MACCardinals

Ball State

108th of 1315–7

Rank

108th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

−11.7

90% range −21.8 to −1.7

Offense

18.9

118th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

30.6

95th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:00 PM ET at#9

Tennessee L 10–59

Rating change−2.6

Wk 2Sep 10 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Western Michigan L 30–37

Rating change+0.3

Wk 3Sep 17 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Murray State W 31–0

Rating change−0.1

Wk 4Sep 24 · 6:00 PM ET at

Georgia Southern L 23–34

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Oct 1 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois W 44–38

Rating change+1.1

Wk 6Oct 8 · 3:30 PM ET at

Central Michigan W 17–16

Rating change+0.8

Wk 7Oct 15 · 2:00 PM ET vs

UConn W 25–21

Rating change−1.2

Wk 8Oct 22 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan L 16–20

Rating change−0.2

Wk 10Nov 1 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kent State W 27–20

Rating change+1.3

Wk 11Nov 8 · 8:00 PM ET at

Toledo L 21–28

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 15 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Ohio L 18–32

Rating change−1.0

Wk 13Nov 22 · 7:00 PM ET at

Miami (OH) L 17–18

Rating change+0.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	MAC	107 of 130	−10.8	21.4	32.2	6–7	—
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