1959 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1959 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record1–7 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 0 09 0 0
Evansville 4 2 06 3 0
Indiana State 3 3 05 3 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 3 04 4 0
Valparaiso 3 3 05 4 0
DePauw 1 5 01 7 1
Ball State 1 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the ICC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Illinois State *
L 6–225,500
September 26 Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 6–245,000
October 3at Eastern Illinois *
L 8–141,200 [2]
October 10at Evansville Evansville, IN L 0–103,000
October 17 DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 30–249,000
October 24at Butler Indianapolis, IN L 0–275,500 [3]
October 31 Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 8–222,500
November 7at Indiana State Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)L 8–291,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. "Cards, Like Chisox, Luckless". Muncie Evening Press . October 5, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Max Stultz (October 25, 1959). "Butler Avenges Loss To Ball State, 27-0". The Indianapolis Star. pp. II-1, II-4o via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fujawa Leads Sycamores Over Cardinals, 29-8". The Muncie Star. November 8, 1959. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 3, 2022.