1936 Ball State Cardinals football team

1936 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	3–4–1 (3–3–1 IIC)
Head coach	John Magnabosco (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ball State Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	2
Indiana State	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	3	–	2
Wabash	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
Central Normal	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
DePauw	3	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Manchester	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Ball State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Franklin (IN)	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Evansville	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Valparaiso	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Hanover	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Earlham	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Oakland City	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1936 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–3–1 against IIC opponents), finished in eighth place out of 15 teams in the IIC, and outscored opponents by a total of 78 to 55. ^[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Athletic Field in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Michigan State Normal *	Normal Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–6		[2] [3]
October 3	Central Normal	Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN	L 6–25		[4]
October 10	Indiana State	Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN	L 0–3		[5]
October 17	Franklin (IN)	Franklin, IN	W 12–0		[6]
October 24	Oakland City	Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN	W 40–0		[7]
October 31	DePauw	Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN	T 0–0		[8]
November 7	at Manchester	North Manchester, IN	L 13–21		[9]
November 14	Hanover	Ball State Athletic Field Muncie, IN	W 7–0		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. "One Perfect Play Wins for Hurons: Fake Spinner Defeats Ball State, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1936. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ball State Cardinals Drop Opener, 6-0: Faked Spinner Upsets Locals". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 27, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Barnet (October 4, 1936). "Danville Finds Errors Useful: Sluggish Cards Make Bad Mistakes, Get Beat". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cards Lose Stiff Battle: Field Goal Trips Ball State, 3 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 11, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ball State Routs Baptists, 12 To 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 18, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bob Barnet (October 25, 1936). "Ball State Squad Swamps Oakland City, 40-0: Cardinals Give Great Display". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bob Barnet (November 1, 1936). "Ball State, DePauw Wind Up In Scoreless Tie". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spartans Nose Out Ball State, 21 to 13". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. November 8, 1936. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bob Barnet (November 15, 1936). "Cardinals Whip Hanover In Final Game: Triumph, 7 To 0, In Stiff Battle". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.