1971 Ball State Cardinals football team

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1971 Ball State Cardinals football
1971 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	4–5–1
Head coach	Dave McClain (1st season);
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 9–6
September 18	Western Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 0–9
September 25	Butler	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 27–0
October 2	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–10
October 9	Indiana State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 20–17
October 16	at Southern Illinois	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 8–33
October 23	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	T 10–10
October 30	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–28
November 6	Wittenberg	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 28–21
November 13	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 20–21

^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

v t Ball State Cardinals football
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

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll