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: Wave Myers Conference: Independent-
1969 Season Highlights
Wave Myers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Buffalo
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky
0
13
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Butler
36
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Akron
9
49
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Indiana State
0
26
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Evansville
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Northern Illinois
13
17
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
14
12
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Southern Illinois
27
48
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Eastern Michigan
31
22
W
1969 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 201
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 24-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.