1999 Ball State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Lynch.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 1999, game by game: lost at Indiana 9–21; lost at No. 9 Wisconsin 10–50; lost vs. Toledo 10–23; lost at Army 21–41; lost vs. Akron 9–31; lost at Northern Illinois 17–37; lost at Western Michigan 0–28; lost vs. Ohio 25–37; lost at Eastern Michigan 21–31; lost at Bowling Green 14–35; lost vs. Central Michigan 21–27+7−40Lost 9–21 at Indiana-12IndianaLost 10–50 at No. 9 Wisconsin-40No. 9 WisconsinLost 10–23 vs. Toledo-13ToledoLost 21–41 at Army-20ArmyLost 9–31 vs. Akron-22AkronLost 17–37 at Northern Illinois-20Northern Illino…Lost 0–28 at Western Michigan-28Western MichiganLost 25–37 vs. Ohio-12OhioLost 21–31 at Eastern Michigan-10Eastern MichiganLost 14–35 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenLost 21–27 vs. Central Michigan-6Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠361
Coach
Bill Lynch
Elo
1197 −177 this season
SP+ rating
-29.0 No. 110 of 114; offense No. 112, defense No. 106
SRS
−23.9 No. 111 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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