About Ball State Stadium
Ball State Stadium is a former name of Scheumann Stadium, used 1967–2004. Scheumann Stadium is a College Football stadium in Muncie, Indiana. It opened in 1967. It seats 16,319. Its current tenant is Ball State Cardinals (College Football), since 1968. By capacity it ranks 160th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 127th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Location
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Ball State Cardinals While based here: 59 seasons · 281-301-4 regular season in the 52 seasons with results on record · 9 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1968–present
MAC 1973–2026 · Independent 1968–1972 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1968–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Ball State Stadium?
The capacity of Ball State Stadium is 16,319.
When was Ball State Stadium built?
Ball State Stadium opened in 1967.
Who plays at Ball State Stadium?
Ball State Stadium is the home venue of Ball State Cardinals.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 15 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Scheumann Stadium
2005 - Present
Ball State Stadium
1967 - 2004
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Street Field | 2.2 mi | |
| The Wigwam | 1925–2011 | 16 mi |
| Corteva Coliseum | 1939– | 47 mi |
| Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 1928– | 47 mi |
| Hinkle Fieldhouse | 1928– | 47 mi |
| Seventh Street Park | 49 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.