Ball State Cardinals

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Ball State Cardinals	0	1	0	.000	5th
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	61 (1932 to present)
Conference	Mid-American
Regular Season	284-309-6 (.479)
Postseason	1-8 (.111)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

10,970

Keith Wenning

RUSH YDS

4,323

Jahwan Edwards

REC YDS

3,385

Justin Hall

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

635

Maiava

550

Weaver

525

Hedden

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

234

Toney

222

Mosley

196

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

7

Heintschel

6

Boley

5

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

3

Robinson

3

Anderson

Rec TD Leaders

4

Williams

3

Mosley

3

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

681.0

671.0

660.0

648.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

458.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

428.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	PCT
1	Alabama	1	1.000
2	Arkansas	1	1.000
3	Auburn	1	1.000
4	Florida	1	1.000
5	Georgia	1	1.000
6	Kentucky	1	1.000
7	LSU	1	1.000
8	Mississippi State	1	1.000
9	Missouri	1	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1.000
11	Ole Miss	1	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	1.000
14	Texas	1	1.000
15	Texas A&M	1	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	1.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	1	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	1	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	0	1.000
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas	1	0	1.000
9	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
10	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
11	UCF	1	0	1.000
12	Utah	1	0	1.000
13	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	1	0	1.000
2	SMU	1	0	1.000
3	Virginia	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	0	1	.000
11	California	0	1	.000
12	Clemson	0	1	.000
13	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
14	Louisville	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	0	1	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Rutgers	0	1	.000
18	Wisconsin	0	1	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	UNC	@	TCU	15-10
Sat 8/29	SJSU	@	USC	26-42
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	8-34
Sat 8/29	JVST	@	NDSU	7-33
Sat 8/29	SAC	@	EMU	17-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/10	FAMU	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 9/11	VILL	@	LOU	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	NORF	@	UVA	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	RICH	@	NCST	7:00 PM
Fri 9/11	RUTG	@	BC	7:30 PM