Mike Neu

Mike Neu
Ball State Cardinals
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	December 29, 1970 (age 53); Indianapolis, Indiana
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Indianapolis (IN) Perry Meridian
College:	Ball State
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
As a player:
	Calgary Stampeders (1995); Orlando Predators (1996); Nashville Kats (1997);
As a coach:
	Ball State (GA) (1994); Nashville Kats (QB) (1998); Nashville Kats (OC) (1999); Augusta Stallions (2000); Carolina Cobras (OC) (2001); Carolina Cobras (2001–2002); New Orleans VooDoo (2004–2008); New Orleans Saints (Scout) (2009–2011); Tulane (QB) (2012–2013); New Orleans Saints (QB) (2014–2015); Ball State (HC) (2016–present);
Career highlights and awards
	MAC Player of the Year (1993); AFL Coach of the Year (2004);
Career Arena League statistics
Completions:
Completions:	3
Attempts:	4
Yards:	22
Touchdowns:	1
Interceptions:	0
	Stats at ArenaFan.com
Head coaching record
Regular season:	39–40 (.494)
Postseason:	1–3 (.250)
Career:	40–43 (.482)

Michael David Neu (born December 29, 1970) is the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals football team at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Before taking that position in January 2016, he was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Previously he was a quarterback in the Arena Football League and head coach of the New Orleans VooDoo. Neu has 3 children; Graycen (17), Carson (16), and Chase (7). His family always attends football games to cheer him on, such as his mother Gwyndoline, nieces Josie and Lacie, and his 8 brothers and sisters.

Neu was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, attended high school at Perry Meridian High School, and graduated from Ball State. In 1993, Neu was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year.^[1]

In the Arena Football League, he was head coach of the New Orleans VooDoo, as well as a former head coach of the defunct Carolina Cobras. He had a 13-15 record with the Cobras, and had a 32-31 record with the VooDoo. During the 2006 AFL season, while the VooDoo suspended operations for the season, he worked as a professional scout for the National Football League's New Orleans Saints.

In 2014, Neu left his job as quarterbacks coach with the Tulane Green Wave football team, to take the same position with the Saints.^[2]

On January 7, 2016, Neu was announced as the new head coach at Ball State, filling the position most recently held by Pete Lembo.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2016–present)
2016	Ball State	4–8	1–7	6th (West)
2017	Ball State	2–10	0–8	6th (West)
2018	Ball State	3–4	2–1	(West)
Ball State:		9–22	3–16
Total:		9–22

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
AUG	2000	13	3	0	.813	1st in AF2 American Conference	1	1	.500	Lost to Tennessee Valley Vipers in Semifinals.
AUG Total		13	3	0	.813		1	1	.500	–
AF2 Total		13	3	0	.813		1	1	.500	–
CAR	2001	0	1	0	.000	3rd in AFL Eastern Division	0	1	.000	Lost to Indiana Firebirds in Wild Card Round.
CAR	2002	6	8	0	.429	2nd in AFL Southern Division	1	1	.500	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Quarterfinals.
CAR Total		6	9	0	.400		1	2	.333	–
NO	2004	11	5	0	.688	1st in AFL Southern Division	0	1	.000	Lost to Colorado Crush in Quarterfinals.
NO	2005	9	7	0	.562	4th in AFL Southern Division	–	–	–	–
NO	2007	5	11	0	.313	4th in AFL Southern Division	–	–	–	–
NO	2008	8	8	0	.500	T-3rd in AFL Southern Division	–	–	–	–
NO Total		33	31	0	.516		0	1	.000	–
AFL Total		39	40	0	.494		1	3	.250	–
Total		52	43	0	.547		2	4	.333	–

^ "New Orleans VooDoo Coach Mike Neu to be inducted into Ball State Hall of Fame". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 30, 2004. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ Tammy Nunez (February 4, 2014). "New Orleans Saints confirm Tulane QB coach Mike Neu headed back to Saints as QB coach". www.nola.com. NOLA Media Group. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ Dakota Crawford, "Ball State names Mike Neu head football coach", Indianapolis Star, January 7, 2016.

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