1939 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 Ball State Cardinals football Indiana Intercollegiate Conference IIC 6–2 5–1 John Magnabosco 5th Ball State Field The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record (5–1 against IIC opponents), finished in second place out of 14 teams in the IIC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 112 to 69.2007 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 8, 2020 Ball State was ranked at No. 237 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Ball State Field in Muncie, Indiana. Schedule y y September 23 at Butler Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN L 0-16 Butler Opens Season With Victory: Ball State Beaten, 16-0, In First Tilt The Indianapolis Sunday Star Albert W. Bloemker September 24, 1939 25, 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122156370/butler-opens-season-with-victory-ball/ Newspapers.com September 30 Grand Rapids<ncg> Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 27-6 October 7 1939 Saint Joseph's Pumas Saint Joseph's (IN) Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 6-0 October 21 at 1939 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Terre Haute, IN (rivalry) W 29-6 October 27 at Central Michigan<ncg> Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 0-7 Passing Attack Sends Cards to 7 to 0 Defeat: Ball State Defeated By Central State Teachers The Muncie Evening Press October 28, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122063511/passing-attack-sends-cards-to-7-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1939 Earlham Quakers Earlham Richmond, IN W 14-13 November 11 1939 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 16-7 November 18 1939 Manchester Spartans Manchester Ball State Field Muncie, IN W 20-14 Ball State's Gridders Turn Back Mighty Manchester, 20 To 14: Cards To Heights In Season Windup The Muncie Sunday Star Bob Barnet 12, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118941807/ball-states-gridders-turn-back-mighty/ Newspapers.com References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football