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1982 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Ball State Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983 →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kent State 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in eighth place out of ten teams in the conference. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Freed with 989 passing yards, Terry Lymon with 635 rushing yards, Frank Kurth with 295 receiving yards, and Dane Fellmeth with 34 points scored. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Toledo
L 14–31
September 18at Wichita State*
L 20–3324,911 [4]
September 25 Indiana State*
L 0–17
October 2at Northern Illinois
W 14–7
October 9 Ohio
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 7–34
October 16at Kent State
W 21–3
October 23 Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 13–6
October 30at Eastern Michigan
W 16–7
November 6at Bowling Green
L 7–28
November 13at Central Michigan
L 13–24
November 20 Illinois State*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 52–17
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "1982 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "1982 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ball State improves, yet loses to Wichita State". The Star Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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