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Western Michigan at Ball State

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Western Michigan beat Ball State 37–⁠30. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 27–⁠22.

AwayWestern Michigan5–⁠7 in 2022
37
HomeBall State5–⁠7 in 2022
30

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN+Attendance 12,972

At kickoff
84°F, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Billy WilliamsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan7771637
Ball State1067730

Standouts

  • PassingJohn Paddock23 of 40, 291 yards, 2 TDBall State
  • RushingCarson Steele26 carries, 147 yards, 1 TDBall State
  • ReceivingCorey Crooms10 catches, 102 yards, 1 TDWestern Michigan
  • DefenseJaquan Amos8 tackles, 3 for lossBall State

Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Salopek25/4323011
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sean Tyler15108160
La’Darius Jefferson176639
Jack Salopek730010
Zahir Abdus-Salaam1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Corey Crooms10102120
Jehlani Galloway443020
Anthony Sambucci233017
Josh Burgett117017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Zaire Barnes9000
Bricen Garner5000
Delano Ware5000
Keni-H Lovely5000

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
John Paddock23/4029120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Carson Steele26147129
Will Jones37010
Vaughn Pemberton2204
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Amir Abdur-Rahman790139
Jayshon Jackson780033
Yo’Heinz Tyler552123
Brady Hunt244030
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaquan Amos8300
Jordan Riley-Scott8000
Malcolm Lee6000
Clayton Coll6000
Amechi Uzodinma3001

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

Team stats

Western MichiganBall State
437Total yards447
230Passing yards291
207Rushing yards156
5.3Yards per pass7.3
4.8Yards per rush5.0
27First downs21
6–⁠17Third downs4–⁠15
4–⁠6Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers1
7–⁠72Penalties8–⁠58
34:16Possession25:44
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Western MichiganBall State
43%Success rate39%
0.11EPA per play0.23
1.23Explosiveness1.47
0.11Rushing EPA0.16
0.30Passing EPA0.29
36%Passing-down success40%
0.04First-down EPA0.26
−0.16Second-down EPA0.21
0.55Third-down EPA0.28
11%Havoc by its defense17%

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)

Ball State 50% to win. Western Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Western Michigan −6.5, over/under 51.5.

