Blue Key Victory Bell

Blue Key Victory Bell
Sport Football
First meeting October 18, 1924
Indiana State 47, Ball State 0
Latest meeting September 13, 2014
Indiana State 27, Ball State 20
Trophy Blue Key Victory Bell
Statistics
Meetings total 65
All-time series Ball State leads, 39–24–1
Largest victory Indiana State, 47–0 (1924)
Longest win streak Ball State, 6 (1988–2003)
Longest unbeaten streak Indiana State, 3 (1924–1931)
Current win streak Indiana State, 1 (2014–present)
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Locations in Indiana

The Blue Key Victory Bell is presented to the winner of the college football game between Ball State University and Indiana State University. The two schools met regularly between 1924 and 1991 but sporadically since that season. They have competed for the Victory Bell since 1940; from 1924–1947 they were Indiana Intercollegiate Conference rivals and from 1951–1967, they were Indiana Collegiate Conference rivals.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

In addition, Ball State "University" was a regional campus of The Indiana State University from 1918–1961; beginning in the 1961–62 academic year, Ball State has operated independently.

History

Early in the series, games would be played either at Terre Haute, Indiana (hosted by Indiana State) or Muncie, Indiana (hosted by Ball State). The first two games between the schools took place at Terre Haute in 1924 and 1925; then the series between the schools continued on a near home-and-home basis from 1931 to 1983. From 1984 to 1989, the games were played at a neutral site, Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis; during this era, Indiana State moved down to Division I-AA (now Division I FCS) while Ball State remained Division I-A (now Division I FBS). The last home-and-home cycle for this game was in 1990 and 1991. Since 2002, all games in this series have been played in Muncie. The Victory Bell continues to be the official game trophy, even though the Ball State/Indiana state series has become less frequent since the 1990s.

In 1940, the Blue Key chapters at both Ball State and Indiana State agreed to donate a bell to the winner of the football game between their two schools.[12]

On September 13, 2014, Indiana State beat Ball State for their first win over Ball State since 1987.[1] As of 2014, this is the final scheduled game between the two schools.[13]

