| 1978 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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MAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (8–0 MAC) |
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| Captain | Ken Kremer, Rick Morrison, Bill Stahl |
| Home stadium | Ball State Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 10–1 record (8–0 against conference opponents) and won the MAC championship. Ball state did not have another 10-win season until 2008, when they started the season at 12-0 before losing their conference championship game and their bowl game.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Wilson with 1,037 passing yards, Archie Currin with 735 rushing yards, Ray Hinton with 417 receiving yards, and Mark O'Connell with 60 points scored.[3] Brady Hoke was a member of the team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | Miami (OH) | W 38–14 | |||||
| September 16 | Kent State |
| W 27–3 | ||||
| September 23 | Toledo |
| W 20–0 | ||||
| September 30 | at Central Michigan | W 27–0 | |||||
| October 7 | Indiana State* |
| W 7–0 | 18,323 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | at Louisiana Tech* | L 7–17 | 12,526 | [5] | |||
| October 21 | at Illinois State* | W 14–7 | |||||
| October 28 | at Eastern Michigan | W 21–0 | |||||
| November 4 | at Bowling Green | W 39–14 | |||||
| November 11 | Western Michigan |
| W 20–14 | ||||
| November 18 | at Northern Illinois | W 31–13 | |||||
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References
- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1978 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1978 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Cards survive ISU, 7–0, for 13th straight". The Star Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech scoots past BSU". The Star Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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