The Ball State Cardinals will meet an FCS opponent, Missouri State, in their 2024 season opener on September 7. For the full Ball State schedule, see below.

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2024 Ball State Game and TV Schedule

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Ball State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Cardinals will be playing the 97th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• According to its opponents’ projected win total this year, Ball State will be facing the 75th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• The Cardinals will face the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (45).
• Ball State has six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
• The Cardinals have six teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Ball State Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Cardinals ranked 12th-worst in FBS in total offense with 308.1 yards per game last season, it was a different situation on the other side of the ball, as they ranked 17th-best (315.6 yards per game allowed).
• Ball State ranked 12th-worst in scoring offense last season (18.3 points per game), but it played slightly better on defense, ranking 55th with 24.4 points allowed per game.
• The Cardinals were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking sixth-worst with 136.6 passing yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 33rd in FBS (204.3 passing yards allowed per game).
• Ball State sported the 52nd-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (171.5 per game), and it was better on defense, ranking 15th-best with only 111.3 rushing yards allowed per game.
• Ball State had the 102nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -5, forcing 11 turnovers (123rd in FBS) while turning it over 16 times (48th in FBS).

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