1956 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1956 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record4–4 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff (Aluminum Bowl) participant

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15
Hanover*
W 12–7
September 22at
Indiana (PA)*
Indiana, PAW 26–0
October 6DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 19–6
October 13Butler
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 12–28
October 20at Indiana State
W 28–14
October 27at
Valparaiso
Valparaiso, INL 12–49
November 3Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 0–66[2]
November 10at
Evansville
Evansville, INL 7–33
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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