MAC · 2017 · Final

Ball State Cardinals 2017

2-100-8 in conference
Final TDC rank
#128
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-18.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-9.1
123rd in FBS
Defense
-8.9
125th in FBS
Schedule
-5.0
104th toughest
Preseason
-3.5
rating going in

2017 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-18.0 now, -3.5 preseason · down 30 spots since preseason
-20-15-10-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#128

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2@113IllinoisL 21–24-11.0—BTN
2Sep 9vs103UABW 51–31+10.4—ESPN3
3Sep 16vsTennessee Tech FCSW 28–13-7.1—ESPN3
4Sep 23@105Western KentuckyL 21–33-17.0—
5Sep 30@66Western MichiganCONFL 3–55-31.4—ESPN3
6Oct 7@96AkronCONFL 3–31-28.5—ESPN3
7—Bye
8Oct 21vs91Central MichiganCONFL 9–56-38.9—ESPN3
9Oct 26vs41ToledoCONFL 17–58-28.0—ESPN3
10Nov 2@79Eastern MichiganCONFL 14–56-29.9—CBSSN
11Nov 9@61Northern IllinoisCONFL 17–63-28.8—CBSSN
12Nov 16vs84BuffaloCONFL 24–40-21.5—CBSSN
13Nov 21vs94Miami (OH)CONFL 7–28-28.3—ESPN3

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate40.4%94th44.2%87th
Rushing success rate44.3%59th45.3%87th
Passing success rate36.5%108th43.0%81st
Explosive run rate10.9%121st17.2%108th
Explosive pass rate5.9%129th13.6%118th
Line yards / carry3.0844th3.23106th
Opportunity rate39.3%52nd41.5%109th
Stuff rate16.1%20th17.2%82nd
Sack rate6.4%77th6.2%52nd
3rd-down conversion41.6%56th48.9%120th
Red-zone TD rate66.7%45th62.2%70th
Havoc rate12.8%66th13.4%49th
Box score · season totals
Points / game17.9123rd40.7124th
Yards / game335.2111th——
Yards / play4.30128th——
Pass yards / game177.2105th——
Yards / pass att.5.25128th——
Completion %56.3%91st——
Rush yards / game158.073rd——
Yards / carry3.81101st——
3rd-down conv. %38.9%77th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.75109th——
Penalty yards / game39.917th——

Players

57 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

57 players

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2017 power rankings →