1956 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1956 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record4–4 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Joseph's (IN) $^ 6 0 08 1 1
Butler 5 1 06 2 0
Valparaiso 4 2 06 4 0
Evansville 3 3 04 5 0
Ball State 2 4 04 4 0
DePauw 1 5 01 6 1
Indiana State 0 6 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff (Aluminum Bowl) participant

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against ICC opponents) and finished in fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Hanover *
W 12–7
September 22at Indiana (PA) * Indiana, PA W 26–0
October 6 DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 19–6
October 13 Butler
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 12–28
October 20at Indiana State W 28–14
October 27at Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN L 12–49
November 3 Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 0–66 [2]
November 10at Evansville Evansville, IN L 7–33
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. Bob Barnet (November 4, 1956). "St. Joe Bounces Cards -- No Surprise; Likewise, 66-0 Score, Some Things Considered". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Ball State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 3, 2022.