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The 1983 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in fifth place out of ten teams in the conference.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
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1983 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State Stadium
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1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois $8–1–010–2–0
Toledo7–2–09–2–0
Bowling Green7–2–08–3–0
Central Michigan7–2–08–3–0
Ball State4–4–06–5–0
Western Michigan4–5–06–5–0
Miami (OH)3–5–04–7–0
Ohio3–6–04–7–0
Kent State1–8–01–10–0
Eastern Michigan0–9–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The team's statistical leaders included Neil Britt with 2,377 passing yards, Terry Lymon with 517 rushing yards, David Naumcheff with 1,065 receiving yards, and John Diettrich with 59 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Rhode Island*W 42–265,695[4]
September 10Wichita State*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 25–218,430[5]
September 17at OhioW 31–1414,000[6]
September 24at ToledoL 7–4320,624[7]
October 1Northern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN (rivalry)
L 14–2715,075[8]
October 8at Indiana State*L 14–359,219[9]
October 15at Kent StateW 17–137,300[10]
October 22at Western MichiganW 24–209,650[11]
October 29Eastern Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 33–20[12]
November 5at Bowling GreenL 30–4517,210[13]
November 12Central Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 10–388,725[14]
  • *Non-conference game
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