Coaches
Mike Neu
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Neu
Played at Ball State · alma mater (CFBD): Ball State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ball State | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 2000 | Augusta Stallions (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012-2013 | Tulane | Position | Quarterbacks coach | Curtis Johnson |
| 2014-2015 | New Orleans Saints (unknown) | Position | Quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 2016-2024 | Ball State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025- | Illinois | Analyst | Senior offensive assistant | Bret Bielema* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 4-8 | - → - | 76 | 96 | -7.0 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 2-10 | - → - | 125 | 120 | -19.7 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 4-8 | - → - | 75 | 106 | -18.9 | 17% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 5-7 | - → - | 31 | 96 | -4.5 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 7-1 | - → 23 | 44 | 48 | -6.7 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 6-7 | - → - | 109 | 96 | -11.2 | 88% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 5-7 | - → - | 102 | 69 | -14.9 | 46% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 4-8 | - → - | 95 | 67 | -14.9 | 42% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 3-7 (10 of 12) | - → - | 107 | 133 | -19.8 | 33% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- Curtis Johnson · Tulane 2012-2013 (Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2025-2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2016-2019 (OC, Other, Position)
- Kevin Lynch · Ball State 2016-2024 (OC, Other, Position)
- Tim Daoust · Ball State 2016 (DC)
- David Elson · Ball State 2017-2019 (DC)
- Colin Johnson · Ball State 2019-2024 (Other, Position)
- Tyler Stockton · Ball State 2019-2023 (DC, Other, Position)
- Jared Elliott · Ball State 2022-2024 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jeff Knowles · Ball State 2024 (DC)
Coached together
- Dan Roushar · Ball State 1994 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Michael Haywood · Ball State 1994 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Curtis Johnson · Tulane 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eric Price · Tulane 2012-2013 · him Position, them OC
- Jason Rollins · Tulane 2012-2013 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Sumrall* · Tulane 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Lionel Washington · Tulane 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2016-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Lynch · Ball State 2016-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Tim Daoust · Ball State 2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- David Elson · Ball State 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- Colin Johnson · Ball State 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Tyler Stockton · Ball State 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Jared Elliott · Ball State 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Jeff Knowles · Ball State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Aaron Henry · Illinois 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Illinois 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Illinois 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mark Farley · Illinois 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Myers Hendrickson · Illinois 2025-2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Terrance Jamison · Illinois 2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Bobby Hauck · Illinois 2026 · him Analyst, them DC
- Jared Elliott · Illinois 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Tyrone Wheatley · Illinois 2026 · him Analyst, them Position