Week 1 · 2021

Western Illinois at Ball State

Thu 09/02/2021 07:00 PMScheumann StadiumBall State pregame98%Pregame win probability: 98% for Ball State. Ball State favored, and won.

70°4 mph E · 66% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Western Illinois

21

2–9

Ball State

31

6–7

Attendance

13,149

reported

WIU5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Connor Sampson pass complete to Tony Tate for 2 yds to the WIll 27+2
15:002nd & 8own 27Gaej Walker run for 2 yds to the WIll 29+2
15:003rd & 6own 29Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Dallas Daniels0
13:414th & 6own 29Adam Fellner punt for 53 yds0

BALL4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

13:411st & 10own 18Justin Hall run for 1 yd to the BalSt 17+1
13:412nd & 11own 17Will Jones run for 8 yds to the BalSt 25+8
13:413rd & 3own 25Will Jones run for 1 yd to the BalSt 26+1
12:104th & 2own 26Nathan Snyder punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Tony Tate at the WIll 280

WIU4 plays, 3 yd · Punt

12:101st & 10own 28Gaej Walker run for 3 yds to the WIll 31+3
12:102nd & 7own 31Ludovick Choquette run for no gain to the WIll 310
12:103rd & 7own 31Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Dallas Daniels0
10:294th & 7own 31Adam Fellner punt for 37 yds0

BALL7 plays, 68 yd · Touchdown

10:291st & 10own 32Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson0
10:292nd & 10own 32Drew Plitt pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 7 yds to the BalSt 39+7
10:293rd & 3own 39Drew Plitt run for 5 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down+5
10:291st & 10own 44Will Jones run for 5 yds to the BalSt 49+5
10:292nd & 5own 49Drew Plitt pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 2 yds to the WIll 49+2
8:243rd & 3opp 49Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 49 yds for a TD (Jake Chanove KICK)+49
8:181st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 63 yds0

WIU7 plays, 55 yd · On downs

8:181st & 10own 10Gaej Walker run for no gain to the WIll 100
8:182nd & 10own 10Connor Sampson pass incomplete, broken up by Nic Jones for a 1ST down0
8:181st & 10opp 41Connor Sampson pass complete to Gaej Walker for 5 yds to the BalSt 36+5
8:182nd & 5opp 36Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Jaylen Reed0
8:183rd & 5opp 36Connor Sampson pass complete to Gaej Walker for 4 yds to the BalSt 32+4
5:323rd & 5opp 36Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 05:320
5:274th & 1opp 32Connor Sampson pass complete to Tony Tate for 3 yds to the BalSt 35+3

BALL7 plays, 7 yd · Punt

5:271st & 10own 35Justin Hall run for 4 yds to the BalSt 39+4
5:272nd & 6own 39Donny Marcus run for 4 yds to the BalSt 43+4
5:273rd & 2own 43Drew Plitt run for 1 yd to the BalSt 44+1
5:274th & 1own 44Carson Steele run for 1 yd to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down+1
5:271st & 10own 45Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Justin Hall0
5:272nd & 10own 45Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 4 yds to the BalSt 49+4
2:474th & 13own 42Nathan Snyder punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tony Tate at the WIll 180

WIU6 plays, 18 yd · Punt

2:471st & 10own 18Myles Wanza run for 6 yds to the WIll 24+6
2:472nd & 4own 24Connor Sampson pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 7 yds to the WIll 31 for a 1ST down+7
2:471st & 10own 31Gaej Walker run for no gain to the WIll 310
2:472nd & 10own 31Connor Sampson run for 5 yds to the WIll 36+5
2:473rd & 5own 36Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Dennis Houston0
0:094th & 5own 36Adam Fellner punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Justin Hall at the BalSt 280

