Ball State Cardinals

3-5

Ugh, no.

Ball State Cardinals lost to the Northern Illinois Huskies

3-5 7 – 21

2-6

Final · Sat, Oct 25

Game Details

Huskie Stadium (Dekalb) · 10,124 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Wright, Johnson Jr. combine for 266 yards rushing, lead Northern Illinois over Ball State 21-7

Chavon Wright and Telly Johnson Jr. combined for 266 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead Northern Illinois to a 21-7 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:31 End Zone! Telly Johnson Jr. scores 53-yard rushing touchdown

0:16 Picked! Joedrick Lewis hauls in the interception

0:27 Kiael Kelly throws 1-yard touchdown pass vs. Northern Illinois

0:25 Josh Holst scores 7-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Huskie Stadium · Dekalb

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	7	0	0	7
NIU	7	0	7	7	21

Win Probability · Ball State Cardinals

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Game Leaders

Ball State Cardinals

Kiael Kelly · 10/23, 136 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Kiael Kelly · 27 CAR, 86 YDSRushing Yards
Ty Robinson · 3 REC, 37 YDSReceiving Yards
Nathan Voorhis · 1Sacks
Alfred Chea · 8Tackles

Northern Illinois Huskies

Josh Holst · 6/11, 65 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Chavon Wright · 37 CAR, 166 YDSRushing Yards
DeAree Rogers · 3 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jay'shon Thomas · 2Sacks
Quinn Urwiler · 14Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 Mountain West Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota State
New Mexico
San José State
UNLV
Air Force
Wyoming
Northern Illinois
Nevada
UTEP
Hawai'i

Scoring

Q4 13:59

TD DeAree Rogers 14 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass Kick)7–21

Q3 7:26

TD Josh Holst 7 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)7–14

Q2 13:30

TD Drew Cassens 1 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Carson Holmer Kick)7–7

Q1 11:41

TD Telly Johnson Jr. 53 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Ball State CardinalsNorthern Illinois Huskies

Offense

275 Total Yards 370

136 Passing Yards 65

139 Rushing Yards 305

15 First Downs 17

Efficiency

6-15 3rd Down 9-16

1-1 4th Down 1-2

10/23 Completions 6/11

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 3

4-40 Penalties 4-35

29:30 Possession 30:30

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kiael Kelly	10/23	136	5.9	1	2	29.1
Team	10/23	136	5.9	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kiael Kelly	27	86	3.2	19
Qua Ashley	11	37	3.4	12
TJ Horton	4	11	2.8	6
Eric Weatherly	1	5	5.0	5
Team	43	139	3.2	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	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
Team	10	136	13.6	1	25

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Joedrick Lewis	1	1	0
Kiael Kelly	1	0	0
Layton Starks	0	0	2
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Alfred Chea	8	6	0	0	0
Jack Beebe	8	5	0	0	0
Caden Johnson	8	4	0	1	0
Nathan Voorhis	6	4	1	2	0
Jackson Wiegold	5	4	0	0	0
Muheem McCargo	5	3	0	0	0
Derek Fields	5	2	0	0	0
Roman Pearson	4	3	0	0	0
Eric McClain	4	3	0	0	0
Ashton Whitner	4	2	0	0	0
Michael Gravely Jr.	3	3	0	0	0
Layton Starks	3	2	0	0	0
DeJuan Echoles Jr.	3	0	0	0	0
Joedrick Lewis	2	2	0	0	0
Drew Hughes	2	1	0	0	0
Darin Conley	2	1	0	0	0
Scott Hudson	2	0	0	0	0
Eric Weatherly	1	1	0	0	0
Jahmad Harmon	1	1	0	0	0
Eli Hohlt	1	1	0	0	0
Ameir Glenn	1	0	0	0	0
Tobi Adewoyin	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Thomas	1	0	0	0	0
Will Yates	0	0	0	0	2
Team	80	48	1	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Joedrick Lewis	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
TJ Horton	2	47	23.5	36
Eric Weatherly	1	9	9.0	9
Team	3	56	18.7	36

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Will Yates	1	3	3.0	3
Joedrick Lewis	1	-4	-4.0	-4
Team	2	-1	-0.5	3

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carson Holmer	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Adam Saul	5	214	42.8	0	1	53
Team	5	214	42.8	0	1	53

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Josh Holst	6/11	65	5.9	1	1	65.9
Team	6/11	65	5.9	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	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
Team	57	305	5.4	2	53

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAree Rogers	3	43	14.3	1	22
Gary Givens III	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jake Appleget	1	9	9.0	0	9
La'Don Bryant	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	6	65	10.8	1	22

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Telly Johnson Jr.	1	1	0
Chavon Wright	1	1	0
Marc Pretto	0	0	1
Team	2	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Quinn Urwiler	14	9	0	1	0	0
Mark Hensley	7	6	1	1	0	0
Dev'ion Reynolds	7	5	0	0	2	0
Muhammad Jammeh	6	4	0	0	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	4	3	1	1	0	0
Jay'shon Thomas	3	3	2	2	0	0
Taylor Powell	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dasean Dixon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jalonnie Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
James Finley IV	2	2	0	0	0	0
Roy Williams	2	1	0	0	0	2
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
Team	64	40	4	5	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
James Finley IV	1	2
Jasper Beeler	1	0
Team	2	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dev'ion Reynolds	2	34	17.0	19	0
Team	2	34	17.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAree Rogers	2	7	3.5	6	0
Team	2	7	3.5	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Glass	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Ference	4	166	41.5	0	1	49
Team	4	166	41.5	0	1	49

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