The 1984 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against MAC opponents) and tied for sixth place out of ten teams in the conference.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
| 1984 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Ball State Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Neil Britt with 1,205 passing yards, Burt Austin with 551 rushing yards, Ricky George with 503 receiving yards, and Jay Neal and John Diettrich with 36 points scored.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | at UMass* | L 10–26 | 8,946 | [4] | |||
| September 8 | Toledo | L 2–20 | |||||
| September 15 | Ohio |
| L 17–31 | ||||
| September 22 | at Washington State* | L 14–16 | 16,000 | ||||
| September 29 | at Northern Illinois | W 15–14 | 26,445 | [5] | |||
| October 6 | vs. No. 1 Indiana State* | L 6–34 | 20,242 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | Kent State |
| L 10–15 | ||||
| October 20 | Western Michigan |
| W 23–20 | ||||
| October 27 | at Eastern Michigan | W 17–10 | |||||
| November 3 | Bowling Green |
| L 13–38 | ||||
| November 10 | at Central Michigan | L 7–51 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1984 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1984 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "BSU turnovers turn opener into loss". The Muncie Star. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ball State rallies in fourth quarter to nip Northern Illinois, 15–14". Palladium-Item. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top-ranked Sycamores rip BSU". The Indianapolis Star. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.