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 Western Michigan 67%, Ball State 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneWestern Michigan end zoneQ1 Ball StateFumble, 2 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Ball StateField goal, 11 playsQ1 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StateField goal, 5 playsQ2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Ball StateField goal, 5 playsQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 7 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Western MichiganInterception, 7 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 Western MichiganResult not recordedQ4 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ball State drives left to right, Western Michigan right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Ball StateFumble, 2 plays, 11 yards
  2. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 33 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Ball StateField goal, 11 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q1 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 44 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  8. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  11. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  12. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  13. Q2 Ball StateField goal, 5 plays, 37 yards
  14. Q2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 12 plays, 81 yards
  15. Q2 Ball StateField goal, 5 plays, 44 yards
  16. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 7 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  18. Q3 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 40 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 10 plays, 56 yards
  22. Q4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 85 yards
  23. Q4 Western MichiganInterception, 7 plays, 31 yards
  24. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  25. Q4 Western MichiganResult not recorded, 0 yards
  26. Q4 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 38 yards
  27. Q4 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Ball State 10, Western Michigan 7
Ball State Fumble, 2 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Amechi Uzodinma II return for 22 yds to the BalSt 22
14:541st & 10 at own 22John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
14:372nd & 10 at own 22John Paddock pass complete to Yo’Heinz Tyler for 11 yds Yo’Heinz Tyler fumbled, recovered by WMich Braden Fiske
Western Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
14:371st & 10 at opp 33Sean Tyler run for 6 yds to the BalSt 27 Sean Tyler fumbled, recovered by WMich Corey Crooms
14:372nd & 4 at opp 27Jack Salopek pass complete to Jehlani Galloway for 5 yds to the BalSt 22 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 22La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the BalSt 21
14:372nd & 9 at opp 21Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
14:373rd & 9 at opp 21Jack Salopek run for 8 yds to the BalSt 13
14:374th & 1 at opp 13Mareyohn Hrabowski run for 2 yds to the BalSt 11 for a 1ST down
14:371st & 10 at opp 11Corey Crooms run for 2 yds to the BalSt 13
14:372nd & 12 at opp 13La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the BalSt 9
14:373rd & 8 at opp 9No Huddle-Shotgun Hrabowski,Mareyohn pass complete short middle to Mack,Kaevion for 3 yards to the BALL06 (Amos,Jaquan) PENALTY BALL Personal Foul (Hughes,Drew) 5 yards from BALL09 to BALL04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
10:581st & goal at opp 4La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Palmer Domschke KICK)Western Michigan 7, Ball State 0
Ball State Touchdown, 5 plays
10:471st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Amechi Uzodinma II return for 23 yds to the BalSt 23
10:471st & 10 at own 23Carson Steele run for 26 yds to the BalSt 49 for a 1ST down
10:471st & 10 at own 49Carson Steele run for 10 yds to the WMich 41 for a 1ST down
10:471st & 10 at opp 41Carson Steele run for 17 yds to the WMich 24 for a 1ST down WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Face Mask (12 yards) (Andre Carter) to the WMich 12 for a 1ST down
10:471st & 10 at opp 12Will Jones run for 10 yds to the WMich 2 for a 1ST down
9:001st & goal at opp 2John Paddock pass complete to Yo’Heinz Tyler for 2 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)Tied at 7
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
8:551st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 57 yds , Sean Tyler return for 26 yds to the WMich 34
8:551st & 10 at own 34Jack Salopek run for 1 yd to the WMich 35
8:552nd & 9 at own 35Jack Salopek pass complete to Jehlani Galloway for 7 yds to the WMich 42
8:553rd & 2 at own 42Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the WMich 38
6:584th & 6 at own 38Nick Mihalic punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jayshon Jackson at the BalSt 22
Ball State Field goal, 11 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 22PENALTY WMU Offside (Dabney,Warren) 5 yards from BALL22 to BALL27. NO PLAY.
6:581st & 5 at own 27Carson Steele run for no gain to the BalSt 27
6:582nd & 5 at own 27John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 33 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 40John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 2 yds to the WMich 38
6:582nd & 8 at opp 38Carson Steele run for no gain to the WMich 38
6:583rd & 8 at opp 38John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 17 yds to the WMich 21 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 21Will Jones run for 1 yd to the WMich 20
6:582nd & 9 at opp 20John Paddock pass complete to Brady Hunt for 14 yds to the WMich 6 for a 1ST down
6:581st & goal at opp 6Will Jones run for 4 yds to the WMich 10
