Ball State Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

BALL this season

Record

1-4 · 5 played

Points

96 scored · 189 allowed

Latest result

Oct 3 vs Toledo Rockets · 24–39

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 at Bowling Green Falcons

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Ball State schedule

Next matchup

Ball State plays next against Bowling Green Falcons on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on the road. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Ball State alternates home and away through Sacramento State, UMass, Buffalo, Ohio and Central Michigan. The Ohio trip comes between Buffalo and Central Michigan at home; Central Michigan closes the listed schedule.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 24 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 17 — at Bowling Green Falcons: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 24 — vs. Sacramento State Hornets: TV network TBD.
• Wed, Nov 4 — at UMass Minutemen: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Wed, Nov 11 — vs. Buffalo Bulls: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Tue, Nov 17 — at Ohio Bobcats: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — vs. Central Michigan Chippewas: TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

1-4

Games played

5

Points scored

96

Points allowed

189

Points per game

19.2

Points allowed per game

37.8

Point differential

-93

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.