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The 1941 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1941 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 3–2–2 record (3–1–1 against IIC opponents).[1][2] The team played its home games at Cardinal Field in Muncie, Indiana.

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1941 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–2–2 (3–1–1 IIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Field
Seasons
 1940
1942 
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1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rose Poly + 4 0 07 0 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 0 08 0 1
Ball State 3 1 13 2 2
Butler 3 1 05 4 0
Wabash 4 2 05 3 1
DePauw 3 2 06 2 0
Indiana State 2 1 15 2 1
Evansville 2 1 13 5 1
Manchester 2 1 12 2 2
Franklin (IN) 2 4 12 5 1
Hanover 1 3 01 7 0
Central Normal 1 4 02 5 0
Earlham 0 5 02 5 0
Valparaiso 0 5 00 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
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Two Ball State players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: guard Paul Miller (1st team); and end Ralph Bibler (2nd team).[3]

Ball State was ranked at No. 229 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[4]

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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4at Northern Illinois State*T 6–6[5]
October 10at ButlerL 6–13[6]
October 18Central Michigan*
L 6–7[7]
October 25at ValparaisoW 40–0[8]
November 1Manchester
  • Cardinal Field
  • Muncie, IN
T 0–0[9]
November 8Central Normal
  • Cardinal Field
  • Muncie, IN
W 33–0[10]
November 15at Indiana StateTerre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)W 7–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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