1977 Ball State Cardinals football team
| 1977 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ball State Stadium |
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| Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 9–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and finished third in the MAC.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Wilson with 1,589 passing yards, George Jenkins with 1,070 rushing yards, Rick Morrison with 908 receiving yards and 60 points scored.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | at Toledo | W 43–3 | |||||
| September 17 | at Villanova* | L 16–38 | 9,500 | ||||
| September 24 | at Kent State | L 12–13 | |||||
| October 1 | Central Michigan | W 28–12 | |||||
| October 8 | Illinois State* |
| W 27–16 | ||||
| October 15 | Northern Illinois |
| W 31–6 | ||||
| October 22 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 66–10 | 13,176 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | at Appalachian State* | W 38–7 | 12,813 | [5] | |||
| November 5 | at Indiana State* | W 42–18 | |||||
| November 12 | at Western Michigan | W 29–25 | |||||
| November 19 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 45–21 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1977 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1977 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Ball State triumphs easily, 38–7". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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