2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

2022 Ball State Cardinals football
2022 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Lynch (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Stockton (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 10–59	92,236
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 30–37	12,972
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 31–0	14,413
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 23–34	18,434
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	W 44–38 ^2OT	10,012
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 17–16	22,305
October 15	2:00 p.m.	UConn*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 25–21	10,006
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 16–20	15,698
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 27–20	6,455
November 8	8:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 21–28	14,462
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 18–32	6,722
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Red Bird Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–18	14,021
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Tennessee

Ball State Cardinals at Tennessee Volunteers

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	3	10
• Volunteers	17	21	14	7	59

Date: September 1, 2022
Location: Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, TN
Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 92,236
Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
TENN –35.5	66.5

Statistics	BALL	TENN
First downs	17	32
Total yards	343	569
Rushing yards	74	218
Passing yards	269	351
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	27/43, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	11 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	5 receptions, 65 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Hendon Hooker	18/25, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaylen Wright	13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cedric Tillman	6 receptions, 68 yards

Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	7	7	7	16	37
Cardinals	10	6	7	7	30

Date: September 10, 2022
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 16 minutes
Game attendance: 12,972
Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
Referee: Billy Williams
TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
WMU –6.5	51.5

Statistics	Western Michigan	Ball State
First downs	27	21
Total yards	437	447
Rushing yards	207	146
Passing yards	230	301
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:16	25:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing	Jack Salopek	25/43, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sean Tyler	15 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Corey Crooms	10 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	24/41, 301 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carson Steele	26 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Amir Abdur-Rahman	7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Murray State (FCS)

Murray State Racers (FCS) at Ball State Cardinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
• Cardinals	7	7	10	7	31

Date: September 17, 2022
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
Game attendance: 14,413
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
Referee: Jeremy Valentine
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
BALL –21.0	53

Statistics	Murray State	Ball State
First downs	9	26
Total yards	155	476
Rushing yards	87	249
Passing yards	68	227
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	23:32	36:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing	Isaac McNamee	7/22, 57 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jawaun Northington	17 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	DeQuan Dallas	2 receptions, 27 yards
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	27/44, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	25 carries, 141 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

At Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	10	3	23
Eagles	3	10	7	14	34

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Huskies	7	17	7	7	0	0	38
Cardinals	0	7	14	17	0	6	44

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	3	17
Chippewas	10	0	6	0	16

UConn

UConn Huskies at Ball State Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	0	0	21
Cardinals	7	3	3	12	25

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Indiana

Date: October 15
Game time: 2:02 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 10,006
Referee: Ron Hudson
TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play) & Adam Breneman (color analyst)

Game information

First quarter

CONN – Aaron Turner 19 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 9:58. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:43
BSU – Carson Steele 1 yd run (Ben VonGunten kick), 0:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:18

Second quarter

CONN – Justin Joly 39 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 12:25. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:41
BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 9:21. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 03:04
CONN – Robert Burns 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:58. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:53

Third quarter

BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 10:34. Huskies 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:14

Fourth quarter

BSU – Carson Steele 2 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 7:24. Huskies 21–19. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:41
BSU – Carson Steele 17 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 2:40. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:35

Top passers

CONN – Zion Turner – 18/22, 129 yards, 2 TDs
BSU – John Paddock – 19/39, 147 yards

Top rushers

CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 72 yards
BSU – Carson Steele – 32 rushes, 179 yards, 3 TDs

Top receivers

CONN – Aaron Turner – 8 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
BSU – Jayshon Jackson – 8 receptions, 71 yards

Top defense

CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 13 tackles
BSU – Jordan Riley – 14 tackles

Statistics	UConn	BSU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	323	356
Rushing yards	194	209
Passing yards	129	147
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:23	29:37

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	0	10	20
Cardinals	0	7	9	0	16

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	3	7	27
Golden Flashes	13	0	0	7	20

