1957 Ball State Cardinals football team

1957 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	2–5–1 (2–3–1 ICC)
Head coach	Jim Freeman (2nd season)

1957 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Joseph's (IN) $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Butler	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
DePauw	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ball State	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Evansville	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–3–1 against ICC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the ICC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Hanover*	Hanover, IN	L 6–34
September 21	Illinois State*	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 12–14
September 28	Valparaiso	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	T 26–26
October 12	at Evansville	Evansville, IN	W 27–13
October 19	DePauw	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 14–40
October 26	at Butler	Indianapolis, IN	L 7–27
November 2	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 7–55
November 9	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 20–0		[2]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. Tom Reck (November 10, 1957). "Ball State Cards Mark 20 to 0 Grid Victory". The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.