BALL14 plays, 34 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 28Will Jones run for 3 yds to the BalSt 31+3
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
15:002nd & 7own 31Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Yo'Heinz Tyler0
15:003rd & 7own 31Plitt,Drew sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BSU25 (Preston,Eryk) PENALTY WIU Holding (Francisco,Akil) 10 yards from BSU31 to BSU41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+10
15:001st & 10own 41Will Jones run for 8 yds to the BalSt 49+8
15:002nd & 2own 49Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Yo'Heinz Tyler0
15:003rd & 2own 49Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 8 yds to the WIll 43 for a 1ST down+8
15:001st & 10opp 43Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 14 yds to the WIll 29 for a 1ST down+14
15:001st & 10opp 29Drew Plitt pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 6 yds to the WIll 23+6
15:002nd & 4opp 23Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Yo'Heinz Tyler0
15:003rd & 4opp 23Plitt,Drew pass complete to Hall,Justin for 3 yards to the WIU20 (Francisco,Akil) PENALTY BSU Chop Block 15 yards from WIU23 to WIU38. NO PLAY.−15
12:323rd & 4opp 23Timeout BALL ST, clock 12:320
12:323rd & 19opp 38Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Justin Hall0
12:214th & 19opp 38Drew Plitt punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WIll 50

WIU7 plays, 15 yd · Punt

12:211st & 10own 5Myles Wanza run for 7 yds to the WIll 12+7
12:212nd & 3own 12Myles Wanza run for 1 yd to the WIll 13+1
12:213rd & 2own 13Connor Sampson run for 2 yds to the WIll 15 for a 1ST down+2
12:211st & 10own 15Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Dennis Houston0
12:212nd & 10own 15Connor Sampson pass complete to Mason Sikes for 5 yds to the WIll 20+5
12:213rd & 5own 20Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Tony Tate0
9:424th & 5own 20Adam Fellner punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Justin Hall at the BalSt 460

BALL5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

9:421st & 10own 46Carson Steele run for 1 yd to the BalSt 47+1
9:422nd & 9own 47Drew Plitt pass incomplete0
9:423rd & 9own 47Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Yo'Heinz Tyler0
9:013rd & 9own 47Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 09:010
8:534th & 9own 47Nathan Snyder punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Tony Tate at the WIll 40

WIU16 plays, 96 yd · Touchdown

8:531st & 10own 4Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 7 yds to the WIll 11+7
8:532nd & 3own 11Connor Sampson pass complete to Dallas Daniels for 10 yds to the WIll 21 for a 1ST down+10
8:531st & 10own 21Connor Sampson pass complete to Gaej Walker for 10 yds to the WIll 31 for a 1ST down+10
8:531st & 10own 31Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 5 yds to the WIll 36+5
8:532nd & 5own 36Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 21 yds to the BalSt 43 for a 1ST down+21
8:531st & 10opp 43Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Nathan Karsjens0
8:532nd & 10opp 43Connor Sampson pass complete to Dallas Daniels for 5 yds to the BalSt 38+5
8:533rd & 5opp 38Sampson,Connor pass incomplete PENALTY WIU Holding offsetting BSU Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.0
8:533rd & 5opp 38Connor Sampson pass complete to Dallas Daniels for 7 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down+7
8:531st & 10opp 31Tony Tate run for no gain to the BalSt 310
8:532nd & 10opp 31Connor Sampson pass complete to Jaylen Reed for no gain to the BalSt 310
3:092nd & 10opp 31Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 03:090
3:093rd & 10opp 31Connor Sampson pass complete to Dallas Daniels for 8 yds to the BalSt 23+8
2:314th & 2opp 23Laramie,Mason field goal attempt from 39 yards NO GOOD, clock 02:31 PENALTY BSU Illegal Formation (Ward,Jordan) 6 yards from BSU23 to BSU17, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+6
2:311st & 10opp 17Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 16 yds to the BalSt 1 for a 1ST down+16
1:581st & goalopp 1Tony Tate run for 1 yd for a TD (Mason Laramie KICK)+1

BALL4 plays, 4 yd · Turnover

1:521st & 10own 35Mason Laramie kickoff for 46 yds0
1:451st & 10own 31WESTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Lawson,Michael at BSU35, End Of Play PENALTY UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jalen Powe) to the BalSt 35+4
1:451st & 10own 31WESTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Lawson,Michael at BSU35, End Of Play PENALTY UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jalen Powe) to the 50 yard line+15
1:451st & 10own 31WESTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Lawson,Michael at BSU35, End Of Play PENALTY UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jalen Powe) to the 50 yard line+15

