Western Michigan Broncos vs. Ball State Cardinals

Dec 12, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WMU	3	17	7	0	27
BALL	6	7	0	17	30

Game Recap

Ball State wins MAC West, survives wild last play by WMU. Ball State reached the Mid-American Conference championship game with a 30-27 victory over Western Michigan that ended with a wild series of laterals, the Cardinals prematurely rushing the field and a potential winning touchdown that was wiped out..

Scoring Summary

WMUBALL

Q110:50Thiago Kapps 35 Yd Field Goal.30
Q12:19Tye Evans 7 Yd Run (Jack Knight PAT failed).36
Q210:13Thiago Kapps 50 Yd Field Goal.66
Q26:45D'Wayne Eskridge 24 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps Kick).136
Q23:01Justin Hall 32 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jack Knight Kick).1313
Q20:27Jaylen Hall 5 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Thiago Kapps Kick).2013
Q39:04La'Darius Jefferson 1 Yd Run (Thiago Kapps Kick).2713
Q413:35Yo'Heinz Tyler 13 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jack Knight PAT failed).2719
Q412:30Justin Hall 55 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Drew Plitt Pass to Yo'Heinz Tyler for Two-Point Conversion).2727
Q40:29Jack Knight 22 Yd Field Goal.2730

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:10
30
Punt — 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:44
30
Fumble — 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:03
30
Touchdown — 4 plays, 40 yards, 0:41
36

2nd Quarter

Downs — 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:10
36
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:37
36
Field Goal — 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:19
66
Punt — 6 plays, -15 yards, 2:12
66
Touchdown — 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16
136
Touchdown — 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:39
1313
Touchdown — 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:34
2013
End of Half — 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:27
2013

3rd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:29
2013
Touchdown — 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:27
2713
Downs — 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:50
2713
Interception — 9 plays, 26 yards, 5:00
2713

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:39
2719
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:48
2719
Touchdown — 1 play, 55 yards, 0:12
2727
Missed FG — 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:28
2727
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:43
2727
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:28
2727
Field Goal — 10 plays, 41 yards, 2:17
2730
End of Game — 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:27
2730

Team Stats

WMU

BALL

27Points30

491Total Yards352

273Pass Yards249

218Rush Yards103

37:22Time of Possession22:38

34First Downs17

3Touchdowns4

2(3)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

2Turnovers0

34Penalty Yards64

Game Details

Saturday, December 12, 2020 · 12:00 PM

Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN

attendance: 823 (3.7%)

spread: WMU -2

over/under: 65.5