1942 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1942 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1942 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record (5–0 against IIC opponents), won the IIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 58.[1]

1942 Ball State Cardinals football
IIC champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (5–0 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State + 5 –0 –06 –2 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 –0 –07 –0 –1
Rose Poly 4 –1 –05 –1 –0
Wabash 4 –1 –04 –2 –1
DePauw 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Valparaiso 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Manchester 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Hanover 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Butler 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Indiana State 1 –3 –04 –3 –0
Evansville 1 –3 –01 –4 –0
Franklin (IN) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Central Normal 0 –3 –00 –4 –0
Earlham 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Ball State was ranked at No. 274 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Franklin (IN)
W 38–0[3]
September 26Central Normal
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 34–0[4]
October 10Bowling Green*dagger
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 14–26[5]
October 17Northern Illinois State*
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 14–0[6]
October 24at Central Michigan*
L 13–19[7]
October 31at ManchesterNorth Manchester, INW 28–6[8]
November 7Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 21–0[9]
November 14Indiana State
W 16–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bob Barnet (September 20, 1942). "Cardinals Run Grizzlies Dizzy: Ball State Wallops Franklin In Opener, 38-0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bob Barnet (September 27, 1942). "Ball Staters Trample Central Normal Of Danville Under, 34 To 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Barnet (October 11, 1942). "Ohioans Bowl Over Ball State Gridders, 26 To 14, In Homecoming Battle: Cardinals Fail in Last Period". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Barnet, Bob (October 18, 1942). "Ball State Cardinals Turn Back Northern Illinois Teachers, 14 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Central Michigan Wins, 19 To 13, For Fourth-In-Row Over Ball State: Second Period Upsets Cards". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 25, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ball State's Gridders Sweep Over Manchester Eleven, 28 To 6". The Muncie Star. November 1, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bob Barnet (November 8, 1942). "Ball State Sweeps Over Valparaiso, 21 To 0, To Keep In Conference Race: Indiana State Last Obstacle". The Muncie Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bob Barnet (November 15, 1942). "Ball State Battles Way To Certain Share In State Conference Crown: Indiana State Beaten, 16 to 7". The Muncie Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.