 375.0 1-15 2-9 1-0 15.0 4.5 0.0 1-1 2-25 25.0 4-161 40.2 21.5 4-231 57.8 50.5 36: 33 12/21 57% 1/2 50% 4-24 -21 3 0-1 0-0 (3-3) 100% (3-3) 100% (3-3) 100% 0 0/0 3rd

14 0

4th

0 8

OT

0 0

OPP

24 24.0 6 14 5 8 1 71 114 43 30 2.4 71.0 2 145 10-19-1 7.6 14.5 145.0 1 216 49 4.4 216.0 2-29 3-55 1-21 14.5 18.3 21.0 1-0 3-30 30.0 5-221 44.2 38.4 5-320 64.0 41.0 23: 27 2/10 20% 1/1 100% 3-19 0 3 1-2 0-0 (4-4) 100% (3-4) 75% (1-1) 100% 42505 1/42505 0/0

Total 21 24

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Ball State Cardinals Ball State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 02, 2017) All games TEAM STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Sep 02 at Illinois Ball State Opponents

51 51 30

Rushing yds td

171 171 71

lg

2 28 2 28 2 14

no.

21 21 10

Receiving yds td

204 204 145

Passing cmp-att-int yds

lg

1 27 1 27 1 31

21-34-1 21-34-1 10-19-1

204 204 145

td

lg

1 27 1 27 1 31

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

1 1 2

15 15 29

0 15 0 15 0 19

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

2 2 3

9 9 55

tot off

0 8 0 8 0 52

375 375 216

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 9.7 • Pass effic: 115.99 • KR avg: 15.0 • PR avg: 4.5 • All purpose avg/game: 399.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 375.0 Opponent

Sep 02 at Illinois Ball State Opponents

32 32 44

20 20 50

52 52 94

9.0-47 9.0-47 5.0-23

Date

Opponent

no.

yds

avg

long

Sep 02 at Illinois Ball State Opponents

ua

Tackles a total

Date

4 4 5

161 161 221

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

4.0-24 4.0-24 3.0-19

Punting

40.2 40.2 44.2

49 49 54

Fumble ff fr-yds

blkd

1 1 1

tb

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 1-34

fc

1 1 1

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

0 0 0

1-0 1-0 1-21

50+

0 0 1

i20

0 0 1

4 4 2

4 4 4

0 0 1

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

3-3 3-3 1-1

Field Goals

md-att

long blkd

0-1 0-1 1-2

Ball State Cardinals Ball State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 02, 2017) All games

0 0 40

1 1 0

0 0 1

no.

4 4 5

0 0 0

off t/o

0 0 0

Kickoffs

yds

avg

231 231 320

pts

0 0 6

57.8 57.8 64.0

21 21 24

tb

0 0 4

ob

1 1 0

OPPONENT STATISTICS Date

Opponent

no.

Sep 02 at Illinois Opponents Ball State

30 30 51

Rushing yds td

71 71 171

lg

2 14 2 14 2 28

no.

10 10 21

Receiving yds td

145 145 204

Passing cmp-att-int yds

lg

1 31 1 31 1 27

10-19-1 10-19-1 21-34-1

145 145 204

td

lg

1 31 1 31 1 27

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

2 2 1

29 29 15

0 19 0 19 0 15

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

3 3 2

55 55 9

tot off

0 52 0 52 0 8

216 216 375

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 2.4 • Avg/catch: 14.5 • Pass effic: 123.58 • KR avg: 14.5 • PR avg: 18.3 • All purpose avg/game: 321.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 216.0 Opponent

Sep 02 at Illinois Opponents Ball State

44 44 32

50 50 20

94 94 52

5.0-23 5.0-23 9.0-47

Date

Opponent

no.

yds

avg

long

Sep 02 at Illinois Opponents Ball State

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ua

Tackles a total

Date

5 5 4

221 221 161

44.2 44.2 40.2

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

3.0-19 3.0-19 4.0-24

Punting

54 54 49

Fumble ff fr-yds

blkd

0 0 0

1 1 1

tb

1 1 1

Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick

1-34 1-34 0-0

fc

0 0 0

1-21 1-21 1-0

50+

1 1 0

i20

1 1 0

2 2 4

4 4 4

1 1 0

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf

1-1 1-1 3-3

Field Goals

md-att

1-2 1-2 0-1

long blkd

40 40 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

no.

