The 2023 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Neu and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4âÂÂ8 and 3âÂÂ5 in conference play
The Ball State Cardinals football team drew an average home attendance of 10,771 in 2023.
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Ball State was picked to finish fifth in the West Division.