1991 Ball State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Schudel.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1991, game by game: lost at Miami (OH) 7–15; won at Navy 33–10; lost at TCU 16–22; won vs. Kent State 28–27; won at Indiana State 14–10; lost vs. Western Michigan 16–25; won at Eastern Michigan 10–8; lost at Central Michigan 3–10; won vs. Ohio 10–6; won at Toledo 9–3; lost vs. Bowling Green 13–14+23−9Lost 7–15 at Miami (OH)-8Miami (OH)Won 33–10 at Navy+23NavyLost 16–22 at TCU-6TCUWon 28–27 vs. Kent State+1Kent StateWon 14–10 at Indiana State+4Indiana StateLost 16–25 vs. Western Michigan-9Western MichiganWon 10–8 at Eastern Michigan+2Eastern MichiganLost 3–10 at Central Michigan-7Central MichiganWon 10–6 vs. Ohio+4OhioWon 9–3 at Toledo+6ToledoLost 13–14 vs. Bowling Green-1Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠150
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1503 −13 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 70 of 104; offense No. 102, defense No. 18
SRS
−9.6 No. 82 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lynch

1991 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠011–⁠1
Central Michigan3–⁠1–⁠46–⁠1–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Eastern Michigan3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠71–⁠10

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