Ball State Cardinals

12thin Mid-American Conference · 1-2

Ugh, no.

Ball State Cardinals lost to the Liberty Flames

1-2 15 – 51

2-1

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Williams Stadium (VA) (Lynchburg) · 18,330 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Purdie throws 3 TD passes as Liberty rolls past Ball State 51-15

Deshawn Purdie threw three touchdown passes to lead Liberty to a 51-15 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:27 Deshawn Purdie throws 12-yard TD pass to Makai Jackson

0:19 TJ Horton scores 2-yard rushing TD

0:30 Deshawn Purdie throws 16-yard TD pass to Jamari Person

0:10 Chase Reeves kicks 46-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	7	0	8	0	15
LIB	13	10	14	14	51

Win Probability · Ball State Cardinals

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Game Leaders

Ball State Cardinals

Keldric Luster · 10/21, 93 YDSPassing Yards
TJ Horton · 8 CAR, 79 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Isaiah Thacker · 4 REC, 44 YDSReceiving Yards
Gavin Forsha · 1Sacks
Sterling Smith · 9Tackles

Liberty Flames

Deshawn Purdie · 13/20, 211 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Terron Kellman · 3 CAR, 51 YDSRushing Yards
Makai Jackson · 4 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Deuce Spurlock · 1Sacks
Jeremiah Vessel · 4Tackles

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 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 5:02

TD Jaylin Belford 1 Yd Run (Tyler Black Kick)15–51

Q4 7:29

TD Terron Kellman 21 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Tyler Black Kick)15–44

Q3 2:42

TD TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Keldric Luster Run for Two-Point Conversion)15–37

Q3 6:59

TD Kam Davis 14 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick)7–37

Q3 11:17

TD Ethan Vasko 4 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick)7–30

Q2 0:13

TD Jamari Person 7 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick)7–23

Q2 8:48

FG Chase Reeves 46 Yd Field Goal 7–16

Q1 3:46

TD Jamari Person 16 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick)7–13

Q1 5:47

TD TJ Horton 2 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick)7–6

Q1 10:16

TD Makai Jackson 12 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves PAT failed)0–6

Team Stats

Ball State CardinalsLiberty Flames

Offense

261 Total Yards 460

93 Passing Yards 248

168 Rushing Yards 212

17 First Downs 23

Efficiency

1-9 3rd Down 10-13

1-1 4th Down 1-1

10/21 Completions 16/24

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

11-107 Penalties 3-25

28:01 Possession 31:59

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Keldric Luster	10/21	93	4.4	0	0	24.7
Team	10/21	93	4.4	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Horton	8	79	9.9	2	25
Keldric Luster	10	42	4.2	0	12
Johnny Thompson Jr.	7	41	5.9	0	20
Elijah Jackson	2	5	2.5	0	4
Jalen Bonds	4	4	1.0	0	3
Tyler Mizzell	3	-1	-0.3	0	8
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	35	168	4.8	2	25

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Isaiah Thacker	4	44	11.0	14
Donovan Hamilton	2	19	9.5	12
Tate Hoover	1	13	13.0	13
Jamarion McDougle	1	9	9.0	9
Jalen Bonds	1	7	7.0	7
Johnny Thompson Jr.	1	1	1.0	1
Team	10	93	9.3	14

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Keldric Luster	1	1	0
Ameir Glenn	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Sterling Smith	9	6	0	1	1	0
Cincear Lewis	7	4	0	0	0	0
Will Yates	5	5	0	0	0	0
Gavin Forsha	5	4	1	1	0	1
Kaleb Stewart	3	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Pinnace	3	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Fields	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cedric Franklin II	2	2	0	0	1	0
Keilan Smith	2	2	0	0	0	0
Sam Feeney	2	2	0	0	0	0
Layton Starks	2	2	0	0	0	0
Gabe Aramboles	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kamari Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
Quentavius Scandrett	2	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Thomas	2	1	0	1	0	0
Johnny Thompson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deondre Shepherd	1	1	0	0	0	0
Stone Perkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Stief	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ka'Shawn Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Vaka	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maverick Gracio	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	56	42	1	3	2	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
TJ Horton	2	40	20.0	27
Eli Hohlt	1	0	0.0	0
Team	3	40	13.3	27

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brody Boehm	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
Cole Stumbaugh	6	235	39.2	1	1	47
Team	6	235	39.2	1	1	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Deshawn Purdie	13/20	211	10.6	3	84.8
Jaylen Henderson	3/4	37	9.3	1	5.0
Team	16/24	248	10.3	4	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terron Kellman	3	51	17.0	0	43
Peyton Jones	9	35	3.9	0	16
Kanye Udoh	5	33	6.6	0	15
Deshawn Purdie	6	29	4.8	0	10
Kam Davis	3	26	8.7	1	14
Jaylon Coleman	4	20	5.0	0	13
Jachin Davis	2	15	7.5	0	14
Ethan Vasko	1	4	4.0	1	4
Darius Copeland	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jaylin Belford	2	1	0.5	1	1
Jaylen Henderson	3	-1	-0.3	0	2
Team	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Team	40	212	5.3	3	43

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Makai Jackson	4	88	22.0	1	54
Darius Copeland	4	43	10.8	0	16
Jamari Person	4	37	9.3	2	16
LaKelsey Johnson Jr.	1	37	37.0	0	37
Terron Kellman	1	21	21.0	1	21
Zeke Wimbush	1	20	20.0	0	20
Caleb Ryan	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	16	248	15.5	4	54

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaylen Henderson	1	1	0
Kyle Ferm	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jeremiah Vessel	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jiquavious Marshall	4	3	0	0	0	0
Ronald Moore Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Dillano Glaud	4	3	0	0	1	0
Derrell Farrar	3	2	0	1.5	1	0
Nathan Pirolli	3	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Floyde	2	2	1	2	0	0
Izaiah Guy	2	2	0	0	1	0
D-Icey Hopkins	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ashton McShane	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jayden Whaley	2	2	0	0	0	0
Deuce Spurlock	2	1	1	1	0	0
Tyrell Gainey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Reid	1	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Jarvis	1	1	0	0	1	0
Micah Pollard	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brenton Williams	1	1	0	0	0	1
Samuel Cohen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Payne	1	1	0	0	0	0
Markus Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Crisp	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jamal Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Hairston Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clayton Shepler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	49	35	3	6	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jon Monteiro	1	22	22.0	22	0
Team	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Makai Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase Reeves	1/1	100.0	46	4/5	7
Tyler Black	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	1/1	100.0	46	6/7	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Crossan	1	51	51.0	0	0	51
Team	1	51	51.0	0	0	51

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