1999 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place out of six teams in the MAC West.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

1999 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (5th season)
Home stadium	Ball State Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					7	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kent State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		0	–	8					0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Brian Conn with 1,525 passing yards, Nick Dunbar with 592 rushing yards, and Adrian Reese with 664 receiving yards and 30 points scored.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 9–21	31,238
September 11	at No. 9 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 10–50	75,807
September 18	Toledo	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 10–23
September 25	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 21–41	30,082
October 2	Akron	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 9–31
October 9	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	L 17–37	18,482
October 23	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–28
October 30	Ohio	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 25–37
November 6	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 21–31
November 13	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 14–35
November 20	Central Michigan	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 21–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game