Team Timeline |
First Team: 1924 |
1937 - Participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) from 1937 until 1956. | 1957 - Classified as a Small College school until 1972. | 1973 - Ball State received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1975 and a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1981. |
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Championships |
National Championships |
None
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Conference Championships |
1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978 1989, 1993, 1996, 2020
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Division Championships |
2008, 2020
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Team Records |
Overall Record | 479-463-32 |
Winning Pct. | 51% |
Vacated Wins | 0 |
Forfeit Games | 0 |
Adjusted Record | 479-463-32 |
Winning Pct. | 51% |
National Championships | 0 |
Conference Titles | 11 |
Division Titles | 2 |
Conference Record | 197-183-3 |
All American Players | |
NFL Players (#2) | |
Home Record | 277-174-19 |
Away Record | 200-279-13 |
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By The Numbers |
Seasons | 100 |
Winning Seasons (#1) |
53 |
Losing Seasons (#1) | 45 |
Most Wins in A Season | 12 (2008) |
Most Loses in A Season | 11 (1999) |
10 Win Seasons | 3 |
Most Points Scored in a Game | 66 (10/22/1977) |
Most Points Scored in a Season | 501 (2013) |
Most Points Allowed in a Game | 81 (11/9/1929) |
Most Points Allowed in a Season | 488 (2017) |
Largest Margin of Victory | 58 (10/21/1967) |
Largest Margin of Defeat | 76 (9/16/2000) |
Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 117 (10/8/2005) |
Last Shutout | 9/17/2022 |
Last Time Shutout | 9/14/2024 |
Shutouts All-Time | 85 |
Been Shutout All-Time | 76 |
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Streaks |
Longest Win | 14 (10/9/1948-11/19/1949) |
Longest Losing |
21 (10/10/1998-9/30/2000) |
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Bowl Records |
Overall Record | 1-9-1
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Rose | 0-0-0 |
Cotton | 0-0-0 |
Orange | 0-0-0 |
Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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By the Decade |
2020-29 | 25-28 |
2010-19 | 52-70 |
2000-09 | 52-67 |
1990-99 | 52-58
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1980-89 | 53-56-2
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1970-79 | 67-36-3
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1960-69 | 52-32-4
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1950-59 | 32-42-5
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1940-49 | 40-18-7
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1930-39 | 38-36-5
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1920-29 | 16-20-4
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Next Game |
11/5/2024 (Tue)
vs. Miami Ohio
in a Conference Game
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Last Time: Ball State lost 15-17 in 2023. |
All-Time: |
Ball State vs. Miami Ohio |
13-23-1 |
36.1% |
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2024 Season |
Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Missouri State
| 42-34 W | Sat., Sep. 14 | @
Miami
| 0-62 L | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Central Michigan
| 34-37 L | Sat., Sep. 28 | @
James Madison
| 7-63 L | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Western Michigan
| 42-45 L | Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Kent State
| 37-35 W | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Vanderbilt
| 14-24 L | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Northern Illinois
| 25-23 W | Sat., Nov. 2 | OPEN | | Tue., Nov. 5 | vs.
Miami Ohio
| | Tue., Nov. 12 | @
Buffalo
| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Bowling Green
| | Fri., Nov. 29 | @
Ohio
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2024 Season Totals |
Record | 3-5
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Scoring | 201-323 |
Conference Record | 1-2 |
Home Record | 2-1
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Away Record | 1-4
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Longest Running Rivalry |
Ball State & Eastern Michigan have played 65 games. |
Ball State has won 37 games. |
Eastern Michigan has won 26 games. |
with 2 tie games. |
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Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
Scoring | Record |
less than 10 | 0-29 |
10 or more | 129-136 |
20 or more |
125-83 |
30 or more | 90-25 |
40 or more | 41-7 |
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Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
Points Allowed | Record |
less than 10 | 13-0 |
10 or more | 116-165 |
20 or more | 79-158 |
30 or more | 19-123 |
40 or more | 2-72 |
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