Ball State vs. Western Michigan

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

1. Ball State’s biggest win2004: Ball State 41, Western Michigan 14by 27 points
2. Western Michigan’s biggest win2017: Western Michigan 55, Ball State 3by 52 points
3. Upset1976: Western Michigan 24, Ball State 10Western Michigan had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2001: Ball State 35, Western Michigan 31Ball State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2009: Ball State 22, Western Michigan 17Ball State had a 28% 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 1–⁠3 against Uzelac). 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. 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
• Ball State vs. Central Michigan49 meetings, Ball State 26–⁠22–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Toledo63 meetings, Western Michigan 24–⁠39
• Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan61 meetings, Western Michigan 28–⁠32–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan51 meetings, Western Michigan 33–⁠17–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois50 meetings, Western Michigan 27–⁠23