Chances like this don't come around often for Ball State.
In fact, a ranked team hasn't visited Scheumann Stadium since the 2003 season. The last time a top-20 team came to Muncie was in 1997.
Both of those droughts will end Nov. 1, as No. 17 Western Michigan (8-0, 4-0 MAC) comes to town for a Mid-American Conference showdown with Ball State (4-4, 1-3 MAC). The Broncos are the last undefeated team in the Group of 5 conferences.
With it being a midweek game, the Cardinals have had the benefit of a few extra days to prepare for one of the best teams in the nation.