WIU6 plays, -3 yd · Punt

1:451st & 10midfieldConnor Sampson sacked by Tavion Woodard for a loss of 3 yards to the WIll 47−3
1:452nd & 13own 47Connor Sampson sacked by Tavion Woodard for a loss of 7 yards to the WIll 40−7
1:022nd & 13own 47Timeout BALL ST, clock 01:020
1:023rd & 20own 40Myles Wanza run for 7 yds to the WIll 47+7
0:573rd & 20own 40Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:570
0:484th & 13own 47Adam Fellner punt for 52 yds0

BALL4 plays, 4 yd · End of period

0:481st & 10own 1PENALTY BSU False Start (Rudy,Cody). NO PLAY.0
0:481st & 10own 1PENALTY BSU False Start (Turner,Jaylen). NO PLAY.0
0:001st & 10own 1Drew Plitt run for 4 yds to the BalSt 5+4
0:00own 0End of 2nd Quarter0

BALL11 plays, 68 yd · Touchdown

14:561st & 10own 35Mason Laramie kickoff for 57 yds0
14:561st & 10own 32Will Jones run for 14 yds to the BalSt 46 for a 1ST down+14
14:561st & 10own 46Justin Hall run for 5 yds to the WIll 49+5
14:562nd & 5opp 49Will Jones run for 3 yds to the WIll 46+3
14:563rd & 2opp 46Will Jones run for 1 yd to the WIll 45+1
14:564th & 1opp 45Drew Plitt run for 1 yd to the WIll 44 for a 1ST down+1
14:561st & 10opp 44Donny Marcus run for 4 yds to the WIll 40+4
14:562nd & 6opp 40Drew Plitt pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 10 yds to the WIll 30 for a 1ST down+10
14:561st & 10opp 30Donny Marcus run for 9 yds to the WIll 21+9
14:562nd & 1opp 21Donny Marcus run for no gain to the WIll 210
10:293rd & 1opp 21Will Jones run for 21 yds for a TD (Jake Chanove KICK)+21

WIU2 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

10:291st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 62 yds0
10:171st & 10own 25Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 75 yds for a TD (Mason Laramie KICK)+75

BALL5 plays, 69 yd · Touchdown

10:121st & 10own 35Mason Laramie kickoff for 45 yds0
10:121st & 10own 31Will Jones run for 3 yds to the BalSt 34+3
10:122nd & 7own 34Will Jones run for 4 yds to the BalSt 38+4
10:123rd & 3own 38Drew Plitt pass complete to Yo'Heinz Tyler for 14 yds to the WIll 48 for a 1ST down+14
8:411st & 10opp 48Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 48 yds for a TD (Jake Chanove KICK)+48

WIU10 plays, 46 yd · Punt

8:331st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 60 yds0
8:331st & 10own 17Myles Wanza run for 8 yds to the WIll 25+8
8:332nd & 2own 25Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 8 yds to the WIll 33 for a 1ST down+8
8:331st & 10own 33Connor Sampson pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 5 yds to the WIll 38+5
8:332nd & 5own 38Ludovick Choquette run for 23 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down+23
8:331st & 10opp 39Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Nathan Karsjens0
8:332nd & 10opp 39Myles Wanza run for 2 yds to the BalSt 37+2
8:333rd & 8opp 37Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Ludovick Choquette0
5:143rd & 8opp 37Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 05:140
5:074th & 8opp 37Connor Sampson punt for 35 yds0

BALL7 plays, 24 yd · Punt

5:071st & 10own 2Will Jones run for 1 yd to the BalSt 3+1
5:072nd & 9own 3Will Jones run for 2 yds to the BalSt 5+2
5:073rd & 7own 5Plitt,Drew pass incomplete PENALTY WIU Pass Interference (Francisco,Akil) 15 yards from BSU05 to BSU20, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
5:071st & 10own 20Justin Hall run for 4 yds to the BalSt 24+4
5:072nd & 6own 24Will Jones run for 2 yds to the BalSt 26+2
5:073rd & 4own 26Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Donny Marcus0
2:394th & 4own 26Nathan Snyder punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Michael Lawson at the WIll 400

