Ball State at Central Michigan

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Ball State beat Central Michigan 32–⁠29. It was their 39th meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 22–⁠16–⁠1.

AwayBall State5–⁠7 in 2014
32
HomeCentral Michigan7–⁠6 in 2014
29

Final at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount PleasantTV: ESPN3Attendance 13,337

At kickoff
46°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP), 6 km from the stadium, nine minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Tony Cannella; umpire Brad Hudak; head linesman John Wiercinski; line judge G. Jagodzinski; side judge Gregory Nelson; field judge D. Pender; back judge William BoydGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ball State13133332
Central Michigan777829

Standouts

  • PassingCooper Rush20 of 32, 245 yards, 3 TD, 2 INTCentral Michigan
  • RushingThomas Rawls32 carries, 167 yards, 1 TDCentral Michigan
  • ReceivingTitus Davis10 catches, 128 yards, 2 TDCentral Michigan
  • DefenseEric Patterson2 INTBall State

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Milas21/3819810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jahwan Edwards3298218
Teddy Williamson1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
KeVonn Mabon799140
Corey Lacanaria537015
Jordan Williams-Lambert42609
Chris Shillings219010
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Eric Patterson2430

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cooper Rush20/3224532
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Thomas Rawls32167137
Cooper Rush41108
Martez Walker1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Titus Davis10128231
Anthony Rice342023
Deon Butler334017
Ben McCord127027

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

Team stats

Ball StateCentral Michigan
287Total yards426
198Passing yards245
89Rushing yards181
5.2Yards per pass7.7
2.3Yards per rush4.9
24First downs24
5–⁠15Third downs6–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers5
4–⁠25Penalties10–⁠91
30:24Possession28:40

Efficiency

Ball StateCentral Michigan
40%Success rate56%
0.09EPA per play0.06
1.06Explosiveness0.85
−0.12Rushing EPA−0.21
0.28Passing EPA0.36
31%Passing-down success39%
−0.24First-down EPA0.08
0.34Second-down EPA0.08
0.29Third-down EPA0.34

