1970 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 Ball State Cardinals football Independent 5–5 Wave Myers 3rd Gary Tranquill 1st Ball State Stadium The 1970 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Wave Myers, the team compiled a 5–5 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 12 1:30 p.m. at Buffalo Rotary Field Buffalo, NY W 14-7 9,845 Cards Stun Buffalo in Opener, 14-7 The Muncie Star September 13, 1970 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96686941/cards-stun-buffalo-in-opener-14-7/ Newspapers.com September 19 1970 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 12-13 15,600 Colonels Retain Jinx Over Ball State The Muncie Star Jim Black September 20, 1970 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96687860/colonels-retain-jinx-over-ball-state/ Newspapers.com September 26 at 1970 Butler Bulldogs Butler Indianapolis, IN W 26-13 3,600 Butler Toppled, 26-13: '2nd-Stringers' Rice, Means Save BSU Win The Muncie Star September 27, 1970 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96685411/butler-toppled-26-13-2nd-stringers/ Newspapers.com October 3 Akron Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 0-31 8,305 Late Akron Surge Swamps Cards The Muncie Star Bob Barnet October 4, 1970 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96686829/late-akron-surge-swamps-cards/ Newspapers.com October 10 at Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) W 28-26 16,717–18,500 ISU Bows: Big 4th Period By Ball State The Terre Haute Tribune-Star Doug Orman October 11, 1970 45, 46 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96686642/isu-bows/ Newspapers.com October 17 1970 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville<hc> Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 21-14 16,225 Ball State Wins, 21-14 The Muncie Star Bob Barnet October 18, 1970 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96687657/ball-state-wins-21-14/ Newspapers.com October 24 1:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry) L 14-31 4,770 Huskies Rout Cards, 31-14 The Muncie Star Ron DeMasters October 25, 1970 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96687108/huskies-rout-cards/ Newspapers.com October 31 at Middle Tennessee Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN L 7-14 4,800–5,000 Late TD Dooms BSU, 14-7 The Muncie Star November 1, 1970 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96688045/late-td-dooms-bsu-14-7/ Newspapers.com Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 November 7 Southern Illinois Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 24-17 10,950 Cardinals Upset Salukis, 24-17: Ninth-Ranked, Previously Unbeaten Southern Illinois Fifth BSU Victim The Muncie Star Bob Barnet November 8, 1970 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96687398/cardinals-upset-salukis-24-17/ Newspapers.com November 14 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI L 0-60 1,500–2,300 Cardinals Slaughtered, 60-0 The Muncie Star November 15, 1970 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96686021/cardinals-slaughtered-60-0/ Newspapers.com Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/204/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Ball state) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/47/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 3, 2022 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football