2005 Ball State Cardinals football team

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2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (OH) x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2005 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ball State competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Cardinals were led by Brady Hoke in his third year as head coach.

Schedule

September 312:00 PMat No. 11 Iowa*

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

ESPN+L 0–56 70,585 September 108:00 PMBowling Green

• Ball State Stadium
• Muncie, Indiana

L 31–40 17,460 September 172:30 PMat Auburn*

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, Alabama

PPVL 3–63 78,427 October 11:00 PMat No. 21 Boston College*

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

L 0–38 40,162 October 87:00 PMat Western Michigan

• Waldo Stadium
• Kalamazoo, Michigan

CLW 60–57 ^5OT18,183 October 153:00 PMToledo

• Ball State Stadium
• Muncie, Indiana

L 14–34 16,533 October 222:00 PMat Ohio

• Peden Stadium
• Athens, Ohio

ESPN+L 21–38 17,959 October 294:05 PMat Northern Illinois

• Huskie Stadium
• DeKalb, Illinois

ESPN+W 31–17 18,732 November 52:00 PMAkron

• Ball State Stadium
• Muncie, Indiana

W 23–17 10,401 November 126:00 PMat Eastern Michigan

• Rynearson Stadium
• Ypsilanti, Michigan

CLW 26–25 3,167 November 1912:00 PMCentral Michigan

• Ball State Stadium
• Muncie, Indiana

CLL 24–31 ^OT7,386