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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: Mike Neu
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Ball State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1924  
  1937 - Participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) from 1937 until 1956.
  1957 - Classified as a Small College school until 1972.
  1973 - Ball State received Division II classification in 1973, before becoming a Division I-AA program in 1975 and a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1981.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978
1989, 1993, 1996, 2020
Division Championships
  2008, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 479-465-32
 Winning Pct. 51%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 479-465-32
 Winning Pct. 51%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 11
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 197-184-3
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 277-175-19
 Away Record 200-280-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 100
 Winning Seasons (#1) 53
 Losing Seasons (#1)45
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2008)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1999)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 66 (10/22/1977)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 501 (2013)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 81 (11/9/1929)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 488 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 58 (10/21/1967)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 76 (9/16/2000)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 117 (10/8/2005)
 Last Shutout 9/17/2022
 Last Time Shutout 9/14/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 85
 Been Shutout All-Time 76
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/9/1948-11/19/1949)
 Longest Losing  21 (10/10/1998-9/30/2000)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 1-9-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  25-30
 2010-19  52-70
 2000-09  52-67
 1990-99 52-58
 1980-89 53-56-2
 1970-79 67-36-3
 1960-69 52-32-4
 1950-59 32-42-5
 1940-49 40-18-7
 1930-39 38-36-5
 1920-29 16-20-4
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Bowling Green in a Conference Game
Last Time: Ball State lost 21-24 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Ball State vs. Bowling Green 0-4-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Missouri State  42-34 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Miami  0-62 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Central Michigan  34-37 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ James Madison  7-63 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Western Michigan  42-45 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Kent State  37-35 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Vanderbilt  14-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Northern Illinois  25-23 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 5  vs. Miami Ohio  21-27 L
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Buffalo  48-51 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Bowling Green  
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Ohio  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Scoring270-401
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-5
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 6-43-0
Ohio 7-33-0
Bowling Green 6-42-1
Buffalo 6-42-1
Toledo 7-32-1
Akron 2-81-2
Ball State 3-71-3
Central Michigan 3-71-3
Eastern Michigan 5-51-2
Northern Illinois 6-41-2
Western Michigan 4-61-2
Kent State 1-90-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Ball State & Eastern Michigan have played 65 games.
Ball State has won 37 games.
Eastern Michigan has won 26 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-29
 10 or more 129-138
 20 or more  125-85
 30 or more 90-26
 40 or more 41-8
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 13-0
 10 or more 116-167
 20 or more 79-160
 30 or more 19-124
 40 or more 2-73
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.