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-
1979 Season Highlights
Dwight Wallace enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ball State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Miami Ohio
3
27
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Toledo
14
31
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Kent
35
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Indiana State
13
18
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Illinois State
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Central Michigan
30
31
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Bowling Green State
38
23
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Eastern Michigan
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Western Michigan
10
20
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Northern Illinois
42
0
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 272
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 191
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 36-26
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.