1959 Ball State Cardinals football team

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.[1]

1959 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record1–7 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $600900
Evansville420630
Indiana State330530
Saint Joseph's (IN)330440
Valparaiso330540
DePauw150171
Ball State150170
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Illinois State*
L 6–225,500
September 26Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 6–245,000
October 3at Eastern Illinois*
L 8–141,200[2]
October 10at EvansvilleEvansville, INL 0–103,000
October 17DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 30–249,000
October 24at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 0–275,500[3]
October 31Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 8–222,500
November 7at Indiana StateTerre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)L 8–291,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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