Ball State vs. Western Kentucky

Ball State and Western Kentucky have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2007; the series is tied 2–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–⁠2, and Western Kentucky has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Ball State; 2028 at Western Kentucky. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Ball State wins
2
Western Kentucky wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
2 Ball State
Current streak
2 Western Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
even at 2–⁠2
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠0
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
15 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ball State
1–⁠1 Ball State’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
1–⁠1 Western Kentucky’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ball State and Western Kentucky, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

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.

Every game

Sep 22, 2018Western Kentucky 28, Ball State 20at Ball State
Sep 23, 2017Western Kentucky 33, Ball State 21at Western Kentucky
Oct 11, 200825Ball State 24, Western Kentucky 7at Western Kentucky
Oct 13, 2007Ball State 35, Western Kentucky 12at Ball State

Every game is listed as played on the field.