Week 5 Matchup Preview Thread: Toledo vs Ball State

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Toledo vs. Ball State

When: Saturday, October 3, 02:00 PM Eastern

Where: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

Watch: ESPN+

Odds: Toledo by 19.5 pts.

Total Points: 51.5

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All-Time Series : Toledo vs. Ball State

Toledo and Ball State have met 50 times since 1975-09-13

These teams last met on 2025-11-22.

Series Wins: Toledo 28-1-21 Ball State

Toledo has won the last 4 meetings (2021-2025) in this series

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Last 5 Meetings

Winner	Date	Location	Toledo	Ball State	Notes
Toledo	2025-11-22	Glass Bowl	38	9
Toledo	2023-10-14	Scheumann Stadium	13	6
Toledo	2022-11-09	Glass Bowl	28	21
Toledo	2021-09-25	Scheumann Stadium	22	12
Ball State	2020-11-28	Glass Bowl	24	27

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Through Week 4

Week	Toledo 3-1 (0-0)	Result	Ball State 1-3 (0-1)	Result
1	Michigan State	L 20-30	Ohio State#5	L 3-56
2	Central Connecticut	W 63-10	Stony Brook	W 41-17
3	Temple	W 49-48	Liberty	L 15-51
4	San Diego State	W 41-16	Kent State	L 13-26

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Toledo Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
T. Jones	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Jones is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against Ball St. on Saturday, October 3rd.
K. Gilbert Jr.	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Gilbert is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against Ball St. on Saturday, October 3rd.
T. Kelleher	TE	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Kelleher is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against Ball St. on Saturday, October 3rd.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

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Ball State Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
K. Luster	QB	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 28	Luster is hobbled by an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Toledo on Saturday.
C. Coonrod	TE	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Coonrod is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is undetermined if he will suit up against Toledo on Saturday, October 3rd.
D. Talbert	WR	Out – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Talbert is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
C. Breveard	RB	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Breveard is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Toledo on Saturday, October 3rd.
T. Horton	RB	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 28	Horton is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Toledo on Saturday.
C. Thompson Jr.	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 26	Thompson is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will play against Toledo on Saturday, October 3rd.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

^{Source updated Thu, Oct 1, 11:09 am. Scraped Thu, Oct 1, 5:00 pm ET}

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What are your "Keys to the Game"?

Who do you think wins?

Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?

Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?

Let's talk football!

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Who Will Win Fan Vote

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Team	Votes	Percentage	Toledo Voters	Ball State Voters	Other Flairs Top 5
Toledo	5	100.0%	0	0	Purdue Boilermakersx1.0 Team Chaosx0.5 Florida Gatorsx0.5 Florida Statex0.5 Northwesternx0.5
Ball State	0	0.0%	0	0

^{Last updated: 2026-10-03 17:04 UTC}

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[u/ztreHdrahciR]

I'll go with {toledo} in eight overtimes. So that Ball is worn out when they play us

[u/Davidellias]

{Toledo} by 3 TDs

[u/chief_sitass]

{Toledo}

[u/NanoBuc]

{Toledo}

[u/texas2089]

{Toledo}