The 1987 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled an 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place out of nine teams in the MAC.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Ball State Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Wade Kosakowski with 1,477 passing yards, Bernie Parmalee with 1,064 rushing yards and 90 points scored, and Deon Chester with 838 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 12 | at Toledo | L 17–21 | |||||
September 19 | Bowling Green | L 0–24 | |||||
September 26 | at Wisconsin* | L 13–30 | 51,825 | ||||
October 3 | at Miami (OH) | L 20–30 | |||||
October 10 | Kent State |
| W 24–23 | ||||
October 17 | at Eastern Michigan | L 28–35 | 17,201 | ||||
October 24 | Central Michigan |
| W 13–3 | ||||
October 31 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 42–17 | 4,675 | |||
November 7 | at Western Michigan | L 16–31 | |||||
November 14 | Ohio |
| W 30–17 | ||||
November 21 | vs. Indiana State* | L 23–24 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1987 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1987 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.