Ball State Cardinals football

The Ball State Cardinals football team is a college football program representing Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football. Mike Neu is the current head coach. Ball State plays its home games on Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the West Division.

Ball State Cardinals
2020 Ball State Cardinals football team
First season1924
Athletic directorBeth Goetz
Head coachMike Neu
4th season, 15–33 (.313)
StadiumScheumann Stadium
(Capacity: 22,500)
Year built1967
Field surfaceSprinTurf
LocationMuncie, Indiana
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Past conferencesIIC (1934–1947)
ICC (1951–1967)
All-time record421–381–32 (.524)
Bowl record0–7 (.000)
Conference titles10
Division titles3
RivalriesIndiana State (rivalry)
Northern Illinois (rivalry)
Current uniform
ColorsCardinal and White[1]
         
Fight songBall State Fight Song
MascotCharlie Cardinal
Marching bandThe Pride of Mid-America Marching Band
WebsiteBallStateSports.com

The Cardinals have a 421–381–32 record, which ranks below the top 50 most victories among NCAA FBS programs.[2] Ball State was originally classified as a teacher's college, participating in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) from 1937 until 1956. In 1957, they were classified as a Small College school until 1972. 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, dropping to Division I-AA for a single season (1982) before returning to Division I-A.[3]

Conference affiliations

Ball State has been an independent and affiliated with multiple conferences.

  • Independent (1924–1949)
  • Indiana Collegiate Conference (1950–c. 1969)
  • Conference of Midwestern Universities (c. 1970–c. 1972)
  • Mid-American Conference (1973–present)

Championships

Conference championships
Year Conference Coach Record
1942Indiana Intercollegiate ConferenceJohn Magnabosco6–2
1964Heartland Collegiate ConferenceRay Louthen5–3
1965Heartland Collegiate ConferenceRay Louthen9–0–1
1966Heartland Collegiate ConferenceRay Louthen7–1–1
1967Heartland Collegiate ConferenceRay Louthen7–3
1976Mid-American ConferenceDave McClain8–3
1978Mid-American ConferenceDwight Wallace10–1
1989Mid-American ConferencePaul Schudel7–3–2
1993Mid-American ConferencePaul Schudel8–3–1
1996Mid-American ConferenceBill Lynch8–4

Division championships
Year Division Coach Opponent CG result
2001MAC WestBill LynchN/A lost tiebreaker to Toledo
2007MAC WestBrady HokeN/A lost tiebreaker to Central Michigan
2008MAC WestBrady HokeBuffaloL 24–42

Bowl games

Ball State has appeared in seven NCAA Division I postseason bowl games, in which they have compiled a 0–7 record.[4] Of all the FBS teams, Ball State is one of eleven that have never won a sanctioned bowl game.

Season Date Bowl Opponent Result
1989December 9, 1989California BowlFresno StateL 6–27
1993December 17, 1993Las Vegas BowlUtah StateL 33–42
1996December 18, 1996Las Vegas BowlNevadaL 15–18
2007January 5, 2008International BowlRutgersL 30–52
2008January 6, 2009GMAC BowlTulsaL 13–45
2012December 21, 2012Beef 'O' Brady's BowlUCFL 17–38
2013January 5, 2014GoDaddy BowlArkansas StateL 20–23

Ball State also appeared in two NCAA College Division postseason bowl games, where they compiled a record of 0–1–1.

Season Date Bowl Opponent Result
1965December 11, 1965Grantland Rice BowlTennessee StateT 14–14
1967December 9, 1967Grantland Rice BowlEastern KentuckyL 13–27

Head coaches
Main article: List of Ball State Cardinals head football coaches

The Ball State Cardinals have had 17 head coaches throughout the program's history. With 68 victories, John Magnabosco has the most victories in the program's history, followed by Paul Schudel (60 wins) and Dave McClain (46).[5]

Rivalries

Indiana State
Main article: Blue Key Victory Bell

Ball State leads the series with Indiana State 38–24–1 with the last game played in 2014.[6]

Northern Illinois
Main article: Bronze Stalk Trophy

The Cardinals have played Northern Illinois six times in football since the launch of the Bronze Stalk Trophy. The trophy depicts several cornstalks in tribute to the prevalence of maize around the respective home states of the rivals.[7] Northern Illinois holds a 24–21–2 lead in the series through the 2019 season.[8]

Cardinals in professional football
See also: List of Ball State Cardinals in the NFL Draft
Nate Davis, currently a free agent

Ball State has produced a total of 27 NFL draft selections.[9] The following "Active" and "All-Star" lists account for past and present Ball State University football players that have participated in the National Football League, the Canadian Football League, and the Arena Football League.

Active

As of January 2020, there are a total of four Cardinals listed on team rosters in the NFL,[10] CFL,[11], AFL[12], and XFL.[13]

All-stars

Among the numerous Cardinals who have participated in the NFL, CFL, and AFL, three have received all-star recognition by their respective leagues.

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of December 27, 2019.[17]

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Maine Western Illinois at Tennessee at Kentucky Army at Purdue at Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
at Michigan at Penn State Murray State at Army at Miami (FL) at Liberty
at Indiana at Wyoming at Georgia Southern Indiana State Liberty at UConn
Wyoming Army UConn Georgia Southern

References
  1. "Brand Colors - Ball State University". Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. "2012 Football Bowl Subdivision Records - All-Time Team Won-Loss Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. DeLassus, David. "Ball State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/bowls.html
  5. "Ball State Football Year-by-year results" (PDF). www.ballstatesports.com. Ball State University Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. https://gosycamores.com/documents/2019/8/30//15therecordbook.pdf?id=5733
  7. Doug Zaleski (November 23, 2007). "BSU-Northern Illinois winner will collect Bronze Stalk trophy". www.thestarpress.com. Gannett. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  8. "Winsipedia - Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  9. "Ball St. Drafted Players/Alumni". www.pro-football-reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  10. "NFL Players by College - B". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  11. "Active Players". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  12. "AFL Players". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  13. "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  14. "Blaine Bishop NFL Football Statistics". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  15. "Timmy Brown NFL Football Statistics". www.Pro-Football-Reference.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  16. "Kenny Stucker". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  17. "Ball State Cardinals Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  • Ball State Historical Data, College Football Data Warehouse.
  • Michael Maccambridge (ed.), ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game, ESPN, 2005, ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
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