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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: Brady Hoke
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1924  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Brady Hoke enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ball State.
 The Cardinals won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  vs. Northeastern  48   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Navy  35   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Akron  41   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Indiana  42   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Kent  41   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Toledo  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Western Kentucky  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Eastern Michigan  38   16   W       
 Wed., Nov. 5  vs. Northern Illinois  45   14   W       
 Tue., Nov. 11  @ Miami Ohio  31   16   W       
 Wed., Nov. 19  @ Central Michigan  31   24   W       
 Tue., Nov. 25  vs. Western Michigan  45   22   W       
 Fri., Dec. 5   Buffalo  24   42   L    @ Detroit, MI   
 Tue., Jan. 6   Tulsa  13   45   L    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored489
  Scoring Average34.9
  Points Allowed287
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record68-84
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 12-2489287Lost  13-458-1327178  Brady Hoke
Western Michigan 9-4372324Lost  14-386-2219187  Bill Cubit
Central Michigan 8-5384393Lost  21-246-2253235  Butch Jones
Northern Illinois 6-7314234Lost  10-175-3220154  Jerry Kill
Eastern Michigan 3-9309427 2-6210317  Jeff Genyk
Toledo 3-9269377 2-6170236  Tom Amstutz

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 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.