College Football · 2026

Ball State Cardinals

1-4 · Mid-American Conference. Ball State Cardinals injury report, depth chart, schedule and results, updated through the day.

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Cardinals injury report

Current statuses from the league injury report.

No Cardinals players are on the injury report.

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Last 5: 1-4

  1. Lost 24-39

    vs TOL

    Oct 3

  2. Lost 13-26

    at KENT

    Sep 26

  3. Lost 15-51

    at LIB

    Sep 19

  4. Won 41-17

    vs STBK

    Sep 12

  5. Lost 3-56

    at OSU

    Sep 5

True Strength rating

Slam's whole-league team rating: points a game against an average FBS team, every opponent rated the same way.

Rank

129 of 138

Net

-3.3

Scores / allows

23.6 / 26.9

League average 25.5 points a game. How True Strength works

2026 schedule and results

Recent results and the games ahead. Times are Eastern.

DateOpponentResult / time
Sep 5at Ohio State BuckeyesLost 3-56
Sep 12vs Stony Brook SeawolvesWon 41-17
Sep 19at Liberty FlamesLost 15-51
Sep 26at Kent State Golden FlashesLost 13-26
Oct 3vs Toledo RocketsLost 24-39Game page
Oct 10at Northwestern Wildcats12:30 PM ETBTNGame page
Oct 17at Bowling Green Falcons12:00 PM ETESPN+Game page
Oct 24vs Sacramento State HornetsTime TBD
Nov 4at Massachusetts MinutemenTime TBD
Nov 11vs Buffalo BullsTime TBD
Nov 17at Ohio Bobcats7:00 PM ET
Nov 28vs Central Michigan Chippewas12:00 PM ET

Slam's official picks for Cardinals games are in the Picks plan: $1 for 3 days, then $49/mo. Every graded pick is public on the True Strength record.

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