1942 Ball State Cardinals football team

1942 Ball State Cardinals football
IIC champion
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	6–2 (5–0 IIC)
Head coach	John Magnabosco (8th season)

1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State +	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN) +	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
Rose Poly	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Wabash	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
DePauw	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Valparaiso	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Manchester	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Hanover	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Butler	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Evansville	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Franklin (IN)	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Central Normal	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
Earlham	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 6–2 record (5–0 against IIC opponents) and won the conference championship.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	Franklin (IN)	Muncie, IN	W 38–0
September 26	Central Normal	Muncie, IN	W 34–0
October 10	Bowling Green	Muncie, IN	L 14–26
October 17	Northern Illinois	Muncie, IN	W 14–0
October 24	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 13–19
October 31	at Manchester	North Manchester, IN	W 28–6
November 7	Valparaiso	Muncie, IN	W 21–0
November 14	Indiana State	Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 16–7