2018 Ball State Cardinals season

2018 Ball State Cardinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2018 record	1-11 (2-6 MAC)
Head coach	lrickar1 (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 25,400)
Seasons « 2017 2019 »

2018 MAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Ohio x		5	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH)		4	–	3					7	–	6
Buffalo		4	–	3					6	–	7
Kent State		3	–	4					3	–	9
Akron		2	–	5					2	–	10
Bowling Green		1	–	6					2	–	10
West
Northern Illinois x†		6	–	1					9	–	5
Toledo		5	–	2					8	–	5
Eastern Michigan		5	–	2					6	–	7
Central Michigan		4	–	3					6	–	7
Western Michigan		2	–	5					5	–	7
Ball State		1	–	6					1	–	11
MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois 17, Ohio 3
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Week 1		at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 7-38
Week 3		at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 7-21
Week 4		at #20 Wisconsin		Camp Randell Stadium • Madison, WI		L 13-27
Week 5		at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		L 14-23
Week 7		at Central Michigan		Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 24-28
Week 8		at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		L 14-34
Week 9		at Ohio		Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 10-20
Week 10		at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 35-14
Week 11		at Toledo		Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 10-31
Week 13		at Miami (OH)		Fred C. Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 14-24
Week 14		at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		L 21-31
Week 15		at Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 13-28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Ball State	Season in current role
lrickar1	Head Coach	1st	1st
Marquis Causey	Quarterback	1st	1st
Norris Horton	Running Back	3nd	2nd
Chan Pease	Wide Receiver	1st	1st
James Finney	Defensive End	3rd	3rd
Ian Williams	Full Saftey	2nd	2nd
Harold Ferrell	Strong Saftey	3rd	3rd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2020 Ball State Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Reynolds, JohnJohn Reynolds 57.0 !Sr QB Bentley, RichardRichard Bentley  3.5 !Jr QB McClellan, BobbyBobby McClellan 3.0 !So QB Carter, EliasElias Carter  1.5 !Fr QB Causey, MarquisMarquis Causey 1.0 !Fr QB Harrison, MaximilianMaximilian Harrison 1.0 !Fr QB Maze, AliAli Maze 1.0 !Fr RB Clark, HenryHenry Clark  4.5 !Sr RB Horton, NorrisNorris Horton 57.0 !Sr RB Proter, MelvinMelvin Proter 5.0 !Jr RB Herron, DeanDean Herron 3.0 !So RB Laws, AustinAustin Laws  1.5 !Fr FB Rollins, BradBrad Rollins 57.0 !Sr FB McCarthy, HughHugh McCarthy 5.0 !Jr FB Ogden, RobertRobert Ogden 5.0 !Jr WR Rounds, TheodoreTheodore Rounds  4.5 !Sr WR Crawford, IraIra Crawford 57.0 !Sr WR Sanchez, EarlEarl Sanchez  3.5 !Jr WR Hicks, ElvisElvis Hicks 5.0 !Jr WR Clark, RobertRobert Clark 5.0 !Jr WR , WR , TE Stevens, JosiahJosiah Stevens 57.0 !Sr TE Kelley, JoseJose Kelley  3.5 !Jr TE Freeman, KiaKia Freeman 3.0 !So TE , TE , OT Cunningham, MikeMike Cunningham  4.5 !Sr OT Morris, JohnJohn Morris  4.5 !Sr OT Everett, JefferyJeffery Everett  3.5 !Jr OT Gee, DavidDavid Gee  3.5 !Jr OT , OT , OT , OT , OT , OG Martinez, WillieWillie Martinez  3.5 !Jr OG Vela, ChesterChester Vela  3.5 !Jr OG Bryson, ThomasThomas Bryson  3.5 !Jr OG Betts, SalvatoreSalvatore Betts 3.0 !So OG Guillory, JamirJamir Guillory 3.0 !So C Pugh, RoyRoy Pugh 5.0 !Jr C Erwin, AhmedAhmed Erwin 3.0 !So C ,	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Finney, JamesJames Finney 57.0 !Sr DE Patterson, DarrellDarrell Patterson  3.5 !Jr DE Payne, VanVan Payne  3.5 !Jr DE , DE , DE , DT Fitzpatrick, JosephJoseph Fitzpatrick  4.5 !Sr DT Becker, AntonioAntonio Becker 57.0 !Sr DT Nixon, MartinMartin Nixon  3.5 !Jr DT , DT , DT , DT , OLB Brown, RyanRyan Brown  4.5 !Sr OLB Sykes, ToryTory Sykes  4.5 !Sr OLB Dickson, KyleKyle Dickson  3.5 !Jr OLB Dickinson, LiamLiam Dickinson 3.0 !So OLB McPherson, DeclanDeclan McPherson 3.0 !So OLB , ILB Chavez, JohnJohn Chavez  3.5 !Jr ILB Byers, MarkMark Byers  3.5 !Jr ILB Wing, KwahuKwahu Wing 3.0 !So ILB Fields, AdrianAdrian Fields 3.0 !So ILB , ILB , CB Parker, JanJan Parker 57.0 !Sr CB George, KennyKenny George  3.5 !Jr CB Sutton, JavonJavon Sutton 3.0 !So CB , CB , CB , SS Farrell, HaroldHarold Farrell 5.0 !Jr SS Mallory, JasonJason Mallory 3.0 !So SS , FS Williams, IanIan Williams 57.0 !Sr FS Richardson, RyanRyan Richardson 57.0 !Sr FS Tucker, AmirAmir Tucker 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Fisher, CharlesCharles Fisher 57.0 !Sr K Forbes, JonahJonah Forbes 57.0 !Sr K Greco, PatrykPatryk Greco 3.0 !So K Erickson, ColinColin Erickson 3.0 !So K , K , K , P Young, JasonJason Young 5.0 !Jr P Babb, HenryHenry Babb 3.0 !So P Dye, PatrickPatrick Dye 3.0 !So P , P , P ,	Head coach lrickar1 Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1/30/2016

Depth chart

Defense FS ⋅ ⋅ WLB MLB SLB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ DE DT DT DE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ Offense WR ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ QB ⋅ ⋅ RB ⋅ ⋅ Special Teams

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
' '			N/A	N/A
	Skill: N/A   Potential: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

JUCO

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
' '			N/A	N/A
	Skill: N/A   Potential: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.