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1983 Ball State Cardinals football team

1983 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 8 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Toledo 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1983 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in fifth 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 Neil Britt with 2,377 passing yards, Terry Lymon with 517 rushing yards, David Naumcheff with 1,065 receiving yards, and John Diettrich with 59 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Rhode Island*
W 42–265,695[4]
September 10Wichita State*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 25–218,430[5]
September 17at Ohio
W 31–1414,000[6]
September 24at Toledo
L 7–4320,624[7]
October 1Northern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN (rivalry)
L 14–2715,075[8]
October 8at Indiana State*
L 14–359,219[9]
October 15at Kent State
W 17–137,300[10]
October 22at Western Michigan
W 24–209,650[11]
October 29Eastern Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 33–20[12]
November 5at Bowling Green
L 30–4517,210[13]
November 12Central Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 10–388,725[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "1983 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "1983 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cardinals rally, rout Rams, 42–26". The Indianapolis Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ball State wins, 25–21, in heart-stopper". The Star Press. September 11, 1983. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ball State tops OU, 31–14". The Plain Dealer. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Toledo, Morgan end Ball State winning streak". The South Bend Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northern Illinois runner shreds Ball State, 27–14". The South Bend Tribune. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Third quarter disaster beats Ball State". The Muncie Star. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ball State tops Kent State". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ball State 24, Western Michigan 20". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ball State wins third straight". The Muncie Star. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Records fall but so does Ball State". The Muncie Star. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "CMU clinging to last hope". The Saginaw News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.