Ball State at Northern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Ball State | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 5:46 | Ball State field goal. Jacob Lewis 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:04 | Ball State touchdown. Jayshon Jackson 15 Yd pass from Drew Plitt (Jake Chanove Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Clint Ratkovich 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
| 10:50 | Ball State touchdown. Justin Hall 7 Yd Run (Jake Chanove Kick) |
| 2:14 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:29 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Cole Tucker 58 Yd pass from Rocky Lombardi (John Richardson Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 13:46 | Ball State safety. Team Safety |
| 9:08 | Ball State touchdown. Justin Hall 2 Yd Run (Jake Chanove Kick) |
| 4:45 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 2:42 | Northern Illinois touchdown. Jay Ducker 10 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick) |
| 1:42 | Ball State field goal. Jacob Lewis 48 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:00 | Northern Illinois field goal. John Richardson 32 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total first downs | 17 | 26 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 10 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 1 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 10 % | 36 % |
| Fourth down | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total yards | 372 | 475 |
| Total rushing yards | 246 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 126 | 264 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 23:16 | 36:44 |
| Rushing | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 33 | 211 |
| Total rushing yards | 246 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 7.5 | 5.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 26 | 38 |
| Passes completed | 11 | 23 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 30 | 50 |
| Turnovers | Ball State | Northern Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Carson Steele | 21 | 109 | 5.2 | 0 | 49 | ||||
| Justin Hall | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| Drew Plitt | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Jalen McGaughy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Will Jones | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Ducker | 24 | 155 | 6.5 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Rocky Lombardi | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Mason Blakemore | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Antario Brown | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Drew Plitt | 26 | 11 | 42 % | 126 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Northern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rocky Lombardi | 38 | 23 | 61 % | 264 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Ball State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jalen McGaughy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 | ||||
| Jayshon Jackson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Justin Hall | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Will Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Yo'Heinz Tyler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Cole Tucker | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 58 | ||||
| Clint Ratkovich | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Miles Joiner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Messiah Travis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Ball State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Malcolm Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Brandon Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Ball State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jaylin Thomas | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Martin | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bryce Cosby | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brett Anderson II | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clayton Coll | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J.T. Wahee | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian Albright | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malcolm Lee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tavion Woodard | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cole Pearce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Sape | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trevor Hohlt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Amechi Uzodinma II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keionte Newson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Agyemang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Ekpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brock Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brayden Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nathan Reichert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Northern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Dillon Thomas | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Gandy | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raishein Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Javaughn Byrd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lance Deveaux Jr. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Hansen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demond Taylor Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pierce Oppong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Makhi Nelson-Douglas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Myles McGee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cade Haberman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Dozier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devonte O'Malley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacob Waskow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nate Valcarcel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dayven Shinhoster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Rattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Ester | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jashon Prophete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Dolphin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jalen McGaughy | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Ryan Lezon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Messiah Travis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Tristen Tewes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Justin Hall | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Hassan Littles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Cole Tucker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Ball State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jacob Lewis | 2/2 | 48 | 0/0 | 6 | |||||
| Jake Chanove | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |||||
| Northern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| John Richardson | 3/3 | 38 | 3/3 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Nathan Snyder | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |||
| Lucas Borrow | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |||
| Northern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt Ference | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Rocky Lombardi | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:59 AM.