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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:
Conference: Mid-American-

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, 2020
Division Championships
2008, 2020

Team Records
Overall Record	479-467-32
Winning Pct.	51%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	479-467-32
Winning Pct.	51%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	11
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	198-187-3
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	277-176-19
Away Record	200-281-13

By The Numbers
Seasons	100
Winning Seasons (#1)	53
Losing Seasons (#1)	45
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	9/14/2024
Shutouts All-Time	85
Been Shutout All-Time	76

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	25-32
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

2024 Season

Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Missouri State	42-34 W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Miami	0-62 L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Central Michigan	34-37 L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ James Madison	7-63 L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Western Michigan	42-45 L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Kent State	37-35 W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Vanderbilt	14-24 L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Northern Illinois	25-23 W
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Tue., Nov. 5	vs. Miami Ohio	21-27 L
Tue., Nov. 12	@ Buffalo	48-51 L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Bowling Green	13-38 L
Fri., Nov. 29	@ Ohio	21-42 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	3-9
Scoring	304-481
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-6

2024 Mid-American Standings
Season		Conference
Miami Ohio	9-5	7-1
Ohio	11-3	7-1
Bowling Green	7-6	6-2
Buffalo	8-4	6-2
Northern Illinois	8-5	4-4
Toledo	8-5	4-4
Western Michigan	5-8	4-4
Akron	4-8	3-5
Ball State	3-9	2-6
Central Michigan	4-8	2-6
Eastern Michigan	5-7	2-6
Kent State	1-11	1-7

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	0-29
10 or more	129-140
20 or more	125-86
30 or more	90-26
40 or more	41-8

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	13-0
10 or more	116-169
20 or more	79-162
30 or more	19-126
40 or more	2-74

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.