Several times for Ball State's 2017 football schedule have been released.
The 2017 campaign includes an even split between home and road games – six at home and six on the road.
While the times of two of Ball State's road games remained to be announced, against Illinois on Sept. 2 and Western Michigan on Sept. 30, all of the Cardinals home games now have official kickoff times.
The Cardinals first three home stands, which include games against UAB (Sept. 9), Tennessee Tech (Sept. 16) and Central Michigan (Sept. 3), will all begin at 3 p.m. The remaining games against Toledo (Oct. 26), Buffalo (Nov. 16) and Miami (Nov. 21) will all be mid-week games beginning at 7 p.m.
Overall, the schedule provides one more home game than the team had during the 2016 season did and five of the games will be during the week, four on Thursday nights and one on Tuesday.
Full 2017 Schedule
- Sept. 2 @ Illinois – TBA
- Sept. 9 vs. UAB – 3 p.m.
- Sept. 16 vs. Tennessee Tech – 3 p.m.
- Sept. 23 @ Western Kentucky – 7 p.m.
- Sept. 30 @ Western Michigan – TBA
- Oct. 7 @ Akron – 3:30 p.m.
- Oct. 21 vs. Central Michigan – 3 p.m.
- Oct. 26 vs. Toledo – 7 p.m.
- Nov. 2 @ Eastern Michigan – 6 p.m.
- Nov. 9 @ Northern Illinois – 7 p.m.
- Nov. 16 vs. Buffalo – 7 p.m.
- Nov. 21 vs. Miami – 7 p.m.
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