1960 Ball State Cardinals football team

1960 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	3–5 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach	Jim Freeman (5th season)
Home stadium	Ball State Field

1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Evansville	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Indiana State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Ball State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Valparaiso	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
DePauw	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 3–5 record and tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the ICC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Illinois State*	Normal, IL	L 3–7	4,200
September 24	vs. Valparaiso	Fort Wayne, IN	L 8–10	3,700
October 1	Eastern Illinois*	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 14–6	6,500
October 8	Evansville	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 7–10	9,000
October 15	at DePauw	Greencastle, IN	W 24–20	4,000
October 22	Butler	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 0–27	5,200
October 29	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	W 23–7	2,000
November 5	Indiana State	Ball State Field Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	L 23–26	3,500
*Non-conference game