1970 Ball State Cardinals football team
American college football season
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.[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at Buffalo | | W 14–7 | 9,845 | [2]
| September 19 | Eastern Kentucky | | L 12–13 | 15,600 | [3]
| September 26 | at Butler | Indianapolis, IN | W 26–13 | 3,600 | [4]
| October 3 | Akron | - Ball State Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| L 0–31 | 8,305 | [5]
| October 10 | at Indiana State | | W 28–26 | 16,717–18,500 | [6]
| October 17 | Evansville | - Ball State Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| W 21–14 | 16,225 | [7]
| October 24 | Northern Illinois | - Ball State Stadium
- Muncie, IN (rivalry)
| L 14–31 | 4,770 | [8]
| October 31 | at Middle Tennessee | | L 7–14 | 4,800–5,000 | [9][10]
| November 7 | Southern Illinois | - Ball State Stadium
- Muncie, IN
| W 24–17 | 10,950 | [11]
| November 14 | at Eastern Michigan | | L 0–60 | 1,500–2,300 | [12][13]
| - Homecoming
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References
- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cards Stun Buffalo in Opener, 14-7". The Muncie Star. September 13, 1970. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Black (September 20, 1970). "Colonels Retain Jinx Over Ball State". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Toppled, 26-13: '2nd-Stringers' Rice, Means Save BSU Win". The Muncie Star. September 27, 1970. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Barnet (October 4, 1970). "Late Akron Surge Swamps Cards". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doug Orman (October 11, 1970). "ISU Bows: Big 4th Period By Ball State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. pp. 45, 46 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Barnet (October 18, 1970). "Ball State Wins, 21-14". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ron DeMasters (October 25, 1970). "Huskies Rout Cards, 31-14". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late TD Dooms BSU, 14-7". The Muncie Star. November 1, 1970. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Bob Barnet (November 8, 1970). "Cardinals Upset Salukis, 24-17: Ninth-Ranked, Previously Unbeaten Southern Illinois Fifth BSU Victim". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals Slaughtered, 60-0". The Muncie Star. November 15, 1970. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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