1973 Ball State Cardinals football team

1973 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha   –   7 – 2 – 1
Trinity (TX)   –   8 – 3 – 0
UNLV   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Delaware ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 1
Central Michigan   –   7 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   7 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee   –   6 – 4 – 1
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 4 – 0
American International   –   5 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   6 – 5 – 0
  –   5 – 5 – 1
Wayne State (MI)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 4 – 2
Northeast Louisiana   –   3 – 5 – 2
Santa Clara   –   4 – 6 – 0
Youngstown State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   3 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   2 – 7 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Portland State   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

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.[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Eastern Michigan
L 14–178,500–9,200[2]
September 15at Central Michigan
L 7–1414,732
September 22Butler
W 52–1416,875[3]
September 29at Akron
W 16–149,755
October 6Indiana Statedagger
W 18–1716,912[4]
October 13at Dayton
L 12–137,519
October 202:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois
L 17–4515,739
October 27Middle Tennessee
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 34–35,350
November 31:30 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
T 16–1610,160
November 101:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
L 13–3016,100[5]
November 17Illinois State
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 27–184,570

[6]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Ron LeMasters (September 23, 1973). "Cardinals Roll Over Butler Bulldogs, 52-14". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ron LeMasters (October 7, 1973). "Cards Slip Past ISU, 18-17". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Nick Romano (November 11, 1973). "Western Michigan Tallies 23 Points in First Stanza to Dump Cardinals, 30-13". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Ball State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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