2015 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2015
| team=Ball State Cardinals
| image=Ball State Athletics wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
| conference= Mid-American Conference
| division= West Division
| short_conf= MAC
| record = 3–9
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach= Pete Lembo
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach= Joey Lynch
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach= Kevin Kelly
| dc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme= Spread
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Scheumann Stadium
}}
{{2015 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2015 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2015
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 48–36
| attend = 10,473
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 23–56
| attend = 104,213
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–17
| attend = 4,463
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Ryan Field
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv = BTN Alt.
| score = 19–24
| attend = 30,107
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ASN
| score = 10–24
| attend = 10,002
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| gamename = Bronze Stalk Trophy
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = Dekalb, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 41–59
| attend = 13,535
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 19–31
| attend = 7,564
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 21–23
| attend = 10,025
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Massachusetts
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–10
| attend = 4,576
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 7–54
| attend = 12,058
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 31–48
| attend = 16,148
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 10–48
| attend = 5,201
}}
}}
References
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