1956 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1956 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1956 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–4 against ICC opponents) and finished in fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC.^[1]

1956 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	4–4 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach	Jim Freeman (1st season)
Home stadium	Ball State Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Joseph's (IN) $^	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Butler	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Valparaiso	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Evansville	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ball State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
DePauw	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Indiana State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff (Aluminum Bowl) participant

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Hanover*	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 12–7
September 22	at Indiana (PA)*	Indiana, PA	W 26–0
October 6	DePauw	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 19–6
October 13	Butler	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 12–28
October 20	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 28–14
October 27	at Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	L 12–49
November 3	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 0–66		[2]
November 10	at Evansville	Evansville, IN	L 7–33
*Non-conference game

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