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: Bill Lynch Conference: Mid-American-West
2001 Season Highlights
Bill Lynch enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ball State.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Auburn
0
30
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Kentucky
20
28
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Northern Iowa
39
42
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Miami Ohio
20
28
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Eastern Michigan
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Toledo
24
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Connecticut
10
5
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Central Michigan
38
34
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kent
18
31
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Northern Illinois
29
33
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Western Michigan
35
31
W
2001 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 268
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 296
Defense Average 26.9
Opponents Record 44-58
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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.