Ball State vs. Buffalo

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Ball State’s biggest win2007: Ball State 49, Buffalo 14by 35 points
2. Buffalo’s biggest win2008: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24by 18 points
3. Upset1970: Ball State 14, Buffalo 7Ball State had a 6% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1969: Ball State 10, Buffalo 7Ball State had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2008: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24Buffalo had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ball State’s side (Hoke 2–⁠1 against Gill). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Ball State vs. Western Michigan52 meetings, Ball State 22–⁠30
• Ball State vs. Toledo51 meetings, Ball State 21–⁠29–⁠1
• Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan50 meetings, Ball State 32–⁠18
• Ball State vs. Northern Illinois49 meetings, Ball State 24–⁠24–⁠1
• Buffalo vs. Kent State29 meetings, Buffalo 16–⁠13
• Buffalo vs. Ohio29 meetings, Buffalo 10–⁠19
• Buffalo vs. Miami (OH)26 meetings, Buffalo 9–⁠17
• Buffalo vs. Akron25 meetings, Buffalo 13–⁠12