Ball State Cardinals

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2025	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	10th
2024	Ball State Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	11th
2023	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	10th
2022	Ball State Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	8th
2021	Ball State Cardinals	6	6	0	.500	8th	Lost Camellia Bowl
2020	Ball State Cardinals	6	1	0	.857	1st	Won Arizona Bowl
2019	Ball State Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	9th
2018	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	8th
2017	Ball State Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	12th
2016	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	10th
2015	Ball State Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	10th
2014	Ball State Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	9th
2013	Ball State Cardinals	10	2	0	.833	2nd	Lost GoDaddy Bowl
2012	Ball State Cardinals	9	3	0	.750		Lost Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
2011	Ball State Cardinals	6	6	0	.500
2010	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333
2009	Ball State Cardinals	2	10	0	.167
2008	Ball State Cardinals	12	1	0	.923		Lost GMAC Bowl
2007	Ball State Cardinals	7	5	0	.583		Lost International Bowl
2006	Ball State Cardinals	5	7	0	.417
2005	Ball State Cardinals	4	7	0	.364
2004	Ball State Cardinals	2	9	0	.182
2003	Ball State Cardinals	4	8	0	.333
2002	Ball State Cardinals	6	6	0	.500
2001	Ball State Cardinals	5	6	0	.455
2000	Ball State Cardinals	5	6	0	.455
1999	Ball State Cardinals	0	11	0	.000
1998	Ball State Cardinals	1	10	0	.091
1997	Ball State Cardinals	5	6	0	.455
1996	Ball State Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	1st	Lost Las Vegas Bowl
1995	Ball State Cardinals	7	4	0	.636
1994	Ball State Cardinals	5	5	1	.500
1993	Ball State Cardinals	8	2	1	.773	1st	Lost Las Vegas Bowl
1992	Ball State Cardinals	5	6	0	.455
1991	Ball State Cardinals	6	5	0	.545
1990	Ball State Cardinals	7	4	0	.636
1989	Ball State Cardinals	7	2	2	.727	1st	Lost California Bowl
1988	Ball State Cardinals	8	3	0	.727
1987	Ball State Cardinals	4	7	0	.364
1986	Ball State Cardinals	6	5	0	.545
1985	Ball State Cardinals	4	7	0	.364
1984	Ball State Cardinals	3	8	0	.273
1983	Ball State Cardinals	6	5	0	.545
1982	Ball State Cardinals	5	6	0	.455
1981	Ball State Cardinals	4	7	0	.364
1980	Ball State Cardinals	6	5	0	.545
1979	Ball State Cardinals	6	5	0	.545
1978	Ball State Cardinals	10	1	0	.909	1st
1977	Ball State Cardinals	9	2	0	.818
1976	Ball State Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	1st
1975	Ball State Cardinals	9	2	0	.818
1974	Ball State Cardinals	2	0	0	1.000
1973	Ball State Cardinals	0	3	1	.125
1972	Ball State Cardinals	1	2	0	.333
1971	Ball State Cardinals	0	1	1	.250
1970	Ball State Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
1969	Ball State Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
1968	Ball State Cardinals	0	2	0	.000
1933	Ball State Cardinals	0	1	0	.000
1932	Ball State Cardinals	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	60 (1932 to present)
Conference	Mid-American
Regular Season	284-308-6 (.480)
Postseason	1-8 (.111)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

10,970

Keith Wenning

Keith Wenning

RUSH YDS

4,323

Jahwan Edwards

Jahwan Edwards

REC YDS

3,385

Justin Hall

Justin Hall

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

Darian Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Trinidad Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

Cam Cook

1,649

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,276

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,264

Young

Wyatt Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

34

Mensah

Darian Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

24

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

18

Hellums

Cale Hellums

15

Sarratt

Elijah Sarratt

14

Brown

Camden Brown

13

Cooper

Omar Cooper Jr.

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Diego Pavia

14.5

Bailey

David Bailey

14.5

Tucker

Nadame Tucker

12.5

Smith

Anthony Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167