Game notes: Ball State at Massachusetts
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The matchup
- Ball State (2–5, 1–2 in conference) at Massachusetts (4–3, 1–3 in conference), Wednesday, November 4, kickoff time not yet set, Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; the series is even at 2–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 31, 2015: Ball State 20, Massachusetts 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1984: Massachusetts 26, Ball State 10.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2015: Ball State 20–10 (at Ball State); 2014: Massachusetts 24–10 (at Massachusetts); 1988: Ball State 44–17 (at Ball State); 1984: Massachusetts 26–10 (at Massachusetts).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Ball State
- Ball State is 2–5 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 3–56 at No. 1 Ohio State; W 41–17 vs. Stony Brook; L 15–51 at Liberty; L 13–26 at Kent State; L 24–39 vs. Toledo; L 14–45 at Northwestern; W 32–31 at Bowling Green.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ball State is No. 130 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Uremovich is 6–13 in his second season at Ball State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Uremovich faces Massachusetts as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Keldric Luster (QB): 1,066 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Horton (RB): 393 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Stu Smith (DB): 36 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2006, Ball State lost to No. 2 Michigan 34–26.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 37–21 at Rutgers; W 37–10 vs. Sacred Heart; W 36–14 vs. Stonehill; W 35–6 at Sacramento State; L 14–38 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 19–20 vs. Miami (OH); L 18–25 at Buffalo.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Massachusetts has lost three straight, since beating Sacramento State 35–6 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Massachusetts is No. 129 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Joe Harasymiak is 4–15 in his second season at Massachusetts.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joe Harasymiak faces Ball State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- William Watson III (QB): 820 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ty Harding (WR): 28 catches, 327 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Timmy Hinspeter (LB): 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2017, Massachusetts lost to No. 21 Mississippi State 34–23.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Mike Uremovich and Joe Harasymiak as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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