Ball State at Bowling Green

Saturday, November 1, 1980

Bowling Green beat Ball State 24–⁠21. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayBall State6–⁠5 in 1980
21
HomeBowling Green4–⁠7 in 1980
24

FinalHigh 51°F, low 31°F

The game program: the school’s game program (1980), from Bowling Green State University library’s repository.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Bowling Green 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Bowling Green leads 21–⁠10–⁠1 in 32 meetings, counting the 27 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

Around this game