2006 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 2006 Ball State Cardinals football team competed in football on behalf of the Ball State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Brady Hoke.

2006 Ball State Cardinals football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	5–7 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Hoke (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Faulkner
Defensive coordinator	Mark Smith
Home stadium	Scheumann Stadium (Capacity: 21,581)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Central Michigan x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 pm	Eastern Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	Comcast	W 38–20	12,326
September 9	6:30 pm	Indiana*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	Comcast	L 23–24	23,813
September 16	1:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN360	L 28–38	51,561
September 23	6:30 pm	No. 14 (FCS) North Dakota State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 24–29	10,285	[1]
September 30	6:30 pm	Northern Illinois	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	CSNC	L 28–40	10,128
October 7	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 55–25	14,885
October 14	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 7–18	21,013
October 21	2:00 pm	Western Michigan	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	Comcast	L 27–41	17,626
October 28	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ONN	W 20–17	17,134
November 4	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPNU	L 26–34	109,359
November 14	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 20–17	16,021
November 24	12:00 pm	Kent State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 30–6	16,189
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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