1980 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1980 Ball State Cardinals football Mid-American Conference MAC 6–5 5–4 Dwight Wallace 3rd Ball State Stadium The 1980 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place out of ten teams in the conference.2007 Ball State Football Media Guide Ball State University 2007 98 http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1 July 10, 20201980 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results Sport Reference LLC SR/College Football July 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1980-schedule.html The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. The team's statistical leaders included Mark O'Connell with 1,921 passing yards, Ken Currin with 548 rushing yards, Stevie Nelson with 487 receiving yards, and Dane Fellmeth with 49 points scored.1980 Ball State Cardinals Statistics Sport Reference LLC SR/College Football July 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1980.html Schedule y y September 6 at Central Michigan Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI L 17-21 September 13 at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry) W 18-17 September 20 Toledo Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 27-7 September 27 Miami (OH) Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 9-43 October 4 at McNeese State<ncg> Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA L 7-24 19,879 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120104663/mcneese-defense-makes-cardinals-losers-a/ The Star Press McNeese defense makes Cardinals losers again October 5, 1980 March 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI W 26-0 October 25 Western Michigan Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 15-17 November 1 at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 21-24 November 8 Kent State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 34-7 November 15 Ohio Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 37-18 November 22 Indiana State<ncg> Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) W 28-21 7,023 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football