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Ball State Football Pre-Game Report
- Game 8 |
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Saturday,
October 20th, 2007 - 2:00PM - Waldo Stadium -
Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Ball
State vs. Western Michigan - Series
History |
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Thirty
Forth Meeting
- Western Michigan Leads the
Series 19-14
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- Ball
State has won 2 of the last 3
games with Western Michigan and 4
of the last 6.
- In
Kalamazoo Western Michigan leads
the series 11-5.
- In
Muncie, Ball State leads the
series 9-8.
- In
October Western Michigan leads the
series 9-7.
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October 20th the series is tied at
1 game each. Ball State won on
October 20, 1984. Western Michigan
won on October 20, 1990.
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- 09/18/1971
- WMU 9, Ball State 0 at BSU
- 11/11/1972
- WMU 31, Ball State 14 at WMU
- 11/10/1973
- WMU 30, Ball State 13 at WMU
- 11/13/1976
- WMU 24, Ball State 10 at BSU
- 11/12/1977
- Ball State 29, WMU 25 at WMU
- 11/11/1978
- Ball State 20, WMU 14 at BSU
- 11/10/1979
- WMU 20, Ball State 10 at WMU
- 10/25/1980
- WMU 17, Ball State 15 at BSU
- 10/24/1981
- WMU 14, Ball State 3 at WMU
- 10/23/1982
- Ball State 13, WMU 6 at BSU
- 10/22/1983
- Ball State 24, WMU 20 at WMU
- 10/20/1984
- Ball State 23, WMU 20 at BSU
- 10/26/1985
- WMU 35, Ball State 0 at WMU
- 10/25/1986
- Ball State 24, WMU 10 at BSU
- 11/07/1987
- WMU 31, Ball State 16 at WMU
- 11/05/1988
- WMU 16, Ball State 13 at BSU
- 10/21/1989
- Ball State 14, WMU 13 at BSU
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- 10/20/1990
- WMU 14, Ball State 13 at WMU
- 10/05/1991
- WMU 25, Ball State 16 at BSU
- 10/03/1992
- WMU 21, Ball State 14 at WMU
- 10/15/1994
- Ball State 16, WMU 13 at BSU
- 09/23/1995
- Ball State 10, WMU 0 at BSU
- 10/05/1996
- Ball State 28, WMU 5 at WMU
- 10/04/1997
- WMU 21, Ball State 13 at WMU
- 11/07/1998
- WMU 24, Ball State 23 at BSU
- 10/23/1999
- WMU 28, Ball State 0 at WMU
- 11/04/2000
- WMU 42, Ball State 3 at BSU
- 11/24/2001
- Ball State 35, WMU 31 at WMU
- 11/02/2002
- Ball State 17, WMU 7 at BSU
- 11/08/2003
- WMU 28, Ball State 20 at WMU
- 09/25/2004
- Ball State 41, WMU 14 at BSU
- 10/08/2005
- Ball State 60, WMU 57 at WMU
- 10/21/2006
- WMU 41, Ball State 27 at BSU
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The
Last Meeting: October 21, 2006
in Muncie - Western Michigan 41,
Ball State 27
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Davis started for Ball
State and came out hot
hitting three consecutive
passes of 17 yards or more
to drive the Cardinals
down to the Western
Michigan 20 yard line. The
drive would stall at that
point, aided by a Nate
Davis sack by Western
Michigan's Ameer Ismail.
The Cardinals had to
settle for a 45 yard Brian
Jackson field goal to open
the scoring. BSU
3 WMU 0. |
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appeared to be going well
for Ball State when
Western Michigan fumbled
the ball back to the
Cardinals four plays
later. Nate Davis returned
the favor however on the
very next play, throwing
an interception to WMU's
Londen Fryar at the Bronco
27. Western Michigan would
respond with an 8 play 73
yard scoring drive ending
in a 13 yard touchdown
pass from Ryan Cubit to
Herb Martin. BSU
3 WMU 7. |
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plays into Ball State's
next possession, Nate
Davis would throw his
second interception of the
game to Western Michigan's
Darrell Copeland at the
Bronco 29. Western
Michigan again took
advantage of the turnover
and marched 61 yards in 8
plays, scoring on a 3 yard
touchdown pass from Ryan
Cubit to Joe Chapple in
the final minute of the
first quarter. BSU
3 WMU 14. |
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the first play of the
second quarter, Nate Davis
would throw his third
interception of the game.
