The Ball State Cardinals were 8-3 in 1988.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
5-3 | 8-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 286 | 4,046 | 822 | 4.9 | 2,160 | 555 | 3.9 | 1,886 | 267 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 43rd | 29th | 58th | 37th | 25th | 44th | 61st | 71st | 50th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 170 | 2,887 | 4.3 | 1,237 | 398 | 3.1 | 1,650 | 266 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 13th | 6th | 20th | 10th | 8th | 18th | 16th | 24th | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +116 | +1,159 | +822 | +0.6 | +923 | +157 | +0.8 | +236 | +1 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 18th | 29th | 32nd | 26th | 13th | 34th | 40th | 55th | 36th |
| 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 |