1997 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season

1997 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium
Seasons← 1996 1998 →

1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Marshall x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ohio	6	–	2	8	–	3
Bowling Green	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kent State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Akron	2	–	7	2	–	9
West Division
Toledo x	7	–	1	9	–	3
Western Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ball State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	5	4	–	7
Central Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of six teams in the MAC West. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Jake Josetti with 1,569 passing yards, LeAndre Moore with 884 rushing yards, Adrian Reese with 526 receiving yards, and Brent Lockliear with 55 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 10–27
September 6	James Madison*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 24–6	16,647
September 13	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–33	38,006
September 20	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–28	45,947
September 27	Marshall	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 16–42	20,415
October 4	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–21
October 11	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 32–38
October 18	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 37–34
October 25	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	W 21–14	10,031
November 1	Akron	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–14
November 8	No. 18 Toledo	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 35–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 99. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"1997 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"1997 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"Big-play Cardinals rip JMU". The Star Press. September 7, 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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