Ball State vs. Massachusetts
Ball State and Massachusetts have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1984; the series is tied 2–2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–2. Share
- Ball State wins
- 2
- Massachusetts wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1984
- Longest streak
- 1 Massachusetts
- Current streak
- 1 Ball State
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 2–2
- Most recent
- 2015
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Ball State
- 2–0 Ball State’s record at home
- At Massachusetts
- 2–0 Massachusetts’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Tajae Sharpe Massachusetts | 13 catches, 239 yards | 2014 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Nov 4, 2026 | Ball State at Massachusetts upcoming | at Massachusetts | ||
| Oct 31, 2015 | Ball State 20, Massachusetts 10 | at Ball State | ||
| Nov 12, 2014 | Massachusetts 24, Ball State 10 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Sep 17, 1988 | Ball State 44, Massachusetts 17 | at Ball State | ||
| Sep 1, 1984 | Massachusetts 26, Ball State 10 | at Massachusetts |
Every game is listed as played on the field.