1957 Ball State Cardinals football team

The 1957 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–3–1 against ICC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the ICC.