| Year: | 1959 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
| Short Conf: | ICC |
| Record: | 1–7 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Freeman |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Freeman, the team compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the ICC.[1]