1955 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Ball State Cardinals
| sport = football
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| conference = Indiana Collegiate Conference
| short_conf = ICC
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = George Serdula
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Ball State Field
}}
{{1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach George Serdula, the Cardinals compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against ICC opponents), tied for last place out of seven teams in the ICC, and were outscored by a total of 144 to 97.{{cite web|title=2007 Ball State Football Media Guide|publisher=Ball State University |year=2007 |page=97|url=http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
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|September 17|||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Hanover Panthers|title=Hanover}}
|September 24|||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Indiana Indians|title=Indiana (PA)}}
|October 1|2:30 p.m.|at|DePauw||Greencastle, IN|L 6-19||{{cite news |author= |title=Crippled Cards on Road Against Youthful DePauw |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126573323/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 1, 1955 |page=12 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=DePauw Upsets Dope Bucket and Defeats Ball State, 19-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126573410/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 2, 1955 |page=1C |access-date=June 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=DePauw (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126573459/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 2, 1955 |page=2C |access-date=June 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 8|2:00 p.m.|at|Butler|Butler Bowl|Indianapolis, IN|L 13-20|3,714|{{cite news |last=Eggert |first=Bill |title=Butler Plays Ball State 19th Time; Both Hope To Stay In Loop Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/126261465/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 8, 1955 |page=19 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Eggert |first=Bill |title=Butler Rallies To Win, 20-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/126260527/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 9, 1955 |page=1, section 2 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Eggert |first=Bill |title=Butler Wins, 20-13, Over Ball State (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/126260599/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 9, 1955 |page=4, section 2 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 15|2:00 p.m.||Indiana State
|October 22|2:00 p.m.||Valparaiso|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|L 7-26||{{cite news |author= |title=Crusaders From Valparaiso to Invade Ball State Campus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126486584/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 22, 1955 |page=15 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Barnet |first=Bob |title=Ponderous Valpo Line and Jitterbug Backs Triumph Over Ball State Eleven, 26-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126486453/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 23, 1955 |page=1C |access-date=June 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Barnet |first=Bob |title=Ponderous (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126486510/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 23, 1955 |page=2C |access-date=June 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 29||at|Saint Joseph's (IN)||Rensselaer, IN|L 0-28||{{cite news |last=Barnet |first=Bob |title=Crippled Cards Fall Before Pumas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126314931/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 30, 1955 |page=1C |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Barnet |first=Bob |title=St. Joseph's (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126471710/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=October 30, 1955 |page=2C |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 5|1:30 p.m.||Evansville|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|L 0-38||{{cite news |author= |title=Injury-Riddle Cards Glad To See End of Season Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126314931/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=November 5, 1955 |page=12 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Satterfield |first=Ed |title=Ball State End Poor Grid Season With 38-0 Loss to Evansville Aces |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126315134/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=November 6, 1955 |page=C1 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Satterfield |first=Ed |title=Ball State (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/126315217/ |newspaper=The Muncie Star |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=November 6, 1955 |page=C3 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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