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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: Norman Happy Wann
Conference: Independent-

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1924 <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024

1926 Season Highlights

Norman Happy Wann enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ball State.

1926 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Wabash	0	46	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Indianapolis	35	0	W
Wed., Oct. 20	vs. Manchester (IN)	19	3	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Central Normal (IN)	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Oakland City (IN)	54	7	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Hanover	13	0	W
Tue., Nov. 30	@ Earlham (IN)	6	0	W

1926 Season Totals
Record	5-1 -1
Points Scored	127
Scoring Average	18.1
Points Allowed	56
Defense Average	8.0
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	2-1

1926 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1926 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-1	190	33					Summer Dole
Texas Tech	6-1-3	106	49					Ewing Y. Freeland
New Mexico	4-2-1	121	110					Roy W. Johnson
Navy	9-0-1	236	88					William A. Bill Ingram
Notre Dame	9-1	210	38					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Army	7-1-1	240	71					Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Syracuse	7-2-1	227	58					Charles W.P. Pete Reynolds
Troy	7-1-1	147	21					Otis Bynum
Western Michigan	7-1	132	20					Earl Martineau
Boston College	6-0-2	222	34					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Eastern Michigan	6-1	113	12					Elton J. Rynearson
Arizona	5-1-1	143	18					James F. Pop McKale
Ball State	5-1-1	127	56					Norman Happy Wann
Georgia Southern	5-3-1	58	78					E. G. Cromartie
New Mexico State	5-3-1	90	65					Authur L. Burkholder
Penn State	5-4	200	83					Hugo F. Bezdek
Pittsburgh	5-2-2	170	73					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple	5-3	88	93					Henry J. Miller
Wake Forest	5-4-1	186	46					James A. Baldwin
Arizona State	4-1-1	97	42					Aaron M. McCreary
Arkansas State	4-3-1	60	71					Herbert Schwartz
Middle Tennessee State	4-2-1	102	124					Frank Faulkinberry
Western Kentucky	4-4-1	151	69					E.A. Diddle
Central Michigan	3-4-1	66	90					Wallace Parker
Duke	3-6	124	106					James Jimmy DeHart
Michigan State	3-4-1	97	171					Ralph H. Young
Rutgers	3-6	49	134					John H. Wallace
Southern Mississippi	3-4-1	77	129					William Herschel Bobo
Texas El Paso	3-3-1	106	66					George B. Powell
Kent State	2-6	35	176					Merle E. Wagoner
Jacksonville State	1-7	32	225					Al Clemens
Massachusetts	1-6	33	110					Harold Gore
Memphis	1-8	39	171					Zach Curlin
San Jose State	1-5-1	26	94					E.R. Knolln

1926 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1926 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.