6:582nd & goal at opp 10John Paddock pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 7 yds to the WMich 3
6:583rd & goal at opp 3Carson Steele run for no gain to the WMich 3
2:064th & goal at opp 3Ben VonGunten 20 yd FG GOODBall State 10, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 11 plays
2:061st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:061st & 10 at own 25Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
2:062nd & 10 at own 25Jack Salopek pass complete to Anthony Sambucci for 17 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at own 42Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Kaevion Mack
2:062nd & 10 at own 42La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
1:172nd & 10 at own 42La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
1:173rd & 2 at the 50Sean Tyler run for no gain to the 50 yard line
1:174th & 2 at the 50Jack Salopek pass complete to Sean Tyler for 2 yds to the BalSt 48 for a 1ST down
1:173rd & 2 at the 50PENALTY BALL UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting WMU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 10 at opp 48Jack Salopek pass complete to La’Darius Jefferson for 11 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Jack Salopek run for a loss of 3 yards to the BalSt 34
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 34Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Corey Crooms
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 34Sean Tyler run for 3 yds to the BalSt 31
Q2 13:374th & 4 at opp 31Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 13:37
Q2 13:304th & 4 at opp 31Jack Salopek run for no gain to the BalSt 31
2nd quarter9 drives, then Ball State 16, Western Michigan 14
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 31John Paddock pass incomplete to Carson Steele
13:302nd & 10 at own 31Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 34
13:303rd & 7 at own 34John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 6 yds to the BalSt 40
13:304th & 1 at own 40PENALTY BALL False Start (Turner,Jaylen) 5 yards from BALL40 to BALL35. NO PLAY.
12:164th & 6 at own 35Lucas Borrow punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 30
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 30Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Corey Crooms
12:162nd & 10 at own 30Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the WMich 34
12:163rd & 6 at own 34Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Kaevion Mack
11:194th & 6 at own 34Nick Mihalic punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayshon Jackson at the BalSt 25
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 25Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the BalSt 29
11:192nd & 6 at own 29Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 31
11:193rd & 4 at own 31John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
10:094th & 4 at own 31Lucas Borrow punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Zahir Abdus-Salaam at the WMich 27
Western Michigan Punt, 4 plays
10:091st & 10 at own 27Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 17 yds to the WMich 44 for a 1ST down
10:091st & 10 at own 44Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the WMich 48
10:092nd & 6 at own 48Jack Salopek pass complete to Sean Tyler for 1 yd to the WMich 49
10:093rd & 5 at own 49PENALTY WMU False Start (Tyler,Sean) 5 yards from WMU49 to WMU44. NO PLAY.
10:093rd & 10 at own 44Jack Salopek pass incomplete to A.J. Abbott
8:164th & 10 at own 44Nick Mihalic punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Jayshon Jackson at the BalSt 18
Ball State Punt, 6 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 18John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
8:162nd & 10 at own 18Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 20
8:163rd & 8 at own 20(07:37) PENALTY BALL False Start (Stewart,Corey) 5 yards from BALL20 to BALL15. NO PLAY.
8:163rd & 13 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short right to Abdur-Rahman,Amir PENALTY WMU Pass Interference (Lovely,Keni-H) 15 yards from BALL15 to BALL30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
8:161st & 10 at own 30John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 19 yds to the BalSt 49 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 49Carson Steele run for 7 yds to the WMich 44
8:162nd & 3 at opp 44John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
8:163rd & 3 at opp 44John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
8:164th & 3 at opp 44BALL ST Penalty, Delay Of Game ( Yards) declined
6:324th & 3 at opp 44Lucas Borrow punt for 31 yds
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
6:321st & 10 at own 13La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the WMich 9
6:322nd & 14 at own 9La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the WMich 17
6:323rd & 6 at own 17Jack Salopek pass complete to Blake Bosma for 5 yds to the WMich 22
4:144th & 1 at own 22Nick Mihalic punt for 50 yds , Jayshon Jackson returns for 5 yds to the BalSt 33
Ball State Field goal, 5 plays
4:141st & 10 at own 33John Paddock pass complete to Brady Hunt for 30 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at opp 37Carson Steele run for 5 yds to the WMich 32
4:142nd & 5 at opp 32John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
4:143rd & 5 at opp 32John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 2 yds to the WMich 30
2:434th & 3 at opp 30Ben VonGunten 44 Yd Field GoalBall State 13, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Touchdown, 12 plays
2:391st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds , Sean Tyler return for 19 yds to the WMich 19
2:391st & 10 at own 19Jack Salopek pass complete to Jehlani Galloway for 20 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 39Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at the 50Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the BalSt 46
