1957 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1957 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–3–1 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Joseph's (IN)
$
5 0 0 8 1 0
Butler 5 1 0 7 2 0
DePauw 3 2 0 6 2 0
Ball State 2 3 1 2 5 1
Valparaiso
1 2 1 4 2 2
Evansville
1 4 0 1 6 0
Indiana State 0 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–3–1 against ICC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the ICC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at
Hanover*
Hanover, INL 6–34
September 21Illinois State*
L 12–14
September 28
Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
T 26–26
October 12at
Evansville
Evansville, INW 27–13
October 19DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 14–40
October 26at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 7–27
November 2
Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 7–55
November 9at Indiana StateW 20–0[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. 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.