The Ball State Cardinals were 8-3 in 1976.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 8-3 | |
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
6-2 | 7-4 | ||
6-3 | 7-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 257 | 3,892 | 768 | 5.1 | 2,704 | 599 | 4.5 | 1,188 | 169 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 36th | 35th | 71st | 26th | 30th | 46th | 22nd | 76th | 93rd | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 124 | 3,074 | 4.1 | 1,703 | 534 | 3.2 | 1,371 | 223 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 52nd | 40th | 34th | 26th | 47th | 20th | 82nd | 93rd | 53rd | ||||||||||
Net | +133 | +818 | +768 | +1.0 | +1,001 | +65 | +1.3 | -183 | -54 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 17th | 28th | 71st | 23rd | 21st | 43rd | 15th | 82nd | 101st | 45th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |