1961 Ball State Cardinals football team

1961 Ball State Cardinals football
Head coach Jim Freeman diagrams a play for quarterback Phil Sullivan, 1961
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–4 ICC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Peter Jubeck
  • Al Thomas
Home stadiumBall State Field
1961 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 0 09 0 0
Valparaiso 5 1 07 2 0
Evansville 3 3 04 5 0
DePauw 2 4 05 4 0
Ball State 2 4 02 5 1
Indiana State 2 4 02 6 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1961 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the Cardinals compiled a 2–5–1 record, were outscored by a total of 179 to 68, and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place out of seven teams in the ICC.

Fullback Peter Jubeck and center Al Thomas were the team's co-captains.