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Ball State

MAC · 1990 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 13–3
4Week 4 · Sep 18Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB101–10L 7–24
5Week 5 · Sep 25Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–2L 16–28
6Week 6 · Oct 2Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC3–5–2W 16–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–5–1L 10–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–9W 31–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 13–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 42–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–3–1W 13–3
12Week 12 · Nov 13Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–9W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–9–1W 23–6

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
3.206
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-21+16
  • Central Michigan +8
  • Bowling Green +3
  • Kent State +2
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Ohio +1
  • Toledo -2
  • Western Michigan -4
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • Wisconsin -10

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#52Post-Season W4#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-17
-12
+10
-14
+31
-1
+42
+10
+7
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#811985#611986#811987#321988#341989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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