1992 Ball State Cardinals football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1992

| team = Ball State Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 5–4

| head_coach = Paul Schudel

| hc_year = 8th

| off_coach = Bill Lynch

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Tim Burke

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Ball State Stadium

}}

{{1992 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1992 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled a 5–6 record (5–4 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place out of ten teams in the MAC.{{cite web|title=2007 Ball State Football Media Guide|publisher=Ball State University |year=2007 |page=99 |url=http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}{{cite web|title=1992 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1992-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Neu with 1,628 passing yards, Corey Croom with 1,157 rushing yards, Brian Oliver with 423 receiving yards, and Mark Swart with 45 points scored.{{cite web|title=1992 Ball State Cardinals Statistics|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1992.html}}