1951 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1951 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record0–6–1 (0–4–1 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field, Bearcat Stadium
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Valparaiso $ 4 0 09 0 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 1 04 4 0
Butler 3 2 04 4 1
Evansville 1 1 05 5 0
Indiana State 0 3 10 6 1
Ball State 0 4 10 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1951 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 0–6–1 record and finished in last place in the ICC. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 227:30 p.m. Evansville
L 21–353,800 [2] [3]
September 29at Wabash * Crawfordsville, IN L 19–34
October 6at DePauw * Greencastle, IN L 7–14
October 13at Butler L 14–203,000 [4]
October 20 Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.png
T 0–07,000 [5] [6]
October 26 Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 12–34
November 3 Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 21–39
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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