| 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. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978
1989, 1993, 1996, 2020
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| Division Championships |
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2008, 2020
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 14 (10/9/1948-11/19/1949) |
| Longest Losing |
21 (10/10/1998-9/30/2000) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 1-9-1
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| Rose | 0-0-0 |
| Cotton | 0-0-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 25-30 |
| 2010-19 | 52-70 |
| 2000-09 | 52-67 |
| 1990-99 | 52-58
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| 1980-89 | 53-56-2
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| 1970-79 | 67-36-3
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| 1960-69 | 52-32-4
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| 1950-59 | 32-42-5
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| 1940-49 | 40-18-7
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| 1930-39 | 38-36-5
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| 1920-29 | 16-20-4
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| Next Game |
11/23/2024 (Sat)
vs. Bowling Green
in a Conference Game
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| Last Time: Ball State lost 21-24 in 2023. |
| All-Time: |
| Ball State vs. Bowling Green |
0-4-0 |
0.0% |
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| 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
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 3-7
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| Scoring | 270-401 |
| Conference Record | 1-3 |
| Home Record | 2-2
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| Away Record | 1-5
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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