MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - Keith Wenning threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score on Saturday, and Ball State defeated Central Michigan 41-30.
Wenning completed 23 of 30 passes for 231 yards.
Ball State (5-3, 2-2 Mid-American) also got big rushing efforts from Jahwan Edwards (128 yards) and Barrington Scott (99 yards, TD). Scott also caught a TD pass.
Ryan Radcliff completed 23 of 38 passes for 339 yards and 3 TDs for Central Michigan (2-5, 0-3). Zurlon Tipton rushed for 126 yards and a TD. Cody Wilson caught 7 passes for 111 yards and a TD.
Ball State controlled the clock for nearly 20 minutes in the second half.
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| Scoring Summary |
| BALLST | Barrington Scott 6 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| CMICH | Ben McCord 22 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| BALLST | Keith Wenning 1 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| CMICH | David Harman 51 yd FG |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 40 yd FG |
| BALLST | Willie Snead 6 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Zane Fakes 5 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| CMICH | Cody Wilson 5 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| BALLST | Barrington Scott 7 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 6 yd run (blocked XP) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 32 yd FG |
| CMICH | Cody Wilson 18 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| BALLST | CMICH | |
| First Downs | 28 | 23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 10-17 | 2-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 81-464 | 64-446 |
| Rushes-Yds | 51-233 | 26-107 |
| Passing Yds | 231 | 339 |
| Kick Return Yds | 83 | 168 |
| Punt Return Yds | 22 | 0 |
| Passes | 23-30-1 | 23-38-1 |
| Punts | 3-111 | 4-149 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-52 | 7-61 |
| Time of Poss. | 34:46 | 25:14 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BALLST: Jahwan Edwards 21-128, Barrington Scott 25-99, Keith Wenning 3-4, Jamill Smith 1-3, Team 1--1 |
| CMICH: Zurlon Tipton 17-126, Cody Wilson 1-12, Saylor Lavallii 3-2, Titus Davis 1-0, Team 1--1, Ryan Radcliff 3--32 |
| PASSING |
| BALLST: Keith Wenning 23-30-231-1 |
| CMICH: Ryan Radcliff 23-38-339-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| BALLST: Jamill Smith 6-62, Willie Snead 6-52, Zane Fakes 5-29, KeVonn Mabon 2-46, Connor Ryan 2-31, Barrington Scott 1-7, Jahwan Edwards 1-4 |
| CMICH: Cody Wilson 7-111, Titus Davis 5-75, Ben McCord 4-47, Courtney Williams 2-10, Zurlon Tipton 1-29, Tyler Lombardo 1-26, Andrew Flory 1-26, Jesse Kroll 1-15, Ryan Radcliff 1-0 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Ball State | 2nd Mid American West | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Central Michigan | 4th Mid American West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
