1931 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1931 Ball State Cardinals football Indiana Intercollegiate Conference IIC 2–6 2–5 Lawrence McPhee 2nd Ball State Athletic Field The 1931 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 (IIC) during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lawrence McPhee, the Cardinals compiled a 2–6 record (2–5 against IIC opponents), finished in 13th place out of 15 teams in the IIC, and were outscored by a total of 161 to 65.2007 Ball State Football Media Guide Ball State University 2007 96 http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1 September 16, 2019 The team played its home games at Ball State Athletic Field in Muncie, Indiana. Schedule y y September 25 1931 Central Normal Purple Warriors Central Normal Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN W 12-0 Cards Victors Over Danville: Ball State Wins Opening Football Game, 12 to 0 The Muncie Morning Star September 26, 1931 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119051214/cards-victors-over-danville-ball-state/ Newspapers.com October 3 at Miami (OH)<ncg> Miami Field Oxford, OH L 6-47 Miami Eleven Beats Muncie The Post Covington, Kentucky October 4, 1931 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119050342/miami-eleven-beats-muncie/ Newspapers.com October 9 at 1931 Butler Bulldogs Butler Indianapolis, IN L 0-34 Butler Romps Over Teachers: Crippled Cards Walloped, 34-0, at Indianapolis The Muncie Morning Star October 10, 1931 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119049570/butler-romps-over-teachers-crippled/ Newspapers.com October 17 at 1931 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Crawfordsville, IN L 0-21 Cavemen Shut Out Cards: McPhee Crew Repulsed, 20-0 The Muncie Sunday Star October 18, 1931 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119048571/cavemen-shut-out-cards-mcphee-crew/ Newspapers.com October 23 1931 Manchester Spartans Manchester Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN L 6-14 Card Gridders Bumped Again: Chapman Leads Spartans To 14-6 Triumph The Muncie Morning Star Bob Barnet October 24, 1931 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119047994/card-gridders-bumped-again-chapman/ Newspapers.com October 31 1931 Earlham Quakers Earlham Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN W 22-6 Cardinals Triumph: Crush Quaker Gridders, 22-6 The Muncie Sunday Star Bob Barnet 9, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119046071/cardinals-triumph-crush-quaker/ Newspapers.com November 6 at 1931 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Terre Haute, IN (rivalry) L 7-13 State Eleven Upsets Cards: McPheemen Downed, 13 to 7, at Terre Haute The Muncie Morning Star November 7, 1931 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119051856/state-eleven-upsets-cards-mcpheemen/ Newspapers.com November 14 1931 Franklin Grizzlies Franklin (IN) Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN L 12-26 Cardinals Lose: Baptists Held To Last Period The Muncie Sunday Star Harley Knott November 15, 1931 9, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119045434/cardinals-lose-baptists-held-to-last/ Newspapers.com References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football