College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Michigan 45, Ball State 42
Saturday, October 5, 2024 2:00 PM
Location - Scheumann Stadium
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
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
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
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
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
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