2002 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2002 Ball State Cardinals football Ball State old wordmark.png Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 6–6 4–4 Bill Lynch 8th Ball State Stadium The 2002 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Lynch. The Cardinals played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. After the season, Lynch was fired as the Cardinals' head coach. Despite finishing the season with a 6–6 record, the Cardinals did not participate in a bowl game. Schedule 2002 AP y September 7 at Missouri<ncg> Faurot Field Columbia, MO L 6–41 49,282 September 14 Indiana State<ncg> Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) W 23–21 12,924 September 21 at Clemson<ncg> Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC L 7–30 70,000 September 28 at Connecticut<ncg> Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 24–21<OT> 16,849 October 5 Northern Illinois Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry) L 29–41 14,499 October 12 at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 17–37 25,926 October 19 Eastern Michigan Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 42–17 15,975 October 26 at No. 24 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 20–38 21,039 November 2 Western Michigan Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 17–7 12,892 November 16 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI W 38–21 8,235 November 23 Buffalo Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN W 41–21 7,957 November 30 at Marshall Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV L 14–38 23,824 https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 2002 Football Schedule Ball State Athletic Department June 2, 2020https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2050/season/2002 Ball State Cardinals Schedule 2002 ESPN.com June 2, 2020 Roster 2002 Ball State Cardinals f 86 Fr Dante Ridgeway WR y 30 Jr Reggie Hodges P y https://web.archive.org/web/20021002124010/http://www.ballstatesports.com/roster/0,1284,4,00.html *Bill Lynch 2002-10-02 References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons Ball State Cardinals football