Pinned
Link copied
Content on this page may include affiliate links. If you click and sign up/place a wager, we may receive compensation at no cost to you.
Ball State vs. Western Illinois: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Thursday's NCAAF game
Live scores, highlights and updates from the Ball State vs. Western Illinois football game
By
Scout Staff
•
1 min read
Game Recap
The best player on the turf between the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Ball State Cardinals on Thursday ended up on the losing team. Although he couldn't prevent a 31-21 loss to Ball State, WR Dennis Houston caught 12 passes for two TDs and 237 yards. One of the most thrilling moments was Houston's 75-yard TD reception in the third quarter.
In addition to Houston, WIU got help from QB Connor Sampson, who passed for two TDs and 367 yards on 42 attempts. Sampson's 75-yard touchdown toss to Houston in the third quarter made for one of the most memorable moments of the night.
WR Justin Hall was the offensive standout of the game for the Cardinals, catching eight passes for two TDs and 137 yards. QB Drew Plitt had a good game, too, finishing with two touchdowns.
The matchup brought Ball State to 1-0 and dropped WIU to a mirror-image 0-1.
WIU is on the road again next week and plays against the Montana Grizzlies at 8 p.m. ET Sept. 11 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. As for Ball State, they will face off against the Penn State Nittany Lions at 3:30 p.m. ET next week at Beaver Stadium.
Now Playing
Share Video
Link copied!
-
1:03Missouri Storyline: Can The Defense Force Turnovers?
-
1:34Missouri Storyline: Has The Bye Week Helped QB Matt Zollers Get Up To Speed?
-
1:36Predicting CFP Rankings: Miami & Notre Dame On Outside Looking In
-
0:57Texas A&M Storyline: Overwhelm Missouri QB With Pass Rush
-
1:01Predicting CFP Rankings: Texas Will Rocket Up To No. 10
-
1:17Predicting CFP Rankings: Ole Miss Jumps Oregon, Just Outside Top 5
-
1:50Texas A&M Storyline: Make Sure Run Game Makes To Road Trip
-
1:51Miami Suffers 2nd Loss as CFP Hopes Take Big Hit
-
1:59Texas Controls Destiny Back to CFP
-
1:59Iowa No. 18 In Power Rankings, Not Ranked In AP Poll
-
1:37Questions Surrounding Mario Cristobal's Future Arise After Yet Another Confounding Miami Loss
-
1:11Dabo Swinney "Wouldn't Blame" Clemson For Moving On From Long Time Coach
-
0:56American Conference Race Heating Up With Memphis Leading The Way
-
1:03Sooners Jump To No.11 in AP Poll After Massive Win Vs Tennessee
-
1:53Texas Ranking Trends Upward After Recent AP Poll Release
-
2:39Breaking News: Dylan Raiola Out For The Season
-
0:44Breaking News: Auburn Fires Hugh Freeze After 4-5 Start
-
0:44Breaking News: Hugh Freeze Out As Auburn Head Coach
-
0:55Breaking News: Auburn Fires Hugh Freeze
-
0:45Chances Texas Can Overcome Woes to Make CFP