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Ball State vs Western Illinois Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Ball State and Western Illinois.

PROGRAM ONEBall State2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Illinois1 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1995Earliest documented
2021Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

3 games
  1. 1995
    Ball State20 — 7Western Illinois
    Sep 9, 1995Ball State won
  2. 2000
    Ball State14 — 24Western Illinois
    Sep 9, 2000Western Illinois won
  3. 2021
    Ball State31 — 21Western Illinois
    Sep 2, 2021Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2021Ball State vs Western Illinois31–21Ball State won
2000Ball State vs Western Illinois14–24Western Illinois won
1995Ball State vs Western Illinois20–7Ball State won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.