| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 6-yard run by Barrington Scott. (Steven Schott kick). 7:22 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Central Mich Touchdown - 22-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff to Ben McCord. (David Harman kick). 14:55 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 1-yard run by Keith Wenning. (Steven Schott kick). 12:13 Remaining. |
| Central Mich Field Goal - 51-yarder by David Harman. 9:41 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 40-yarder by Steven Schott. 5:19 Remaining. |
| Ball State Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Willie Snead. (Steven Schott kick). 0:10 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Zane Fakes. (Steven Schott kick). 8:07 Remaining. |
| Central Mich Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff to Cody Wilson. (David Harman kick). 4:46 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Ball State Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Keith Wenning to Barrington Scott. (Steven Schott kick). 14:55 Remaining. |
| Central Mich Touchdown - 6-yard run by Zurlon Tipton. (kick blocked). 11:45 Remaining. |
| Ball State Field Goal - 32-yarder by Steven Schott. 3:00 Remaining. |
| Central Mich Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff to Cody Wilson. (David Harman kick). 1:31 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Ball State | Central Mich |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 28 | 23 |
| By Rushing | 13 | 6 |
| By Passing | 12 | 15 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 10-17-59.0 | 2-10-20.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 464 | 446 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 81 | 64 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.7 | 7.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 233 | 107 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 51 | 26 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 231 | 339 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 3-27 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 30-23-1 | 38-23-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-37.0 | 4-37.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 36 | 0 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-22 | 0-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-83 | 7-168 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-52 | 7-61 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 3-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 41 | 30 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 34:46 | 25:14 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Ball State | Central Mich |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| K.Wenning | 30 | 23 | 231 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | | Total | 30 | 23 | 231 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| R.Radcliff | 38 | 23 | 339 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | | Total | 38 | 23 | 339 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| Q.Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Addae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Kovanda | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 2 | 41 | | | | | | | | | Total | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 2 | 41 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| R.Hogan | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | 50 | | C.Huge | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 39 | | Total | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | 50 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Smith | 3 | 83 | 33 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 3 | 83 | 33 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| S.Schott | 2/2 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 11 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 11 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Harman | 1/2 | 50.0 | 51 | 3/4 | 6 | | Total | 1/2 | 50.0 | 51 | 3/4 | 6 |
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