Ball State Cardinals

College Football (FBS) · 2026

Record

3–5

Our rank

#132

Efficiency

#130

Adj. margin

−14.2

Ball State Cardinals schedule & predictions

Date	Opponent	Result / Time	Our pick	Signals
Nov 4	at 116UMass	Wed 7:00 PM ET	UMass 71%	RCE	Compare
Nov 11	vs 77Buffalo	TBD	Buffalo 70%	RCE	Compare
Nov 17	at 100Ohio	Tue 7:00 PM ET	Ohio 93%	RCE	Compare
Nov 28	vs 99C Michigan	Sat 12:00 PM ET	C Michigan 57%	RCE	Compare

Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll.

Ball State 2026 results

Date	Opponent	Result / Time	Our pick	Signals
Oct 24	vs 130Sacramento St	W 34–17	Ball State 90% ✓	RCE	Compare
Oct 17	at 122Bowling Green	W 32–31 OT	Bowling Green 75% ✗	RCE	Compare
Oct 10	at 50Northwestern	L 14–45	Northwestern 99% ✓	RCE	Compare
Oct 3	vs 87Toledo	L 24–39	Toledo 89% ✓	RCE	Compare
Sep 26	at 127Kent State	L 13–26	Ball State 56% ✗	R KENTCE	Compare
Sep 19	at 56Liberty	L 15–51	Liberty 75% ✓	R BALLCE	Compare
Sep 12	vs Stony Brook (non-FBS)	W 41–17	—
Sep 5	at 10Ohio State	L 3–56	Ohio State 97% ✓	RCE	Compare

Our picks in finished games here: 5–2 (71%)

“Our pick” on a finished game is what we predicted before it was played.