1956 Ball State Cardinals football team
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1956 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
Record | 4–4 (2–4 ICC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Ball State Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's (IN) $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against ICC opponents) and finished in fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 15 | Hanover* |
| W 12–7 | ||||
September 22 | at Indiana (PA)* | Indiana, PA | W 26–0 | ||||
October 6 | DePauw |
| W 19–6 | ||||
October 13 | Butler |
| L 12–28 | ||||
October 20 | at Indiana State | W 28–14 | |||||
October 27 | at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN | L 12–49 | ||||
November 3 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| L 0–66 | [2] | |||
November 10 | at Evansville | Evansville, IN | L 7–33 | ||||
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References
- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Bob Barnet (November 4, 1956). "St. Joe Bounces Cards -- No Surprise; Likewise, 66-0 Score, Some Things Considered". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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