Ball State at Kent State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Ball State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Kent State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 4:15 | Kent State touchdown. Brandon White 7 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Sean Leonard Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 5:34 | Kent State touchdown. Dru DeShields 7 Yd Run (Sean Leonard Kick) |
| 0:00 | Kent State field goal. Sean Leonard 53 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 6:45 | Ball State touchdown. Donovan Hamilton 6 Yd pass from Tyler Mizzell (Brody Boehm Kick) |
| 4th Quarter |
| 9:44 | Kent State touchdown. Da'Realyst Clark 5 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Sean Leonard Kick) |
| 8:33 | Kent State safety. T. Mizzell sacked for a safety |
| 3:24 | Ball State touchdown. Jalen Bonds 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| Team stats |
| First down | Ball State | Kent State |
| Total first downs | 12 | 20 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | Ball State | Kent State |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 6 |
| Third down percentage | 36 % | 43 % |
| Fourth down | Ball State | Kent State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Ball State | Kent State |
| Total yards | 210 | 354 |
| Total rushing yards | 46 | 165 |
| Total passing yards | 164 | 189 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 24:42 | 35:18 |
| Rushing | Ball State | Kent State |
| Total rushing plays | 27 | 43 |
| Total rushing yards | 46 | 165 |
| Average yards per rush | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | Ball State | Kent State |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | Ball State | Kent State |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 14 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 114 |
| Turnovers | Ball State | Kent State |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Ball State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Jalen Bonds | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| TJ Horton | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 |
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| Kent State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Dru DeShields | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 21 |
| Mason King | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Brandon White | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Hunter Hopperton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Kelley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Passing |
| Ball State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Tyler Mizzell | 27 | 16 | 59 % | 164 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Kent State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Dru DeShields | 25 | 16 | 64 % | 189 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| Ball State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Donovan Hamilton | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 1 | 33 |
| Jalen Bonds | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 38 |
| Isaiah Thacker | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Tate Hoover | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Kent State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Da'Realyst Clark | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 37 |
| Ardell Banks | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Wayne Harris | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Jared Kelley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brandon White | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Fumbles |
| Ball State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elijah Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Kent State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Dru DeShields | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Kent State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Ball State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Sterling Smith | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mikeah Webster | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Will Yates | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cincear Lewis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Anthony Pinnace | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kaleb Stewart | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Gavin Forsha | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ameir Glenn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Sam Feeney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Layton Starks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Maverick Gracio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kendrick Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ben Marsh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jacob Jeudy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Eli Hohlt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Chris Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Justin Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Quentavius Scandrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ka'Shawn Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Caden Britton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cedric Franklin II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Deondre Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kamron Chamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Stone Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jared Badie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Kent State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Joel Cordoba | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Derrick Jackson III | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Angelo Stockstill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Norey Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Josue Cordoba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rocco Nicholl | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Sayed Abuhamdeh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Davion Pritchard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rafael Terrero Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Lionel Burns III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Semaj Bridgeman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyler Bivens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaihien Roy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Thomas Aden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| DJ Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Trey Rubinstein | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Aiden Burgess | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Quan Rhodes-McKee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tanner Mintz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Garrett Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| A'tiq Muhammad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Clinton Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Camdon Wilborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dion'Dre Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mohammed Hazime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| TJ Horton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | | 0 |
| Elijah Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | | 0 |
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| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Wayne Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| None |
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| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Wayne Harris | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Ball State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Brody Boehm | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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| Kent State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Sean Leonard | 1/1 | 53 | 3/3 | 6 |
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| Punting |
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Cole Stumbaugh | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | | |
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| Kent State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Jake Stoeckel | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 0 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, September 26, 2026 5:40 PM.
