1973 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 Ball State Cardinals football Independent 5–5–1 Dave McClain 3rd Ball State Stadium The 1973 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its third season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.2007 Ball State Football Media Guide Ball State University 2007 97 http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1 July 8, 2020 The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. Schedule Eastern y y y September 8 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI L 14-17 8,500–9,200 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/204/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 September 15 at Central Michigan Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI L 7-14 14,732 September 22 1973 Butler Bulldogs Butler Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (Band Day) W 52-14 16,875 Cardinals Roll Over Butler Bulldogs, 52-14 The Muncie Star Ron LeMasters September 23, 1973 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96701962/cardinals-roll-over-butler-bulldogs/ Newspapers.com September 29 at Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 16-14 9,755 October 6 1973 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State<hc> Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) W 18-17 16,912 Cards Slip Past ISU, 18-17 The Muncie Star Ron LeMasters October 7, 1973 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96702115/cards-slip-past-isu-18-17/ Newspapers.com October 13 at Dayton Baujan Field Dayton, OH L 12-13 7,519 October 20 2:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry) L 17-45 15,739 October 27 Middle Tennessee Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 34-3 5,350 November 3 1:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN T 16-16 10,160 November 10 1:30 p.m. at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 13-30 16,100 Western Michigan Tallies 23 Points in First Stanza to Dump Cardinals, 30-13 The Muncie Star Nick Romano November 11, 1973 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96702264/western-michigan-tallies-23-points-in/ Newspapers.com November 17 1973 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 27-18 4,570 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Ball State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/47/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 3, 2022 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football