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1993 Ball State

8–⁠3–⁠1 (7–⁠0–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Schudel.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1993, game by game: lost at No. 6 Syracuse 12–35; won vs. Illinois State 45–30; won at Ohio 24–16; won at Central Michigan 20–17; won vs. Toledo 31–30; lost at Cincinnati 12–44; tied vs. Bowling Green 26–26; won at Eastern Michigan 18–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 21–0; won at Akron 31–9; won vs. Kent State 28–3; lost vs. Utah State 33–42+25−32Lost 12–35 at No. 6 Syracuse-23No. 6 SyracuseWon 45–30 vs. Illinois State+15Illinois StateWon 24–16 at Ohio+8OhioWon 20–17 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 31–30 vs. Toledo+1ToledoLost 12–44 at Cincinnati-32CincinnatiTied 26–26 vs. Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 18–13 at Eastern Michigan+5Eastern MichiganWon 21–0 vs. Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Won 31–9 at Akron+22AkronWon 28–3 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateLost 33–42 vs. Utah State-9Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at6SyracuseL 12–⁠3521%
Sep 11vsIllinois StateW 45–⁠3077%
Sep 18atOhioW 24–⁠1665%
Oct 2atCentral MichiganW 20–⁠1747%
Oct 9vsToledoW 31–⁠3055%
Oct 16atCincinnatiL 12–⁠4452%
Oct 23vsBowling GreenT 26–⁠2640%
Oct 30atEastern MichiganW 18–⁠1353%
Nov 6vsMiami (OH)W 21–⁠070%
Nov 13atAkronW 31–⁠947%
Nov 20vsKent StateW 28–⁠390%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsUtah StateLas Vegas BowlL 33–⁠4259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 42–⁠33 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠265
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1515 +46 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 59 of 105; offense No. 69, defense No. 48
SRS
−12.7 No. 86 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kit Cartwright
Defensive coordinator
Tim Burke

1993 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Western Michigan6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠1–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Central Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠54–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

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