1981 Ball State
4–7 (2–6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dwight Wallace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 23–0Oct 3
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs McNeese | W 24–21 | 46% |
| Sep 19 | at Toledo | L 0–40 | 59% |
| Sep 26 | at Ohio | L 27–30 | 42% |
| Oct 3 | vs Northern Illinois | W 23–0 | 60% |
| Oct 10 | at Indiana State | L 7–31 | 50% |
| Oct 17 | vs Kent State | L 7–17 | 68% |
| Oct 24 | at Western Michigan | L 3–14 | 32% |
| Oct 31 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 35–13 | 84% |
| Nov 7 | vs Bowling Green | L 10–14 | 51% |
| Nov 14 | vs Central Michigan | L 7–28 | 39% |
| Nov 21 | at Illinois State | W 14–10 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois State 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–6 8th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–218
- Coach
- Dwight Wallace
- Elo
- 1402 −116 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.5 No. 113 of 132; offense No. 121, defense No. 82
- SRS
- −16.1 No. 120 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1981 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 8–1 | 9–3 | |
 Miami (OH) | 6–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 7–2 | 7–4 | |
| Bowling Green | 5–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 5–4 | 5–6 | |
| Kent State | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
 Ball State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–7 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.