1951 Ball State Cardinals football team

1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1951 Ball State Cardinals football
1951 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
1951 record	0–6–1 (0–4–1 ICC)
Head coach	John Magnabosco (16th season);
Home stadium	Ball State Field
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 0–6–1 record and finished in last place in the ICC.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Evansville	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 21–35
September 29	at Wabash*	Crawfordsville, IN	L 19–34
October 6	at DePauw*	Greencastle, IN	L 7–14
October 13	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 14–20	3,000	^[2]
October 20	Indiana State	Ball State Field Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	T 0–0	7,000	^[3]^[4]
October 26	Valparaiso	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 12–34
November 3	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 21–39
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ Beal, Charles A., Jr. (October 14, 1951). "Butler Raps Ball State In Loop Tilt, 20-14". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 52. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "Cards, Sycamores In Scoreless Battle". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 25. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "7,000 Watch (continued)". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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Venues	Ball State Field (1924–1967) Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)
Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Valparaiso $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Butler	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Evansville	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	3	–	1	0	–	6	–	1
Ball State	0	–	4	–	1	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion