Corey Davis and Western Michigan made history in a 52-20 blowout win over Ball State on Tuesday night.

The senior put together the best receiving day in Mid-American Conference history, compiling a league-record 272 yards, and Western Michigan streaked to a program-record 11th straight win while topping the Cardinals in Muncie, Ind.

The Broncos, No. 23 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday, improved to 9-0 this season (5-0 MAC). The 11-game win streak exceeded a school record that had stood since 1941.

Davis caught 12 passes and scored on receptions covering 57, 35 and 62 yards. He became the fourth player in the nation with three TD catches and 200 yards in a game this season. He has 47 career touchdown receptions, which ties the conference record.

"It's kind of like The Masters out there when there's no wind blowing and it's just a beautiful day and you're just feeling really good," Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck said.

As great as Davis' game was, Fleck chided Davis for a couple of dropped passes: "I told him, 'You left some meat on the bone out there.'"

Quarterback Zach Terrell completed 23 of 34 passes for 367 yards and the three touchdown passes to Davis. Junior running back Jarvion Franklin surpassed 100 yards on the ground for the fifth straight game, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns in 17 carries.

As explosive as the Broncos' offense was, the defense was the unit that scored first. With 12:08 left in the first quarter, junior cornerback Darius Phillips returned an interception 75 yards for his third pick-six this season. He also scored in consecutive games vs. Georgia Southern and Central Michigan.

Four plays after Phillips' score, Ball State tied it with a 50-yard run by freshman Malik Dunner.

Then Franklin and Davis took over. Franklin capped an 80-yard drive with a 23-yard touchdown run, and Davis scored from 57 yards on the first play of the next possession.

Davis added a 35-yard scoring reception with 2:40 left in the half, putting Western Michigan up 28-10. He then put the game out of reach with a 62-yard score on the first play of the second half.

"He always makes my job easy and he makes me look good," Terrell said. "It was an elite effort, and I couldn't be prouder of this guy. He deserves that record."

The Broncos dominated despite giving up 155 rushing yards to Ball State's James Gilbert -- his fifth straight 100-yard game. Gilbert had 29 carries.

The Cardinals (4-5, 1-4) played without injured quarterback Riley Neal, and backup Jack Milas threw two first-half interceptions and completed just 20 of 38 passes for 199 yards. His only TD pass came with 45 seconds left, a 14-yard connection with Damon Hazelton Jr.

"Unfortunately, we didn't execute at a high level like we needed to in order to have a chance to win against a football team like Western Michigan," Ball State coach Mike Neu said.

Western Michigan's Michael Henry caught seven passes for 67 yards. Aside from him Davis, no other Bronco caught more than one pass.

The Broncos finished with a 553-497 advantage in total yardage, as the Cardinals ran for 298 yards.

NOTES: Western Michigan WR Corey Davis needs 210 yards to set the NCAA record for career receiving yards. He has 4,796. Trevor Insley had 5,005 yards with Nevada in 1996-99. ... The Broncos were plus-3 on turnovers for the night after starting the day at plus-12. ... Western Michigan is one of five undefeated teams in FBS. The four others -- Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Washington -- are among the top five in the College Football Playoff rankings. ... The Broncos play at Kent State next Tuesday, while Ball State will play host to Eastern Michigan that night.