Coming off a 30-10 defeat to Toledo on homecoming, Central Michigan football head coach John Bonamego expected better results against Ball State on Saturday.
He wasn’t disappointed.
CMU dominated Ball State 56-9 at Scheumann Stadium — scoring a season-high eight touchdowns.
The Chippewas (4-4, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) earned a win they needed to keep pace in the MAC West Division. CMU now has more than a week to prepare for rival Western Michigan on Nov. 1.
Bonamego said he was “very pleased” with his team’s response this week.
“Coaches and players did a good job of staying together, staying the course and really continuing to grind,” he said.