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Ball State vs Western Michigan Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEBall State22 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD22–30WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan30 recorded wins
52Recorded meetings
1971Earliest documented
2025Most 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.

52 games
  1. 1971
    Ball State0 — 9Western Michigan
    Sep 18, 1971Western Michigan won
  2. 1972
    Ball State14 — 31Western Michigan
    Nov 11, 1972Western Michigan won
  3. 1973
    Ball State13 — 30Western Michigan
    Nov 10, 1973Western Michigan won
  4. 1976
    Ball State10 — 24Western Michigan
    Nov 13, 1976Western Michigan won
  5. 1977
    Ball State29 — 25Western Michigan
    Nov 12, 1977Ball State won
  6. 1978
    Ball State20 — 14Western Michigan
    Nov 11, 1978Ball State won
  7. 1979
    Ball State10 — 20Western Michigan
    Nov 10, 1979Western Michigan won
  8. 1980
    Ball State15 — 17Western Michigan
    Oct 25, 1980Western Michigan won
  9. 1981
    Ball State3 — 14Western Michigan
    Oct 24, 1981Western Michigan won
  10. 1982
    Ball State13 — 6Western Michigan
    Oct 23, 1982Ball State won
  11. 1983
    Ball State24 — 20Western Michigan
    Oct 22, 1983Ball State won
  12. 1984
    Ball State23 — 20Western Michigan
    Oct 20, 1984Ball State won
  13. 1985
    Ball State0 — 34Western Michigan
    Oct 26, 1985Western Michigan won
  14. 1986
    Ball State24 — 10Western Michigan
    Oct 25, 1986Ball State won
  15. 1987
    Ball State16 — 31Western Michigan
    Nov 7, 1987Western Michigan won
  16. 1988
    Ball State13 — 16Western Michigan
    Nov 5, 1988Western Michigan won
  17. 1989
    Ball State14 — 13Western Michigan
    Oct 21, 1989Ball State won
  18. 1990
    Ball State13 — 14Western Michigan
    Oct 20, 1990Western Michigan won
  19. 1991
    Ball State16 — 25Western Michigan
    Oct 5, 1991Western Michigan won
  20. 1992
    Ball State14 — 21Western Michigan
    Oct 3, 1992Western Michigan won
  21. 1994
    Ball State16 — 13Western Michigan
    Oct 15, 1994Ball State won
  22. 1995
    Ball State10 — 0Western Michigan
    Sep 23, 1995Ball State won
  23. 1996
    Ball State28 — 5Western Michigan
    Oct 5, 1996Ball State won
  24. 1997
    Ball State13 — 21Western Michigan
    Oct 4, 1997Western Michigan won
  25. 1998
    Ball State23 — 24Western Michigan
    Nov 7, 1998Western Michigan won
  26. 1999
    Ball State0 — 28Western Michigan
    Oct 23, 1999Western Michigan won
  27. 2000
    Ball State3 — 42Western Michigan
    Nov 4, 2000Western Michigan won
  28. 2001
    Ball State35 — 31Western Michigan
    Nov 24, 2001Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  29. 2002
    Ball State17 — 7Western Michigan
    Nov 2, 2002Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  30. 2003
    Ball State20 — 28Western Michigan
    Nov 8, 2003Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  31. 2004
    Ball State41 — 14Western Michigan
    Sep 26, 2004Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  32. 2005
    Ball State60 — 57Western Michigan
    Oct 8, 2005Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  33. 2006
    Ball State27 — 41Western Michigan
    Oct 21, 2006Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  34. 2007
    Ball State27 — 23Western Michigan
    Oct 20, 2007Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  35. 2008
    Ball State45 — 22Western Michigan
    Nov 26, 2008Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  36. 2009
    Ball State22 — 17Western Michigan
    Nov 25, 2009Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  37. 2010
    Ball State16 — 45Western Michigan
    Oct 9, 2010Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  38. 2011
    Ball State35 — 45Western Michigan
    Oct 29, 2011Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  39. 2012
    Ball State30 — 24Western Michigan
    Oct 13, 2012Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  40. 2013
    Ball State38 — 17Western Michigan
    Oct 19, 2013Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  41. 2014
    Ball State38 — 42Western Michigan
    Oct 11, 2014Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  42. 2015
