1995 Ball State Cardinals football team

1995 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	7–4 (6–2 MAC West)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (1st season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium

1995 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 24 Toledo $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	6	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Akron	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 7–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place out of six teams in the MAC West. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Baldwin with 1,192 passing yards, Michael Blair with 819 rushing yards, Ed Abernathy with 288 receiving yards, and Brent Lockliear with 52 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	at Miami (OH)		W 17–15
September 9	Western Illinois		W 20–17
September 16	at Minnesota		L 7–31
September 23	Western Michigan		W 10–0
September 30	at Purdue		L 13–35
October 7	at Toledo		L 14–17
October 14	Bowling Green		W 30–10
October 21	Eastern Michigan		L 35–40
October 28	at Ohio		W 6–3
November 4	at Kent State		W 28–13
November 11	Central Michigan		W 24–16