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Cardinals Take On Central Michigan In Ball State's 96th Homecoming Game
October 18, 2023 | Football
| Ball State (1-6; 0-3 MAC) vs. Central Michigan (4-3, 2-1 MAC) | |
| Game 7 - vs. Toledo | Saturday, Oct. 21at 3:30Â p.m. Live Stats | ESPN+Â |
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State welcomes Central Michigan to Scheumann Stadium this Saturday to conduct its 96th annual Homecoming Game. The Cardinals have won two of their past three homecoming tilts, including last year's 25-21 win over Connecticut. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. This week's game sponsor is IU Health.
** Central Michigan takes part in Ball State's annual homecoming affair for the sixth time. The Cardinals have hosted the Chippewas during homecoming festivities in 1940, 1941, 1994, 1997 and 2017.
** The Cardinals hope to collect their first Mid-American Conference win while stalling the Chippewas' ascent in the MAC West Division standings. Central Michigan beat Akron last week and is one of three 2-1 squads trailing 3-0 Toledo in the West Division.
** Ball State fell to MAC West-leading Toledo last week, 13-6, in a rain-soaked field goal battle which ended with the Rockets scoring the game's only touchdown just 90 seconds before the final horn. Redshirt-sophomore Kiael Kelly made his first career start at quarterback and could assume top signal-calling duties going forward.
** For the second week in-a-row, Ball State's defense put the Cardinals in position for a victory. Toledo came into last week's game with Red Zone scores in 29 of 30 trips beyond the 20-yard line. Against the Cardinals though, Toledo was turned back twice in its five Red Zone trips, including a first-quarter fumble at the eight-yard line.
** Officially two-thirds of the season complete after this week's game, the Cardinals hit the road for a pair of #MAC-tion contests at Bowling Green and Northern Illinois before the closing the regular season with home games against Kent State and Miami.
