1944 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1944 Ball State Cardinals football Indiana Intercollegiate Conference IIC 2–2 – John Magnabosco 9th 1942 The 1944 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1944 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 2–2 record.2007 Ball State Football Media Guide Ball State University 2007 96 http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1 July 10, 2020 Ball State resumed college football in October 1944 after a wartime hiatus that began at the end of the 1942 season. Due to a manpower shortage, coach Magnabosco formed his 1944 team out of students, "most of whom never engaged in the gridiron sport."Ball State on Gridiron After 2-Year Lapse Muncie Evening Press October 13, 1944 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55154944/ball-state-on-gridiron-after-2-year/ Newspapers.com To draw fans back to the game, the school did not charge for admission to its football games.Ball State Offering First Free Football on Saturday The Muncie Morning Star October 9, 1944 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55155259/ball-state-offering-first-free-football/ Newspapers.com Dick Van Landingham proved to be the star of the team's backfield, playing variously at the quarterback and halfback positions. The team played its home games at Ball State Field, sometimes referred to as Cardinal Field, in Muncie, Indiana. Schedule yes yes October 14 1943 Central Normal Purple Warriors Central Normal Ball State Field Muncie, IN L 6-13 2,000 Cards Whipped, 13-6 in Opener: Crowd of 2,000 Sees Danville Best Ball State The Muncie Sunday Star October 15, 1944 12, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55152832/cards-whipped-13-6-in-opener-crowd-of/ Newspapers.com October 20 1944 Franklin Grizzlies Franklin (IN) Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 19-6 Cardinals Get on Right Side: Franklin Is 19-to-6 Victim of Ball State The Muncie Morning Star October 21, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55153841/cardinals-get-on-right-side/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Central Normal Danville, IN L 6-25 Warriors Whip Cardinals, 25-6 The Muncie Sunday Star October 29, 1944 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55153170/warriors-whip-cardinals-25-6/ Newspapers.com November 4 1944 Earlham Quakers Earlham<hc> Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 27-7 Ball State Turns on Great Fourth-Quarter Rally to Crush Earlham, 27 to 7 The Muncie Sunday Star November 5, 1944 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55154134/ball-state-turns-on-great/ Newspapers.com References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football