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Cardinals and Wildcats Kick Off at 12:30 p.m. ET, October 10, at New Ryan Field
September 28, 2026 | Football
MUNCIE, Ind. – As announced Monday by the Big Ten Network, the Ball State Cardinals kick off against Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. CT) for what will be the Wildcats' second game played at their state-of-the-art New Ryan Field. Ball State and Northwestern last played each other in 2015 and meet on the gridiron for just the second time in history. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network and carried locally on the Ball State Gainbridge Radio Network.
After road weekends at Northwestern and Bowling Green, Ball State returns to Scheumann Stadium to celebrate 100 Years of Homecoming, on Saturday, Oct. 24 against Sacramento State (3:30 p.m.). Single-game tickets for all Ball State home games are available at BallStateSports.com or by calling 1-888-BSU-TICKET. Tickets for the Sacramento State game can be found HERE.
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After road weekends at Northwestern and Bowling Green, Ball State returns to Scheumann Stadium to celebrate 100 Years of Homecoming, on Saturday, Oct. 24 against Sacramento State (3:30 p.m.). Single-game tickets for all Ball State home games are available at BallStateSports.com or by calling 1-888-BSU-TICKET. Tickets for the Sacramento State game can be found HERE.
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