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Ball State

MAC · 2023 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 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

2023 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 14–44
3Week 3 · Sep 10Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC13–1L 3–45
4Week 4 · Sep 17INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 45–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)H2HSUN6–7L 3–40
6Week 6 · Oct 1West Michigan (WEST MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8L 24–42
7Week 7 · Oct 8East Michigan (EAST MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–7L 10–24
8Week 8 · Oct 15Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC11–3L 6–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7W 24–17
11Week 11 · Nov 5Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–6L 21–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC7–6W 20–17
13Week 13 · Nov 19Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC1–11W 34–3
14Week 14 · Nov 26Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC11–3L 15–17

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
6.282
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-28
-41+13
  • Northern Illinois +7
  • Central Michigan +5
  • Kent State +1
  • Georgia -1
  • Toledo -3
  • Miami (OH) -3
  • Kentucky -6
  • Bowling Green -6
  • Georgia Southern -7
  • East Michigan -7
  • West Michigan -8

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 #108Better than 22%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#103Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#108Post-Season W4#108Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-30
-42
+38
-37
-18
-14
-7
+7
-3
+3
+31
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1052018#882019#72020#802021#992022

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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