1973 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston   –  11 –1 –0
Temple   –  9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane   –  9 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  8 –3 –0
Boston College   –  7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  7 –4 –0
Utah State   –  7 –4 –0
Air Force   –  6 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois   –  6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –5 –1
Colgate   –  5 –5 –0
Dayton   –  5 –5 –1
Xavier   –  5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –7 –0
Marshall   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
Southern Illinois   –  3 –7 –1
Villanova   –  3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  2 –9 –0
Army   –  0 –10 –0
Florida State   –  0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP 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 I 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 20at Northern Illinois
L 17–4515,739
October 27Middle Tennessee
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 34–35,350
November 3Southern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
T 16–1610,160
November 10at Western Michigan
L 13–3016,100[5]
November 17Illinois State
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 27–184,570
  • daggerHomecoming

[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". 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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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