Ball State 29, 
Eastern Michigan 27
1:00 PM ET, October 24, 2009
Rynearson Stadium
YPSILANTI, MI
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | BALL | EMU | |||
 | TD | 09:08 | Ben Thayer 3 Yd Pass From Kyle McMahon (Joe Carithers Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 04:52 | Cory Sykes 51 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | BALL | EMU | |||
| FG | 10:59 | Joe Carithers 20 Yd | 6 | 10 |
| TD | 09:23 | Corey Welch 12 Yd Run (Joe Carithers Kick) | 6 | 17 |
| FG | 06:37 | Joe Carithers 26 Yd | 6 | 20 |
| TD | 04:06 | MiQuale Lewis 48 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick) | 13 | 20 |
| THIRD QUARTER | BALL | EMU | |||
| TD | 10:44 | DeAnthony White 10 Yd Run (Joe Carithers Kick) | 13 | 27 |
| TD | 06:37 | Cory Sykes 6 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick) | 20 | 27 |
| SF | 05:33 | Ball Through End Zone | 22 | 27 |
| TD | 01:47 | Cory Sykes 37 Yd Run (Steven Schott Kick) | 29 | 27 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 38 | 24 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 5-15 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 464 | 239 |
| Passing | 1 | 86 |
Comp-Att | 2-10 | 8-24 |
Yards per pass | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Rushing | 463 | 153 |
Rushing Attempts | 57 | 33 |
Yards per rush | 8.1 | 4.6 |
| Penalties | 5-40 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
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ATTENDANCE: 1,535
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Saturday, October 24th
| Central Michigan | 24 | Final |
| Bowling Green | 10 |
| Northern Illinois | 27 | Final |
| Miami (OH) | 22 |
| Ball State | 29 | Final |
| Eastern Michigan | 27 |
| Kent State | 20 | Final |
| Ohio | 11 |
| Buffalo | 31 | Final |
| Western Michigan | 34 | OT |
| Akron | 14 | Final |
| Syracuse | 28 |
| Temple | 40 | Final |
| Toledo | 24 |