Ball State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the top matchups on the Ball State Cardinals’ college football schedule in 2024 is on September 28, against James Madison. The full slate can be found below.

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2024 Ball State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Missouri State (FCS) September 7 | 2:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Miami (FL) September 14 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Central Michigan September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ James Madison September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Western Michigan October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Kent State October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Vanderbilt October 19 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network+
Northern Illinois October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Miami (OH) November 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Buffalo November 12 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Bowling Green November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Ohio November 29 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Ball State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cardinals will be facing the 97th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Ball State is playing the 75th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Cardinals are facing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Ball State’s schedule features six games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and three against squads that collected less than four wins).
  • The Cardinals will have six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Ball State Stat Insights (2023)

  • While the Cardinals ranked 12th-worst in FBS in total offense with 308.1 yards per game last season, it was a different situation on defense, as they ranked 17th-best (315.6 yards per game allowed).
  • While Ball State’s defense ranked 55th with 24.4 points allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 12th-worst (18.3 points per game).
  • The Cardinals were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking sixth-worst with 136.6 passing yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 33rd in FBS (204.3 passing yards allowed per game).
  • On defense, Ball State was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking 15th-best by giving up only 111.3 rushing yards per game. It ranked 52nd on offense (171.5 rushing yards per game).
  • Ball State forced 11 total turnovers (123rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 16 times (48th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -5, 102nd-ranked in college football.

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