Georgia State at Ball State

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Georgia State beat Ball State 31–⁠19. It was their first meeting; after it, Georgia State led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayGeorgia State6–⁠7 in 2015
31
HomeBall State3–⁠9 in 2015
19

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN3Attendance 7,564

At kickoff
47°F, mostly cloudy, wind 17 mph from the north, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Curt Johnson; umpire Bob Holcomb; head linesman Daniel Richard; line judge Bryan Banks; side judge Ryan Flynn; field judge John Masterson; back judge Jeff LatkiewickGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia State7170731
Ball State373619

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Georgia State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Arbuckle28/3841210
Penny Hart0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kyler Neal928112
Demarcus Kirk1227010
Khai Anderson2307
Jonathan Lytle1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Robert Davis9125128
Donovan Harden280068
Penny Hart573025
Keith Rucker658019
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Bryan Williams100

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Riley Neal28/4821821
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darian Green1770010
James Gilbert1350010
Riley Neal1034013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jordan Williams-Lambert768119
KeVonn Mabon755015
Corey Lacanaria540016
Jordan Hogue325017

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Georgia StateBall State
445Total yards372
412Passing yards218
33Rushing yards154
10.6Yards per pass4.5
1.0Yards per rush3.8
21First downs24
5–⁠14Third downs11–⁠22
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
7–⁠65Penalties6–⁠65
30:56Possession29:04

Efficiency

Georgia StateBall State
42%Success rate46%
0.20EPA per play0.04
1.48Explosiveness0.85
−0.36Rushing EPA0.01
0.60Passing EPA0.09
50%Passing-down success46%
−0.19First-down EPA0.10
0.48Second-down EPA0.00
0.49Third-down EPA0.22

