2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

2022 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Neu (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Lynch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Stockton (4th season)
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 22,500)

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
Ball State		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 represent Ball State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals are led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neu and play their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They compete 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