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Central Michigan 65% to win. Ball State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Central Michigan −6.5, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Central Michigan 67%, Ball State 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Central Michigan end zoneBall State end zoneQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ1 Ball StateField goal, 11 playsQ2 Central MichiganFumble, 7 playsQ2 Ball StateFumble, 1 playQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Ball StateField goal, 11 playsQ2 Central MichiganFumble, 3 playsQ2 Ball StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 Ball StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Central MichiganInterception, 4 playsQ3 Ball StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 Central MichiganFumble, 8 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Central MichiganTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Ball StateField goal, 9 playsQ4 Central MichiganInterception, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Michigan drives left to right, Ball State right to left.
  1. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 67 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  5. Q1 Ball StateField goal, 11 plays, 59 yards
  6. Q2 Central MichiganFumble, 7 plays, 33 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StateFumble, 1 play, −7 yards
  8. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 35 yards
  9. Q2 Ball StateField goal, 11 plays, 35 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganFumble, 3 plays, −7 yards
  11. Q2 Ball StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  13. Q2 Ball StateEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  14. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 61 yards
  15. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 6 plays, 30 yards
  18. Q3 Central MichiganInterception, 4 plays, 24 yards
  19. Q3 Ball StateField goal, 9 plays, 28 yards
  20. Q3 Central MichiganFumble, 8 plays, 50 yards
  21. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  22. Q4 Central MichiganTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards
  23. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  24. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 53 yards
  25. Q4 Ball StateField goal, 9 plays, 29 yards
  26. Q4 Central MichiganInterception, 2 plays, 17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Ball State 13, Central Michigan 7
Ball State Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 61 yds , Eric Patterson return for 16 yds to the BalSt 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20CENTRAL MICH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the BalSt 36
15:002nd & 9 at own 36Jack Milas pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 15 yds to the CMich 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Jahwan Edwards run for 18 yds to the CMich 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Jahwan Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 32
15:002nd & 11 at opp 32Jack Milas pass incomplete to Chris Shillings for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Brandon Greer) to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 17Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Blake Serpa
15:002nd & 10 at opp 17Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the CMich 16
15:003rd & 9 at opp 16Jack Milas pass incomplete to Sam Brunner for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Leterrius Walton) to the CMich 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the CMich 7
11:432nd & goal at opp 7Jahwan Edwards run for 7 yds for a TD, (Scott Secor BLOCKED)Ball State 6, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
11:431st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 50 yds , Amari Coleman return for 18 yds to the CMich 33
11:351st & 10 at own 33Cooper Rush pass complete to Deon Butler for 12 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at own 45Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
11:352nd & 5 at the 50Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 14 yds to the BalSt 36 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at opp 36Thomas Rawls run for 4 yds to the BalSt 32
11:352nd & 6 at opp 32Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 27 yds to the BalSt 5 for a 1ST down
9:041st & goal at opp 5Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 7, Ball State 6
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
9:041st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:041st & 10 at own 25MILAS, Jack pass incomplete to WILLIAMS, Jord., PENALTY CMU pass interference (NALOR, Dennis) 15 yards to the BSU40, 1ST DOWN BSU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 40Jahwan Edwards run for no gain to the BalSt 40
9:042nd & 10 at own 40Jack Milas pass incomplete to Corey Lacanaria, broken up by Tony Annese
9:043rd & 10 at own 40Jack Milas pass complete to Chris Shillings for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at the 50Jahwan Edwards run for 8 yds to the CMich 42
9:042nd & 2 at opp 42Jack Milas pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 4 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at opp 38Jack Milas run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 40
6:112nd & 12 at opp 40Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 40 yds for a TD, (Scott Secor KICK)Ball State 13, Central Michigan 7
