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The 1982 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in eighth place out of ten teams in the conference.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
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1982 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
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Home stadiumBall State Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
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1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $7–2–07–5–0
Western Michigan5–2–27–2–2
Miami (OH)5–3–07–4–0
Central Michigan5–3–16–4–1
Ohio5–4–06–5–0
Toledo5–4–06–5–0
Northern Illinois5–4–05–5–0
Ball State4–4–05–6–0
Eastern Michigan1–7–11–9–1
Kent State0–9–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.
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The team's statistical leaders included Doug Freed with 989 passing yards, Terry Lymon with 635 rushing yards, Frank Kurth with 295 receiving yards, and Dane Fellmeth with 34 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 111:30 p.m.ToledoL 14–3115,423[4]
September 188:30 p.m.at Wichita State*L 20–3324,911[5]
September 25Indiana State*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN (rivalry)
L 0–1711,375[6]
October 27:30 p.m.at Northern IllinoisW 14–723,563[7]
October 92:00 p.m.Ohio
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 7–3414,600[8]
October 161:04 p.m.at Kent StateW 21–36,812[9]
October 231:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 13–615,700[10]
October 301:30 p.m.at Eastern MichiganW 16–710,129[11]
November 61:30 p.m.at Bowling GreenL 7–2821,400–21,404[12]
November 13at Central MichiganL 13–2416,582[13]
November 20Illinois State*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 52–174,200[14]
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