1993 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1993
| team = Ball State Cardinals
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 8–3–1
| conf_record = 7–0–1
| head_coach = Paul Schudel
| hc_year = 9th
| off_coach = Kit Cartwright
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tim Burke
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Ball State Stadium
| champion = MAC champion
| bowl = Las Vegas Bowl
| bowl_result = L 33–42 vs. Utah State
}}
{{1993 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1993 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its ninth season under head coach Paul Schudel, the team compiled an 8–3–1 record (7–0–1 against conference opponents), won the MAC championship, and lost to Utah State in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl.{{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|access-date=July 10, 2020}}{{cite web|title=1993 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1993-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Neu with 2,148 passing yards, Tony Nibbs with 777 rushing yards, Brian Oliver with 1,010 receiving yards, and Brian Oliver and Michael Blair each with 60 points scored.{{cite web|title=1993 Ball State Cardinals Statistics|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/1993.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| poll = AP
|September 4|at|No. 6 Syracuse
|September 11||Illinois State
|September 18|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|W 24-16||
|October 2|at|Central Michigan|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 20-17||
|October 9||Toledo|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|W 31-30||
|October 16|at|Cincinnati
|October 23||Bowling Green|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|T 26-26||
|October 30|at|Eastern Michigan|Rynearson Stadium|Ypsilanti, MI|W 18-13||
|November 6||Miami (OH)|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|W 21-0||
|November 14|at|Akron|Rubber Bowl|Akron, OH|W 31-9||
|November 20||Kent State|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|W 28-3||
|December 17|vs|Utah State
}}
References
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{{Ball State Cardinals football navbox}}
{{Mid-American Conference football champions}}
Category:Ball State Cardinals football seasons