2002 Ball State
6–6 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Lynch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 42–17Oct 19
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Missouri | L 6–41 | 36% |
| Sep 14 | vs Indiana State | W 23–21 | 74% |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 7–30 | 22% |
| Sep 28 | at UConn | W 24–21 | 49% |
| Oct 5 | vs Northern Illinois | L 29–41 | 53% |
| Oct 12 | at Toledo | L 17–37 | 19% |
| Oct 19 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 42–17 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at 24Bowling Green | L 20–38 | 17% |
| Nov 2 | vs Western Michigan | W 17–7 | 50% |
| Nov 16 | at Central Michigan | W 38–21 | 47% |
| Nov 23 | vs Buffalo | W 41–21 | 84% |
| Nov 30 | at Marshall | L 14–38 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Marshall 38–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–333
- Coach
- Bill Lynch
- Elo
- 1434 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.6 No. 87 of 117; offense No. 95, defense No. 80
- SRS
- −10.0 No. 90 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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2002 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 7–1 | 11–2 | 24 |
| Northern Illinois | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Toledo | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Bowling Green | 6–2 | 9–3 | |
 UCF | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
 Miami (OH) | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Ball State | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Ohio | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
 Akron | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Central Michigan | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Kent State | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Buffalo | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.