Game notes: Ball State at Ohio
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The matchup
- Ball State (2–5, 1–2 in conference) at Ohio (5–2, 3–0 in conference), Tuesday, November 17, 7 p.m. ET, Peden 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 30th meeting; Ball State leads the series 16–13.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 4, 2025: Ball State 20, Ohio 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1975: Ohio 10, Ball State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Ohio is 7–7 at home against Ball State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Ball State 20–14 (at Ball State); 2024: Ohio 42–21 (at Ohio); 2022: Ohio 32–18 (at Ball State); 2019: Ohio 34–21 (at Ball State); 2018: Ohio 52–14 (at Ohio).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 is 1–0 against Ohio.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 2021, Ball State lost to Central Michigan 37–17.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.
Ohio
- Ohio is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–49 at Nebraska; W 29–27 vs. Jacksonville State; L 36–41 at South Alabama; W 35–7 vs. Stonehill; W 13–10 at Kent State; W 31–14 vs. Central Michigan; W 48–7 at Sacramento State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ohio has won four straight, since losing 41–36 to South Alabama (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Ohio is No. 43 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ohio has won 16 straight home games, the longest active home streak in FBS.resultsConsecutive wins at home (neutral sites aside), every game on file, among the active FBS programs.
- John Hauser is 6–2 in his second season at Ohio.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- John Hauser 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.
- Riley Neer (WR): 32 catches, 440 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nick Poulos (QB): 503 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Molnar (LB): 53 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2001, Ohio lost to No. 24 Marshall 42–18.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 John Hauser 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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