The 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the

2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2018. The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ende ...

. They were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the West Division of the

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. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017 season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in last place in the West Division.

Schedule

Source:2018 Ball State Cardinals football schedule
''ballstatesports.com''. Accessed February 27, 2018.

Roster

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

At Notre Dame

At Indiana

Western Kentucky

Kent State

Northern Illinois

At Central Michigan

Eastern Michigan

At Ohio

At Toledo

Western Michigan

At Miami (OH)

References

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Ball State Cardinals football seasons

Ball State Cardinals football The Ball State Cardinals football team is a college football program representing Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football. Mike Neu is the head coac ...

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