2:392nd & 6 at opp 46Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
2:393rd & 6 at opp 46Jack Salopek run for 7 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 39Jack Salopek pass complete to Jehlani Galloway for 11 yds to the BalSt 28 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 28Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
2:392nd & 10 at opp 28Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 6 yds to the BalSt 22
2:393rd & 4 at opp 22Jack Salopek pass complete to Anthony Sambucci for 16 yds to the BalSt 6 for a 1ST down
0:501st & goal at opp 6Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:50
0:501st & goal at opp 6Jack Salopek pass complete to Blake Bosma for 1 yd to the BalSt 5
0:442nd & goal at opp 5Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:44
0:442nd & goal at opp 5Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Blake Bosma
0:403rd & goal at opp 5Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:40
0:363rd & goal at opp 5La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds for a TD, (Palmer Domschke KICK)Western Michigan 14, Ball State 13
Ball State Field goal, 5 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 63 yds , Amechi Uzodinma II return for 27 yds to the BalSt 29
0:271st & 10 at own 29John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
0:272nd & 10 at own 29John Paddock pass complete to Yo’Heinz Tyler for 23 yds to the BALLST 48 for a 1ST down WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Andre Carter) to the WMich 33 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 33(00:17) No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short right PENALTY BALL Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Turner,Jaylen) 5 yards from WMU33 to WMU38. NO PLAY.
0:271st & 15 at opp 38John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
0:272nd & 15 at opp 38John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 11 yds to the WMich 27
0:033rd & 4 at opp 27Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:03
0:003rd & 4 at opp 27Ben VonGunten 44 yd FG GOODBall State 16, Western Michigan 14
3rd quarter6 drives, then Ball State 23, Western Michigan 21
Western Michigan Punt, 7 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35kickoff for 61 yds , Sean Tyler return for 12 yds to the WMich 16
14:541st & 10 at own 16Jack Salopek run for 1 yd to the WMich 17
14:542nd & 9 at own 17Sean Tyler run for 10 yds to the WMich 27 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 27Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Corey Crooms
14:542nd & 10 at own 27Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 10 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 37Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Corey Crooms
14:542nd & 10 at own 37Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
14:543rd & 10 at own 37Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Jehlani Galloway
13:004th & 10 at own 37Nick Mihalic punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayshon Jackson at the BalSt 22
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
13:001st & 10 at own 22Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the BalSt 26
13:002nd & 6 at own 26Carson Steele run for 1 yd to the BalSt 27
13:003rd & 5 at own 27John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 3 yds to the BalSt 30
11:144th & 2 at own 30Lucas Borrow punt for 35 yds , Zahir Abdus-Salaam returns for 5 yds to the WMich 40 Zahir Abdus-Salaam fumbled, recovered by WMich Will Jones
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
11:141st & 10 at opp 40Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the WMich 36
11:142nd & 6 at opp 36John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 4 yds to the WMich 32
11:143rd & 2 at opp 32Carson Steele run for 29 yds to the WMich 3 for a 1ST down
11:141st & goal at opp 3Carson Steele run for no gain to the WMich 3
11:142nd & goal at opp 3Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the WMich 1
9:053rd & goal at opp 1Timeout BALL ST, clock 09:05
9:053rd & goal at opp 1Carson Steele run for no gain to the WMich 1
8:344th & goal at opp 1Carson Steele run for 1 yd for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)Ball State 23, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
8:341st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:341st & 10 at own 25Jack Salopek run for 10 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at own 35La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the WMich 34
8:342nd & 11 at own 34Sean Tyler run for 2 yds to the WMich 36
8:343rd & 9 at own 36Jack Salopek pass complete to for 20 yds to the BALLST 44 for a 1ST down BALL ST Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Tarango,Joshua) 15 yards from BALL44 to BALL29, 1ST DOWN. (Joshua Tarango) to the BalSt 29
8:341st & 10 at opp 29La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the BalSt 28
8:342nd & 9 at opp 28Jack Salopek pass complete to Joshua Burgett for 17 yds to the BalSt 11 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 11La’Darius Jefferson run for 7 yds to the BalSt 4
4:502nd & 3 at opp 4La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Palmer Domschke KICK)Ball State 23, Western Michigan 21
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:501st & 10 at own 25Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 28
4:502nd & 7 at own 28Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 30
4:503rd & 5 at own 30John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
3:384th & 5 at own 30Lucas Borrow punt for 26 yds, fair catch by Zahir Abdus-Salaam at the WMich 44
