The Ball State Cardinals were 6-6 in 2021. They fell to the Georgia State Panthers, 51 to 20, in the Camellia Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
7 | 6-2 | 7-7 | |
8 | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
9 | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
10 | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| 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 | 13 | 313 | 4,398 | 884 | 5.0 | 1,699 | 444 | 3.8 | 2,699 | 440 | 6.1 | 25 | 197 | 248 | 96 | 129 | 23 | 64 | 531 |
Team Rank | 90th | 100th | 59th | 114th | 93rd | 84th | 94th | 81st | 37th | 116th | 49th | 46th | 86th | 91st | 65th | 47th | 25th | 18th | |
Opponent | 13 | 369 | 5,452 | 948 | 5.9 | 2,293 | 528 | 4.3 | 3,159 | 397 | 8.0 | 23 | 137 | 288 | 131 | 140 | 17 | 74 | 704 |
Opponent Rank | 91st | 106th | 98th | 94th | 99th | 121st | 81st | 96th | 61st | 101st | 88th | 30th | 111th | 110th | 97th | 32nd | 79th | 54th | |
Net | -56 | -1,054 | -64 | -0.9 | -594 | -84 | -0.5 | -460 | +43 | -1.8 | +2 | +60 | -40 | -35 | -11 | +6 | -10 | -173 | |
Net Rank | 96th | 108th | 89th | 106th | 106th | 112th | 88th | 99th | 36th | 115th | 75th | 30th | 106th | 112th | 76th | 29th | 37th | 18th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |