1947 Ball State Cardinals football team

1947 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–2
Head coach
1947 Midwestern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Youngstown     8 2 0
Ball State     5 1 2
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 0
Dayton     6 3 0
Washington University     5 3 0
Bowling Green     5 5 0
Michigan Tech     3 3 1
Xavier     4 4 1
Central Michigan     2 5 1
Valparaiso     2 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 6 0

The 1947 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach John Magnabosco, the Cardinals compiled a 5–1–2 record.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Ball State was ranked at No. 265 out of 500 college football teams.