MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Jahwan Edwards ran for three touchdowns, including one in overtime, to lift Ball State over Western Michigan 30-24 on Saturday night.
Edwards gave Ball State a homecoming victory with a 15-yard run during overtime. Edwards' first touchdown was an 11-yard run in the first quarter. He later scored on a 23-yard run. Edwards finished with 23 carries for 138 yards.
Steven Schott made a field goal for Ball State (4-3, 2-2 Mid-American Conference). Jamill Smith caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Keith Wenning to put the Cardinals in front 24-21 late in the fourth quarter. Wenning was 27 of 43 for 265 yards.
For the Broncos, Tyler Van Tubbergen threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Josh Schaffer. Antoin Scriven and Brian Fields rushed for touchdowns.
The game went into overtime after Andrew Haldeman made a 52-yard field goal for Western Michigan (3-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) with 0.5 seconds remaining.
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| Scoring Summary |
| BALLST | Jahwan Edwards 11 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| WMICH | Antoin Scriven 1 yd run (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Josh Schaffer 45 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Brian Fields 23 yd run (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 34 yd FG |
| BALLST | Jahwan Edwards 23 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Jamill Smith 11 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| WMICH | Andrew Haldeman 52 yd FG |
| BALLST | Jahwan Edwards 15 yd run |
| Team Stats | ||
| WMICH | BALLST | |
| First Downs | 23 | 30 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 1-9 | 7-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 69-424 | 88-433 |
| Rushes-Yds | 38-222 | 45-168 |
| Passing Yds | 202 | 265 |
| Kick Return Yds | 66 | 32 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 91 |
| Passes | 16-31-2 | 27-43-1 |
| Punts | 6-262 | 4-183 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yds | 8-75 | 8-74 |
| Time of Poss. | 26:58 | 33:2 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| WMICH: Dareyon Chance 11-116, Brian Fields 18-96, Antoin Scriven 4-10, Tyler Van Tubbergen 3-3, Team 2--3 |
| BALLST: Jahwan Edwards 23-138, Barrington Scott 10-51, Horactio Banks 2-3, Scott Kovanda 1--7, Jamill Smith 1--7, Keith Wenning 8--10 |
| PASSING |
| WMICH: Tyler Van Tubbergen 16-31-202-2 |
| BALLST: Keith Wenning 27-43-265-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| WMICH: Josh Schaffer 6-90, Jaime Wilson 5-60, Blake Hammond 2-39, Dareyon Chance 1-11, Eric Monette 1-5, Brian Fields 1--3 |
| BALLST: Willie Snead 9-147, Zane Fakes 6-31, Jamill Smith 4-27, Connor Ryan 3-11, KeVonn Mabon 2-28, Chris Shillings 2-18, Horactio Banks 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Western Michigan | 5th Mid American West | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 2nd Mid American West | 6-2 | 9-4 |
