Ball St. defense makes last stand to thwart Toledo in win
— Drew Plitt threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and Tye Evans ran for 101 yards and Ball State held off Toledo for a 27-24 win on Saturday.
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3-1, 2nd in MAC - West
Ball State's Tyler outmuscles defender twice for two TDs (0:43)
Pick-6 ties the game for Ball St. (0:36)
Yo'heinz Tyler anchors TD drive for Ball St. (0:34)
EMU can't let this wrench touch the ground (0:45)
Caleb Huntley caps off huge night with game winning TD for Ball State (0:35)
Tanner Knue's long catch sets up Preston Hutchinson's TD (0:54)
Caleb Huntley breaks multiple tackles for Ball State TD (0:18)
Eastern Michigan's Bryson Cannon makes ridiculous one-handed TD catch (0:37)
MACtion is back! Most interesting storylines and latest SP+ projections
The MAC and its glorious mid-week games have returned. We take one final look at the conference before its seven-week sprint kicks off.
'MACtion' kicks off conference's six-game slate
The Twitter phenomenon known as "MACtion" will be in play during November as the Mid-American Conference released a six-game, league-only football schedule that will feature only midweek games for the first three weeks.
MAC to kick off six-game football season Nov. 4
The Mid-American Conference will play a six-game, conference-only football schedule beginning on Nov. 4.
MAC presidents delay vote on fall football
No decision was made on a possible fall football season for the Mid-American Conference during Saturday's meeting of conference presidents, commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement.
MAC is first FBS to nix fall football, eyes spring
The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first FBS conference to postpone the fall football season amid the coronavirus pandemic and will instead look to play in the spring.
Cyclones add Ball State to 2020 schedule
Iowa State has added Ball State to its 2020 football schedule to replace the canceled Cy-Hawk Series game at Iowa.
College football offseason preview: MAC West
Bill Connelly rounds out his MACtion preview with a look at the West Division, home to Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas.
Which college football coaches are already on the hot seat for 2020?
We examine each Power 5 conference and take a look at the Group of 5 to determine the coaches entering win-or-else seasons.
Ball State with 4 TDs in second half, beats Miami (Ohio) 41-27
Caleb Huntley ran for three touchdowns and Ball State scored 27 points in the second half to beat Miami (Ohio) 41-27 on Friday.
Crum leads Kent State to 41-38 win over Ball State
Dustin Crum passed for 369 yards and ran for another 101, Matthew Trickett kicked a 22-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining and Kent State defeated Ball State 41-38 on Saturday.
Huge rally lifts Central Michigan over Ball State 45-44
Jonathan Ward rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, Tommy Lazaro ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second coming from the 2-yard line with 61 seconds left in the game, and Central Michigan overcame a big deficit and beat Ball State 45-44...
Western Michigan pulls out some trickery for 47-yard TD (0:31)
Dunner returns kickoff 100 yards for a Ball State TD (0:41)
Western Michigan bowl eligible, beats Ball State 35-31
LeVante Bellamy ran for 157 yards and three TDs and Western Michigan became bowl eligible for a school-record sixth straight year with a 35-31 win over Ball State on Tuesday night.
Wassink fakes out Ball State defense for 46-yard TD run (0:35)
Rourke has 2 TD runs, leads Ohio over Ball State 34-21
Nathan Rourke accounted for 258 yards of offense and ran for two touchdowns to lead Ohio to a 34-21 victory over Ball State on Saturday.
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2020 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Kent State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Ohio | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Akron | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Bowling Green | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Western Michigan | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Ball State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Central Michigan | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Toledo | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-4 | 0-4 |
2020 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards264.840th
Rushing Yards204.330th
Points For31.850th
Points Against29.560th
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiael Kelly | QB-PP | Committed | 76 |
| Rico Barfield | RB | Committed | 76 |
| Rae'quin Lee | RB | Committed | 72 |
| Phil Gunn | OG | Committed | 70 |
| Brady Hunt | QB-PP | Committed | 70 |