Western Michigan Touchdown, 10 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 44Jack Salopek pass complete to A.J. Abbott for 7 yds to the BalSt 49
3:382nd & 3 at opp 49Jack Salopek pass incomplete to A.J. Abbott
3:383rd & 3 at opp 49Jack Salopek pass incomplete
2:544th & 3 at opp 49Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:54
2:544th & 3 at opp 49Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 5 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at opp 44Sean Tyler run for 8 yds to the BalSt 36
2:542nd & 2 at opp 36Sean Tyler run for 1 yd to the BalSt 35
2:543rd & 1 at opp 35Sean Tyler run for 7 yds to the BalSt 28 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at opp 28Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 7 yds to the BalSt 21
0:002nd & 3 at opp 21La’Darius Jefferson run for 9 yds to the BalSt 12 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:591st & 10 at opp 12Corey Crooms 12 Yd pass from Jack Salopek (Anthony Sambucci Pass to Jack Salopek for Two-Point Conversion)Western Michigan 29, Ball State 23
Q4 14:591st & goal at opp 3Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 14:59
4th quarter5 drives, then Western Michigan 37, Ball State 30
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Amechi Uzodinma II return for 15 yds to the BalSt 15
14:541st & 10 at own 15Carson Steele run for 13 yds to the BalSt 28 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 28John Paddock pass complete to Yo’Heinz Tyler for 8 yds to the BalSt 36
14:542nd & 2 at own 36John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 13 yds to the BalSt 49 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 49Vaughn Pemberton run for 4 yds to the WMich 47
14:542nd & 6 at opp 47John Paddock pass incomplete
14:543rd & 6 at opp 47John Paddock pass complete to Yo’Heinz Tyler for 8 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 39Amir Abdur-Rahman 39 Yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Kick)Ball State 30, Western Michigan 29
Western Michigan Interception, 7 plays
13:101st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:101st & 10 at own 25La’Darius Jefferson run for 7 yds to the WMich 32
13:102nd & 3 at own 32La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at own 36La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the WMich 37
13:102nd & 9 at own 37Jack Salopek pass complete to La’Darius Jefferson for 5 yds to the WMich 42
13:103rd & 4 at own 42Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at the 50Jack Salopek pass complete to Corey Crooms for 6 yds to the BalSt 44
9:452nd & 4 at opp 44Jack Salopek pass intercepted BALL ST Penalty, Personal Foul. ( Yards) to the BalSt 16
9:452nd & 4 at opp 44Jack Salopek pass intercepted BALL ST Penalty, Personal Foul (8 Yards) to the BalSt 8
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 8John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
9:452nd & 10 at own 8John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 6 yds to the BalSt 14
9:453rd & 4 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short middle broken up by Ware,Delano PENALTY WMU Roughing The Passer (Carter,Andre) 15 yards from BALL14 to BALL29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:451st & 10 at own 29Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 32
9:452nd & 7 at own 32Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 34
9:453rd & 5 at own 34John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
7:421st & goal at opp 3Salopek,Jack pass attempt failed PENALTY BALL Holding (Pearce,Cole) 2 yards from BALL03 to BALL01. NO PLAY.
7:424th & 5 at own 34Lucas Borrow punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Zahir Abdus-Salaam at the WMich 40
Ball State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
7:261st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 58 yds , Amechi Uzodinma II return for 17 yds to the BalSt 24
7:261st & 10 at own 24John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
7:262nd & 10 at own 24Carson Steele run for 7 yds to the BalSt 31
7:263rd & 3 at own 31John Paddock pass complete to for 8 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at own 39John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 21 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 40John Paddock pass incomplete to Dean Tate
7:262nd & 10 at opp 40Vaughn Pemberton run for 2 yds to the WMich 42
7:263rd & 12 at opp 42John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 4 yds to the WMich 38
4:474th & 8 at opp 38John Paddock pass incomplete to Yo’Heinz Tyler
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:471st & 10 at own 38La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the WMich 40
4:472nd & 8 at own 40Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the WMich 44
4:473rd & 4 at own 44Jack Salopek pass complete to A.J. Abbott for 3 yds to the WMich 47
4:474th & 1 at own 47La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the BalSt 48 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at opp 48La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the BalSt 46
1:372nd & 8 at opp 46Timeout BALL ST, clock 01:37
1:372nd & 8 at opp 46Zahir Abdus-Salaam run for 2 yds to the BalSt 44
1:373rd & 6 at opp 44Sean Tyler run for 1 yd to the BalSt 45
1:374th & 7 at opp 45PENALTY WMU Delay Of Game 5 yards from BALL45 to BALL50. NO PLAY.
0:004th & 12 at the 50Jack Salopek pass incomplete to Corey Crooms

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Western Michigan leads 30–⁠22 in 52 meetings, counting the three since this game.

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2025Western Michigan 42, Ball State 0
2024Western Michigan 45, Ball State 42
2023Western Michigan 42, Ball State 24
2022Western Michigan 37, Ball State 30
2021Ball State 45, Western Michigan 20
2020Ball State 30, Western Michigan 27

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