1955 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1955 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Evansville + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Valparaiso 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Butler 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
DePauw 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Ball State 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach George Serdula, the Cardinals compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against ICC opponents), tied for last place out of seven teams in the ICC, and were outscored by a total of 144 to 97. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Hanover *
W 39–0
September 24 Indiana (PA) *
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 13–7
October 12:30 p.m.at DePauw Greencastle, IN L 6–19 [2] [3] [4]
October 82:00 p.m.at Butler
L 13–203,714 [5] [6] [7]
October 152:00 p.m. Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.png
W 19–610,000 [8] [9] [10]
October 222:00 p.m. Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 7–26 [11] [12] [13]
October 29at Saint Joseph's (IN) Rensselaer, IN L 0–28 [14] [15]
November 51:30 p.m. Evansville
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 0–38 [16] [17] [18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  2. ↑ "Crippled Cards on Road Against Youthful DePauw". The Muncie Star . Muncie, Indiana. October 1, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  5. ↑ Eggert, Bill (October 8, 1955). "Butler Plays Ball State 19th Time; Both Hope To Stay In Loop Race". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 19. Retrieved June 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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