All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

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Central Michigan vs

Ball State

Series

22–26–1

Ball State leads

Average Score

25.7–24.0

49 games

Current Streak

Central Michigan

Longest Streak

Central Michigan, 1979–1986

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

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