1982 Ball State
5–6 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dwight Wallace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 52–17Nov 20
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Toledo | L 14–31 | 40% |
| Sep 18 | atWichita State | L 20–33 | 35% |
| Sep 25 | vs Indiana State | L 0–17 | 45% |
| Oct 2 | at Northern Illinois | W 14–7 | 41% |
| Oct 9 | vs Ohio | L 7–34 | 50% |
| Oct 16 | at Kent State | W 21–3 | 48% |
| Oct 23 | vs Western Michigan | W 13–6 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | at Eastern Michigan | W 16–7 | 71% |
| Nov 6 | at Bowling Green | L 7–28 | 28% |
| Nov 13 | at Central Michigan | L 13–24 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | vs Illinois State | W 52–17 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois State 52–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 8th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 177–207
- Coach
- Dwight Wallace
- Elo
- 1417 −18 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.8 No. 87 of 109; offense No. 100, defense No. 60
- SRS
- −20.4 No. 105 of 113 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1982 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 7–2 | 7–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–2–2 | 7–2–2 | |
 Miami (OH) | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Central Michigan | 5–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Toledo | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northern Illinois | 5–4 | 5–5 | |
 Ball State | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–7–1 | 1–9–1 | |
| Kent State | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.