5 5 4

0 0 0

0 0 0

Kickoffs

yds

320 320 231

avg

64.0 64.0 57.8

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off t/o

pts

6 6 0

24 24 21

tb

4 4 0

ob

0 0 1

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Ball State Cardinals Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017) All games SEASON Rushing

gp

Passing

gp

Receiving

gp

GILBERT, James HUNTLEY, Caleb NEAL, Riley DUNNER, Malik HALL, Justin Total Opponents NEAL, Riley Total Opponents MILLER, Riley GIVAN, Nolan LACANARIA, C. HALL, Justin HOGUE, Jordan DAVIS, Antwan DUNNER, Malik GILBERT, James DAVIS, Keidren Total Opponents Total Offense

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

att

19 8 15 8 1 51 30

gain loss

74 45 60 13 2 194 114

net avg

0 3 19 1 0 23 43

74 42 41 12 2 171 71

effic comp-att-int

1 115.99 1 115.99 1 123.58 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

CAREER

no.

21-34-1 21-34-1 10-19-1

yds

avg

7 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 21 10

86 22 16 36 16 10 8 7 3 204 145

12.3 7.3 5.3 18.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 9.7 14.5

g plays

rush

pass

Scoring

td

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg

td

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg

td

0 0 0

15 15 19

Interceptions

no.

yds avg

td

0 0 0

0 0 21

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg

td

LACANARIA, C. Total Opponents DUNNER, Malik Total Opponents COSBY, Bryce Total Opponents Total Opponents – 25 –

1 1 1 3 3

0-1 0-1 1-2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1

204 0 0 0 0 204 145

3-3 3-3 1-1

15 15.0 15 15.0 29 14.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 21.0

0 0.0 34 34.0

yds

204 204 145

td

0 0 0

0 0

no.

4 1 33 1 33 1 11 25 1

2014 42 980 164 2

yds

7 3 103 2 42 1 4 5 1

g

plays

td

fg

1049 422 8 32 1

rush

980 2014 42 164 2

pass

6001 2014 42 164 2

16

133

avg

td

lg

no.

yds

15

15.0

avg

td

0

15

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

lg

no.

yds

avg

td

lg

1

0

0.0

avg

4.8 5.2 4.3 5.1 2.0

td

yds

lg

-

0

0

-

-

avg/g

80 28 46 50 2

td

5021

18 9 33 27 43 10 21 19 3

lg

21 0 10 2 0

30

80.6 42.0 42.6 14.9 2.0

lg

62

avg/g

218.3

avg/g

21.5 22.0 27.7 36.0 11.3 10.0 4.2 2.4 3.0

avg/g

260.9 80.6 42.0 14.9 2.0

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

kick

8.3

0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0

total

5021 0 0 0 0

no.

yds

td

12.3 7.3 8.9 18.0 8.9 10.0 11.5 12.0 3.0

lg

1

pct

60.0

avg

86 22 913 36 374 10 46 60 3

71-72

0 34

6 6 6 3 21 24

net

50 3 221 2 0

21 1 3 - 31-41

8 8 52

-

pts

loss

118.90 491-819-19

gp

23 25 1 11 1

gain

2064 45 1201 166 2

effic comp-att-int

23

lg avg/g

-

422 8 230 32 1

gp

27 204.0 27 204.0 31 145.0

18 86.0 9 22.0 11 16.0 27 36.0 11 16.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 27 204.0 31 145.0

- - - - - - 0-1

att

25 1 23 11 1

lg avg/g

1 1 1

245 245.0 74 74.0 42 42.0 12 12.0 2 2.0 375 375.0 216 216.0

1-1

gp

15 74.0 28 42.0 12 41.0 3 12.0 2 2.0 28 171.0 14 71.0

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

kick

9 4.5 9 4.5 55 18.3

lg avg/g

1 0 0 1 0 2 2

total avg/g

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

fg

41 74 42 12 2 171 71

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

NEAL, Riley GILBERT, James HUNTLEY, Caleb DUNNER, Malik HALL, Justin Total Opponents

