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1973 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1973 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State     12 0 0
No. 9 Houston     11 1 0
Temple     9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane     9 3 0
Memphis State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 0
Boston College     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 4 0
Utah State     7 4 0
Air Force     6 4 0
Southern Miss     6 4 1
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
Rutgers     6 5 0
West Virginia     6 5 0
Pittsburgh     6 5 1
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 1
Xavier     5 5 1
Georgia Tech     5 6 0
Holy Cross     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 1
Villanova     3 8 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Virginia Tech     2 9 0
Army     0 10 0
Florida State     0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its third season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Eastern MichiganL 14–178,500–9,200[2]
September 15at Central MichiganL 7–1414,732
September 22ButlerW 52–1416,875[3]
September 29at AkronW 16–149,755
October 6Indiana Statedagger
W 18–1716,912[4]
October 13at DaytonL 12–137,519
October 20at Northern IllinoisL 17–4515,739
October 27Middle Tennessee
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 34–35,350
November 3Southern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
T 16–1610,160
November 10at Western MichiganL 13–3016,100[5]
November 17Illinois State
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 27–184,570
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Ron LeMasters (September 23, 1973). "Cardinals Roll Over Butler Bulldogs, 52-14". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ron LeMasters (October 7, 1973). "Cards Slip Past ISU, 18-17". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Nick Romano (November 11, 1973). "Western Michigan Tallies 23 Points in First Stanza to Dump Cardinals, 30-13". The Muncie Star. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.