Mid-American · FBS
Ball State 3-5
2026 season · Cardinals
No. 80 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Ball State is 3-5 under head coach Mike Uremovich. Its eight opponents were a combined 12-16 before playing the Cardinals and are 20-12 since. The best win was over Stony Brook, which was 1-1 going in.
Next game: at Massachusetts,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Ball State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Ball State.
Wk 1·
L 3-56
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-2
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 1
L 3-56
0-0
5-2
6-2
Wk 1·
L 3-56
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-2
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 1
L 3-56
0-0
5-2
6-2
Wk 2·
Stony Brook
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W 41-17
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 5-4
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Wk 2
Stony Brook
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W 41-17
1-1
4-2
5-4
Wk 2·
Stony Brook
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 41-17
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 5-4
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Wk 2
Stony Brook
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W 41-17
1-1
4-2
5-4
Wk 4·
Away · Mid-American
L 13-26
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 4
L 13-26
1-2
1-4
3-6
Wk 4·
Away · Mid-American
L 13-26
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 4
L 13-26
1-2
1-4
3-6
Wk 6·
Away · Big Ten
L 14-45
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 6
L 14-45
3-1
2-1
6-2
Wk 6·
Away · Big Ten
L 14-45
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 6
L 14-45
3-1
2-1
6-2
Wk 7·
Away · Mid-American
W 32-31
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 0-2
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 7
W 32-31
2-4
0-2
2-7
Wk 7·
Away · Mid-American
W 32-31
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 0-2
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 7
W 32-31
2-4
0-2
2-7
Wk 8·
Home · Mid-American
W 34-17
- Before
- 1-6
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 8
W 34-17
1-6
1-0
2-7
Wk 8·
Home · Mid-American
W 34-17
- Before
- 1-6
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 8
W 34-17
1-6
1-0
2-7
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 10
11 days rest
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
Upcoming
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 10
11 days rest
Upcoming
4-4
—
4-4
Upcoming
- Before
- 3-5
- After
- —
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 13
11 days rest
Upcoming
3-5
—
3-5
Upcoming
- Before
- 3-5
- After
- —
- Total
- 3-5
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Wk 13
11 days rest
Upcoming
3-5
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3-5
- Conference
- Mid-American
- Head coach
- Mike Uremovich
- Stadium
- Scheumann Stadium, seats 22,500, Muncie, Indiana
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Next up, Massachusetts. Against the 1 common opponent both have played, Ball State's average margin is +17.0 points; Massachusetts' is +29.0.
- Worst loss by opponent record: Kent State, now 3-6 (lost 13-26, Wk 4).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Ball State
12-16
42.9%
vs. Ball State
5-3
62.5%
After playing Ball State
20-12
62.5%
Total (including vs. Ball State)
37-31
54.4%
Teams we beat9-18total (33.3%)
Before playing Ball State 4-11 · after 5-4
Teams that beat us28-13total (68.3%)
Before playing Ball State 8-5 · after 15-8
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Ball State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Ball State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Ball State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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