The 1994 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 10th and final season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place out of ten teams in the MAC.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Roushar (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Burke (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Ball State Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan $ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Brent Baldwin with 1,342 passing yards, Tony Nibbs with 1,210 rushing yards, Juan Gorman with 662 receiving yards, and Michael Blair each with 78 points scored.[3]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 3 | at West Virginia* | L 14–16 | 50,063 | [4] | |||
September 17 | at Purdue* | L 21–49 | 45,772 | ||||
September 24 | Ohio | W 21–14 | |||||
October 1 | Central Michigan |
| W 31–28 | ||||
October 8 | at Toledo | T 24–24 | |||||
October 15 | Western Michigan |
| W 16–13 | ||||
October 22 | at Bowling Green | L 36–59 | |||||
October 29 | Eastern Michigan |
| L 20–41 | ||||
November 5 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–24 | |||||
November 12 | Akron |
| W 38–28 | ||||
November 19 | at Kent State | W 34–0 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 99. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1994 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "1994 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "BSU lets big one get away". The Star Press. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.