Ball State Cardinals @ Eastern Michigan Eagles
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ball State Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
 Eastern Michigan Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring
Q1 5:54EMUJesus Gomez 53 Yd Field Goal 0–3
EMUJesus Gomez 53 Yd Field Goal 0–3Q1 3:06BALLJackson Courville 37 Yd Field Goal 3–3
BALLJackson Courville 37 Yd Field Goal 3–3Q2 12:57EMUSamson Evans 2 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)3–10
EMUSamson Evans 2 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)3–10Q2 6:36EMUJB Mitchell III 3 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez Kick)3–17
EMUJB Mitchell III 3 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez Kick)3–17Q2 2:32BALLTanner Koziol 13 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Jackson Courville Kick)10–17
BALLTanner Koziol 13 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Jackson Courville Kick)10–17Q3 10:33EMUHamze El-Zayat 50 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez Kick)10–24
EMUHamze El-Zayat 50 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez Kick)10–24Passing
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layne Hatcher | 19/33 | 131 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 19.3 |
| Kiael Kelly | 1/2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 88.1 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Smith | 18/28 | 192 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 42.4 |
Rushing
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiael Kelly | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 | 42 |
| Marquez Cooper | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Ahmad Edwards | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rico Barfield | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Layne Hatcher | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Stewart | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson Evans | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Jaylon Jackson | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Tanner Knue | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Smith | 14 | -20 | -1.4 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Cooper | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Tanner Koziol | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Ahmad Edwards | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Qian Magwood | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Nick Munson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Abney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Mitchell III | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 16 |
| Hamze El-Zayat | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | 50 |
| Tanner Knue | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Jaylon Jackson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Samson Evans | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Andreas Paaske | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jere Getzinger | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Defense
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Pearce | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keionte Newson | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Houston Jr. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Makszin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aljareek Malry | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Stemler | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Riley | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavion Woodard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sape | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Coleman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai Baldwin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahmad Harmon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhari Sibblis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Beebe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sparacio | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Kline | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kempton Shine | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Manning | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Londyn Craft | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihson Jackson-Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikey Haney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quentavius Scandrett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiquan White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennett Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Merritt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peyton Price | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Cameron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Keefe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keylen Gulley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Swindle II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikah Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Carter Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Grant-Randall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| Ball State Cardinals | Eastern Michigan Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 2-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 305 | Total Yards | 253 |
| 157 | Passing | 192 |
| 20/35 | Comp/Att | 18/28 |
| 4.5 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 148 | Rushing | 61 |
| 25 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 5.9 | Yards per rush | 1.6 |
| 8-66 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:29 | Possession | 32:31 |
Drives 22
Q1
BALLDowns7 plays · 40 yds · 3:24BALL 21 → EMU 39EMUField Goal9 plays · 26 yds · 5:37EMU 39 → BALL 35BALLField Goal6 plays · 49 yds · 2:41BALL 31 → EMU 20EMUTouchdown11 plays · 65 yds · 5:09EMU 35 → BALL 0Q2
BALLFumble3 plays · 19 yds · 1:38BALL 43 → EMU 38EMUTouchdown9 plays · 62 yds · 4:39EMU 38 → BALL 0BALLTouchdown8 plays · 71 yds · 4:00BALL 29 → EMU 0EMUPunt3 plays · 7 yds · 0:55EMU 35 → EMU 42BALLPunt3 plays · -1 yds · 0:27BALL 21 → BALL 20EMUPunt5 plays · 14 yds · 0:45EMU 44 → BALL 42BALLEnd of Half1 play · -2 yds · 0:24BALL 11 → BALL 9Q3
EMUTouchdown8 plays · 75 yds · 4:23EMU 25 → BALL 0BALLPunt5 plays · 42 yds · 3:00BALL 14 → EMU 44EMUPunt3 plays · -1 yds · 1:00EMU 6 → EMU 5BALLPunt3 plays · 3 yds · 1:59EMU 47 → EMU 44EMUMissed FG11 plays · 37 yds · 5:12EMU 30 → BALL 33Q4
BALLPunt5 plays · 15 yds · 2:16BALL 33 → BALL 48EMUPunt3 plays · -1 yds · 1:04EMU 19 → EMU 18BALLDowns10 plays · 28 yds · 4:19EMU 35 → EMU 7EMUPunt5 plays · 2 yds · 3:28EMU 7 → EMU 9BALLFumble10 plays · 47 yds · 2:56BALL 22 → EMU 31EMUEND OF HALF1 play · -2 yds · 0:14EMU 31 → EMU 29Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.