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Ball State Cardinals

26 telecasts with figures · 27 published claims
26
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-22

Top events · Ball State Cardinals

1
Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats
2026-10-10 · BTN
80,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Notre Dame
Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2018-09-08
2,453,000
1 telecast
2
San Jose State
Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans · 2020-12-31
1,770,000
1 telecast
3
Georgia State
Georgia State Panthers at Ball State Cardinals · 2021-12-25
1,714,000
1 telecast
4
Arkansas State
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Ball State Cardinals · 2014-01-05
1,710,000
1 telecast
5
Ohio State
Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2026-09-05
1,601,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2018-09-08
2,453,000
1 telecast
2
CBS
Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans · 2020-12-31
1,770,000
1 telecast
3
ESPN
Georgia State Panthers at Ball State Cardinals · 2021-12-25
1,714,000
4 telecasts
4
ESPN3
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Ball State Cardinals · 2014-01-05
1,710,000
1 telecast
5
BTN
Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2026-09-05
1,601,000
2 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-10-10Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats80,000
2026-09-05Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes1,601,000
2025-11-05Kent State Golden Flashes at Ball State Cardinals99,000
2025-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Auburn Tigers158,000
2024-11-05Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ball State Cardinals378,000
2023-11-01Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons341,000
2022-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Ball State Cardinals250,000
2022-11-08Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets482,000
2021-12-25Georgia State Panthers at Ball State Cardinals1,714,000
2021-11-10Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies470,000
2021-09-11Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions881,000
2020-12-31Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans1,770,000
2020-12-18Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls875,000
2019-11-05Ball State Cardinals at Western Michigan Broncos212,000
2018-11-13Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
2018-09-08Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,453,000
2016-11-16Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets423,000
2016-11-01Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals321,000
2015-11-17Ball State Cardinals at Ohio Bobcats101,000
2015-09-12Ball State Cardinals at Texas A&M Aggies420,000
2014-11-12Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen243,000
2014-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals533,000
2014-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Iowa Hawkeyes605,000
2014-01-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Ball State Cardinals1,710,000
2013-11-13Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies1,040,000
2013-11-06Central Michigan Chippewas at Ball State Cardinals592,000