The Ball State University football team will receive an athletics department record $800,000 for playing a road non-conference game against Auburn University on Saturday.
Below is the amount of money the Ball State University football team has received and paid to play non-conference games in the last four seasons.
The Cardinals have received a combined $3.355 million to play road games since 2006. Ball State has also paid $1.035 million - excluding its game against North Dakota State University in 2006 - to have home non-conference games during that time.
Games Ball State received money to play on the road since 2006
2006 seasonPurdue: $225,000Michigan: $495,000
2007 seasonNavy: $150,000Nebraska: $725,000Indiana: $250,000Illinois: $325,000West Virginia: $300,000*
2008 seasonIndiana: $150,000Western Kentucky: $85,000
2009 seasonArmy: $150,000Auburn: $800,000
*Contract was voided prior to the game
Games Ball State paid to play at home since 2006
2006 seasonIndiana: $150,000North Dakota State: Data not available
2007 seasonWestern Kentucky: $85,000
2008 seasonNortheastern: $175,000Navy: $150,000
2009 seasonNorth Texas: $175,000New Hampshire: $300,000
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