The 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

They were led by third-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Scheumann Stadium.

They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Arkansas State.

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