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Ball State Football Team History


Ball State Cardinals
Ball State University
 Muncie, IN
Founded: 1918
Stadium: Ball State Stadium
Capacity: 21,581
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Mike Neu
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Ball State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1924  
  1937 - Participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) from 1937 until 1956.
  1957 - Classified as a Small College school until 1972.
  1973 - Ball State received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1975 and a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1981.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978
1989, 1993, 1996
Division Championships
  2008
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 476-458-32
 Winning Pct. 51%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 476-458-32
 Winning Pct. 51%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 196-181-3
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 275-173-19
 Away Record 199-275-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 100
 Winning Seasons (#1) 53
 Losing Seasons (#1)44
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2008)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1999)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 66 (10/22/1977)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 501 (2013)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 81 (11/9/1929)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 488 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 58 (10/21/1967)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 76 (9/16/2000)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 117 (10/8/2005)
 Last Shutout 9/17/2022
 Last Time Shutout 10/8/2011
 Shutouts All-Time 85
 Been Shutout All-Time 75
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/9/1948-11/19/1949)
 Longest Losing  21 (10/10/1998-9/30/2000)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 1-9-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  22-23
 2010-19  52-70
 2000-09  52-67
 1990-99 52-58
 1980-89 53-56-2
 1970-79 67-36-3
 1960-69 52-32-4
 1950-59 32-42-5
 1940-49 40-18-7
 1930-39 38-36-5
 1920-29 16-20-4
Next Game
 9/7/2024 (Sat)  
 Missouri State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Ball State and Missouri State have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Missouri State
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Miami
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Central Michigan
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ James Madison
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Western Michigan
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Kent State
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Vanderbilt
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Northern Illinois
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 5  vs. Miami Ohio
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Buffalo
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Bowling Green
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Ohio
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-0
Ball State 0-0
Bowling Green 0-0
Buffalo 0-0
Central Michigan 0-0
Eastern Michigan 0-0
Kent State 0-0
Miami Ohio 0-0
Northern Illinois 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Toledo 0-0
Western Michigan 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Ball State & Eastern Michigan have played 65 games.
Ball State has won 37 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 26 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-27
 10 or more 126-133
 20 or more  122-81
 30 or more 88-23
 40 or more 40-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 13-0
 10 or more 113-160
 20 or more 76-153
 30 or more 17-119
 40 or more 2-69
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.