1990 Ball State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Schudel.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1990, game by game: won at Illinois State 13–3; lost at Wisconsin 7–24; lost vs. Toledo 16–28; won vs. Bowling Green 16–6; lost at Miami (OH) 10–24; won vs. Kent State 31–0; lost at Western Michigan 13–14; won vs. Indiana State 42–0; won at Central Michigan 13–3; won at Eastern Michigan 20–13; won vs. Ohio 23–6+42−17Won 13–3 at Illinois State+10Illinois StateLost 7–24 at Wisconsin-17WisconsinLost 16–28 vs. Toledo-12ToledoWon 16–6 vs. Bowling Green+10Bowling GreenLost 10–24 at Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Won 31–0 vs. Kent State+31Kent StateLost 13–14 at Western Michigan-1Western MichiganWon 42–0 vs. Indiana State+42Indiana StateWon 13–3 at Central Michigan+10Central MichiganWon 20–13 at Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganWon 23–6 vs. Ohio+17Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 23–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠121
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1524 −2 this season
SP+ rating
-5.3 No. 73 of 104; offense No. 103, defense No. 15
SRS
−12.3 No. 86 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lynch

1990 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠2
Central Michigan7–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠37–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bowling Green2–⁠4–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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