Game notes: Central Michigan at Ball State
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The matchup
- Central Michigan (3–4, 1–2 in conference) at Ball State (2–5, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 28, noon ET, Scheumann 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 50th meeting; Ball State leads the series 26–22–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 21, 2024: Central Michigan 37, Ball State 34.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1975: Ball State 16, Central Michigan 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Ball State is 12–12–1 at home against Central Michigan.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Central Michigan 37–34 (at Central Michigan); 2023: Ball State 24–17 (at Ball State); 2022: Ball State 17–16 (at Central Michigan); 2021: Central Michigan 37–17 (at Ball State); 2020: Ball State 45–20 (at Central Michigan).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Central Michigan
- Central Michigan is 3–4 (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 7–38 at New Mexico; W 13–10 vs. Colgate; W 24–10 vs. Wyoming; L 3–52 at No. 6 Miami; W 41–17 vs. Akron; L 14–31 at Ohio; L 14–21 vs. Western Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Central Michigan has lost two straight, since beating Akron 41–17 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Central Michigan is No. 105 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Matt Drinkall is 10–10 in his second season at Central Michigan.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Drinkall 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.
- Angel H Flores (QB): 475 passing yards, 2 TD; 618 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Clerveaux (RB): 239 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Xavier White (LB): 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2008, Central Michigan lost to Eastern Michigan 56–52.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.
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 Central Michigan 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 2020, Ball State beat Toledo 27–24.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 Matt Drinkall and Mike Uremovich 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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