MACCardinals

Ball State

95th of 1284–8

Rank

95th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−9.1

90% range −19.7 to 1.4

Offense

26.3

89th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

35.4

90th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET at

Georgia State W 31–21

Rating change+0.8

Wk 2Sep 10 · 4:00 PM ET at

Indiana L 20–30

Rating change−0.1

Wk 3Sep 17 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Kentucky W 41–14

Rating change+2.0

Wk 4Sep 24 · 6:00 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic W 31–27

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois L 24–31

Rating change−1.9

Wk 6Oct 8 · 3:30 PM ET at

Central Michigan L 21–24

Rating change+1.2

Wk 7Oct 15 · 3:30 PM ET at

Buffalo W 31–21

Rating change−0.1

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Akron L 25–35

Rating change−2.2

Wk 10Nov 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan L 20–52

Rating change−1.8

Wk 11Nov 8 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan L 41–48

Rating change−1.1

Wk 12Nov 16 · 7:00 PM ET at

Toledo L 19–37

Rating change+1.0

Wk 13Nov 22 · 7:00 PM ET at

Miami (OH) L 20–21

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	MAC	121 of 128	−20.7	19.6	40.3	3–9	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

BALL offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles