1959 Ball State Cardinals football team

1959 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	1–7 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach	Jim Freeman (4th season)

1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Evansville	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
DePauw	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Ball State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the ICC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	Illinois State		L 6–22
September 26	Valparaiso		L 6–24
October 3	at Eastern Illinois		L 8–14
October 10	at Evansville		L 0–10
October 17	DePauw		W 30–24
October 24	at Butler		L 0–27
October 31	St. Joseph's		L 8–22
November 7	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	L 8–29