Ball State at Central Michigan

Saturday, November 20, 2004 Share

Central Michigan beat Ball State 41–⁠40. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 16–⁠12–⁠1.

AwayBall State2–⁠9 in 2004

HomeCentral Michigan4–⁠7 in 2004

Final at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant

At kickoff: 55°F, overcast, wind 11 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mount Pleasant Municipal (KMOP), 5 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ball State	27	0	10	3	40
Central Michigan	6	21	0	14	41

PassingJoey Lynch22 of 34, 397 yards, 4 TDBall State3rd-best passing day of Week 13
RushingAdell Givens31 carries, 147 yards, 1 TDBall State
ReceivingDante Ridgeway10 catches, 215 yards, 1 TDBall State3rd-best receiving day of Week 13

Ball StateCentral Michigan

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Joey Lynch	22/34	397	4	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Adell Givens	31	147	1	21
Scott Blair	6	3	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Dante Ridgeway	10	215	1	52
Adell Givens	3	69	1	47
Bryan Williamson	2	43	1	36
Mark Franklin	2	39	0	29

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Kent Smith	15/23	208	2	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Kent Smith	11	5	1	27
Jemmy Jasmin	1	3	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Justin Harper	3	112	1	89
Tory Humphrey	1	8	0	8
Dave Kurzen	1	1	1	1

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Central Michigan 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ball State leads 26–⁠22–⁠1 in 49 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.