1942 Ball State Cardinals football team

1942 Ball State Cardinals football
IIC champion
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	6–2 (5–0 IIC)
Head coach	John Magnabosco (8th season)
Home stadium	Ball State Field
Seasons ←  1941 1944  →

1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

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

The 1942 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1942 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record (5–0 against IIC opponents), won the IIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 58. ^[1]

Ball State was ranked at No. 274 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Franklin (IN)	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 38–0		[3]
September 26	Central Normal	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 34–0		[4]
October 10	Bowling Green *	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 14–26		[5]
October 17	Northern Illinois State *	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 14–0		[6]
October 24	at Central Michigan *	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 13–19		[7]
October 31	at Manchester	North Manchester, IN	W 28–6		[8]
November 7	Valparaiso	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 21–0		[9]
November 14	Indiana State	Ball State Field Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 16–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bob Barnet (September 20, 1942). "Cardinals Run Grizzlies Dizzy: Ball State Wallops Franklin In Opener, 38-0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Barnet (September 27, 1942). "Ball Staters Trample Central Normal Of Danville Under, 34 To 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bob Barnet (October 11, 1942). "Ohioans Bowl Over Ball State Gridders, 26 To 14, In Homecoming Battle: Cardinals Fail in Last Period". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Barnet, Bob (October 18, 1942). "Ball State Cardinals Turn Back Northern Illinois Teachers, 14 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star . p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Central Michigan Wins, 19 To 13, For Fourth-In-Row Over Ball State: Second Period Upsets Cards". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 25, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ball State's Gridders Sweep Over Manchester Eleven, 28 To 6". The Muncie Star. November 1, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bob Barnet (November 8, 1942). "Ball State Sweeps Over Valparaiso, 21 To 0, To Keep In Conference Race: Indiana State Last Obstacle". The Muncie Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bob Barnet (November 15, 1942). "Ball State Battles Way To Certain Share In State Conference Crown: Indiana State Beaten, 16 to 7". The Muncie Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.