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1942 Ball State Cardinals football team


1942 Ball State Cardinals football
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
6–2 (5–0 IIC)
John Magnabosco (8th season)
Ball State Field

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.

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.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Franklin (IN)Ball State FieldMuncie, INW 38–0
September 26Central NormalBall State FieldMuncie, INW 34–0
October 10Bowling Green*Ball State FieldMuncie, INL 14–26
October 17Northern Illinois State*Ball State FieldMuncie, INW 14–0
October 24at Central Michigan*Alumni FieldMount Pleasant, MIL 13–19
October 31at ManchesterNorth Manchester, INW 28–6
November 7ValparaisoBall State FieldMuncie, INW 21–0
November 14Indiana StateBall State FieldMuncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)W 16–7
*Non-conference gameHomecoming
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