The 1966 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ray Louthen, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record.[1]
| 1966 Ball State Cardinals football | |
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ICC champion | |
| Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (5–0–1 ICC) |
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| Home stadium | Ball State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePauw | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at IUP* | Indiana, PA | W 20–7 | 6,600 | |||
| September 24 | Valparaiso | Muncie, IN | W 20–7 | 11,500 | |||
| October 1 | at Evansville | Evansville, IN | T 21–21 | 2,800 | |||
| October 8 | Northern Illinois* | Muncie, IN (rivalry) | L 24–38 | 7,550–7,853 | [2][3] | ||
| October 15 | DePauw | Muncie, IN | W 30–15 | 12,600 | |||
| October 22 | at Butler | Indianapolis, IN | W 17–14 | 11,800 | |||
| October 29 | Indiana State | Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) | W 31–20 | 7,100 | |||
| November 5 | at Saint Joseph's (IN) | Rensselaer, IN | W 29–16 | 3,857 | |||
| November 12 | at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, IL | W 15–14 | 5,000 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Longwith, Bob (October 9, 1966). "Cardinal string stopped, 38-24". The Kokomo Morning Times. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.