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BALL STATE CARDINALS

2–5 overall · 1–2 conference · Muncie, IN · Scheumann Stadium ↗

Ball State is 2–5 overall and 1–2 in MAC play. The team is tied for No. 8 in the MAC through Week 7. Ball State is 1–2 over its last three, with a -15 average scoring margin. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with Sacramento State on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 248Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE20.3NO. 208points per game

SCORING DEFENSE37.9NO. 248points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN-17.6NO. 248points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

UP NEXT

MAC GAME

BALL

Ball State2–5 · MAC 1–2

VSSAT, OCT 243:30P ET · ESPN+

Sacramento StateMAC

SAC

Scheumann Stadium ↗ · Muncie, IN Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMBALL W1 · SAC L5

SCORING MARGINBALL -17.6 · SAC -17.7

STAKESConference game

Ball State brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

SEP 5@#3 Ohio StateColumbus, OHBTNL 3–56

SEP 12VSStony BrookMuncie, INESPN+W 41–17

SEP 19@LibertyLynchburg, VAESPN+L 15–51

SEP 26@Kent StateKent, OHESPN+L 13–26

OCT 3VSToledoMuncie, INESPN+L 24–39

OCT 10@#24 NorthwesternBTNL 14–45

OCT 17@Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHESPN+W 32–31

OCT 24VSSacramento StateMuncie, INESPN+3:30P

OCT 31—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

NOV 4@MassachusettsHadley, MATBDTBD

NOV 11VSBuffaloMuncie, INTBDTBD

NOV 17@OhioAthens, OHTBD7P

NOV 28VSCentral MichiganMuncie, INTBD12P

FOOTBALL GRID