College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Michigan 45,
Ball State 42
When:
2:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Where: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 10342
Where: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 10342
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Western Michigan | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Ball State | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 8:39 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 0
- Western Michigan 7 Jaden Nixon 21 yd. run (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 7:43 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 0
- Western Michigan 14 Blake Bosma 10 yd. pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 7:29 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 7
- Western Michigan 14 Malcolm Gillie 97 yd. kickoff return (Jackson Courville kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 5:02 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 14
- Western Michigan 14 Ty Robinson 21 yd. pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:09 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 14
- Western Michigan 21 Jaden Nixon 57 yd. run (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:54 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 21
- Western Michigan 21 Cam Pickett 4 yd. run (Jackson Courville kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:13 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 21
- Western Michigan 28 Malique Dieudonne 43 yd. pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:50 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 28
- Western Michigan 28 Christian Abney 22 yd. pass from Braedon Sloan (Jackson Courville kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:52 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 35
- Western Michigan 28 Drew Hughes 2 yd. pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:21 | ||
| Western Michigan | FG | Ball State 35
- Western Michigan 31 Luka Zurak 39 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:19 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 35
- Western Michigan 38 Jaden Nixon 23 yd. run (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:43 | ||
| Western Michigan | TD | Ball State 35
- Western Michigan 45 Anthony Sambucci 1 yd. pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:47 | ||
| Ball State | TD | Ball State 42
- Western Michigan 45 Cam Pickett 27 yd. pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Western Michigan | Ball State | |
| W‑L | 2 - 3 - 0 | 1 - 4 - 0 |
| Conference | 1 - 0 - 0 | 0 - 2 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Western Michigan | Ball State | |
| Score | 45 | 42 |
| 1st Downs | 23 | 23 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 6-for-13 46% |
7-for-13 54% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-3 33% |
1-for-2 50% |
| Total Yards | 461 | 397 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 40-197 | 30-68 |
| Average/Rush | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 26-29 | 22-35 |
| Passing Yards | 264 | 329 |
| Average/Pass Play | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-84 | 6-45 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 32:30 | 27:30 |
PLAYER STATS
Western Michigan
(2 - 3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| H. Wolff | 26/29 | 264 | 3 | 0 |
Ball State
(1 - 4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Semonza | 21/34 | 307 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Sloan | 1/1 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Nixon | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | 3 |
| J. Buckley | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Z. Abdus-Salaam | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 |
| H. Wolff | 2 | -17 | -8.5 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| B. Sloan | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 |
| K. Semonza | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 |
| C. Pickett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| C. Spegal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| K. Kelly | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| A. Sambucci | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 1 |
| K. Womack | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 |
| M. Dieudonne | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 |
| B. Bosma | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 1 |
| J. Nixon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| T. Koziol | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 |
| B. Sloan | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 |
| T. Robinson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 |
| C. Pickett | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 |
| Q. Magwood | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| C. Abney | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 |
| D. Patel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| K. Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Hallock | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Willis | 6 | 3 |
| J. Wahlberg | 5 | 2 |
| T. Hallock | 4 | 3 |
| M. Nelson | 3 | 1 |
| A. Wofford | 3 | 2 |
| D. Bussell | 2 | 0 |
| C. Walker | 2 | 0 |
| A. Thompson | 2 | 0 |
| B. Bonnema | 2 | 1 |
| B. Kone | 2 | 1 |
| J. Willis | 1 | 0 |
| I. Green | 1 | 0 |
| P. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| N. Washington | 1 | 0 |
| D. Gustwiller | 1 | 1 |
| J. Franklin | 1 | 1 |
| A. Adams | 1 | 1 |
| J. Hailey | 0 | 1 |
| A. Stockstill | 0 | 1 |
| R. McGraw | 0 | 1 |
| C. Mitchell Jr. | 0 | 1 |
| D. Moon | 0 | 1 |
| D. Moore | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Newson | 7 | 4 |
| D. Snyder | 5 | 2 |
| J. Stemler | 5 | 3 |
| R. Tolsma | 4 | 3 |
| W. Yates | 3 | 2 |
| M. Norwood | 2 | 2 |
| B. Schonhorst | 2 | 2 |
| N. Reichert | 2 | 3 |
| J. Coleman | 2 | 3 |
| D. Conley | 1 | 0 |
| D. Hughes | 1 | 1 |
| B. Berger | 1 | 3 |
| J. Beebe | 1 | 4 |
| G. Udo | 1 | 5 |
| E. McClain | 0 | 1 |
| C. Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| D. Fields | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Nelson | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| C. Walker | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| T. Hallock | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| D. Moore | 0.5 | 0.0 |