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
6:111st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 58 yds , Amari Coleman return for 38 yds to the CMich 45
6:041st & 10 at own 45Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 14 yds to the BalSt 41 for a 1ST down
6:041st & 10 at opp 41Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the BalSt 38
6:042nd & 7 at opp 38Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll, broken up by Dedrick Cromartie
6:043rd & 7 at opp 38Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis, broken up by Keenan Noel
6:044th & 7 at opp 38Ron Coluzzi punt for 38 yds for a touchback
Ball State Field goal, 11 plays
4:361st & 10 at own 20Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the BalSt 21
4:362nd & 9 at own 21Jahwan Edwards run for 2 yds to the BalSt 23
4:363rd & 7 at own 23MILAS, Jack pass incomplete to WILLIAMS, Jord., QB hurry by LOPEZ, Cody, PENALTY CMU holding (NALOR, Dennis) 10 yards to the BSU33, 1ST DOWN BSU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at own 33Jahwan Edwards run for 3 yds to the BalSt 36
4:362nd & 7 at own 36Jahwan Edwards run for 5 yds to the BalSt 41
4:363rd & 2 at own 41Jack Milas pass complete to Jordan Williams for 4 yds to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at own 45Jahwan Edwards run for no gain to the BalSt 45
4:362nd & 10 at own 45Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 25 yds to the CMich 30 for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at opp 30Teddy Williamson run for 2 yds to the CMich 28
4:362nd & 8 at opp 28Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Dennis Nalor
4:363rd & 8 at opp 28Jack Milas pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 7 yds to the CMich 21
Q2 14:554th & 1 at opp 21Scott Secor 39 yd FG GOODBall State 16, Central Michigan 7
2nd quarter8 drives, then Ball State 26, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Fumble, 7 plays
14:551st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Thomas Rawls run for 7 yds to the CMich 32
14:552nd & 3 at own 32Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the CMich 37 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 37Cooper Rush pass complete to Thomas Rawls for 6 yds to the CMich 43
14:552nd & 4 at own 43Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 46
14:553rd & 1 at own 46Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 49 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 49Cooper Rush run for 8 yds to the BalSt 43
14:552nd & 2 at opp 43Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the BalSt 42 Thomas Rawls fumbled, forced by Martez Hester, recovered by BalSt Sean Wiggins
Ball State Fumble, 1 play
11:291st & 10 at own 42Jack Milas sacked by Blake Serpa for a loss of 7 yards to the BalSt 35 Jack Milas fumbled, recovered by CMich Blake Serpa , return for 0 yards
Central Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
11:181st & 10 at opp 35Martez Walker run for 3 yds to the BalSt 32
11:182nd & 7 at opp 32Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll
11:183rd & 7 at opp 32Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 7 yds to the BalSt 25 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at own 0RAWLS, Thomas rush for 14 yards to the BSU11 (CROMARTIE, D.), PENALTY CMU holding 0 yards to the BSU25, NO PLAY, PENALTY BSU offside defense 0 yards to the BSU25, 1ST DOWN CMU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 25Thomas Rawls run for 14 yds to the BalSt 11 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 11Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the BalSt 6
11:182nd & 5 at opp 6Thomas Rawls run for 5 yds to the BalSt 1 for a 1ST down
11:181st & goal at opp 1Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the BalSt 1
11:182nd & goal at opp 1Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the BalSt 1
7:033rd & goal at opp 1Cooper Rush pass complete to Joe Bacci for 1 yd for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Ball State 16, Central Michigan 14
Ball State Field goal, 11 plays
7:031st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 18 yds , Aaron Hepp return for no gain to the BalSt 47
7:011st & 10 at own 47Jahwan Edwards run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
7:012nd & 7 at the 50Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 10 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 40Jack Milas pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
7:012nd & 10 at opp 40Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the CMich 39
7:013rd & 9 at opp 39Jack Milas pass complete to Jordan Williams for 9 yds to the CMich 30 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 30Jack Milas run for 8 yds to the CMich 22
7:012nd & 2 at opp 22Jahwan Edwards run for 5 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 17Jahwan Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 18
7:012nd & 11 at opp 18Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
7:013rd & 11 at opp 18Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
2:554th & 11 at opp 18Scott Secor 37 yd FG GOODBall State 19, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Fumble, 3 plays
2:551st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 65 yds , Amari Coleman return for 20 yds to the CMich 20
2:461st & 10 at own 20Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Mike Kinville
2:462nd & 10 at own 20Thomas Rawls run for 4 yds to the CMich 24