This one was returned by
Ameer Ismail 30 yards for
a touchdown. BSU
3 WMU 21. |
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the next Ball State
possession, Nate Davis was
replaced by Ball State's
grizzled old veteran
quarterback, father time
himself, #9 Joseph Michael
Lynch. Joey would promptly
lead the Cardinals on a 5
play 60 yard scoring
drive, ending in a 7 yard
touchdown pass to Darius
Hill. BSU 10 WMU
21. |
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Western Michigan's first
play following the BSU
touchdown, Erik Keys
recovered a fumble by
WMU's Mark Bonds at the
Bronco 38 yard line and
the Cardinals were back in
business. Five plays later
Joey Lynch would connect
with Darius Hill on a 1
yard touchdown pass,
sending the BSU crowd into
a frenzy and further
fueling Ball State's now
heated quarterback
controversy, not to
mention the resentment
level of many in northern
Delaware county. BSU
17 WMU 21. |
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two teams would trade
punches for most of the
rest of the first half,
but Western Michigan would
end the brief scoring drought
with an 81 yard touchdown
pass from Ryan Cubit to
Brandon Ledbetter. BSU
17 WMU 28. |
| Ball
State would end an
entertaining, yet
frustrating first half of
action by failing to score
a touchdown after first
and goal from the WMU 1
yard line and settling for
an 18 yard Brian Jackson
field goal. Halftime
Score: BSU 20 WMU
28. |
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Michigan would open the
third quarter with a 7
play 73 yard touchdown
drive ending in a 6 yard
run by Mark Bonds. BSU
20 WMU 35. The
Broncos would later add a
25 yard Nate Meyer field
goal. The third quarter
ended BSU 20 WMU
38. Western Michigan
scoring would end five
seconds into the forth
quarter with a Nate Meyer
41 yard field goal. BSU
20 WMU 41. |
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State would mount one
scoring drive in the forth
quarter, a 12 play 68 yard
drive ending in a 34 yard
touchdown pass from Joey
Lynch to Terry Moss. Western
Michigan ruins the 2006
Homecoming Game. Final
Score: BSU 27 WMU
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State would end the game
with 369 yards of offense,
but only 9 rushing
yards. Joey Lynch
24-30 with 3 touchdown
passes and no
interceptions for 290
yards. Nate Davis 4-8 with
no touchdowns and 3
interceptions for 70
yards. Most of Nate's
production came in the
first three plays of the
game. Nine Ball State
receivers would catch a
pass in the game, lead by
Terry Moss with 5
receptions for 80 yards. |
| Click
here to see GoBSU.com
coverage of the 2006 game
- Including photo
galleries and post game
video conferences with
Joey Lynch, Erik Keys,
Cortlan Booker, Darius
Hill and Brady Hoke as
well as Western Michigan
players and coach Bill
Cubit. |
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The
Last Meeting in Kalamazoo:
October 8, 2006 - Ball State 60,
Western Michigan 57
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longest game in MAC
history and third longest
in NCAA D1-A history. It
took Ball State and
Western Michigan 5
overtimes to decide this
one. The win snapped a
five game losing streak
for the Cardinals who were
0-4 at the time. Ball
State would outscore
Western Michigan 23-20 in
the five overtimes. The
game was tied at 37 at the
end of regulation. Brian
Jackson would end the game
with a 30 yard field goal
after the Cardinals forced
the Broncos to fumble away
the ball during their 5th
OT possession. |
| Joey
Lynch was 23-41 with 4
touchdowns and 1
interception on the game
for 306 yards. B.J. Hill
rushed for 170 yards on 24
attempts and scored 1
touchdown. Larry Bostic
rushed for 76 yards on 22
attempts and scored 3
touchdowns. Darius Hill
and Terry Moss would lead
the BSU receivers with 5
each. Darius scored 1
touchdown. Dante Love
would add two more and
Brad Salyer 1. |
| Greg
Jennings caught 11 passes
for 244 yards and 4
touchdowns for Western
Michigan. Trovon Riley
rushed for 148 yards on 34
attempts and 1 touchdown.
