CARDINAL NATION · MAC · SINCE 1932
Ball State Season by Season
Every Ball State football season on one page back to 1932: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 61 of them.
SEASON BY SEASON
61 SEASONS · 1932–2026 · 282–315–6 ALL-TIME · 5 NAMED BOWL GAMES
| SEASON | RECORD | CONFERENCE | BOWL | FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2025 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2024 | 3–9 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2023 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5–7 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2021 | 6–7 | 4–4 | TaxAct Camellia Bowl (L) | – |
| 2020 | 7–1 | 6–1 | Offerpad Arizona Bowl (W) | #23 |
| 2019 | 5–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2018 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2017 | 2–10 | 0–8 | – | – |
| 2016 | 4–8 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 2015 | 3–9 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2014 | 5–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2013 | 10–3 | 7–1 | GODADDY BOWL (L) | – |
| 2012 | 9–4 | 6–2 | BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG (L) | – |
| 2011 | 6–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2010 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2009 | 2–10 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2008 | 11–2 | 8–1 | GMAC BOWL (L) | – |
| 2007 | 7–6 | 5–2 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2006 | 5–7 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2005 | 4–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2004 | 2–9 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2003 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2002 | 6–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2001 | 5–6 | 4–3 | – | – |
| 2000 | 5–6 | 4–3 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0–11 | 0–8 | – | – |
| 1998 | 1–10 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 1997 | 5–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 8–4 | 7–1 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1995 | 7–4 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 1994 | 5–5–1 | 5–3–1 | – | – |
| 1993 | 8–3–1 | 7–0–1 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1992 | 5–6 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 1991 | 6–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1990 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 1989 | 7–3–2 | 6–1–1 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1988 | 8–3 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 1987 | 4–7 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 1986 | 6–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1985 | 4–7 | 3–6 | – | – |
| 1984 | 3–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 1983 | 5–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1982 | 5–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1981 | 4–7 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 1980 | 6–5 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 1979 | 6–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1978 | 10–1 | 8–0 | – | – |
| 1977 | 8–2 | 5–1 | – | – |
| 1976 | 8–3 | 4–1 | – | – |
| 1975 | 9–2 | 4–2 | – | – |
| 1974 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1973 | 0–3–1 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1972 | 1–2 | – | – | – |
| 1971 | 0–1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1970 | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1969 | 1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1968 | 0–2 | – | – | – |
| 1933 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1932 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.
4 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.
Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.