MACCardinals

Ball State

128th of 1302–10

Rank

128th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−25.0

90% range −35.4 to −14.6

Offense

18.4

121st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

43.4

129th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–10

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 2–10

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET at

Illinois L 21–24

Rating change+1.2

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:00 PM ET vs

UAB W 51–31

Rating change−0.1

Wk 3Sep 16 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Tennessee Tech W 28–13

Rating change−0.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:00 PM ET at

Western Kentucky L 21–33

Rating change+0.3

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET at

Western Michigan L 3–55

Rating change−4.0

Wk 6Oct 7 · 3:30 PM ET at

Akron L 3–31

Rating change−2.2

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan L 9–56

Rating change−3.9

Wk 9Oct 26 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Toledo L 17–58

Rating change−0.7

Wk 10Nov 2 · 6:00 PM ET at

Eastern Michigan L 14–56

Rating change−0.8

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET at

Northern Illinois L 17–63

Rating change−2.5

Wk 12Nov 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Buffalo L 24–40

Rating change−0.3

Wk 13Nov 21 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) L 7–28

Rating change+0.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	MAC	95 of 128	−9.1	26.3	35.4	4–8	—
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