WIU1 play, 0 yd · Turnover

2:331st & 10own 40Connor Sampson pass intercepted0

BALL7 plays, 16 yd · Punt

2:331st & 10own 41Will Jones run for 2 yds to the BalSt 43+2
2:332nd & 8own 43Drew Plitt pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 11 yds to the WIll 46 for a 1ST down+11
2:331st & 10opp 46Drew Plitt pass incomplete to Justin Hall0
2:332nd & 10opp 46PENALTY BSU False Start 5 yards from WIU46 to BSU49. NO PLAY.−5
2:332nd & 15own 49Drew Plitt pass complete to Donny Marcus for 3 yds to the WIll 48+3
2:333rd & 12opp 48Drew Plitt pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 5 yds to the WIll 43+5
0:124th & 7opp 43Lucas Borrow punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Michael Lawson at the WIll 150

WIU5 plays, 9 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 15Connor Sampson pass complete to Nathan Karsjens for 4 yds to the WIll 19+4
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
15:002nd & 6own 19Myles Wanza run for 5 yds to the WIll 24+5
15:003rd & 1own 24Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Nathan Karsjens0
14:054th & 1own 24Adam Fellner punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Justin Hall at the BalSt 330

BALL5 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown

14:051st & 10own 33Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 1 yd to the BalSt 34+1
14:052nd & 9own 34Drew Plitt pass incomplete0
14:053rd & 9own 34WESTRN ILLINOIS Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (JJ Ross) to the WIll 44 for a 1ST down+15
14:051st & 10opp 44Will Jones run for 7 yds to the WIll 37+7
12:332nd & 3opp 37Carson Steele run for 37 yds for a TD (Jake Chanove KICK)+37

WIU10 plays, 50 yd · On downs

12:331st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 54 yds0
12:331st & 10own 25Myles Wanza run for 1 yd to the WIll 26+1
12:332nd & 9own 26Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 16 yds to the WIll 42 for a 1ST down+16
12:331st & 10own 42Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 13 yds to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down+13
12:331st & 10opp 45Connor Sampson pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 9 yds to the BalSt 36+9
12:332nd & 1opp 36Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 2 yds to the BalSt 34 for a 1ST down+2
12:331st & 10opp 34Connor Sampson run for 7 yds to the BalSt 27+7
12:332nd & 3opp 27Ludovick Choquette run for no gain to the BalSt 270
12:333rd & 3opp 27Ludovick Choquette run for 2 yds to the BalSt 25+2
7:074th & 1opp 25Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Dallas Daniels0

BALL9 plays, 57 yd · Field goal

7:071st & 10own 25Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the BalSt 29+4
7:072nd & 6own 29Drew Plitt pass complete to Justin Hall for 9 yds to the BalSt 38 for a 1ST down+9
7:071st & 10own 38Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 40+2
7:072nd & 8own 40Carson Steele run for 33 yds to the WIll 27 for a 1ST down+33
7:071st & 10opp 27Will Jones run for 5 yds to the WIll 22+5
7:072nd & 5opp 22Will Jones run for 3 yds to the WIll 19+3
7:073rd & 2opp 19Carson Steele run for 1 yd to the WIll 18+1
2:543rd & 2opp 19Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 02:540
2:504th & 1opp 18Jake Chanove 35 yd FG GOOD+35

WIU10 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

2:501st & 10own 35Jonathan Hagee kickoff for 62 yds0
2:501st & 10own 25Connor Sampson pass incomplete to Daniel Bender0
2:502nd & 10own 25Connor Sampson pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 9 yds to the WIll 34+9
2:503rd & 1own 34Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 22 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down+22
2:501st & 10opp 44Connor Sampson pass complete to Dallas Daniels for 9 yds to the BalSt 35+9
2:502nd & 1opp 35Connor Sampson pass complete to Daniel Bender for 34 yds to the BalSt 1 for a 1ST down+34
2:501st & goalopp 1Ludovick Choquette run for 2 yds to the BalSt 3+2
1:241st & goalopp 1Timeout WESTRN ILLINOIS, clock 01:240
1:192nd & goalopp 3Connor Sampson pass complete to Dennis Houston for 3 yds for a TD (Mason Laramie KICK)+3
1:191st & 10own 35kickoff for 11 yds0

BALL3 plays, -3 yd · End of period

1:191st & 10opp 41run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIll 43−2
0:002nd & 12opp 43run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIll 44−1
0:00own 0End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Team

Ball State 1–1 vs Western Illinois

  • 2000 · wk 3Western Illinois 24 @ Ball State 14
  • 1995 · wk 3Western Illinois 7 @ Ball State 20

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