The Ball State Cardinals’ college football schedule for 2024 includes facing James Madison on September 28. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.

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2024 Ball State Game and TV Schedule

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Ball State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Cardinals will face the 97th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (65).
• Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (62), Ball State has the 75th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Cardinals are facing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Ball State has a schedule that features six games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and three of them notched three or fewer wins).
• The Cardinals will play six teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Ball State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Cardinals struggled offensively last season, ranking 12th-worst in FBS (308.1 yards per game). However, they ranked 17th-best on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only 315.6 yards per game.
• Ball State was a bottom-25 scoring offense last season, ranking 12th-worst with 18.3 points per contest. On defense, it ranked 55th in FBS (24.4 points allowed per game).
• While the Cardinals’ pass defense ranked 33rd with 204.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking sixth-worst (136.6 passing yards per game).
• Ball State owned the 52nd-ranked offense last season in terms of rushing yards (171.5 per game), and it was more effective on defense, ranking 15th-best with only 111.3 rushing yards allowed per game.
• With 11 forced turnovers (123rd in FBS) against 16 turnovers committed (48th in FBS) last season, Ball State’s -5 turnover margin ranked 102nd in college football.

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