| Ball State Cardinals | ||
2008 Ball State Cardinals Football ScheduleFinal Record: 12-2, 8-0 (MAC) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Thursday Aug. 28 | Northeastern Huskies Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 48-14 | --- | |
| Friday Sept. 5 | Navy Midshipmen Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 35-23 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 13 | at Akron Zips InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field, Akron, OH | Won 41-24 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 20 | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN | Won 42-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 27 | Kent State Golden Flashes Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 41-20 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 4 | at Toledo Rockets Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH | Won 31-0 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 11 | at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers H. Ind. - L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY | Won 24-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 18 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 25 | Eastern Michigan Eagles Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 38-16 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 1 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Wednesday Nov. 5 | Northern Illinois Huskies Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 45-14 | --- | |
| Tuesday Nov. 11 | at Miami (OH) RedHawks Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH | Won 31-16 | --- | |
| Wednesday Nov. 19 | at Central Michigan Chippewas Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI | Won 31-24 | --- | |
| Tuesday Nov. 25 | Western Michigan Broncos Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Won 45-22 | --- | |
| 2008 MAC Championship | ||||
| Friday Dec. 5 | Buffalo Bulls Ford Field, Detroit, MI | Lost 42-24 | --- | |
| 2009 GMAC Bowl | ||||
| Tuesday Jan. 6 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL | Lost 45-13 | --- | |