MUNCIE, Ind. – The 2016 Ball State University football schedule features five games at Scheumann Stadium with Homecoming set for Oct. 22 against Akron.
The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Mike Neu, open the year with road games at Georgia State and Indiana before hosting Eastern Kentucky as part of Family Weekend on Sept. 17.
Mid-American Conference action begins on Saturday, Oct. 1 with a home game against Northern Illinois, which won the MAC West Division for a sixth straight year in 2015.
Ball State’s Homecoming game versus Akron is its final Saturday game of the season.