Ball State at Bowling Green

Saturday, November 4, 1978

Ball State beat Bowling Green 39–⁠14. It was their third meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayBall State10–⁠1 in 1978
39
HomeBowling Green4–⁠7 in 1978
14

FinalHigh 72°F, low 44°FAttendance 15,069

The game program: the school’s game program (1978), from Bowling Green State University library’s repository.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ball State 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Bowling Green leads 21–⁠10–⁠1 in 32 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ball State 32, Bowling Green 31
2024Bowling Green 38, Ball State 13
2023Bowling Green 24, Ball State 21
2015Bowling Green 48, Ball State 10
2014Ball State 41, Bowling Green 24
2009Bowling Green 31, Ball State 17

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