Week 6 · 2021
Ball State at Western Michigan
Sat 10/09/2021 03:30 PMWaldo StadiumWestern Michigan pregame81% — Pregame win probability: 81% for Western Michigan. Western Michigan favored, and lost — Ball State won.Conference
73°7 mph SSW · 67% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Ball State
45
6–7
Western Michigan
20
8–5
Attendance
11,403
reported
Ball StateBALL
Western MichiganWMU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Drew Plitt | 15/25 | 310 | 12.4 | 4 | 0 | 78.2 |
| BALL | Jayshon Jackson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 19/33 | 257 | 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 12.2 |
| WMU | Jack Salopek | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Carson Steele | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 |
| BALL | Justin Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
| BALL | Donny Marcus | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 |
| BALL | Drew Plitt | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 15 |
| BALL | Will Jones | 5 | -12 | -2.4 | 0 | 3 |
| WMU | La'Darius Jefferson | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 1 | 11 |
| WMU | Sean Tyler | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
| WMU | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| WMU | Jaxson Kincaide | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 9 | -15 | -1.7 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Yo'Heinz Tyler | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 2 | 24 |
| BALL | Jalen McGaughy | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| BALL | Jayshon Jackson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 30 |
| BALL | Justin Hall | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 33 |
| BALL | Trevor Hohlt | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| BALL | Will Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| WMU | Skyy Moore | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 21 |
| WMU | Jaylen Hall | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 25 |
| WMU | Anthony Torres | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 30 |
| WMU | Corey Crooms Jr. | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
| WMU | Bryce Nunnelly | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Drew Plitt | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Carson Steele | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brett Anderson II | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BALL | Kyron Mims | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMU | Kaleb Eleby | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Bryce Cosby | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | J.T. Wahee | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Jaylin Thomas | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Casey Coll | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Christian Albright | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Nic Jones | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Amechi Uzodinma II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Tavion Woodard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Anthony Ekpe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brett Anderson II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Cole Pearce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jack Sape | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | John Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jordan Ward | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brayden Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Emeka Jillani | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jimmy Daw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Joshua Tarango | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Justen Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Nathan Reichert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | A.J. Thomas | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Corvin Moment | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Marshawn Kneeland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Zaire Barnes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Braden Fiske | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Delano Ware | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Jake Moertl | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ralph Holley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Ryan Selig | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Therran Coleman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WMU | Andre Carter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Anthony Enechukwu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Boone Bonnema | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Harrison Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Mike Caliendo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMU | Dorian Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Clayton Coll | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| BALL | Jaylin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jake Chanove | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 6/6 | 9 |
| BALL | Jacob Lewis | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| WMU | Nick Mihalic | 2/2 | 100.0 | 21 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Nathan Snyder | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| WMU | Nick Mihalic | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Justin Hall | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 27 |
| WMU | Bryce Nunnelly | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| WMU | Matthew Stuckey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Justin Hall | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| WMU | Bryce Nunnelly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Western Michigan 6–4 vs Ball State
- 2020 · wk 15Western Michigan 27 @ Ball State 30
- 2019 · wk 11Ball State 31 @ Western Michigan 35
- 2018 · wk 12Western Michigan 41 @ Ball State 42
- 2017 · wk 5Ball State 3 @ Western Michigan 55
- 2016 · wk 10Western Michigan 52 @ Ball State 20
- 2015 · wk 10Ball State 7 @ Western Michigan 54
- 2014 · wk 7Western Michigan 42 @ Ball State 38
- 2013 · wk 8Ball State 38 @ Western Michigan 17
- 2012 · wk 7Western Michigan 24 @ Ball State 30
- 2011 · wk 9Ball State 35 @ Western Michigan 45
Previous 4 meetings vs. Tim Lester
Ball State 2–2 vs Tim Lester
- 2020 · wk 15Western Michigan 27 @ Ball State 30
- 2019 · wk 11Ball State 31 @ Western Michigan 35
- 2018 · wk 12Western Michigan 41 @ Ball State 42
- 2017 · wk 5Ball State 3 @ Western Michigan 55
Previous 5 meetings vs. Mike Neu
Western Michigan 3–2 vs Mike Neu
- 2020 · wk 15Western Michigan 27 @ Ball State 30
- 2019 · wk 11Ball State 31 @ Western Michigan 35
- 2018 · wk 12Western Michigan 41 @ Ball State 42
- 2017 · wk 5Ball State 3 @ Western Michigan 55
- 2016 · wk 10Western Michigan 52 @ Ball State 20
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