2005 Ball State Cardinals football team

2005 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Hoke (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (OH) x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2005 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ball State competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Cardinals were led by Brady Hoke in his third year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at No. 11 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	L 0–56	70,585
September 10	8:00 pm	Bowling Green	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 31–40	17,460
September 17	2:30 pm	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 3–63	78,427
October 1	1:00 pm	at No. 21 Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–38	40,162
October 8	7:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CL	W 60–57 5OT	18,183
October 15	3:00 pm	Toledo	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 14–34	16,533
October 22	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN Plus	L 21–38	17,959
October 29	4:05 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 31–17	18,732
November 5	2:00 pm	Akron	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		W 23–17	10,401
November 12	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CL	W 26–25	3,167
November 19	12:00 pm	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	CL	L 24–31 OT	7,386
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time