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Ball State vs Indiana State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Ball State and Indiana State.

PROGRAM ONEBall State14 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD14–7WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIndiana State7 recorded wins
21Recorded meetings
1975Earliest documented
2023Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

21 games
  1. 1975
    Ball State20 — 16Indiana State
    Oct 4, 1975Ball State won
  2. 1976
    Ball State24 — 9Indiana State
    Nov 6, 1976Ball State won
  3. 1977
    Ball State42 — 18Indiana State
    Nov 5, 1977Ball State won
  4. 1978
    Ball State7 — 0Indiana State
    Oct 7, 1978Ball State won
  5. 1979
    Ball State13 — 18Indiana State
    Oct 6, 1979Indiana State won
  6. 1980
    Ball State28 — 21Indiana State
    Nov 22, 1980Ball State won
  7. 1981
    Ball State7 — 31Indiana State
    Oct 10, 1981Indiana State won
  8. 1982
    Ball State0 — 17Indiana State
    Sep 25, 1982Indiana State won
  9. 1983
    Ball State14 — 35Indiana State
    Oct 8, 1983Indiana State won
  10. 1984
    Ball State6 — 34Indiana State
    Oct 6, 1984Indiana State won
  11. 1985
    Ball State29 — 27Indiana State
    Nov 9, 1985Ball State won
  12. 1986
    Ball State16 — 3Indiana State
    Oct 4, 1986Ball State won
  13. 1987
    Ball State23 — 24Indiana State
    Nov 21, 1987Indiana State won
  14. 1988
    Ball State24 — 10Indiana State
    Nov 17, 1988Ball State won
  15. 1989
    Ball State34 — 27Indiana State
    Oct 26, 1989Ball State won
  16. 1990
    Ball State42 — 0Indiana State
    Oct 27, 1990Ball State won
  17. 1991
    Ball State14 — 10Indiana State
    Sep 28, 1991Ball State won
  18. 2002
    Ball State23 — 21Indiana State
    Sep 14, 2002Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  19. 2003
    Ball State31 — 7Indiana State
    Aug 29, 2003Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  20. 2014
    Ball State20 — 27Indiana State
    Sep 13, 2014Indiana State wonScheumann Stadium
  21. 2023
    Ball State45 — 7Indiana State
    Sep 16, 2023Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2023Ball State vs Indiana State45–7Ball State won
2014Ball State vs Indiana State20–27Indiana State won
2003Ball State vs Indiana State31–7Ball State won
2002Ball State vs Indiana State23–21Ball State won
1991Ball State vs Indiana State14–10Ball State won
1990Ball State vs Indiana State42–0Ball State won
1989Ball State vs Indiana State34–27Ball State won
1988Ball State vs Indiana State24–10Ball State won
1987Ball State vs Indiana State23–24Indiana State won
1986Ball State vs Indiana State16–3Ball State won
1985Ball State vs Indiana State29–27Ball State won
1984Ball State vs Indiana State6–34Indiana State won
1983Ball State vs Indiana State14–35Indiana State won
1982Ball State vs Indiana State0–17Indiana State won
1981Ball State vs Indiana State7–31Indiana State won
1980Ball State vs Indiana State28–21Ball State won
1979Ball State vs Indiana State13–18Indiana State won
1978Ball State vs Indiana State7–0Ball State won
1977Ball State vs Indiana State42–18Ball State won
1976Ball State vs Indiana State24–9Ball State won
1975Ball State vs Indiana State20–16Ball State won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.