| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Neu |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Joey Lynch |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Tim Daoust |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Scheumann Stadium |
The 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
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See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.
See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy.
See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team.