1995 Ball State Cardinals football team

1995 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (1st season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium

1995 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 24 Toledo $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	6	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Akron	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 7–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place out of six teams in the MAC West. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Brent Baldwin with 1,192 passing yards, Michael Blair with 819 rushing yards, Ed Abernathy with 288 receiving yards, and Brent Lockliear with 52 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	W 17–15
September 9	Western Illinois*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 20–17
September 16	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 7–31	48,420
September 23	Western Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 10–0
September 30	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–35	49,314
October 7	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–17
October 14	Bowling Green	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 30–10
October 21	Eastern Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 35–40
October 28	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 6–3
November 4	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 28–13
November 11	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 24–16
*Non-conference game

Roster

1995 Ball State Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 27 Michael Blair Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Cory Gilliard Jr DE 59 Keith McKenzie Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 7 Brad Maynard Jr	Head coach Bill Lynch Coordinators/assistant coaches Curt Mallory – Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt