2020_Ball_State_Cardinals_football_team

2020 Ball State Cardinals football team

2020 Ball State Cardinals football team

American college football season

The 2020 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

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Ball State Cardinals' current wordmark since 2011
Ball State Cardinals' current wordmark since 2011

In a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cardinals played to a 5–1 record in a limited regular-season schedule. The team then defeated Buffalo in the conference championship game. The season ended with a victory over San Jose State in the Arizona Bowl for the first bowl game victory in program history.[2]

Schedule

Ball State had games scheduled against Indiana, Maine, and Michigan, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On July 28, it was announced that Ball State had added Iowa State to the schedule.[5] Soon after, the MAC decided to cancel its season, followed by the same announcements from the Big Ten Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Mountain West Conference.

On September 25, the Mid-American Conference changed course, playing a six-week scheduled football season starting the week of November 4.[6]

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Game summaries

Miami

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See also: 2020 Miami RedHawks football team

Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2020 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Northern Illinois

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See also: 2020 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Toledo

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See also: 2020 Toledo Rockets football team

Central Michigan

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See also: 2020 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Western Michigan

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See also: 2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Buffalo (MAC Championship Game)

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See also: 2020 Buffalo Bulls football team and 2020 MAC Championship Game

San Jose State (Arizona Bowl)

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See also: 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team and 2020 Arizona Bowl

References

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    Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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    Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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    Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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    "Iowa State replaces Iowa with Ball State on schedule as Big 12 aims to play 12-game season in 2020". CBSSPORTS.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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    "2020 Ball State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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    "Game Notes (11/4/20 at Miami)" (PDF). ballstatesports.com. Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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    "EMU vs. Ball State scoring summary" (PDF). ballstatesports.com. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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    "Game Notes (11/11/20 Eastern Michigan)" (PDF). ballstatesports.com. Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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    "NIU vs. Ball State scoring summary" (PDF). ballstatesports.com. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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