1949 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1949 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   10 – 0 – 0
Ball State   –   8 – 0 – 0
Xavier   –   10 – 1 – 0
Valparaiso   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Michigan State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Toledo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 5 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled an 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 61.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 28–14[2]
October 1at DePauw
W 33–13[3]
October 8Anderson (IN)dagger
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 35–06,000[4]
October 15at Michigan State Normal
W 33–2[5]
October 29Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 16–6[6]
November 5at ManchesterNorth Manchester, IN W 50–7[7]
November 12Indiana State
W 34–6[8]
November 19Eastern Illinois
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 47–13[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Bob Barnet (September 25, 1949). "Cards Down St. Joe Eleven, 28-14: Max Kehoe Too Much for Pumas". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Barnet (October 2, 1949). "Cards Crush DePauw Eleven, 33-13: First Win Over Tigers on Gridiron". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bob Barnet (October 9, 1949). "Cards Rout Raven Gridders, 35-0: 6,000 See Homecoming Triumph". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cardinals Roll Over Hurons, 33 to 2: Max Kehoe Leads With 3 Markers". The Muncie Star. October 16, 1949. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bob Barnet (October 30, 1949). "Ball State Downs Valparaiso, 16 to 6: Victory String Run to Eleven". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ball State Drubs Manchester, 50 to 7: Holding Down Score Is Tough". The Muncie Star. November 6, 1949. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Barnet (November 13, 1949). "Cards Smash Indiana State Eleven, 34-6". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Satterfield, Ed (November 20, 1949). "Eastern Illinois Swamped, 47 to 13". The Muncie Star. p. C1. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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