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: Ray Louthen Conference: Heartland Collegiate-
1967 Season Highlights
Ray Louthen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ball State.
The Cardinals won the Heartland Collegiate Conference Championship.
1967 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Central Missouri State
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Valparaiso
39
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Evansville
31
10
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Northern Illinois
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ DePauw
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Butler
65
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Indiana State
26
24
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Saint Josephs (IN)
2
7
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Southern Illinois
24
6
W
Sat., Dec. 9 @ Eastern Kentucky
13
27
L
Grantland Rice Bowl
1967 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 262
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 126
Defense Average 12.6
Opponents Record 5-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1967 Heartland Collegiate- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Ball State
7-3 262 126 Lost 13-27
Ray Louthen
1967 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1967 All Heartland Collegiate Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.