2005 Ball State Cardinals football team

2005 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2005 record 4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Brady Hoke (3rd year)
Home stadium Ball State Stadium
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Akron xy   5 3         7 6  
Miami x   5 3         7 4  
Bowling Green x   5 3         6 5  
Ohio   3 5         4 7  
Buffalo   1 7         1 10  
Kent State   0 8         1 10  
Western Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 2         7 5  
Toledo x   6 2         9 3  
Western Michigan   5 3         7 4  
Central Michigan   5 3         6 5  
Ball State   4 4         4 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 5         4 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ball State competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Cardinals were led by Brady Hoke in his third year as head coach.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 PM at #11 Iowa* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN+ L 056   70,585
September 10 8:00 PM Bowling Green Ball State StadiumMuncie, IN L 3140   17,460
September 17 2:30 PM at Auburn* Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL PPV L 363   78,427
October 1 1:00 PM at #21 Boston College* Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA L 038   40,162
October 8 7:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI CL W 6057 5OT  18,183
October 15 3:00 PM Toledodagger Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN L 1434   16,533
October 22 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH ESPN+ L 2138   17,959
October 29 4:05 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPN+ W 3117   18,732
November 5 2:00 PM Akron Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN W 2317   10,401
November 12 6:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI CL W 2625   3,167
November 19 12:00 PM Central Michigan Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN CL L 2431 OT  7,386
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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