1955 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach George Serdula, the Cardinals compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against ICC opponents), tied for last place out of seven teams in the ICC, and were outscored by a total of 144 to 97.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Hanover*	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 39–0
September 24		Indiana (PA)*	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	W 13–7
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at DePauw	Greencastle, IN	L 6–19		[2][3][4]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 13–20	3,714	[5][6][7]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Ball State Field Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 19–6	10,000	[8][9][10]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 7–26		[11][12][13]
October 29		at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	L 0–28		[14][15]
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Evansville	Ball State Field Muncie, IN	L 0–38		[16][17][18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time