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Ball State

MAC · 1982 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
281–306–4
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ball State head-to-head · History & Eras

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 14–31
4Week 4 · Sep 21WICHITA STATEUnranked—L 20–33
5Week 5 · Sep 28INDIANA STATEUnranked—L 0–17
6Week 6 · Oct 5Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5W 14–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 7–34
8Week 8 · Oct 19Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 21–3
9Week 9 · Oct 26Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–2–2W 13–6
10Week 10 · Nov 2Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9–1W 16–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–5L 7–28
12Week 12 · Nov 16Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–4–1L 13–24
13Week 13 · Nov 23ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 52–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.947
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-19+13
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Kent State 0
  • Central Michigan -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Ohio -5
  • Bowling Green -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-13
-17
+7
-27
+18
+7
+9
-21
-11
+35

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#251977#91978#651979#581980#1061981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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