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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: Bill Lynch
Conference: Mid-American-West

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1924 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Bill Lynch enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Ball State.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Missouri	6	41	L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Indiana State	23	21	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Clemson	7	30	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Connecticut	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Northern Illinois	29	41	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Toledo	17	37	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Eastern Michigan	42	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Bowling Green State	20	38	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Western Michigan	17	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Central Michigan	38	21	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Buffalo	41	21	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Marshall	14	38	L

2002 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	278
Scoring Average	23.2
Points Allowed	333
Defense Average	27.8
Opponents Record	58-66
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-5

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2002 Mid-American-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Toledo	9-5	495	378	Lost 25-51	7-1	303	173	Tom Amstutz
Northern Illinois	8-4	375	298		7-1	280	167	Joe Novak
Ball State	6-6	278	333		4-4	218	220	Bill Lynch
Western Michigan	4-8	303	330		3-5	219	220	Gary Darnell
Central Michigan	4-8	267	384		2-6	172	272	Mike DeBord
Eastern Michigan	3-9	286	566		1-7	193	388	Jeff Woodruff

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).