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Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. It has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis , Fort Wayne , and Fishers, Indiana . In 1917, the Ball brothers , industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation , acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute and gave the school ...
Previously known as the Hoosieroons, the university fell out of favor with the nickname. Then-President L.A. Pittenger told The Easterner, Ball State's newspaper, "[Hoosieroons] is entirely too long", while football assistant coach (and future head coach) Paul B. Parker said, "Hoosieroons is a joke over the state."
The Ball Brothers from left to right: George A. Ball, Lucius L. Ball, Frank C. Ball, Edmund B. Ball, and William C. Ball In early 1918, during the Indiana General Assembly's "short session," state legislators accepted the gift of the school and the land by the Ball Brothers.
Arnie Ball, former men's volleyball coach at Purdue-Fort Wayne [64] Bill Doba, football coach at Washington State University [65] David Haugh, sports columnist for Chicago Tribune; Brady Hoke, former head football coach, University of Michigan, San Diego State University and Ball State University [66]
The Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball team representing Ball State University. The Cardinals have been competing in men's basketball since the 1920–21 season. The results for each season are listed below, with MAC conference results beginning in 1975 listed in parentheses next to the overall ...
The following are Ball State University presidents. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana. William Wood Parsons (1918–1921) Linnaeus Neal Hines (1921–1924) Benjamin J. Burris (1924–1927) Lemuel Arthur Pittenger (1927–1942) Winfred Ethestal Wagoner (1943–1945) * John Richard Emens (1945–1968) John J. Pruis (1968–1978)
The following is a list of Ball State Cardinals football seasons for the football team that has represented Ball State University in NCAA competition. [1]
Ball State plays its home games at Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals compete in the Mid-American Conference as a member of the West Division. The team is currently led by head coach Mike Uremovich , who was hired on December 4, 2024.