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Ball State

MAC · 2025 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

2025 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 1Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–10L 0–31
3Week 3 · Sep 7Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–7L 3–42
4Week 4 · Sep 14NEW HAMPSHIREUnranked—W 34–29
5Week 5 · Sep 21UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–4L 25–31
7Week 7 · Oct 5Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4W 20–14
8Week 8 · Oct 12West Michigan (WEST MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–4L 0–42
9Week 9 · Oct 19Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC5–7W 42–28
10Week 10 · Oct 25Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC3–9L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 9Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 17–13
13Week 13 · Nov 16East Michigan (EAST MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8L 9–24
14Week 14 · Nov 23Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–5L 9–38
15Week 15 · Nov 30Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–7L 24–45

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
5.708
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-35
-54+19
  • Ohio +9
  • Akron +5
  • Kent State +5
  • UConn -4
  • West Michigan -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Auburn -7
  • Miami (OH) -7
  • East Michigan -8
  • Northern Illinois -9
  • Purdue -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 #120Better than 13%
Win % Place 98thBetter than 29%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#120Post-Season W2#120Post-Season W3#120Post-Season W4#120Post-Season W5#120Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-31
-39
+5
-6
+6
-42
+14
-14
+4
-15
-29
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#72020#802021#992022#1082023#1222024

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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