MACCardinals

Ball State

63rd of 1277–1

Rank

63rd

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+0.4

90% range −8.8 to 9.5

Offense

29.9

59th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.6

72nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–1

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

8 games, 7–1

Schedule

Wk 10Nov 4 · 7:00 PM ET at

Miami (OH) L 31–38

Rating change+0.9

Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan W 38–31

Rating change−2.1

Wk 12Nov 18 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois W 31–25

Rating change−2.1

Wk 13Nov 28 · 12:00 PM ET at

Toledo W 27–24

Rating change+2.7

Wk 14Dec 5 · 2:00 PM ET at

Central Michigan W 45–20

Rating change+4.3

Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 30–27

Rating change−1.2

Wk 16Dec 18 · 7:30 PM ET vs

BuffaloNeutral W 38–28

Rating change+2.0

PostDec 31 · 2:00 PM ET vs

San José StateOfferpad Arizona Bowl W 34–13

Rating change+2.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	MAC	82 of 130	−5.0	29.2	34.2	5–7	—
2018	MAC	116 of 130	−16.7	21.9	38.7	4–8	—
2017	MAC	128 of 130	−25.0	18.4	43.4	2–10	—
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