| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Neu |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Joey Lynch |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | David Elson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Scheumann Stadium |
The 2017 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
| Name | Title | Years at Ball State | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | 2 | Ball State | ||
| Byron Ellis | Chief of Staff | 2 | Southern Miss | |
| Joey Lynch | Off. Coord./QB Coach | 9 | Ball State | |
| Def. Coord. | 1 | Butler | ||
| Alex Bailey | WR Coach | 3 | Youngstown State | |
| Johnny Curtis | LB Coach | 2 | Tulane | |
| OL Coach | 2 | Oregon State | ||
| Patrick Dougherty | TE/ST Coach | 4 | Ohio Dominican | |
| DB Coach | 2 | LSU | ||
| Kevin Lynch | RB Coach | 2 | Franklin College | |
| Keith McKenzie | DL Coach | 2 | Ball State | |
| Ben Armer | S&C Coach | 1 | Western Michigan | |
| Shawn Chaffee | GA, Defense | 1 | Wooster | |
| Cory Connolly | GA, Defense | 2 | Quincy | |
| Doug Ehinger | GA, Offense | 2 | Albion College | |
| Dean Petzing | GA, Offense | 1 | St. Lawrence |
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See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team.
See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2017 Toledo Rockets football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy.
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2017 Miami RedHawks football team.