1996 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Ball State Cardinals football Mid-American Conference MAC 8–4 7–1 Bill Lynch 2nd Ball State Stadium MAC champion Las Vegas Bowl L 15–18 vs. Nevada The 1996 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled an 8–4 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the MAC championship, and lost to Nevada in the 1996 Las Vegas Bowl.2007 Ball State Football Media Guide Ball State University 2007 99 http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1 July 10, 20201996 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results Sport Reference LLC SR/College Football July 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1996-schedule.html The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. The team's statistical leaders included Brent Baldwin with 1,703 passing yards, Michael Blair with 680 rushing yards, Ed Abernathy with 425 receiving yards, and Brent Lockliear with 56 points scored.1996 Ball State Cardinals Statistics Sport Reference LLC SR/College Football July 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1996.html Schedule 1996 AP y y August 29 at No. 25 Kansas<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 10-35 36,200 September 7 Miami (OH) Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN L 6-16 September 14 at Minnesota<ncg> Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, N L 23-26 41,007 September 21 UCF<ncg> Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 31-10 11,475 October 5 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 28-5 October 12 Ohio Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 30-27 October 19 at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 16-11 October 26 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 24-17 November 2 at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI W 39-25 November 9 Kent State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 50-6 November 16 Toledo Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 24-14 December 19 vs Nevada<ncg> Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) L 15-18 10,118 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Ball State Cardinals football