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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: Dwight Wallace
Conference: Mid-American-

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1924 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Dwight Wallace enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ball State.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Toledo	14	31	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Wichita State	20	33	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Indiana State	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Northern Illinois	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Ohio	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Kent	21	3	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Western Michigan	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Eastern Michigan	16	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Bowling Green State	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Central Michigan	13	24	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Illinois State	52	17	W

1982 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	177
Scoring Average	16.1
Points Allowed	207
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	31-30
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-3

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1982 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	7-5	265	199	Lost 28-29	7-2	216	113	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Miami Ohio	7-4	195	121		5-3	123	71	Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan	7-2-2	186	78		5-2-2	124	75	Jack Harbaugh
Central Michigan	6-4-1	228	199		5-3-1	187	165	Herb Deromedi
Ohio	6-5	164	259		5-4	134	188	Brian Burke
Toledo	6-5	184	162		5-4	140	117	Dan Simrell
Ball State	5-6	177	207		4-4	105	140	Dwight Wallace
Eastern Michigan	1-9-1	85	205		1-7-1	66	142	Mike Stock
Northern Illinois	5-5	137	136					Bill Mallory
Kent State	0-11	114	270		0-9	86	196	Ed Chlebek

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 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).