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Ball State At Western Michigan FACTS & STATS: Site: Waldo Stadium -- Kalamazoo, Michigan.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Charlie Todd returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown with 7:57 remaining in Wednesday's football game, propelling Ball State to a 22-17 victory against Western Michigan.

AKRON: The Zips hung tough with Bowling Green in the first half and even went into the break with a 10-9 advantage.

MUNCIE -- Ball State football fans witnessed the eclipsing of a prestigious Mid-American Conference record Thursday night that at one time they perhaps thought one of their own might attain.

MUNCIE -- The smattering of fans who attended Ball State's final football home game of the season Wednesday might have been surprised to hear a player belt out his rendition of The Star Spangled Banner.

Tags: Butch Jones , Football , mac , Nick Bellore , Sports It was on Nov. 19 last season when Ball State came into Kelly/Shorts Stadium and changed the Chippewas' season.

DeKALB, Ill. - He didn't lead a victory, and he didn't post earth-shaking numbers.

DeKALB – Ball State coach Stan Parrish had no doubt that he would see Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish take the field at some point Thursday.

Ball State executed the fast start it hoped to have as TB Cory Sykes zipped 24 yards on a reverse on the first play of the game.

Northern Illinois' offensive philosophy isn't hard to figure out. The Huskies play with an old-school mentality where the run game is king.

You'll have to forgive the Ball State defense if it didn't go out on Halloween with the Cardinal offense.

MUNCIE -- Ball State has used its passing attack to complement its running game the past two contests, but the aerial focus might have to become more prominent as the season shifts to November's slate of tough opponents.

Theo Scott found Terrence McCrae for a 7-yard touchdown with just over 3 minutes remaining Saturday to lift Ohio to a 20-17 victory over Ball State.

Ohio University At Ball State FACTS & STATS: Site: Scheumann Stadium -- Muncie, Indiana.

AKRON: The Zips came into Saturday with a four-game losing skid, but the team was hoping an escape from MAC action would help return it to the win column.

A momentous achievement occurred for Eastern Michigan with 9:08 remaining in the opening quarter.

A classic goal-line stand by Ball State in the second quarter of Saturday's football game became a major reason why it was able to win for the first time this season.

Playing with a lead is what any team wants to do, and doing so doesn't seem like a difficult thing to do.

MiQuale Lewis ran for a school-record 301 yards and a touchdown, propelling the Ball State Cardinals to a 29-27 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles in a battle of Mid-American Conference bottom- feeders.

The culture of losing sometimes is a difficult habit to break for a sports team.