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: Dave McClain Conference: Independent-
1971 Season Highlights
Dave McClain enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Central Michigan
9
6
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Western Michigan
0
9
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Butler
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Akron
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Indiana State
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Southern Illinois
8
33
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Northern Illinois
10
10
T
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Middle Tennessee State
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Wittenberg (OH)
28
21
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Western Illinois
20
21
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 136
Scoring Average 13.6
Points Allowed 155
Defense Average 15.5
Opponents Record 32-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 0-4
-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Independent 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.