Game results

Ball State victoriesIndiana State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationBall StateIndiana StateTrophy series
1 1924 Terre Haute Ball State 0 Indiana State 47
2 1925 Terre Haute Ball State 7 Indiana State 20
3 1931 Terre Haute Ball State 7 Indiana State 13
4 1932 Muncie Ball State 12 Indiana State 0
5 1933 Terre Haute Ball State 6 Indiana State 9
6 1934 Muncie Ball State 15 Indiana State 6
7 1935 Terre Haute Ball State 6 Indiana State 12
8 1936 Muncie Ball State 0 Indiana State 3
9 1937 Terre Haute Ball State 7 Indiana State 0
10 1938 Muncie Ball State 13 Indiana State 9
11 1939 Terre Haute Ball State 28 Indiana State 7Ball State 1–0
12 1940 Muncie Ball State 7 Indiana State 27Tied 1–1
13 1941 Terre Haute Ball State 7 Indiana State 0Ball State 2–1
14 1942 Muncie Ball State 7 Indiana State 0Ball State 3–1
15 1946 Terre Haute Ball State 0 Indiana State 3Ball State 3–2
16 1947 Muncie Ball State 14 Indiana State 10Ball State 4–2
17 1948 Terre Haute Ball State 10 Indiana State 7Ball State 5–2
18 1949 Muncie Ball State 34 Indiana State 6Ball State 6–2
19 1950 Muncie Ball State 32 Indiana State 0Ball State 7–2
20 1951 Muncie Ball State 0 Indiana State 0Ball State 7–2–1
21 1952 Terre Haute Ball State 33 Indiana State 0Ball State 8–2–1
22 1953 Muncie Ball State 33 Indiana State 6Ball State 9–2–1
23 1954 Terre Haute Ball State 13 Indiana State 14Ball State 9–3–1
24 1955 Muncie Ball State 19 Indiana State 6Ball State 10–3–1
25 1956 Terre Haute Ball State 26 Indiana State 14Ball State 11–3–1
26 1957 Terre Haute Ball State 20 Indiana State 0Ball State 12–3–1
27 1958 Muncie Ball State 26 Indiana State 8Ball State 13–3–1
28 1959 Terre Haute Ball State 8 Indiana State 29Ball State 13–4–1
29 1960 Muncie Ball State 23 Indiana State 26Ball State 13–5–1
30 1961 Muncie Ball State 0 Indiana State 4Ball State 13–6–1
31 1962 Terre Haute Ball State 0 Indiana State 22Ball State 13–7–1
32 1963 Muncie Ball State 15 Indiana State 7Ball State 14–7–1
No.DateLocationBall StateIndiana StateTrophy series
33 1964 Terre Haute Ball State 0 Indiana State 17Ball State 14–8–1
34 1965 Terre Haute Ball State 52 Indiana State 15Ball State 15–8–1
35 1966 Muncie Ball State 31 Indiana State 20Ball State 16–8–1
36 1967 Terre Haute Ball State 26 Indiana State 24Ball State 17–8–1
37 1968 Muncie Ball State 14 Indiana State 20Ball State 17–9–1
38 1969 Muncie Ball State 0 Indiana State 26Ball State 17–10–1
39 1970 Terre Haute Ball State 28 Indiana State 26Ball State 18–10–1
40 1971 Muncie Ball State 20 Indiana State 17Ball State 19–10–1
41 1972 Terre Haute Ball State 21 Indiana State 10Ball State 20–10–1
42 1973 Muncie Ball State 18 Indiana State 17Ball State 21–10–1
43 1974 Terre Haute Ball State 22 Indiana State 31Ball State 21–11–1
44 1975 Muncie Ball State 20 Indiana State 16Ball State 22–11–1
45 1976 Muncie Ball State 24 Indiana State 9Ball State 23–11–1
46 1977 Terre Haute Ball State 42 Indiana State 18Ball State 24–11–1
47 1978 Muncie Ball State 7 Indiana State 0Ball State 25–11–1
48 1979 Terre Haute Ball State 13 Indiana State 18Ball State 25–12–1
49 1980 Muncie Ball State 28 Indiana State 21Ball State 26–12–1
50 1981 Terre Haute Ball State 7 Indiana State 31Ball State 26–13–1
51 1982 Muncie Ball State 0 Indiana State 17Ball State 26–14–1
52 1983 Terre Haute Ball State 14 Indiana State 35Ball State 26–15–1
53 1984 Indianapolis Ball State 6 Indiana State 34Ball State 26–16–1
54 1985 Indianapolis Ball State 29 Indiana State 27Ball State 27–16–1
55 1986 Indianapolis Ball State 16 Indiana State 3Ball State 28–16–1
56 1987 Indianapolis Ball State 23 Indiana State 24Ball State 28–17–1
57 1988 Indianapolis Ball State 24 Indiana State 10Ball State 29–17–1
58 1989 Indianapolis Ball State 34 Indiana State 27Ball State 30–17–1
59 1990 Muncie Ball State 42 Indiana State 0Ball State 31–17–1
60 1991 Terre Haute Ball State 14 Indiana State 10Ball State 32–17–1
61 2002 Muncie Ball State 23 Indiana State 21Ball State 33–17–1
62 2003 Muncie Ball State 31 Indiana State 7Ball State 34–17–1
63 2014 Muncie Ball State 20 Indiana State 27Ball State 34–18–1
Series: Ball State leads 38–24–1

References

  1. 1 2 "The Bell Tolls For Sycamores In 27-20 Victory At Ball State". Indiana State Sycamores. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Series Records Versus 2014 Opponents" (PDF). Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ISU football defeats Ball State 27-20 to win Victory Bell". Tribune-Star. September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Victory Bell game between Ball State Indiana State on Saturday". Muncie Free Press. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Ball State loses Victory Bell to Indiana State, stumbles on last possession". Muncie Free Press. September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Perish, Indiana State push past Ball State 27-20". USA Today. September 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Indiana State Beats Ball State". WTWO. September 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Perish, Indiana State push past Ball State 27-20". WTHR. September 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Previewing Ball State vs. Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. September 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  10. ↑ "Perish, Indiana State push past Ball State". The Times of Northwest Indiana. September 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  11. ↑ "Perish, Indiana State push past Ball State 27-20". Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Football Gameday Central: Sycamores Battle Ball State For Victory Bell Saturday". Indiana State. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ball State Cardinals". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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