Ball State 14, Northwestern 45 · Box Score

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Final · Week 6 · Sat, Oct 10, 2026

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BALL	0	14	0	0	14
NU	14	17	14	0	45

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Team stats

BALL		NU
22	First downs	26
360	Total yards	436
270	Passing yards	272
32-47	Comp-Att	17-24
5.7	Yards per pass	11.3
90	Rushing yards	164
31	Rushes	31
2.9	Yards per rush	5.3
5-17	3rd down	4-9
4-5	4th down	2-2
15-119	Penalties-yards	8-53
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
33:59	Time of possession	26:01
1	Sacks	2
5	Tackles for loss	9
1	QB hurries	10
5	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	1
91	Kick return yards	—
—	Punt return yards	0
1	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	2
2	Kicking points	9

Advanced stats

BALL		NU
+0.04	EPA per play	+0.60
40%	Success rate	54%
1.20	Explosiveness	1.61
-0.23	Rushing EPA per play	+0.21
47%	Rushing success rate	48%
+0.19	Passing EPA per play	+1.04
38%	Passing success rate	63%
46%	Standard downs success	53%
29%	Passing downs success	57%
2.74	Line yards per rush	2.76
1.05	Second-level yards	1.52
0.00	Open-field yards	2.48
26%	Stuff rate	26%
50%	Power success	50%
21%	Havoc caused	23%
4	Scoring chances	6
3.50	Points per chance	7.50
Own 21	Avg. starting field position	Own 25
3	Explosive plays	5
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q111:42
NorthwesternTD
(11:43) #0 A.Chiles rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:42 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q13:04
NorthwesternTD
Griffin Wilde 19 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 92 yds
0-14
Q210:52
NorthwesternTD
(10:56) No Huddle #5 C.Komolafe rush middle for 14 yards gain to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:52, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 7 plays, 86 yds
0-21
Q28:20
Ball StateTD
(08:23) Shotgun #4 T.Horton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:20 #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
7-21
Q24:47
NorthwesternFG
(04:51) #90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 04:47
Drive: 8 plays, 41 yds
7-31
Q20:12
Ball StateTD
(00:19) Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #10 J.McDougle caught at NU00, for 2 yards to the NU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:12 #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
Drive: 13 plays, 55 yds
14-31
Q310:12
NorthwesternTD
(10:17) No Huddle #0 A.Chiles pass complete short left to #19 D.Wagner caught at BSU05, for 12 yards to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:12, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 2 plays, 36 yds
14-38
Q30:53
NorthwesternTD
(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 A.Chiles pass complete deep left to #86 A.Honig caught at BSU00, for 32 yards to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:53, 1ST DOWN #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
Drive: 10 plays, 99 yds
14-45

Score shown BALL-NU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Keldric Luster	27/41	209	5.1	1	1	62.7
Tyler Mizzell	4/5	51	10.2	0	0	88.6
Mason Atkins	1/1	10	10.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ace Cooper	2	15	7.5	0	9
Johnny Thompson Jr.	7	15	2.1	0	6
Eli Hohlt	1	11	11.0	0	11
TJ Horton	6	10	1.7	1	9
CJ Nelson	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tyler Mizzell	3	10	3.3	0	6
Keldric Luster	7	10	1.4	0	12
Jabari Smith	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jamarion McDougle	1	3	3.0	0	3
Anthony Pinnace III	1	0	0.0	0	0
Elijah Jackson	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jabari Smith	7	64	9.1	0	15
Donovan Hamilton	2	53	26.5	0	46
Jamarion McDougle	6	28	4.7	1	8
DJ Young	1	21	21.0	0	21
Elisha Durham	2	21	10.5	0	15
Alex Scherle	1	20	20.0	0	20
Johnny Thompson Jr.	4	20	5.0	0	10
Tayshon Bardo	1	13	13.0	0	13
Elijah Jackson	2	12	6.0	0	10
Eli Hohlt	2	10	5.0	0	7
CJ Nelson	3	10	3.3	0	10
TJ Horton	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Kaleb Stewart	8	5	1	1	0	0
Willizhuan Yates	5	5	0	0	0	0
Ben Marsh	4	2	0	1	1	1
Chris Jackson	3	3	0	0	0	0
Anthony Pinnace III	3	3	0	0	1	0
Stu Smith	3	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Thomas	3	2	0	1	0	0
Layton Starks	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Szymborski	3	1	0	1	1	0
Kamron Chamble	2	1	0	0	0	0
Stone Perkins	2	1	0	0	1	0
Gavin Forsha	2	0	0	0	0	0
Maverick Gracio	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric Franklin II	1	1	0	0	1	0
Keilan Smith	1	1	0	1	0	0
Cole Earlewine	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mikeah Webster	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gannon Knowles	1	1	0	0	0	0
Quentavius Scandrett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cincear Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ameir Glenn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Brody Boehm	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Cole Stumbaugh	4	204	51.0	0	3	60

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
TJ Horton	4	91	22.8	41	0