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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: Brady Hoke
Conference: Mid-American-West

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1924 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Brady Hoke enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ball State.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	vs. Indiana State	31	7	W
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Missouri	7	35	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Pittsburgh	21	42	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Central Michigan	27	14	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Boston College	29	53	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Kent	34	17	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Miami Ohio	3	49	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Toledo	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Northern Illinois	23	48	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Western Michigan	20	28	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Eastern Michigan	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Bowling Green State	14	41	L

2003 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	261
Scoring Average	21.8
Points Allowed	386
Defense Average	32.2
Opponents Record	66-47
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-5

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2003 Mid-American-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami Ohio	13-1	602	272	Won 49-28	8-0	374	124	Terry Hoeppner
Northern Illinois	10-2	386	258		6-2	281	196	Joe Novak
Toledo	8-4	389	285		6-2	280	189	Tom Amstutz
Western Michigan	5-7	331	370		4-4	211	220	Gary Darnell
Ball State	4-8	261	386		3-5	173	249	Brady Hoke
Eastern Michigan	3-9	205	371		2-6	145	240	Jeff Woodruff
Central Michigan	3-9	277	428		1-7	154	246	Mike DeBord

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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).