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	0	21
Rockets	7	7	7	7	28

Ohio

Ohio Bobcats (7–3, 5–1) vs. Ball State Cardinals (5–5, 3–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio	0	17	2	13	32
Ball State	3	0	8	7	18

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: snow, Temperature:32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 6,722
Referee: Rod Hudson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Chris Cotter, Dustin Fox, Taylor Davis
Pregame line: OHIO -3.5 •

Game information

First Quarter

(06:44) BSU – VonGunten, Ben 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:28 (BSU 3-0)

Second Quarter

(13:14) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 08:30 (OHIO 7–3)
(08:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 13 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:45 (OHIO 14–3)
(03:34) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:46 (OHIO 17-3)

Third Quarter

(08:46) OHIO – -1 yd safety 1 play, -1 yard, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 19–3)
(01:13) BSU – Koziol, Tanner 10 yd pass from Paddock, John (Hunt, Brady pass from Paddock, John) 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 19–11)

Fourth Quarter

(13:52) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 7 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:20 (OHIO 26–11)
(09:54) BSU – Hunt, Brady 7 yd pass from Paddock, John (VonGunten, Ben kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58 (OHIO 26–18)
(02:44) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:44 (OHIO 29-18)
(01:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 23 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:04 (OHIO 32-18)

Statistics	OHIO	BSU
First downs	20	21
Total yards	427	367
Rushes/yards	46/224	19/94
Passing yards	203	273
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–24–0	29–48–1
Time of possession	36:38	23:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	12/16, 169 yards
	Rushing	Sieh Bangura	23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jacoby Jones	5 receptions, 87 yards
Ball State	Passing	John Paddock	29/48, 273 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brady Hunt	9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	3	0	17
RedHawks	0	3	3	12	18

