Ball State vs. Ohio

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

1. Ball State’s biggest win2012: Ball State 52, Ohio 27by 25 points
2. Ohio’s biggest win2018: Ohio 52, Ball State 14by 38 points
3. Upset2025: Ball State 20, Ohio 14Ball State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2011: Ball State 23, Ohio 20Ball State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1988: Ohio 27, Ball State 25Ohio had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ball State’s side (Wallace 2–⁠3 against Burke). 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).

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
• Ohio vs. Miami (OH)64 meetings, Ohio 30–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Kent State63 meetings, Ohio 39–⁠22–⁠2
• Ohio vs. Bowling Green62 meetings, Ohio 28–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Western Michigan49 meetings, Ohio 18–⁠31