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: George Serdula Conference: Heartland Collegiate-
1955 Season Highlights
George Serdula enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Hanover
39
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Indiana (PA)
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @ DePauw
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @ Butler
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Indiana State
19
6
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Valparaiso
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Saint Josephs (IN)
0
28
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Evansville
0
38
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 3-5
Points Scored 97
Scoring Average 12.1
Points Allowed 144
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 0-3
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 Heartland Collegiate- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Ball State
3-5 97 144
George Serdula
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Heartland Collegiate 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.