1994 Ball State

5–⁠5–⁠1 (5–⁠3–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Paul Schudel.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1994, game by game: lost at West Virginia 14–16; lost at Purdue 21–49; won vs. Ohio 21–14; won vs. Central Michigan 31–28; tied at Toledo 24–24; won vs. Western Michigan 16–13; lost at Bowling Green 36–59; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 20–41; lost at Miami (OH) 21–24; won vs. Akron 38–28; won at Kent State 34–0+34−28Lost 14–16 at West Virginia-2West VirginiaLost 21–49 at Purdue-28PurdueWon 21–14 vs. Ohio+7OhioWon 31–28 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganTied 24–24 at Toledo0ToledoWon 16–13 vs. Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 36–59 at Bowling Green-23Bowling GreenLost 20–41 vs. Eastern Michigan-21Eastern MichiganLost 21–24 at Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Won 38–28 vs. Akron+10AkronWon 34–0 at Kent State+34Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1994.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠296
Coach
Paul Schudel
Elo
1458 −52 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 81 of 106; offense No. 63, defense No. 82
SRS
−14.3 No. 94 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Roushar
Defensive coordinator
Tim Burke

1994 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠19–⁠3
Bowling Green7–⁠19–⁠2
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Eastern Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Kent State2–⁠72–⁠9
Akron1–⁠81–⁠10
Ohio0–⁠90–⁠11

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