The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 3–5 record and tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC.[1]
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Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
Record | 3–5 (2–4 ICC) |
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Home stadium | Ball State Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | at Illinois State* | Normal, IL | L 3–7 | 4,200 | |||
September 24 | vs. Valparaiso | Fort Wayne, IN | L 8–10 | 3,700 | |||
October 1 | Eastern Illinois* |
| W 14–6 | 6,500 | [2] | ||
October 8 | Evansville |
| L 7–10 | 9,000 | |||
October 15 | at DePauw | Greencastle, IN | W 24–20 | 4,000 | |||
October 22 | Butler |
| L 0–27 | 5,200 | |||
October 29 | at Saint Joseph's (IN) | Rensselaer, IN | W 23–7 | 2,000 | |||
November 5 | Indiana State |
| L 23–26 | 3,500 | [3] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 97. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Barnet, Bob (October 2, 1960). "Cards Take 1st Victory, 14-6". The Muncie Star. p. 1D. Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Barnet (November 6, 1960). "Fourth-Quarter Gamble Spills Cardinals, 26-23: Sycamores Hurry to TD After Holding at Card 29". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.