1976 Ball State Cardinals football team information
American college football season
1976Ball State Cardinals football
MAC champion
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
8–3 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Dave McClain (6th season)
Captain
Art Yaroch, Mike Lecklider
Home stadium
Ball State Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ball State $
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Kent State
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Ohio
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Western Michigan
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Central Michigan
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Bowling Green
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Miami (OH)
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Toledo
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Eastern Michigan
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Northern Illinois
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
The 1976 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dave McClain, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and won the school's first MAC championship.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
The team set a school record with 2,704 rushing yards, a total that was later eclipsed by the 1987 team.[3]
Running back Earl Taylor set the school's single-game record with 260 rushing yards against Eastern Michigan.[4] He led the team with 1,017 rushing yards for the season.[5] Other statistical leaders included Mike Andress with 551 receiving yards and quarterback Art Yaroch with 1,088 passing yards.[6] Yaroch received the John Magnabosco Award as the team's most valuable player.[7]
Five players received first-team honors on the 1976 All-MAC team: quarterback Art Yaroch; offensive guard Mitch Hoban; split end Rick Morrison; defensive back Maurice Harvey; and punter Mark O'Connell.[8]
Art Yaroch and Mike Lecklider were the team captains.[9]
^"2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 98. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^"1976 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^Media Guide, p. 72.
^Media Guide, p. 74.
^Media Guide, pp. 74, 79.
^"1976 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^Media Guide, p. 86.
^Media Guide, p. 88.
^Media Guide, p. 89.
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