MACCardinals

Ball State

133rd of 1364–8

Rank

133rd

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

−26.5

90% range −36.6 to −16.3

Offense

11.6

134th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

38.0

131st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Purdue L 0–31

Rating change−3.0

Wk 2Sep 6 · 7:30 PM ET at#14

Auburn L 3–42

Rating change−1.4

Wk 3Sep 13 · 2:00 PM ET vs

New Hampshire W 34–29

Rating change+2.1

Wk 4Sep 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

UConn L 25–31

Rating change+4.6

Wk 6Oct 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Ohio W 20–14

Rating change+1.1

Wk 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Western Michigan L 0–42

Rating change−4.4

Wk 8Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Akron W 42–28

Rating change+0.2

Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Northern Illinois L 7–21

Rating change−0.4

Wk 11Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Kent State W 17–13

Rating change−0.8

Wk 12Nov 15 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Michigan L 9–24

Rating change−1.1

Wk 13Nov 22 · 2:00 PM ET at

Toledo L 9–38

Rating change−0.7

Wk 14Nov 29 · 12:00 PM ET at

Miami (OH) L 24–45

Rating change−0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	MAC	122 of 134	−17.1	21.5	38.5	3–9	—
2023	MAC	109 of 133	−12.4	16.0	28.4	4–8	—
2022	MAC	108 of 131	−11.7	18.9	30.6	5–7	—
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