1952 Ball State Cardinals football team

1952 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	3–5–1 (3–2 ICC)
Head coach	John Magnabosco (17th season)

1952 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Valparaiso +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	1	–	3
Ball State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Evansville	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its 17th and final season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and finished in fourth place out of six teams in the ICC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	at Hanover		T 7–7
September 27	at Eastern Michigan		L 14–26
October 4	DePauw		L 25–40
October 11	Butler		L 6–28
October 18	at Indiana State	(Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 33–0
October 25	at Valparaiso		L 13–14
November 1	at St. Joseph's		W 21–6
November 8	Wabash		L 19–39
November 15	at Evansville		W 26–7