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ball State 83% to win. Georgia State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Ball State −16.5, over/under 63.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Ball State 87%, Georgia State 13%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneGeorgia State end zoneQ1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Ball StateField goal, 12 playsQ1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 Georgia StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Georgia StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 Georgia StateField goal, 5 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 8 playsQ3 Georgia StateFumble, 6 playsQ3 Ball StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 Georgia StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 8 playsQ3 Georgia StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Georgia StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 Georgia StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Georgia StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Ball StateInterception, 3 playsQ4 Georgia StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ball State drives left to right, Georgia State right to left.
  1. Q1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  3. Q1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 24 yards
  4. Q1 Ball StateField goal, 12 plays, 48 yards
  5. Q1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 17 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 Georgia StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 65 yards
  8. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 Georgia StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 34 yards
  11. Q2 Georgia StateField goal, 5 plays, 26 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 8 plays, 33 yards
  13. Q3 Georgia StateFumble, 6 plays, 35 yards
  14. Q3 Ball StateField goal, 9 plays, 34 yards
  15. Q3 Georgia StatePunt, 4 plays, 29 yards
  16. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 8 plays, 18 yards
  17. Q3 Georgia StatePunt, 6 plays, 2 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 51 yards
  19. Q4 Georgia StatePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  21. Q4 Georgia StatePunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  22. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  23. Q4 Georgia StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 70 yards
  24. Q4 Ball StateInterception, 3 plays, −7 yards
  25. Q4 Georgia StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −8 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Georgia State 7, Ball State 3
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 64 yds , Glenn Smith return for 32 yds to the GeoSt 33
15:001st & 10 at own 33Kyler Neal run for no gain to the GeoSt 33
15:002nd & 10 at own 33Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Penny Hart for 9 yds to the GeoSt 42
15:003rd & 1 at own 42Kyler Neal run for no gain to the GeoSt 42
15:004th & 1 at own 42Wil Lutz punt for 41 yds , Corey Lacanaria returns for 4 yds to the BalSt 21
Ball State Punt, 6 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 21Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 10 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 31Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 5 yds to the BalSt 36
12:502nd & 5 at own 36Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 6 yds to the BalSt 42 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 42Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 46
12:502nd & 6 at own 46Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
12:503rd & 6 at own 46Riley Neal pass incomplete to Corey Lacanaria
12:504th & 6 at own 46Alex Egan punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Donovan Harden at the GeoSt 13
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 13Neal, Kyler rush for loss of 2 yards to the GSU11 (TAYLOR, Aaron), PENALTY BALL personal foul (TAYLOR, Aaron) 15 yards to the GSU28, 1ST DOWN GSU, NO PLAY.
10:591st & 10 at own 28Kyler Neal run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 31
10:592nd & 7 at own 31Kyler Neal run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 33
10:593rd & 5 at own 33Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Penny Hart for 4 yds to the GeoSt 37
10:594th & 1 at own 37Wil Lutz punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 34
Ball State Field goal, 12 plays
8:591st & 10 at own 34Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 38
8:592nd & 6 at own 38Darian Green run for 3 yds to the BalSt 41
8:593rd & 3 at own 41Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 6 yds to the BalSt 47 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at own 47Riley Neal pass complete to Chris Shillings for 8 yds to the GeoSt 45
8:592nd & 2 at opp 45Darian Green run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 42 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 42Riley Neal run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 40
8:592nd & 8 at opp 40Darian Green run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 36
8:593rd & 4 at opp 36Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 11 yds to the GeoSt 25 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 25Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
8:592nd & 10 at opp 25James Gilbert run for 9 yds to the GeoSt 16
8:593rd & 1 at opp 16James Gilbert run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 18
4:454th & 3 at opp 18Morgan Hagee 35 yd FG GOODBall State 3, Georgia State 0
Georgia State Touchdown, 11 plays
4:451st & 0 at own 35Steve Drida kickoff for 54 yds , Marquan Greene return for 14 yds to the GeoSt 25
4:391st & 10 at own 25Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Donovan Harden
4:392nd & 10 at own 25Arbuckle, Nick pass complete to Harden, Donovan for 11 yards to the GSU36, out-of-bounds, PENALTY GSU holding (Stoehr, Alex) 10 yards to the GSU15, NO PLAY.
4:392nd & 20 at own 15Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 11 yds to the GeoSt 26
4:393rd & 9 at own 26Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Penny Hart for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at the 50Kyler Neal run for 2 yds to the BalSt 48
4:392nd & 8 at opp 48Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 12 yds to the BalSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at opp 36Kyler Neal run for 3 yds to the BalSt 33
4:392nd & 7 at opp 33Kyler Neal run for 2 yds to the BalSt 31
4:393rd & 5 at opp 31Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 12 yds to the BalSt 19 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at opp 19Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Penny Hart
4:392nd & 10 at opp 19Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 15 yds Robert Davis fumbled, forced by David Moore, for a 1ST down
0:151st & goal at opp 4Kyler Neal run for 4 yds for a TD, (Wil Lutz KICK)Georgia State 7, Ball State 3
Ball State Touchdown, 17 plays
0:151st & 0 at own 35Wil Lutz kickoff for 45 yds , Dylan Curry return for 3 yds to the BalSt 23
