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: Paul Schudel Conference: Mid-American-
1988 Season Highlights
Paul Schudel enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Toledo
13
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Bowling Green State
34
10
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Massachusetts
44
17
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Miami Ohio
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Kent
31
20
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Eastern Michigan
12
16
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Central Michigan
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Northern Illinois
18
17
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Western Michigan
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Ohio
25
27
L
Thu., Nov. 17 @ Indiana State
24
10
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
1988 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 15.5
Opponents Record 47-39
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.