2:463rd & 6 at own 24Cooper Rush sacked by Darnell Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the CMich 1 Cooper Rush fumbled, recovered by BalSt Michael Ayers , return for 0 yards , return for 12 yds to the CMich 1
Ball State Touchdown, 2 plays
1:521st & goal at opp 1Jahwan Edwards run for no gain to the CMich 1
1:142nd & goal at opp 1Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd for a TD, (Scott Secor KICK)Ball State 26, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
1:141st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:141st & 10 at own 25Thomas Rawls run for 6 yds to the CMich 31
1:142nd & 4 at own 31Cooper Rush pass complete to Deon Butler for 5 yds to the CMich 36 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at own 36CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (Ramadan Ahmeti) to the CMich 31
1:141st & 15 at own 31Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis
1:142nd & 15 at own 31Cooper Rush pass complete to Courtney Williams for 7 yds to the CMich 38
1:143rd & 8 at own 38Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis, broken up by Eric Patterson
1:144th & 8 at own 38Ron Coluzzi punt for 43 yds, downed at the BalSt 19
Ball State End of half, 1 play
0:121st & 10 at own 19TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the BalSt 17
3rd quarter7 drives, then Ball State 29, Central Michigan 21
Central Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 49 yds , Courtney Williams return for 23 yds to the CMich 39
14:541st & 10 at own 39Thomas Rawls run for 1 yd to the CMich 40
14:542nd & 9 at own 40Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 23 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 37Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 7 yds to the BalSt 30
14:542nd & 3 at opp 30Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the BalSt 28
14:543rd & 1 at opp 28Thomas Rawls run for 1 yd to the BalSt 27 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at opp 27Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 27 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Ball State 26, Central Michigan 21
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
12:011st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 57 yds , Eric Patterson return for 20 yds to the BalSt 28
11:561st & 10 at own 28Jahwan Edwards run for 10 yds to the BalSt 38 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at own 38Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the BalSt 39
11:562nd & 9 at own 39Jack Milas pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 6 yds to the BalSt 45
11:563rd & 3 at own 45Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
11:564th & 3 at own 45Kyle Schmidt punt for 12 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 43
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 43Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the CMich 43
10:142nd & 10 at own 43Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
10:143rd & 3 at the 50Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Thomas Rawls
10:144th & 3 at the 50Ron Coluzzi punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 10
Ball State Punt, 6 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 10Jahwan Edwards run for 6 yds to the BalSt 16
8:382nd & 4 at own 16Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 8 yds to the BalSt 24 for a 1ST down
8:381st & 10 at own 24Jahwan Edwards run for 11 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
8:381st & 10 at own 35Jack Milas pass complete to Jordan Williams for 6 yds to the BalSt 41
8:382nd & 4 at own 41Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for a loss of 1 yard to the BalSt 40
8:383rd & 5 at own 40Jack Milas pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
8:384th & 5 at own 40Scott Secor punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 21
Central Michigan Interception, 4 plays
6:011st & 10 at own 21Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 12 yds to the CMich 33 for a 1ST down
6:011st & 10 at own 33Thomas Rawls run for 7 yds to the CMich 40
6:012nd & 3 at own 40Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 5 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
6:011st & 10 at own 45Cooper Rush pass intercepted Eric Patterson return for 43 yds to the CMich 31
Ball State Field goal, 9 plays
4:181st & 10 at opp 31Jahwan Edwards run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 33
4:182nd & 12 at opp 33Jack Milas pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 8 yds to the CMich 25
4:183rd & 4 at opp 25Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
4:184th & 4 at opp 25Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 8 yds to the CMich 17 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at opp 17Jahwan Edwards run for 10 yds to the CMich 7 for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, personal foul (Tony Annese) to the CMich 4 for a 1ST down
4:181st & goal at opp 4Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the CMich 3
4:182nd & goal at opp 3Jahwan Edwards run for no gain to the CMich 3
4:183rd & goal at opp 3Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
1:024th & goal at opp 3Scott Secor 20 yd FG GOODBall State 29, Central Michigan 21
Central Michigan Fumble, 8 plays
1:021st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 52 yds , Amari Coleman return for 25 yds to the CMich 38
