Ball State Cardinals @ Northern Illinois Huskies
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ball State Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
 Northern Illinois Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
Q1 10:49BALLKiael Kelly 6 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)7–0
BALLKiael Kelly 6 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick)7–0Q2 10:48NIURocky Lombardi 4 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)7–7
NIURocky Lombardi 4 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)7–7Q2 1:04BALLJackson Courville 37 Yd Field Goal 10–7
BALLJackson Courville 37 Yd Field Goal 10–7Q2 0:00NIUKanon Woodill 27 Yd Field Goal 10–10
NIUKanon Woodill 27 Yd Field Goal 10–10Q4 10:00NIUTrayvon Rudolph 35 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)10–17
NIUTrayvon Rudolph 35 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)10–17Q4 3:44BALLTanner Koziol 6 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Jackson Courville Kick)17–17
BALLTanner Koziol 6 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Jackson Courville Kick)17–17Q4 0:00BALLJackson Courville 36 Yd Field Goal 20–17
BALLJackson Courville 36 Yd Field Goal 20–17Passing
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiael Kelly | 15/25 | 115 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Lombardi | 15/26 | 141 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Rushing
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Cooper | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Kiael Kelly | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 1 | 32 |
| Vaughn Pemberton | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antario Brown | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Trayvon Rudolph | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Gavin Williams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rocky Lombardi | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Edwards | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Qian Magwood | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Tanner Koziol | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Marquez Cooper | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Nick Presley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Vaughn Pemberton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trayvon Rudolph | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Dane Pardridge | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brock Lampe | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Gavin Williams | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Antario Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cam Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Charity | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Pearce | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Riley | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keionte Newson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Sape | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loren Strickland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Makszin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhari Sibblis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aljareek Malry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai Baldwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Houston Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Potts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Berger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Beebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Jackson | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DaRon Gilbert | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amariyun Knighten | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ester | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Valcarcel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Dolphin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaVaughn Byrd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jashon Prophete | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Myles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jammeh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Porter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hansen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte O'Malley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gumbs Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam'Ron Dabney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus McGarrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Haberman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalonnie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Finley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevaeh Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team stats
| Ball State Cardinals | Northern Illinois Huskies | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 10-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 301 | Total Yards | 315 |
| 115 | Passing | 141 |
| 15/25 | Comp/Att | 15/28 |
| 4.6 | Yards per pass | 5.0 |
| 186 | Rushing | 174 |
| 44 | Rushing Attempts | 29 |
| 4.2 | Yards per rush | 6.0 |
| 3-25 | Penalties | 2-18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 3 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 34:50 | Possession | 25:10 |
Drives 20
Q1
BALLTouchdown7 plays · 65 yds · 4:06BALL 35 → NIU 0NIUFumble4 plays · 22 yds · 2:10NIU 13 → NIU 35BALLMissed FG4 plays · 2 yds · 0:53NIU 35 → NIU 33NIUPunt3 plays · 3 yds · 1:04NIU 33 → NIU 36BALLPunt7 plays · 26 yds · 3:43BALL 28 → NIU 46NIUTouchdown13 plays · 98 yds · 7:02NIU 2 → BALL 0Q2
BALLPunt7 plays · 28 yds · 4:49BALL 9 → BALL 37NIUPunt4 plays · 14 yds · 1:36NIU 35 → NIU 49BALLField Goal10 plays · 56 yds · 3:18BALL 25 → NIU 19NIUField Goal12 plays · 70 yds · 0:57NIU 20 → BALL 10Q3
NIUPunt5 plays · 23 yds · 3:11NIU 25 → NIU 48BALLPunt9 plays · 36 yds · 5:15BALL 25 → NIU 39NIUPunt3 plays · -1 yds · 1:27NIU 9 → NIU 8BALLMissed FG11 plays · 24 yds · 5:10NIU 44 → NIU 20Q4
NIUTouchdown8 plays · 80 yds · 4:57NIU 20 → BALL 0BALLPunt4 plays · 15 yds · 1:56BALL 14 → BALL 29NIUFumble3 plays · 5 yds · 0:59NIU 27 → NIU 32BALLTouchdown6 plays · 32 yds · 3:17NIU 32 → NIU 0NIUFumble3 plays · 13 yds · 1:23NIU 28 → NIU 41BALLField Goal8 plays · 22 yds · 2:13NIU 41 → NIU 19Box score and scoring summary from ESPN, refreshed through the game. Team and player stats here are the official live feed — not our projections.