0:101st & 10 at own 23James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the BalSt 25
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 6 yds to the BalSt 31
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 31Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 6 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon, broken up by Jerome Smith
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 37James Gilbert run for 9 yds to the BalSt 46
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at own 46Riley Neal run for 3 yds to the BalSt 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 49James Gilbert run for 10 yds to the GeoSt 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 41James Gilbert run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 33
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 33Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon, broken up by Tarris Batiste
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 33James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Darian Green run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 26
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 26Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 7 yds to the GeoSt 19
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 19Riley Neal run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 18BALL ST Penalty, false start (Jalen Schlachter) to the GeoSt 23
Q2 15:001st & 15 at opp 23Darian Green run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 20
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 20Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
Q2 15:003rd & 12 at opp 20Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 16 yds to the GeoSt 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:111st & goal at opp 4Riley Neal pass complete to Dylan Curry for 4 yds for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)Ball State 10, Georgia State 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Georgia State 24, Ball State 10
Georgia State Touchdown, 8 plays
10:111st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 62 yds
10:111st & 10 at own 35Penny Hart pass incomplete
10:112nd & 10 at own 35Demarcus Kirk run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 39
10:113rd & 6 at own 39Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 28 yds to the BalSt 33 for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at opp 33Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Robert Davis
10:112nd & 10 at opp 33Kyler Neal run for 12 yds to the BalSt 21 for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at opp 21Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Demarcus Kirk for 9 yds to the BalSt 12
10:112nd & 1 at opp 12Demarcus Kirk run for 1 yd to the BalSt 11 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at opp 11Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 11 yds for a TD, (Wil Lutz KICK)Georgia State 14, Ball State 10
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
7:441st & 0 at own 35Wil Lutz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:441st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Shawayne Lawrence
7:442nd & 10 at own 25Darian Green run for 8 yds to the BalSt 33
7:443rd & 2 at own 33James Gilbert run for no gain to the BalSt 33
7:444th & 2 at own 33Kyle Schmidt punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GeoSt 37
Georgia State Touchdown, 8 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 37Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Penny Hart for 25 yds to the BalSt 38 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 38Demarcus Kirk run for a loss of 1 yard to the BalSt 39
6:342nd & 11 at opp 39Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 19 yds to the BalSt 20 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 20Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Keith Rucker
6:342nd & 10 at opp 20Khai Anderson run for 7 yds to the BalSt 13
6:343rd & 3 at opp 13Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 11 yds to the BalSt 2 for a 1ST down
6:341st & goal at opp 2Jonathan Lytle run for 1 yd to the BalSt 1
2:512nd & goal at opp 1Nick Arbuckle run for 1 yd for a TD, (Wil Lutz KICK)Georgia State 21, Ball State 10
Ball State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
2:511st & 0 at own 35Wil Lutz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:511st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the BalSt 34
2:512nd & 1 at own 34Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
2:513rd & 1 at own 34Riley Neal run for 1 yd to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 35Riley Neal pass incomplete
2:512nd & 10 at own 35Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 17 yds to the GeoSt 48 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 48Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 3 yds to the GeoSt 45
2:512nd & 7 at opp 45Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 4 yds to the GeoSt 41
2:513rd & 3 at opp 41Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Hogue
2:514th & 3 at opp 41Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon, broken up by Carnell Hopson
Georgia State Field goal, 5 plays
1:061st & 10 at own 41Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Todd Boyd for 28 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at opp 31Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Demarcus Kirk for 5 yds to the BalSt 26 GEORGIA ST Penalty, personal foul (Donovan Harden) to the BalSt 41
1:062nd & 20 at opp 41Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Penny Hart for 11 yds to the BalSt 30
0:313rd & 9 at opp 30Timeout GEORGIA ST, clock 00:31
0:313rd & 9 at opp 30GEORGIA ST Penalty, false start (Gabe Mobley) to the BalSt 35
0:313rd & 14 at opp 35Arbuckle, Nick pass complete to Kirk, Demarcus for 11 yards to the BALL24 (BOYD, Julian;WIGGINS, Sean), PENALTY GSU holding (Davidson, J.) 10 yards to the BALL45, NO PLAY.
0:313rd & 24 at opp 45Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Demarcus Kirk for 12 yds to the BalSt 33
0:024th & 12 at opp 33Timeout GEORGIA ST, clock 00:02
0:024th & 12 at opp 33Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:02
0:004th & 12 at opp 33Wil Lutz 50 yd FG GOODGeorgia State 24, Ball State 10
3rd quarter6 drives, then Georgia State 24, Ball State 13
Ball State Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Wil Lutz kickoff for 53 yds , Darian Green return for 19 yds to the BalSt 31
14:531st & 10 at own 31Riley Neal run for 13 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 44Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 7 yds to the GeoSt 49
14:532nd & 3 at opp 49Darian Green run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 46 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 46Darian Green run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 42
14:532nd & 6 at opp 42Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 11 yds to the GeoSt 31 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 31Darian Green run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 29
14:532nd & 8 at opp 29Riley Neal run for no gain to the GeoSt 29