0:561st & 10 at own 38Thomas Rawls run for 7 yds to the CMich 45
0:562nd & 3 at own 45Thomas Rawls run for 8 yds to the BalSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:561st & 10 at opp 47RUSH, Cooper pass incomplete to DAVIS, Titus, PENALTY BSU pass interference (PATTERSON, Eric) 15 yards to the BSU32, 1ST DOWN CMU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
0:561st & 10 at opp 32Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Jesse Kroll
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 32CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (Ramadan Ahmeti) to the BalSt 37
Q4 15:002nd & 15 at opp 37Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 10 yds to the BalSt 27
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 27Cooper Rush run for 8 yds to the BalSt 19 for a 1ST down CENTRAL MICH Penalty, sideline interference (NA) to the BalSt 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 34Thomas Rawls run for 15 yds to the BalSt 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Thomas Rawls run for 8 yds to the BalSt 11
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 11Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the BalSt 12 Thomas Rawls fumbled, forced by Eric Patterson, recovered by BalSt Sean Wiggins
4th quarter6 drives, then Ball State 32, Central Michigan 29
Ball State Punt, 6 plays
12:371st & 10 at own 12Jahwan Edwards run for 4 yds to the BalSt 16
12:372nd & 6 at own 16Jahwan Edwards run for 3 yds to the BalSt 19
12:373rd & 3 at own 19Jack Milas pass complete to Jordan Williams for 7 yds to the BalSt 26 for a 1ST down
12:371st & 10 at own 26Jack Milas pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
12:372nd & 10 at own 26Jack Milas pass complete to Jahwan Edwards for 4 yds to the BalSt 30
12:373rd & 6 at own 30Jack Milas sacked by Tim Hamilton for a loss of 8 yards to the BalSt 22
12:374th & 14 at own 22Kyle Schmidt punt for 54 yds , Amari Coleman returns for 13 yds to the CMich 37
Central Michigan Turnover on downs, 8 plays
9:221st & 10 at own 37RAWLS, Thomas rush for no gain to the CMU37 (AYERS, Michael), PENALTY BSU offside defense 5 yards to the CMU42, 1ST DOWN CMU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
9:221st & 5 at own 42Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Deon Butler
9:222nd & 5 at own 42Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 45
9:223rd & 2 at own 45Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at own 48Cooper Rush pass complete to Titus Davis for 31 yds to the BalSt 21 for a 1ST down
9:221st & 10 at opp 21Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Titus Davis, broken up by Eric Patterson
9:222nd & 10 at opp 21Thomas Rawls run for 3 yds to the BalSt 18
9:223rd & 7 at opp 18Cooper Rush run for 6 yds to the BalSt 12
9:224th & 1 at opp 12Thomas Rawls run for no gain to the BalSt 12
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
5:411st & 10 at own 12BALL ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Nick Miles) to the BalSt 7
5:411st & 15 at own 7Jahwan Edwards run for a loss of 3 yards to the BalSt 4
5:412nd & 18 at own 4Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the BalSt 5
5:413rd & 17 at own 5Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Dennis Nalor
5:414th & 17 at own 5Kyle Schmidt punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 47
Central Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
4:041st & 10 at own 47Thomas Rawls run for 6 yds to the BalSt 47
4:042nd & 4 at opp 47Thomas Rawls run for 37 yds to the BalSt 10 for a 1ST down
4:041st & goal at opp 10Thomas Rawls run for 2 yds to the BalSt 8
2:222nd & goal at opp 8Titus Davis 8 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Cooper Rush Pass to Jesse Kroll for Two-Point Conversion)Tied at 29
Ball State Field goal, 9 plays
2:221st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 47 yds , KeVonn Mabon return for 16 yds to the BalSt 34
2:161st & 10 at own 34Jack Milas pass complete to Chris Shillings for 9 yds to the BalSt 43
2:162nd & 1 at own 43Jahwan Edwards run for 1 yd to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down
2:161st & 10 at own 44Jack Milas pass complete to Jahwan Edwards for 9 yds to the CMich 47
2:162nd & 1 at opp 47Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
2:163rd & 1 at opp 47Jack Milas pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down
2:161st & 10 at opp 38Jack Milas pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 1 yd to the CMich 37
2:162nd & 9 at opp 37Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Dennis Nalor
2:163rd & 9 at opp 37Jack Milas pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
0:174th & 9 at opp 37Scott Secor 55 yd FG GOODBall State 32, Central Michigan 29
Central Michigan Interception, 2 plays
0:171st & 0 at own 35Scott Secor kickoff for 65 yds , Amari Coleman return for 35 yds to the CMich 35
0:101st & 10 at own 35Cooper Rush pass complete to Deon Butler for 17 yds to the BalSt 48 for a 1ST down
0:101st & 10 at opp 48Cooper Rush pass intercepted Eric Patterson return for no gain to the BalSt 9

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Ball State leads 26–⁠22–⁠1 in 49 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Central Michigan 37, Ball State 34
2023Ball State 24, Central Michigan 17
2022Ball State 17, Central Michigan 16
2021Central Michigan 37, Ball State 17
2020Ball State 45, Central Michigan 20
2019Central Michigan 45, Ball State 44

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