    Ball State7 — 54Western Michigan
    Nov 6, 2015Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  43. 2016
    Ball State20 — 52Western Michigan
    Nov 2, 2016Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  44. 2017
    Ball State3 — 55Western Michigan
    Sep 30, 2017Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  45. 2018
    Ball State42 — 41Western Michigan
    Nov 13, 2018Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  46. 2019
    Ball State31 — 35Western Michigan
    Nov 6, 2019Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  47. 2020
    Ball State30 — 27Western Michigan
    Dec 12, 2020Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
  48. 2021
    Ball State45 — 20Western Michigan
    Oct 9, 2021Ball State wonWaldo Stadium
  49. 2022
    Ball State30 — 37Western Michigan
    Sep 10, 2022Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  50. 2023
    Ball State24 — 42Western Michigan
    Sep 30, 2023Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  51. 2024
    Ball State42 — 45Western Michigan
    Oct 5, 2024Western Michigan wonScheumann Stadium
  52. 2025
    Ball State0 — 42Western Michigan
    Oct 11, 2025Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Ball State vs Western Michigan0–42Western Michigan won
2024Ball State vs Western Michigan42–45Western Michigan won
2023Ball State vs Western Michigan24–42Western Michigan won
2022Ball State vs Western Michigan30–37Western Michigan won
2021Ball State vs Western Michigan45–20Ball State won
2020Ball State vs Western Michigan30–27Ball State won
2019Ball State vs Western Michigan31–35Western Michigan won
2018Ball State vs Western Michigan42–41Ball State won
2017Ball State vs Western Michigan3–55Western Michigan won
2016Ball State vs Western Michigan20–52Western Michigan won
2015Ball State vs Western Michigan7–54Western Michigan won
2014Ball State vs Western Michigan38–42Western Michigan won
2013Ball State vs Western Michigan38–17Ball State won
2012Ball State vs Western Michigan30–24Ball State won
2011Ball State vs Western Michigan35–45Western Michigan won
2010Ball State vs Western Michigan16–45Western Michigan won
2009Ball State vs Western Michigan22–17Ball State won
2008Ball State vs Western Michigan45–22Ball State won
2007Ball State vs Western Michigan27–23Ball State won
2006Ball State vs Western Michigan27–41Western Michigan won
2005Ball State vs Western Michigan60–57Ball State won
2004Ball State vs Western Michigan41–14Ball State won
2003Ball State vs Western Michigan20–28Western Michigan won
2002Ball State vs Western Michigan17–7Ball State won
2001Ball State vs Western Michigan35–31Ball State won
2000Ball State vs Western Michigan3–42Western Michigan won
1999Ball State vs Western Michigan0–28Western Michigan won
1998Ball State vs Western Michigan23–24Western Michigan won
1997Ball State vs Western Michigan13–21Western Michigan won
1996Ball State vs Western Michigan28–5Ball State won
1995Ball State vs Western Michigan10–0Ball State won
1994Ball State vs Western Michigan16–13Ball State won
1992Ball State vs Western Michigan14–21Western Michigan won
1991Ball State vs Western Michigan16–25Western Michigan won
1990Ball State vs Western Michigan13–14Western Michigan won
1989Ball State vs Western Michigan14–13Ball State won
1988Ball State vs Western Michigan13–16Western Michigan won
1987Ball State vs Western Michigan16–31Western Michigan won
1986Ball State vs Western Michigan24–10Ball State won
1985Ball State vs Western Michigan0–34Western Michigan won
1984Ball State vs Western Michigan23–20Ball State won
1983Ball State vs Western Michigan24–20Ball State won
1982Ball State vs Western Michigan13–6Ball State won
1981Ball State vs Western Michigan3–14Western Michigan won
1980Ball State vs Western Michigan15–17Western Michigan won
1979Ball State vs Western Michigan10–20Western Michigan won
1978Ball State vs Western Michigan20–14Ball State won
1977Ball State vs Western Michigan29–25Ball State won
1976Ball State vs Western Michigan10–24Western Michigan won
1973Ball State vs Western Michigan13–30Western Michigan won
1972Ball State vs Western Michigan14–31Western Michigan won
1971Ball State vs Western Michigan0–9Western Michigan 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.