MAC · 2019 · Final

Ball State Cardinals 2019

5-74-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#83
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-2.6
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+3.0
38th in FBS
Defense
-5.6
109th in FBS
Schedule
-4.1
99th toughest
Preseason
-5.3
rating going in

2019 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-2.6 now, -5.3 preseason · up 26 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#83

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 31vs38IndianaNEUTRALL 24–34-5.9—CBSSN
2Sep 7vsFordham FCSW 57–29+3.0—ESPN3
3Sep 14vs29Florida AtlanticL 31–41-5.3—ESPN+
4Sep 21@106NC StateL 23–34-15.3—ESPNU
5—Bye
6Oct 5@111Northern IllinoisCONFW 27–20+1.5—ESPN3
7Oct 12@97Eastern MichiganCONFW 29–23+3.2—ESPN+
8Oct 19vs109ToledoCONFW 52–14+18.8—ESPN+
9Oct 26vs58OhioCONFL 21–34-15.5—ESPN+
10—Bye
11Nov 5@67Western MichiganCONFL 31–35-2.3—ESPN2
12Nov 16vs93Central MichiganCONFL 44–45-7.5—CBSSN
13Nov 23@96Kent StateCONFL 38–41-5.5—ESPN+
14Nov 29vs87Miami (OH)CONFW 41–27+7.9—CBSSN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate45.9%31st44.1%80th
Rushing success rate45.8%44th43.8%72nd
Passing success rate46.1%22nd44.6%100th
Explosive run rate15.8%52nd15.3%76th
Explosive pass rate11.1%55th11.8%85th
Line yards / carry3.2624th2.9256th
Opportunity rate40.5%38th37.3%53rd
Stuff rate15.8%27th20.4%45th
Sack rate6.4%75th3.5%123rd
3rd-down conversion41.2%62nd42.7%85th
Red-zone TD rate68.2%41st73.3%114th
Havoc rate12.3%62nd13.8%37th
Box score · season totals
Points / game34.820th31.493rd
Yards / game463.016th——
Yards / play5.9244th——
Pass yards / game243.656th——
Yards / pass att.7.8450th——
Completion %64.1%27th——
Rush yards / game219.422nd——
Yards / carry4.9130th——
3rd-down conv. %41.0%50th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.3352nd——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.4294th——
Penalty yards / game53.068th——

Players

61 players who recorded a stat in 2019 (from box scores)

61 players

Final ratings for 2019, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2019 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2019 power rankings →