Matchup Overview

The Ball State and Western Michigan have met 25 times in NCAAF since 2001. The all-time series is remarkably tight, with Western Michigan holding a slim lead at 13–12. Western Michigan have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 42–0 in favor of Western Michigan on October 11, 2025.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 25 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Oct 11, 25	2025 W7	Western Michigan	42–0	Ball State
Oct 5, 24	2024 W6	Western Michigan	45–42	Ball State
Sep 30, 23	2023 W5	Ball State	24–42	Western Michigan
Sep 10, 22	2022 W2	Western Michigan	37–30	Ball State
Oct 8, 21	2021	Ball State	45–20	Western Michigan
Dec 11, 20	2020	Western Michigan	27–30	Ball State
Nov 4, 19	2019	Ball State	31–35	Western Michigan
Nov 12, 18	2018	Western Michigan	41–42	Ball State
Sep 29, 17	2017	Ball State	3–55	Western Michigan
Oct 31, 16	2016	Western Michigan	52–20	Ball State
Nov 4, 15	2015	Ball State	7–54	Western Michigan
Oct 10, 14	2014	Western Michigan	42–38	Ball State
Oct 18, 13	2013	Ball State	38–17	Western Michigan
Oct 12, 12	2012	Western Michigan	24–30	Ball State
Oct 28, 11	2011	Ball State	35–45	Western Michigan
Oct 8, 10	2010	Western Michigan	45–16	Ball State
Nov 23, 09	2009	Ball State	22–17	Western Michigan
Nov 24, 08	2008	Western Michigan	22–45	Ball State
Oct 19, 07	2007	Ball State	27–23	Western Michigan
Oct 20, 06	2006	Western Michigan	41–27	Ball State
Oct 7, 05	2005	Ball State	60–57	Western Michigan
Sep 24, 04	2004	Western Michigan	14–41	Ball State
Nov 7, 03	2003	Ball State	20–28	Western Michigan
Nov 1, 02	2002	Western Michigan	7–17	Ball State
Nov 23, 01	2001	Ball State	35–31	Western Michigan

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.