1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State     11 1 0
Boston College     9 2 0
No. 17 Houston     9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame     8 2 0
Utah State     8 3 0
Florida State     8 4 0
Cincinnati     7 4 0
West Virginia     7 4 0
Temple     6 2 1
Air Force     6 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Georgia Tech     6 6 0
Northern Illinois     5 5 1
Syracuse     5 5 1
Dayton     5 6 0
Holy Cross     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 7 0
Rutgers     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
Navy     3 8 0
Pittsburgh     3 8 0
Tulane     3 8 0
Marshall     2 8 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Central MichiganW 9–68,100
September 18Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 0–915,950
September 25Butler
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 27–08,575
October 2at AkronL 7–1014,150
October 9Indiana State
W 20–1716,650
October 16at No. T–10 Southern IllinoisL 8–339,500–10,000[2]
October 23at Northern IllinoisT 10–1016,898
October 30at Middle TennesseeL 7–2810,500
November 6Wittenberg
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 28–216,850
November 13at Western IllinoisL 20–2115,100

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