Roster

2022 Ball State Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`11`	Amir Abdur-Rahman	Jr
RB	`34`	Rico Barfield	Fr
QB	`16`	Colin Blazek	Fr
OL	`79`	Joseph Boggs	Jr
QB	`14`	Kaden Cobb	Fr
TE	`87`	Casey Coll	Sr
OL	`54`	Ethan Crowe	So
WR	`83`	Cam Gillentine	So
WR	`35`	Brody Glenn	Fr
RB	`37`	Shoka Griffin II	Fr
OL	`72`	Phyllip Gunn	Fr
OL	`74`	Porter Haught	So
WR	`25`	Austin Hill	Fr
OL	`66`	Chris Hood	Fr
TE	`80`	Brady Hunt	Fr
WR	`12`	Jayshon Jackson	Sr
OL	`58`	Jalen Johnson	Fr
RB	`24`	Will Jones	Sr
OL	`55`	Damon Kaylor	So
QB	`18`	Kiael Kelly	Fr
TE	`88`	Tanner Koziol	Fr
QB	`15`	Aidan Leffler	Fr
TE	`81`	Ryan Lezon	So
OL	`63`	Tommy Lorincz	Fr
WR	`82`	Qian Magwood	Fr
OL	`62`	Brandon Malkow	Jr
RB	`20`	Donny Marcus	So
WR	`0`	Derin McCulley	So
OL	`71`	Kevin Meeder	Fr
WR	`17`	Dwayne Moorehead	Fr
TE	`86`	Justin Morris	Fr
OL	`73`	Cole Mosier	Fr
WR	`84`	Nick Munson	Fr
QB	`13`	Mark Nondorf	Jr
QB	`5`	John Paddock	Jr
WR	`21`	Dahya Patel	Fr
RB	`27`	Vaughn Pemberton	Fr
WR	`85`	Cam Pickett	Fr
WR	`19`	Nick Presley	Fr
OL	`50`	Seth Schmidt	So
TE	`42`	Gavin Smithson-Burciaga	Fr
RB	`33`	Carson Steele	So
OL	`75`	Corey Stewart	So
TE	`45`	Max Sullivan	Fr
WR	`10`	Dean Tate	So
OL	`53`	Jaylen Turner	Jr
WR	`6`	Yo'Heinz Tyler	Sr
OL	`77`	Taran Tyo	Fr
OL	`65`	Zach Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`16`	Jaquan Amos	GS
CB	`22`	Thailand Baldwin	Fr
OLB	`42`	Jack Beebe	Fr
OLB	`13`	Brandon Berger	So
CB	`17`	Chayce Bishop	Fr
S	`19`	Jack Blanco	Jr
ILB	`45`	Ashton Carroll	Fr
CB	`26`	Jordan Coleman	Fr
ILB	`32`	Clayton Coll	Jr
ILB	`59`	Jackson Constantine	Fr
OLB	`31`	DeJuan Echoles Jr.	Fr
S	`10`	Ben Egenolf	So
ILB	`55`	Dalton Elrod	Fr
S	`34`	Brayden Evans	So
DL	`99`	Dakari Frazier	Fr
DL	`76`	Dylan Graber	Fr
ILB	`52`	Drew Harper	Fr
DL	`97`	John Harris	So
S	`8`	Trenton Hatfield	GS
OLB	`36`	Sidney Houston Jr.	Jr
DL	`95`	Drew Hughes	Fr
ILB	`30`	Caden Johnson	Fr
S	`29`	Harold Jones	So
CB	`46`	Jalon Jones	Fr
CB	`1`	Nic Jones	Jr
DL	`92`	Kendal Kendrick	Sr
DL	`54`	Kyle King	So
S	`2`	Malcolm Lee	Sr
LB	`44`	Kyle Lozen	So
S	`38`	Deion Manley	Fr
ILB	`7`	Brandon Martin	GS
DL	`78`	Julian McBride	Fr
DL	`5`	Kyron Mims	So
OLB	`9`	Keionte Newson	So
OLB	`91`	Karl Odrick Jr.	Fr
ILB	`40`	Cole Pearce	Jr
OLB	`39`	Nate Pedraza	Fr
CB	`4`	Tyler "Red" Potts	Jr
DL	`0`	Justen Ramsey	Jr
DL	`57`	Nathan Reichert	So
S	`18`	Jordan Riley	So
OLB	`43`	Danny Royster	Fr
DL	`94`	Jack Sape	Jr
CB	`28`	Blair Schonhorst	Fr
CB	`21`	Latrelle Smith	So
LB	`56`	Joey Stemler	Fr
S	`24`	Alex Stirn	Fr
S	`23`	Loren Strickland	Jr
DL	`90`	Joshua Tarango	Jr
CB	`3`	Amechi Uzodinma II	Sr
ILB	`47`	Maximus Webster	Fr
LB	`50`	Jackson Wiegold	Fr
DL	`6`	Tavion Woodard	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`15`	Lucas Borrow	So
LS	`97`	Caden Britton	Fr
K	`98`	Carson Holmer	Fr
LS	`49`	Dylan Seiler	So
K, P	`41`	Adam Vinatieri Jr.	Fr
K	`14`	Ben VonGunten	GS
P	`44`	Chase Wyatt	GS

Head coach

Mike Neu

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tyler Stockton – Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Kevin Lynch – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Cory Connolly – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers
Jared Elliott – Passing game coordinator/tight ends
Vic Hall – Cornerbacks/co-recruiting coordinator
Joey Hecklinski – Running backs/co-recruiting coordinator
Colin Johnson – Running game coordinator/offensive line
Marcus Knight – Wide receivers
Keith McKenzie – Defensive line
Josh Zidenberg – Passing game coordinator/defensive backs
Nate Atkins – Defensive assistant/project coordinator (graduate assistant)
Jack Connolly – Graduate assistant, offense
Morgan Hagee – Graduate assistant, special teams & recruiting
Logan Hale – Graduate assistant, defense
Eli Johnson – Graduate assistant, offense
Kenny-Ray Augustus – Defensive assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "2022 Ball State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[1] "2022 Ball State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

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