The Ball State Cardinals were 4-8 in 2016.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8 | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
9 | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
10 | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
11 | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
12 | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 324 | 5,390 | 955 | 5.6 | 2,640 | 519 | 5.1 | 2,750 | 436 | 6.3 | 19 | 114 | 294 | 141 | 139 | 14 | 48 | 426 |
Team Rank | 84th | 62nd | 39th | 74th | 39th | 53rd | 36th | 79th | 44th | 113th | 26th | 103rd | 39th | 30th | 47th | 114th | 4th | 4th | |
Opponent | 12 | 361 | 5,643 | 917 | 6.4 | 1,807 | 405 | 4.5 | 3,836 | 480 | 8.0 | 32 | 181 | 274 | 93 | 166 | 15 | 70 | 577 |
Opponent Rank | 68th | 103rd | 58th | 113th | 29th | 3rd | 67th | 124th | 112th | 108th | 33rd | 67th | 76th | 25th | 122nd | 15th | 82nd | 102nd | |
Net | -37 | -253 | +38 | -0.7 | +833 | +114 | +0.6 | -1,086 | -44 | -1.7 | -13 | -67 | +20 | +48 | -27 | -1 | -22 | -151 | |
Net Rank | 83rd | 82nd | 29th | 103rd | 29th | 20th | 45th | 117th | 87th | 118th | 25th | 93rd | 48th | 21st | 100th | 70th | 10th | 19th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |