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
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
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Nelson 1.0 10.0
C. Walker 1.0 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Conley 1.0 10.0
R. Tolsma 1.0 7.0
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
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Conley 1.0 10.0
R. Tolsma 1.0 7.0
J. Beebe 0.5 4.0
B. Berger 0.5 4.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Nixon 2
Fumbles
  NO.
K. Kelly 1