1994 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1994 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 10th and final season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place out of ten teams in the MAC.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

1994 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Schudel (10th season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ball State	5	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Akron	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Ohio	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Baldwin with 1,342 passing yards, Tony Nibbs with 1,210 rushing yards, Juan Gorman with 662 receiving yards, and Michael Blair each with 78 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 14–16	50,063	^[4]
September 17	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 21–49	45,772
September 24	Ohio	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 21–14
October 1	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–28
October 8	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	T 24–24
October 15	Western Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 16–13
October 22	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 36–59
October 29	Eastern Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 20–41
November 5	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 21–24
November 12	Akron	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 38–28
November 19	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 34–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 99. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
2. "1994 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "1994 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. "BSU lets big one get away". The Star Press. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.