1992 Ball State

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

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1992, game by game: lost at No. 13 Clemson 10–24; lost at Kansas 10–62; won at Kent State 10–6; won vs. Miami (OH) 19–9; lost at Western Michigan 14–21; won vs. Eastern Michigan 31–7; lost vs. Akron 14–22; won vs. Central Michigan 24–23; won at Ohio 24–21; lost vs. Toledo 9–10; lost at Bowling Green 6–38+24−52Lost 10–24 at No. 13 Clemson-14No. 13 ClemsonLost 10–62 at Kansas-52KansasWon 10–6 at Kent State+4Kent StateWon 19–9 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Lost 14–21 at Western Michigan-7Western MichiganWon 31–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+24Eastern MichiganLost 14–22 vs. Akron-8AkronWon 24–23 vs. Central Michigan+1Central MichiganWon 24–21 at Ohio+3OhioLost 9–10 vs. Toledo-1ToledoLost 6–38 at Bowling Green-32Bowling 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 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
171–⁠243
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1453 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 82 of 105; offense No. 94, defense No. 53
SRS
−13.4 No. 96 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lynch
Defensive coordinator
Tim Burke

1992 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠010–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo5–⁠38–⁠3
Akron5–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Miami (OH)5–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠45–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠55–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠10

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