Toledo Rockets

1stin Mid-American Conference · 4-1

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Toledo Rockets beat the Ball State Cardinals

4-1 39 – 24

1-4

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Scheumann Stadium (Muncie) · 9,744 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Miller and Walendzak combine for nearly 300 yards rushing, lead Toledo to 39-24 win over Ball State

CJ Miller and Connor Walendzak combined for 299 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lead Toledo to a 39-24 victory over Ball State on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for the Rockets.

Recap via ESPN

0:24 Keldric Luster throws 4-yard touchdown

0:17 Reice Griffith makes 43-yard field goal

0:08 Brody Boehm kicks 38-yard field goal

0:36 Safety! Ball State is dropped in own endzone for 2 points

Clips play on ESPN

Scheumann Stadium · Muncie

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
TOL	6	9	7	17	39
BALL	7	3	7	7	24

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Game Leaders

Toledo Rockets

John Alan Richter · 19/35, 201 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
CJ Miller · 20 CAR, 196 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Adjatay Dabbs · 6 REC, 82 YDSReceiving Yards
Andrew Zock · 1Sacks
Israel Petite · 8Tackles

Ball State Cardinals

Keldric Luster · 21/33, 224 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
TJ Horton · 9 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Donovan Hamilton · 6 REC, 70 YDSReceiving Yards
Quentavius Scandrett · 13Tackles

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

Scoring

Q4 1:35

TD CJ Miller 68 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)39–24

Q4 2:09

TD Jabari Smith 33 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick)32–24

Q4 3:30

FG Reice Griffith 24 Yd Field Goal 32–17

Q4 13:27

TD CJ Miller 2 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)29–17

Q3 2:17

TD TJ Horton 66 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick)22–17

Q3 2:57

TD Connor Walendzak 30 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)22–10

Q2 0:00

TD Daryl Barnett Jr. 11 Yd pass from John Alan Richter (Reice Griffith Kick)15–10

Q2 7:58

SF Team Safety 8–10

Q2 10:49

FG Brody Boehm 38 Yd Field Goal 6–10

Q1 3:47

FG Reice Griffith 21 Yd Field Goal 6–7

Q1 8:05

FG Reice Griffith 43 Yd Field Goal 3–7

Q1 10:09

TD Alex Scherle 4 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Toledo RocketsBall State Cardinals

Offense

553 Total Yards 370

201 Passing Yards 238

352 Rushing Yards 132

27 First Downs 18

Efficiency

8-18 3rd Down 5-12

2-4 4th Down 0-1

19/35 Completions 22/35

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

5-60 Penalties 4-35

34:20 Possession 25:40

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
John Alan Richter	19/35	201	5.7	1	0	31.7
Team	19/35	201	5.7	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CJ Miller	20	196	9.8	2	68
Connor Walendzak	16	103	6.4	1	30
Autavius Ison	12	43	3.6	0	9
John Alan Richter	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Team	51	352	6.9	3	68

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Adjatay Dabbs	6	82	13.7	0	30
Daryl Barnett Jr.	3	34	11.3	1	20
Sam Lee	4	26	6.5	0	16
Tanner Rubinstein	1	18	18.0	0	18
Connor Walendzak	2	15	7.5	0	18
Rico Bond	2	14	7.0	0	8
Bryson Hammer	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team	19	201	10.6	1	30

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Andrew Zock	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Israel Petite	8	7	0	0	1	0
Armorion Smith	7	2	0	0	0	0
Nicholas Thompson	5	3	0	1	1	0
Julian Fox	5	2	0	1	0	0
Isaac Zay	5	1	0	0	0	1
Andrew Zock	3	2	1	2.5	0	0
Cam Jones	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Lambert-Pipkin	2	2	0	0	0	1
Donovan Watkins	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zach Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ezra Odinjor	1	1	0	0	0	1
Isaac Prince	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Chandler	1	1	0	1	0	1
Tyrell Russell	1	1	0	0	0	0
KJ Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caden Camese	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Huss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Peart II	1	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Fils-Aime	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Team	51	27	1	6	2	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Julian Fox	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bryson Hammer	2	45	22.5	24
Adjatay Dabbs	1	7	7.0	7
Team	3	52	17.3	24

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryson Hammer	1	9	9.0	9	0
Team	1	9	9.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Reice Griffith	3/3	100.0	43	4/4	13
Team	3/3	100.0	43	4/4	13

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Markus Meincke	3	112	37.3	0	2	42
Team	3	112	37.3	0	2	42

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Keldric Luster	21/33	224	6.8	2	1	28.7
Tyler Mizzell	1/2	14	7.0	0	0	--
Team	22/35	238	6.8	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Horton	9	90	10.0	1	66
Johnny Thompson Jr.	9	19	2.1	0	8
Tyler Mizzell	3	18	6.0	0	14
Tate Hoover	1	9	9.0	0	9
Ace Cooper	1	8	8.0	0	8
Keldric Luster	4	-12	-3.0	0	5
Team	27	132	4.9	1	66

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Donovan Hamilton	6	70	11.7	0	20
Jabari Smith	6	60	10.0	1	33
Jamarion McDougle	5	58	11.6	0	37
Johnny Thompson Jr.	2	36	18.0	0	33
TJ Horton	2	10	5.0	0	16
Alex Scherle	1	4	4.0	1	4
Team	22	238	10.8	2	37

Fumbles

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

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Quentavius Scandrett	13	7	1.5	1	0
Anthony Pinnace	8	3	1.5	0	0
Mikeah Webster	6	3	0.5	1	0
Cincear Lewis	6	2	0	0	0
Sterling Smith	6	0	0	0	0
Lucas Szymborski	5	2	0	0	0
Maverick Gracio	5	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Stewart	5	1	0	0	0
Chris Jackson	4	3	0	1	0
Gavin Forsha	4	1	1	0	0
Will Yates	4	1	0	0	0
Jared Badie	4	0	0.5	0	0
Stone Perkins	3	3	0	0	0
Cedric Franklin II	3	2	0	0	0
Layton Starks	3	1	0	0	0
Deondre Shepherd	3	1	0	0	0
Ben Marsh	3	0	0.5	0	0
Ameir Glenn	3	0	0.5	0	0
Ka'Shawn Thomas	2	0	0	0	1
Keilan Smith	2	0	0	0	0
Eli Hohlt	1	1	0	0	0
Austin Stief	1	1	0	0	0
Kendrick Gilbert	1	0	0	1	0
Justin Thomas	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Vaka	1	0	0	0	0
Team	97	33	6	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TJ Horton	1	49	49.0	49	0
Team	1	49	49.0	49	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brody Boehm	1/2	50.0	38	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	38	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cole Stumbaugh	3	135	45.0	0	1	49
Team	3	135	45.0	0	1	49

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