The 2021 season's largest margin: Ball State 45, Western Michigan 20. A 25-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
Ball State's 2021 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Drew PlittQB2,541 passing yards
- Carson SteeleRB891 rushing yards
- Will JonesRB300 rushing yards
- Justin HallWR255 rushing yards
- Jayshon JacksonWR829 receiving yards
- Yo'Heinz TylerWR487 receiving yards
- Jaylin ThomasLB112 tackles
- Bryce CosbyS108 tackles
- Clayton CollLB93 tackles
- Tavion WoodardDE4.5 sacks
- Christian AlbrightLB2 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Ball State 12, Wyoming 45. A 33-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Ball State fell to Georgia State 20-51 in the postseason.
"Chirp Chirp"
2021 is a middle chapter for Ball State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.