All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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Ball State vs

Central Michigan

Series

26–22–1

Ball State leads

Average Score

24.0–25.7

49 games

Current Streak

Central Michigan

Longest Streak

Central Michigan, 1979–1986

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2024	2024-09-22	Central Michigan	34–37
2023	2023-10-22	Ball State	24–17
2022	2022-10-11	Ball State	17–16
2021	2021-11-23	Central Michigan	17–37
2020	2020-12-08	Ball State	45–20
2019	2019-11-19	Central Michigan	44–45
2018	2018-10-16	Ball State	24–23
2017	2017-10-24	Central Michigan	9–56
2016	2016-10-11	Central Michigan	21–24
2015	2015-10-27	Central Michigan	21–23
2014	2014-10-21	Ball State	32–29
2013	2013-11-12	Ball State	44–24
2012	2012-10-23	Ball State	41–30
2011	2011-10-25	Ball State	31–27
2010	2010-10-05	Ball State	31–17
2009	2009-11-24	Central Michigan	3–35
2008	2008-11-25	Ball State	31–24
2007	2007-10-09	Central Michigan	38–58
2006	2006-10-17	Central Michigan	7–18
2005	2005-11-22	Central Michigan	24–31
2004	2004-11-23	Central Michigan	40–41
2003	2003-09-23	Ball State	27–14
2002	2002-11-19	Ball State	38–21
2001	2001-11-06	Ball State	38–34
2000	2000-10-31	Ball State	38–34
1999	1999-11-23	Central Michigan	21–27
1998	1998-11-24	Central Michigan	21–31
1997	1997-10-21	Ball State	37–34
1996	1996-10-29	Ball State	24–17
1995	1995-11-14	Ball State	24–16
1994	1994-10-04	Ball State	31–28
1993	1993-10-05	Ball State	20–17
1992	1992-10-27	Ball State	24–23
1991	1991-10-29	Central Michigan	3–10
1990	1990-11-06	Ball State	13–3
1989	1989-11-07	Tie	13–13
1988	1988-10-25	Ball State	27–20
1987	1987-10-27	Ball State	13–3
1986	1986-11-18	Central Michigan	22–43
1985	1985-11-19	Central Michigan	9–23
1984	1984-11-13	Central Michigan	7–51
1983	1983-11-15	Central Michigan	10–38
1982	1982-11-16	Central Michigan	13–24
1981	1981-11-17	Central Michigan	7–28
1980	1980-09-09	Central Michigan	17–21
1979	1979-10-23	Central Michigan	30–31
1978	1978-10-03	Ball State	27–0
1977	1977-10-04	Ball State	28–12
1975	1975-10-21	Ball State	16–13

Scores read Ball State first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.