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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1924  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dwight Wallace enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ball State.
 The Cardinals won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Miami Ohio  38   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Kent  27   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Toledo  20   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Central Michigan  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Indiana State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Louisiana Tech  7   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Illinois State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Eastern Michigan  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Bowling Green State  39   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Western Michigan  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Northern Illinois  31   13   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average7.5
  Opponents Record40-35
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 10-125182 8-022358  Dwight Wallace
Central Michigan 9-2331119 8-127088  Herb Deromedi
Miami Ohio 8-2-1228161 5-2154121  Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan 7-4220152 5-4169129  Elliot Uzelac
Bowling Green 4-7277267 3-5179191  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Ohio 3-8120246 3-5113163  Bob Kappes
Kent State 4-7158248 2-694202  Ron Blackledge
Toledo 2-9144256 2-7132201  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Eastern Michigan 3-7122238 1-554172  Mike Stock
Northern Illinois 5-6232284   Pat Culpepper

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.