1942 Ball State Cardinals football
IIC champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (5–0 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
Rose Poly 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Wabash 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
DePauw 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Valparaiso 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Manchester 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Hanover 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Butler 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Evansville 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Franklin (IN) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Central Normal 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
Earlham 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1942 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record (5–0 against IIC opponents), won the IIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 58.[1]

Ball State was ranked at No. 274 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Franklin (IN)
W 38–0[3]
September 26Central Normal
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 34–0[4]
October 10Bowling Green*dagger
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
L 14–26[5]
October 17Northern Illinois State*
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 14–0[6]
October 24at Central Michigan*
L 13–19[7]
October 31at ManchesterNorth Manchester, INW 28–6[8]
November 7Valparaiso
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 21–0[9]
November 14Indiana State
W 16–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Barnet (September 20, 1942). "Cardinals Run Grizzlies Dizzy: Ball State Wallops Franklin In Opener, 38-0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bob Barnet (September 27, 1942). "Ball Staters Trample Central Normal Of Danville Under, 34 To 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Barnet (October 11, 1942). "Ohioans Bowl Over Ball State Gridders, 26 To 14, In Homecoming Battle: Cardinals Fail in Last Period". The Muncie Sunday Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Barnet, Bob (October 18, 1942). "Ball State Cardinals Turn Back Northern Illinois Teachers, 14 to 0". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Central Michigan Wins, 19 To 13, For Fourth-In-Row Over Ball State: Second Period Upsets Cards". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 25, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ball State's Gridders Sweep Over Manchester Eleven, 28 To 6". The Muncie Star. November 1, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bob Barnet (November 8, 1942). "Ball State Sweeps Over Valparaiso, 21 To 0, To Keep In Conference Race: Indiana State Last Obstacle". The Muncie Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Barnet (November 15, 1942). "Ball State Battles Way To Certain Share In State Conference Crown: Indiana State Beaten, 16 to 7". The Muncie Star. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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