1959 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1959 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
1959 record1–7 (1–5 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Evansville 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
DePauw 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Ball State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the ICC.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Illinois State*
L 6–22
September 26Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 6–24
October 3at Eastern Illinois*Charleston, ILL 8–14
October 10at EvansvilleEvansville, INL 0–10
October 17DePauw
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 30–24
October 24at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 0–27
October 31Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 8–22
November 7at Indiana StateTerre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)L 8–29[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Fujawa Leads Sycamores Over Cardinals, 29-8". The Muncie Star. November 8, 1959. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
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