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1975 Ball State

9–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dave McClain.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1975, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 24–14; won vs. Toledo 38–28; lost at Ohio 0–10; lost at Miami (OH) 28–35; won vs. Indiana State 20–16; won at Richmond 25–14; won vs. Central Michigan 16–13; won at Northern Illinois 3–0; won at Bowling Green 27–20; won at Akron 17–14; won vs. Illinois State 46–7+39−10Won 24–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+10Eastern MichiganWon 38–28 vs. Toledo+10ToledoLost 0–10 at Ohio-10OhioLost 28–35 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Won 20–16 vs. Indiana State+4Indiana StateWon 25–14 at Richmond+11RichmondWon 16–13 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 3–0 at Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 27–20 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 17–14 at Akron+3AkronWon 46–7 vs. Illinois State+39Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsEastern MichiganW 24–⁠1481%
Sep 13vsToledoW 38–⁠2850%
Sep 20atOhioL 0–⁠1030%
Sep 27atMiami (OH)L 28–⁠3513%
Oct 4vsIndiana StateW 20–⁠1682%
Oct 11atRichmondW 25–⁠1438%
Oct 18vsCentral MichiganW 16–⁠1367%
Oct 25atNorthern IllinoisW 3–⁠049%
Nov 1atBowling GreenW 27–⁠2024%
Nov 8atAkronW 17–⁠1473%
Nov 15vsIllinois StateW 46–⁠792%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois State 46–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠171
Coach
Dave McClain
Elo
1496 +120 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 25 of 132; offense No. 34, defense No. 25
SRS
2.6 No. 58 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 2Shafer Suggs DBNew York Jets

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.