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-
1986 Season Highlights
Paul Schudel enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Northern Illinois
20
10
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Miami Ohio
7
45
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Purdue
3
20
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Toledo
27
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Indiana State
16
3
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Ohio
30
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Kent
26
17
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Western Michigan
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Eastern Michigan
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Bowling Green State
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Central Michigan
22
43
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 18.1
Points Allowed 201
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 36-52
Conference Record 5-4
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-5
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 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.