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1957 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Indiana 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 college 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 21 Illinois State*
L 12–14
September 28 Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
T 26–26
October 12at Evansville Evansville, INW 27–13
October 19 DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 14–40
October 26at Butler Indianapolis, 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

[3]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Tom Reck (November 10, 1957). "Ball State Cards Mark 20 to 0 Grid Victory". The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.