GILBERT, James GIVAN, Nolan DUNNER, Malik HAGEE, Morgan Total Opponents

49 19 8 8 1 85 49

pct

61.8 61.8 52.6 td

td

3.9 5.2 2.7 1.5 2.0 3.4 2.4

-

-

pts

126 6 18 164

lg

24

lg

0

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2017 Ball State Cardinals Football Ball State Cardinals Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2017) All games SEASON All Purpose

MILLER, Riley GILBERT, James HUNTLEY, Caleb NEAL, Riley HALL, Justin DUNNER, Malik LACANARIA, C. GIVAN, Nolan HOGUE, Jordan DAVIS, Antwan DAVIS, Keidren Total Opponents

g

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

rush

rcv

0 74 42 41 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 171 71

Field Goals

1 1 2

## Defensive Leaders

2 98 50 23 31 90 17 7 32 21 52 9 75 77 6 92 93 42 29 28 26 5 3 51

long

total avg/g

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

blkd

0 0 40

no. yds avg

4 231 57.8 4 231 57.8 5 320 64.0 gp

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

ua

5 5 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 32 44

g

86 86.0 81 81.0 42 42.0 41 41.0 38 38.0 35 35.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 3 3.0 399 399.0 321 321.0

1 1 0

lg blk

tb ob

0 0 4

1 1 0

9 7 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 52 94

tfl sack int pbu

1.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.5 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.5 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 1.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 0.0 . 1.0 . 0.0 . 9 4 5 3

. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

. . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 4 4

fr

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

0 0 0 0 0 3 133 0 0 0 0

att

good

long

blkd

31

yds

4

161

no.

yds

ff blk

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

pr

86 60 0 10 36 46 913 22 374 10 3

24 1418

a total

4 2 2 1 . . 1 . 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . . 20 50

rcv

0 2014 42 980 2 164 12 0 0 0 0

no.

0 0 0

rush

4 25 1 23 1 11 33 1 33 1 1

41

4 161 40.2 49 4 161 40.2 49 5 221 44.2 54

WHITE, Jacob WINBUSH, A. SINGLETON, D. ANDERSON, Brett WADE, Romero HAMMONDS, Sean COSBY, Bryce WALTON, Marc JACKSON, J. PHILLIPS, A. SCHROEDER, Fred McGEE, Reggie PALAZETI, V. SLAVEN, Kaleb THOMAS, Jaylin SWISHER, John WILLIS, Kevin CRUMB, Chris LARSEN, Mitch McNULTY, Armani MARTIN, Brandon PINTER, Danny MILLER, Josh ALBRIGHT, C. Total Opponents

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ir

0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 29

no. yds avg

SNYDER, Nathan Total Opponents RIMMLER, Ryan Total Opponents

kr

0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 55 0 0 1

Punting

Kickoffs

pr

86 7 0 0 36 8 16 22 16 10 3 204 145 att good

HAGEE, Morgan Total Opponents

CAREER

gp

12 34 21 1 9 1 1 24 13 1 9 12 29 1 1 11 31 10 7 14 1 13 10 1

45

avg

49

lg

blk

avg

tb

ob

ua

12 33 17 3 3 2 1 49 9 1 . 4 . 1 . 4 19 4 4 12 1 . 38 .

ir

0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

total

86 2074 42 990 38 228 1058 22 374 10 3

avg/g

21.5 83.0 42.0 43.0 38.0 20.7 32.1 22.0 11.3 10.0 3.0

2

40.2

59.1

kr

0

2

3

a

9 22 18 1 . . 1 32 11 1 2 3 1 . 1 9 31 5 2 9 . 1 11 .

total

tfl

sack int pbu

21 1.0 1.0 55 20.0 16.5 35 3.5 0.5 4 0.0 . 3 0.0 . 2 0.0 . 2 0.5 . 81 2.0 . 20 2.5 2.0 2 0.5 . 2 0.0 . 7 1.0 . 1 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 13 1.0 0.5 50 8.0 3.0 9 2.0 0.5 6 0.0 . 21 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 1 0.0 . 49 3.5 . . 0.0 .

. . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1 . 3 12 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 8 . .

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fr

. 2 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . .

ff blk

. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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