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Ball State Cardinals

Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Founded: 1918
Stadium: Ball State Stadium
Capacity: 21,581
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Dave McClain
Conference: Independent-

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1924 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Dave McClain enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ball State.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Central Michigan	9	6	W
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Western Michigan	0	9	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Butler	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Akron	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Indiana State	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Southern Illinois	8	33	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Northern Illinois	10	10	T
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Middle Tennessee State	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Wittenberg (OH)	28	21	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Western Illinois	20	21	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	13.6
Points Allowed	155
Defense Average	15.5
Opponents Record	32-19
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	0-4 -1

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	4-6-1	122	208					Dixie B. White
Penn State	11-1	484	137	Won 30-6				Joe Paterno
Boston College	9-2	259	117					Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston	9-3	339	199	Lost 17-29				Bill Yeoman
Florida State	8-4	309	174	Lost 38-45				Larry Jones
Notre Dame	8-2	225	86					Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State	8-3	243	183					Chuck Mills
Cincinnati	7-4	225	188					Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan	7-1-2	228	85					Dan Boisture
West Virginia	7-4	280	220					Bobby Bowden
Air Force	6-4	187	187					Ben Martin
Army	6-4	146	206					Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech	6-6	207	207	Lost 18-41				Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi	6-5	202	192					P.W. Bear Underwood
Temple	6-2-1	248	136					Wayne Hardin
Central Michigan	5-5	183	181					Roy Kramer
Nevada	5-5	181	165					Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas	5-4-1	257	171					Bill Ireland
Northern Illinois	5-5-1	202	232					Jerry Ippoliti
Syracuse	5-5-1	197	179					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State	4-5-1	136	155					Dave McClain
Miami	4-7	174	221					Fran Curci
Virginia Tech	4-7	249	272					Charlie Coffey
Navy	3-8	146	331					Richard Rick Forzano
Pittsburgh	3-8	216	388					Carl A. DePasqua
Tulane	3-8	152	215					Bennie Ellender
Marshall	2-8	57	299					Jack Lengyel

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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.