Ball State at Northern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Ball State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:41 | Northern Illinois RUSH. Telly Johnson Jr. 53 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:30 | Ball State REC. Drew Cassens 1 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Carson Holmer Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 7:26 | Northern Illinois RUSH. Josh Holst 7 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois PASS. DeAree Rogers 14 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total first downs | 15 | 17 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 15 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 9 |
| Third down percentage | 40 % | 56 % |
| Fourth down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total yards | 275 | 370 |
| Total rushing yards | 139 | 305 |
| Total passing yards | 136 | 65 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Rushing | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 43 | 57 |
| Total rushing yards | 139 | 305 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 5.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 40 | 35 |
| Turnovers | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 2 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Kiael Kelly | 27 | 86 | 3.2 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Qua Ashley | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| TJ Horton | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Chavon Wright | 37 | 166 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 1 | 53 | ||||
| Josh Holst | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Lazaro Rogers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Kiael Kelly | 23 | 10 | 43 % | 136 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Josh Holst | 11 | 6 | 55 % | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Ball State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Ty Robinson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Qian Magwood | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| TJ Horton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Tate Hoover | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Qua Ashley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Drew Cassens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| DeAree Rogers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Gary Givens | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Jake Appleget | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| La'Don Bryant | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Ball State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Joedrick Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Kiael Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Layton Starks | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Chavon Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Marc Pretto | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Joedrick Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| James Finley | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Jasper Beeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Ball State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Alfred Chea | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Beebe | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Caden Johnson | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nathan Voorhis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jackson Wiegold | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Muheem McCargo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derek Fields | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roman Pearson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric McClain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ashton Whitner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Gravely Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Layton Starks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joedrick Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Drew Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darin Conley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scott Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jahmad Harmon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eli Hohlt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ameir Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tobi Adewoyin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willizhuan Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Quinn Urwiler | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Hensley | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Muhammed Jammeh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Filip Maciorowski | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jay'shon Thomas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Taylor Powell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jasper Beeler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dasean Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalonnie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Finley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Marc Pretto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ty Myles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Broderick Windham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alvin Gulley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miles Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Landon Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| TJ Horton | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Willizhuan Yates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Joedrick Lewis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| DeAree Rogers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Ball State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Carson Holmer | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Andrew Glass | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Adam Saul | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | |||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jake Ference | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | |||||
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