WMU at Ball State Post-Game Notes

PRE-GAME

• WMU is looking for third-straight win over Ball State and second at Scheumann Stadium
• WMU is looking for first back-to-back wins of the season
• Tyler Van Tubbergen is making fourth career start at QB
• WMU is outscoring opponents 77-38 in second quarter while Ball State is getting outscored 94-49
• Ball State has allowed just three sacks in 2012; WMU had four sacks against UMass and have 17 on the season
• WMU is wearing White jersey/Black pants combination for the first time in 2012; went 1-2 in that uniform combination in 2011 with lone win coming at UConn on Oct. 1
• Bill Cubit needs one MAC win for his 36th, which will stand alone in second in program history
• Freddie Bishop and Kevin Galeher are game captains
• WMU won the coin toss and deferred

FIRST QUARTER

• Antoin Scriven with 10th career one-yard TD run, ties game at 6:59 mark
• Ball State gives up only fourth sack of the season on Paul Hazel's sack/forced fumble
• WMU sacked Wenning twice in first quarter after Ball State gave up only three total in the first six games of the season
• Dareyon Chance - 4 carries, 64 yards
• Josh Schaffer - 2 rec., 28 yards
• Tyler Van Tubbergen - 4-for-7, 56 yds, 1 INT

SECOND QUARTER

• Van Tubbergen throws career long TD (45 yds) to Schaffer to put WMU up 14-7 40 seconds into quarter
• TD pass was longest pass play of the season for WMU
• WMU's fifth scoring drive of less than a minute this season
• Brian Fields scores second rushing TD of the season (from 23 yards out) to give WMU 21-7 lead
• WMU outscored BSU 14-3 in second quarter and have now outscored opponents 91-41 in 2nd quarter. BSU has now been outscored 108-52

THIRD QUARTER

• Johnnie Simon with third career interception, second INT against Ball State of career
• Dareyon Chance goes over 100 yards rushing for third time this season and for his career
• J. Schroeder with 61 yard punt
• WMU had outscored opponents 55-28 in the 3rd qtr coming into today; outscored by BSU 7-0
• WMU did not run a play in Ball State territory during quarter

FOURTH QUARTER

• Ball State has first and goal at WMU one-yard line and a false start, sack by Kyle Lark and illegal forward pass results in 45-yd FG attempt
• It was Lark's first career sack
• BSU holder Scott Kovanda bobbles snap on FG attempt and is tackled at WMU 35 by Lark to turn ball over on downs to the Broncos
• Blake Hammond TD reversed and WMU misses 28-yard FG attempt by Andrew Haldeman at 7:33 mark, leading 21-17
• Keith Wenning completes 11 yard TD pass to Jamill Smith with 50 seconds remaining to put Ball State up 24-21
• Andrew Haldeman makes 52-yard FG as time expires to force OT
• Fourth longest FG in program history and career long for WMU
• WMU's first OT game since Oct. 24, 2009 (W, 34-41 vs. Buffalo)
• WMU's first OT game against Ball State since Oct. 8, 2005 (L, 57-60 5OT)

OVERTIME

• Haldeman misses 36-yard FG
• Jahwan Edwards scores 15-yd TD to win game