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The '''1948 Ball State Cardinals football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed [[Ball State University]]) as an independent during the [[1948 college football season]]. In their 13th season under head coach [[John Magnabosco]], the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Ball State Football Media Guide|publisher=Ball State University |year=2007 |page=96|url=http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>
The '''1948 Ball State Cardinals football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed [[Ball State University]]) as an independent during the [[1948 college football season]]. In their 13th season under head coach [[John Magnabosco]], the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 73.<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Ball State Football Media Guide|publisher=Ball State University |year=2007 |page=96|url=http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|September 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}||[[Rensselaer, Indiana|Rensselaer, IN]]|L 0-33||
|September 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}||[[Rensselaer, Indiana|Rensselaer, IN]]|L 0-33||<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Joseph's Surprises Cards in Crushing 33-0 Win|newspaper=The Muncie Star|date=September 26, 1948|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118909468/st-josephs-surprises-cards-in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 2|at|[[1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team|Eastern Illinois]]||[[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]|L 0-12||<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball State Loses, 12-0, to Eastern Illinois Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89692002/the-star-press/ |access-date=November 28, 2021 |work=[[The Star Press]] |date=October 3, 1948 |page=1C |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 2|at|[[1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team|Eastern Illinois]]||[[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]|L 0-12||<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball State Loses, 12-0, to Eastern Illinois Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89692002/the-star-press/ |access-date=November 28, 2021 |work=[[The Star Press|The Muncie Star]] |date=October 3, 1948 |page=1C |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Huntington Foresters|title=Huntington}}||[[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie, IN]]|W 53-0||
|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Huntington Foresters|title=Huntington}}|Ball State Field|[[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie, IN]]|W 53-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cards Rout Huntington Eleven, 53 to 0: Free-for-All Mars Home Opener|newspaper=The Muncie Star|author=Bob Barnet|date=October 10, 1948|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118908959/cards-rout-huntington-eleven-53-to-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 16||[[1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]<hc>|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|W 23-14|6,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=6,000 Cheer Card Homecoming Victory: Ball State Tips Hurons by 23 to 14|newspaper=The Muncie Star|author=Bob Barnet|date=October 17, 1948|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118907923/6000-cheer-card-homecoming-victory/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 16||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Anderson Ravens|title=Anderson (IN)}}||Muncie, IN|W 14-7||


|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Anderson Ravens|title=Anderson (IN)}}|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|W 14-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cards Wreck Perfect Record Of Raven Gridders in Thriller|newspaper=The Muncie Evening Press|author=Bob Junk|date=October 21, 1948|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118908478/cards-wreck-perfect-record-of-raven/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 23||[[1948 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]||Muncie, IN|W 23-14||


|October 30|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}||[[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso, IN]]|W 20-0||
|October 30|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}||[[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso, IN]]|W 20-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Ball State Rolls Over Valpo, 20 to 0: Two Baker Passes Net Touchdowns|newspaper=The Muncie Star|date=October 31, 1948|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118907307/ball-state-rolls-over-valpo-20-to-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 6||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Manchester Spartans|title=Manchester}}||Muncie, IN|W 35-0||
|November 6||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Manchester Spartans|title=Manchester}}|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|W 35-0|4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Card Gridders Rout Manchester, 35-0: 4,000 See Locals Win 5th in Row|newspaper=The Muncie Star|author=Bob Barnet|date=November 7, 1948|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118906569/card-gridders-rout-manchester-35-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}|Memorial Stadium|[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] ([[Blue Key Victory Bell]])|W 10-7|500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sycamores Lose Close Struggle: Last Passing Assault Fails and Ball State Gains 10 To 7 Victory|newspaper=The Terre Haute Tribune-Star|date=November 14, 1948|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118901896/sycamores-lose-close-struggle-last/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}|Memorial Stadium|[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] ([[Blue Key Victory Bell]])|W 10-7|500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sycamores Lose Close Struggle: Last Passing Assault Fails and Ball State Gains 10 To 7 Victory|newspaper=The Terre Haute Tribune-Star|date=November 14, 1948|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118901896/sycamores-lose-close-struggle-last/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 05:25, 14 August 2023

1948 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Tech   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 1
Bowling Green   –   8 – 0 – 1
Washington University   –   9 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   7 – 1 – 2
Ball State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 2
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Valparaiso   –   4 – 5 – 0
Toledo   –   5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 73.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INL 0–33[2]
October 2at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILL 0–12[3]
October 9Huntington
W 53–0[4]
October 16Michigan State Normaldagger
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 23–146,000[5]
October 20Anderson (IN)
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 14–7[6]
October 30at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 20–0[7]
November 6Manchester
  • Ball State Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 35–04,000[8]
November 13at Indiana State
W 10–7500[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Joseph's Surprises Cards in Crushing 33-0 Win". The Muncie Star. September 26, 1948. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ball State Loses, 12-0, to Eastern Illinois Foe". The Muncie Star. October 3, 1948. p. 1C. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bob Barnet (October 10, 1948). "Cards Rout Huntington Eleven, 53 to 0: Free-for-All Mars Home Opener". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Barnet (October 17, 1948). "6,000 Cheer Card Homecoming Victory: Ball State Tips Hurons by 23 to 14". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bob Junk (October 21, 1948). "Cards Wreck Perfect Record Of Raven Gridders in Thriller". The Muncie Evening Press. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ball State Rolls Over Valpo, 20 to 0: Two Baker Passes Net Touchdowns". The Muncie Star. October 31, 1948. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Barnet (November 7, 1948). "Card Gridders Rout Manchester, 35-0: 4,000 See Locals Win 5th in Row". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sycamores Lose Close Struggle: Last Passing Assault Fails and Ball State Gains 10 To 7 Victory". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. November 14, 1948. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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