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1939 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1939 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (5–1 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 4 0 0 7 0 1
Ball State 5 1 0 6 2 0
Manchester 4 1 0 7 1 0
Rose Poly 3 1 1 5 3 1
Earlham 5 2 0 5 2 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 2 1 0 4 3 0
DePauw 3 2 1 4 3 1
Hanover 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wabash 2 3 1 3 5 1
Central Normal 1 3 0 2 4 0
Valparaiso 1 3 0 2 6 0
Franklin (IN) 1 7 0 1 7 0
Evansville 0 4 1 1 6 1
Indiana State 0 3 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record (5–1 against IIC opponents), finished in second place out of 14 teams in the IIC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 112 to 69.[1]

Ball State was ranked at No. 237 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The team played its home games at Ball State Field in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at ButlerL 0–16[3]
September 30Grand Rapids*
W 27–6
October 7Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 6–0
October 21at Indiana StateTerre Haute, IN (rivalry)W 29–6
October 27at Central Michigan*
L 0–7[4]
November 4at EarlhamRichmond, INW 14–13
November 11Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 16–7
November 18Manchester
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 20–14[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Albert W. Bloemker (September 24, 1939). "Butler Opens Season With Victory: Ball State Beaten, 16-0, In First Tilt". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Passing Attack Sends Cards to 7 to 0 Defeat: Ball State Defeated By Central State Teachers". The Muncie Evening Press. October 28, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Barnet. "Ball State's Gridders Turn Back Mighty Manchester, 20 To 14: Cards To Heights In Season Windup". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.