MACCardinals

Ball State

107th of 1306–7

Rank

107th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−10.8

90% range −20.1 to −1.5

Offense

21.4

108th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.2

102nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 6–7

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Western Illinois W 31–21

Rating change−3.4

Wk 2Sep 11 · 3:30 PM ET at#10

Penn State L 13–44

Rating change−4.1

Wk 3Sep 18 · 4:00 PM ET at

Wyoming L 12–45

Rating change−4.1

Wk 4Sep 25 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Toledo L 12–22

Rating change−0.7

Wk 5Oct 2 · 5:00 PM ET vs

Army W 28–16

Rating change+2.0

Wk 6Oct 9 · 3:30 PM ET at

Western Michigan W 45–20

Rating change+2.8

Wk 7Oct 16 · 2:00 PM ET at

Eastern Michigan W 38–31

Rating change+1.1

Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) L 17–24

Rating change−1.4

Wk 10Nov 2 · 7:00 PM ET at

Akron W 31–25

Rating change−2.1

Wk 11Nov 10 · 7:00 PM ET at

Northern Illinois L 29–30

Rating change+0.2

Wk 12Nov 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan L 17–37

Rating change−2.0

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Buffalo W 20–3

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 25 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Georgia StateTaxAct Camellia Bowl L 20–51

Rating change−3.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	MAC	63 of 127	0.4	29.9	29.6	7–1	—
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