1931 Ball State Cardinals football team

1931 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record	2–6 (2–5 IIC)
Head coach	Lawrence McPhee (2nd season)

1931 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Valparaiso +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
DePauw +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Franklin (IN)	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Rose Poly	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Manchester	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Butler	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Evansville	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wabash	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Oakland City	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Central Normal	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Earlham	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Ball State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Hanover	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Indiana Central	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1931 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1931 college football season. In its second season under head coach Lawrence McPhee, the team compiled a 2–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Central Normal	Muncie, IN	W 12–0
October 3	at Miami (OH)*	Oxford, OH	L 6–47
October 9	at Butler	Indianapolis, IN	L 0–34
October 17	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	L 0–21
October 23	Manchester	Muncie, IN	L 6–14
October 31	Earlham	Muncie, IN	W 22–6
November 6	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN (rivalry)	L 7–13
November 14	Franklin (IN)	Muncie, IN	L 12–26
*Non-conference game