Tim Hiller was 20-27 with
5 touchdowns and 1
interception for 308
yards. |
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Click
here to see the GoBSU.com
Photo Gallery from the
2005 game. |
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| A
Quick Comparison |
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Western
Michigan University |
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| Location |
| Founded |
| Enrollment |
| President |
| Athletics
Director |
| School
Website |
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| Muncie,
Indiana |
| 1918 |
| 17,285 |
| Jo Ann Gora |
| Tom
Collins |
| www.bsu.edu |
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| Kalamazoo,
Michigan |
| 1903 |
| 24,481 |
| John
M. Dunn |
| Kathy
Beauregard |
| www.wmich.edu |
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| 2007
Record |
| 2006
Record |
| Head
Coach |
| Head
Coaching Record |
| All
Time Record |
| All
Time Record Against the MAC |
| D1-A
Conference Championships |
| Last
D1-A Conference Championship |
| Division
1-A Bowl Games |
| Last
Division 1-A Bowl Game |
| Stadium |
| Playing
Surface |
| Stadium
Capacity |
| Athletic
Website |
| Online
Fan Forums |
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Know
Your Foe - Western Michigan |
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Bronco
Players
To Watch
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| #3
Tim Hiller - 6' 5"
228 Pound Sophomore Quarterback -
One of Western
Michigan's heroes in the
now legendary 5 overtime
game with Ball State in
2005. Had to red-shirt
the 2006 season due to
injury. 159 for 244 with
13 touchdowns and 8
interceptions for 1713
yards (244.7/game) on
the season. A
135.6 passing efficiency
rating. Also has 30
rushing yards and 1
rushing touchdown. |
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Jamarko
Simmons - 6' 2" 234
Pound Junior Receiver -
Leads the team in
receptions and receiving
yards with 60 receptions
for 696 yards
(99.4/game). Has 6
touchdown catches on the
season. |
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Branden
Ledbetter - 6' 5" 230
Pound Junior Tight End -
A distant second on the
team in both receptions
and receiving yards with
27 receptions for 308
yards (44.0/game). Has 4
touchdown catches on the
season. |
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Mark
Bonds -
5' 10" 219 Pound
Senior Running Back
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Leads
the team in rushing
attempts and rushing
yards with 492 yards
rushing on 109 attempts
(70.3/game). Has 6
touchdowns rushing on
the season.
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Brandon
West - 5' 10" 169
Pound Sophomore Running
Back
- Second on the team
in rushing yards and attempts
with 410 yards rushing
on 101
attempts (58.6/game).
Has 3 rushing touchdowns
on the season. Third on
the team in receiving
with 25 receptions for
213 yards and one
touchdown reception. |
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Mike
Jones - 6' 0" 184
Pound Senior Place
Kicker
- 5-6 field goals on
the season. Longest
field goal attempt on
the season has been 34
yards. Has missed 3 of
27 PATs this season. |
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Anthony
Gebhart - 5' 8" 190
Pound Senior Safety -
Leads the team in
tackles with 56, 33
solo. also has 4 tackles
for loss and
1interception. |
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Londen
Fryar - 5' 11" 192
Pound Junior Cornerback -
Leads team in pass
breakups with 12. |
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| Probable
Starters
(From each school's press release) |
| Ball
State |
Western
Michigan |
| Offense |
Offense |
| QB |
13 |
Nate
Davis - 6' 2" 214 SO |
| HB |
19 |
Koreen
Burch - 5' 9" 163
FR |
| TE |
88 |
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