1987 Ball State Cardinals football team

1987 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Schudel (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium

1987 Mid-American football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Michigan $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Ball State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1987 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled an 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place out of nine teams in the MAC.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Wade Kosakowski with 1,477 passing yards, Bernie Parmalee with 1,064 rushing yards and 90 points scored, and Deon Chester with 838 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 17–21
September 19	Bowling Green	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 0–24
September 26	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–30	51,825
October 3	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 20–30
October 10	Kent State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 24–23
October 17	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 28–35	17,201
October 24	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 13–3
October 31	Northern Illinois*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	W 42–17	4,675
November 7	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 16–31
November 14	Ohio	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 30–17
November 21	vs. Indiana State*	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	L 23–24	7,323	[4]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
2. "1987 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "1987 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. "Bell win was in the 'Cards' for Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.