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College Football
BOXSCORE
Ball State 31, Western Illinois 21
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Thursday, September 2, 2021
Where: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 13149
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Illinois 0 7 7 7 21
Ball State 7 0 14 10 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:24
Ball State   TD  Ball State 7 - Western Illinois 0
Justin Hall 49 yd. pass from Drew Plitt (Jake Chanove kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:58
Western Illinois   TD  Ball State 7 - Western Illinois 7
Tony Tate 1 yd. run (Mason Laramie kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:29
Ball State   TD  Ball State 14 - Western Illinois 7
Will Jones 21 yd. run (Jake Chanove kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:17
Western Illinois   TD  Ball State 14 - Western Illinois 14
Dennis Houston 75 yd. pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie kick)
3rd Quarter - 8:41
Ball State   TD  Ball State 21 - Western Illinois 14
Justin Hall 48 yd. pass from Drew Plitt (Jake Chanove kick)
4th Quarter - 12:33
Ball State   TD  Ball State 28 - Western Illinois 14
Carson Steele 37 yd. run (Jake Chanove kick)
4th Quarter - 2:50
Ball State   FG  Ball State 31 - Western Illinois 14
Jake Chanove 35 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:19
Western Illinois   TD  Ball State 31 - Western Illinois 21
Dennis Houston 3 yd. pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Illinois Ball State
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Illinois Ball State
Score 21 31
1st Downs 17 18
3rd Down Efficiency 3-for-13
23%
5-for-14
36%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-2
0%
2-for-2
100%
Total Yards 437 407
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 24-70 40-219
Average/Rush 2.9 5.5
Passing
Comp-Att 30-43 17-28
Passing Yards 367 188
Average/Pass Play 8.2 6.7
Penalties-Yards 7-73 5-26
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Time of Possession 31:02 28:58
PLAYER STATS
Western Illinois (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Sampson 30/43 367 2 1
Ball State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Plitt 17/28 188 2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
M. Wanza 8 37 4.6 0
L. Choquette 5 23 4.6 0
G. Walker 4 5 1.2 0
C. Sampson 5 4 0.8 0
T. Tate 2 1 0.5 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
W. Jones 18 93 5.2 1
C. Steele 7 79 11.3 1
D. Plitt 5 18 3.6 0
D. Marcus 4 17 4.2 0
J. Hall 4 12 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Houston 12 237 19.8 2
D. Daniels 5 39 7.8 0
D. Bender 1 34 34.0 0
L. Choquette 4 30 7.5 0
G. Walker 3 19 6.3 0
M. Sikes 1 5 5.0 0
N. Karsjens 1 4 4.0 0
J. Reed 1 0 0.0 0
T. Tate 2 -1 -0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Hall 8 137 17.1 2
Y. Tyler 4 32 8.0 0
J. Jackson 3 23 7.7 0
D. Marcus 1 3 3.0 0
J. Turner 1 -7 -7.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Cosby 3 0
B. Anderson II 3 1
J. Daw 3 2
A. Uzodinma II 3 2
T. Woodard 2 0
B. Martin 2 3
C. Coll 2 3
C. Albright 2 3
J. Thomas 2 7
J. Ramsey 1 2
J. Sape 1 2
J. Wahee 1 2
N. Jones 1 3
J. Tarango 0 1
K. Mims 0 1
J. Ward 0 2
C. Agyemang 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Woodard 2.0 10.0
J. Thomas 1.0 3.0
J. Sape 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles