2005 Ball State Cardinals football team

2005 Ball State Cardinals football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
2005 record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Hoke (3rd year)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3		7	–	6
Miami x		5	–	3		7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8		1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2		7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2		9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ball State competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Cardinals were led by Brady Hoke in his third year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	at No. 11 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 0–56	70,585
September 10	8:00 PM	Bowling Green	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 31–40	17,460
September 17	2:30 PM	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	L 3–63	78,427
October 1	1:00 PM	at No. 21 Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–38	40,162
October 8	7:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	CL	W 60–57 ^5OT	18,183
October 15	3:00 PM	Toledo	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 14–34	16,533
October 22	2:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 21–38	17,959
October 29	4:05 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 31–17	18,732
November 5	2:00 PM	Akron	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		W 23–17	10,401
November 12	6:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	CL	W 26–25	3,167
November 19	12:00 PM	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	CL	L 24–31 ^OT	7,386
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ball State Cardinals football

Venues	Scheumann Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Indiana State (Blue Key Victory Bell) Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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