14:533rd & 8 at opp 29Riley Neal sacked by Mackendy Cheridor for a loss of 7 yards to the GeoSt 36 Riley Neal fumbled, recovered by BalSt James Gilbert , return for 0 yards
14:534th & 15 at opp 36Kyle Schmidt punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Donovan Harden at the GeoSt 11
Georgia State Fumble, 6 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 11Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Demarcus Kirk for 16 yds to the GeoSt 27 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 27Demarcus Kirk run for 10 yds to the GeoSt 37 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 37GEORGIA ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the GeoSt 32
11:121st & 15 at own 32Demarcus Kirk run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 35
11:122nd & 12 at own 35Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 12 yds to the GeoSt 47 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 47Nick Arbuckle sacked by Sean Wiggins for a loss of 6 yards to the GeoSt 41
11:122nd & 16 at own 41Demarcus Kirk run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 46 Demarcus Kirk fumbled, forced by Joshua Posley, recovered by BalSt Sean Wiggins
Ball State Field goal, 9 plays
8:271st & 10 at opp 46Darian Green run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 38
8:272nd & 2 at opp 38Darian Green run for 10 yds to the GeoSt 28 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at opp 28Riley Neal run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 20
8:272nd & 2 at opp 20Darian Green run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 19
8:273rd & 1 at opp 19Riley Neal run for no gain to the GeoSt 19
8:274th & 1 at opp 19GEORGIA ST Penalty, offside defense (Julien Laurent) to the GeoSt 14 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at opp 14James Gilbert run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 16
8:272nd & 12 at opp 16James Gilbert run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 12
8:273rd & 8 at opp 12Riley Neal pass incomplete to Dylan Curry
4:464th & 8 at opp 12Morgan Hagee 29 yd FG GOODGeorgia State 24, Ball State 13
Georgia State Punt, 4 plays
4:461st & 0 at own 35Morgan Hagee kickoff for 65 yds , Marquan Greene return for 20 yds to the GeoSt 20
4:381st & 10 at own 20Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 27 yds to the GeoSt 47 for a 1ST down
4:381st & 10 at own 47Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Demarcus Kirk for 6 yds to the BalSt 47
4:382nd & 4 at opp 47Demarcus Kirk run for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSt 49
2:583rd & 8 at own 49Timeout GEORGIA ST, clock 02:58
2:583rd & 8 at own 49Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Penny Hart, broken up by Martez Hester
2:584th & 8 at own 49Wil Lutz punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Corey Lacanaria at the BalSt 18
Ball State Punt, 8 plays
2:441st & 10 at own 18Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
2:442nd & 10 at own 18Darian Green run for 1 yd to the BalSt 19
2:443rd & 9 at own 19Riley Neal run for 13 yds to the BalSt 32 for a 1ST down
2:441st & 10 at own 32Riley Neal pass incomplete
2:442nd & 10 at own 32Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 11 yds to the BalSt 43 for a 1ST down GEORGIA ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
2:441st & 10 at own 43Riley Neal pass complete to Chris Shillings for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
2:442nd & 3 at the 50Riley Neal pass incomplete to Chris Shillings
2:443rd & 3 at the 50James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 49
0:214th & 2 at opp 49NEAL, Riley pass complete to SHILLINGS, C. for 49 yards to the GSU0, clock 00:21, PENALTY BALL pass interference (WILLIAMS, Jord.) 15 yards to the BALL36, NO PLAY.
0:214th & 17 at own 36Kyle Schmidt punt for 38 yds, downed at the GeoSt 26
Georgia State Punt, 6 plays
0:101st & 10 at own 26Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Robert Davis
0:102nd & 10 at own 26Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 7 yds to the GeoSt 33
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at own 33Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 4 yds to the GeoSt 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 37Demarcus Kirk run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 39
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 39Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 3 yds to the GeoSt 42
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 42Nick Arbuckle sacked by Anthony Winbush for a loss of 14 yards to the GeoSt 28
Q4 15:004th & 19 at own 28Wil Lutz punt for 47 yds , Corey Lacanaria returns for 24 yds to the BalSt 49
4th quarter8 drives, then Georgia State 31, Ball State 19
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
12:421st & 10 at own 49Riley Neal pass complete to Dylan Curry for 3 yds to the GeoSt 48
12:422nd & 7 at opp 48James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 47
12:423rd & 6 at opp 47Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 15 yds to the GeoSt 32 for a 1ST down
12:421st & 10 at opp 32Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 3 yds to the GeoSt 29
12:422nd & 7 at opp 29Riley Neal pass complete to Cywettnie Brown for 5 yds to the GeoSt 24
12:423rd & 2 at opp 24James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 19 for a 1ST down
10:411st & 10 at opp 19Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 19 yds for a TD, (Riley Neal intercepted )Georgia State 24, Ball State 19
Georgia State Punt, 5 plays
10:411st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 57 yds , Glenn Smith return for 16 yds to the GeoSt 24
10:341st & 10 at own 24Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Penny Hart
10:342nd & 10 at own 24Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Donovan Harden for 12 yds to the GeoSt 36 for a 1ST down
10:341st & 10 at own 36Demarcus Kirk run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 38
10:342nd & 8 at own 38Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Keith Rucker for 6 yds to the GeoSt 44
10:343rd & 2 at own 44Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Donovan Harden
10:344th & 2 at own 44Wil Lutz punt for 49 yds , Corey Lacanaria returns for 9 yds to the BalSt 16
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 16Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the BalSt 25
8:542nd & 1 at own 25Darian Green run for 6 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at own 31Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon, broken up by Chandon Sullivan
8:542nd & 10 at own 31Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 35
8:543rd & 6 at own 35Riley Neal pass complete to Cywettnie Brown for 3 yds to the BalSt 38
8:544th & 3 at own 38Kyle Schmidt punt for 34 yds, downed at the GeoSt 28
Georgia State Punt, 6 plays
6:581st & 10 at own 28Demarcus Kirk run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 26
6:582nd & 12 at own 26Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Demarcus Kirk, broken up by Keenan Noel
6:583rd & 12 at own 26Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Robert Davis for 5 yds to the GeoSt 31
6:584th & 7 at own 31Lutz, Wil punt 51 yards to the BALL18, LACANARIA, C. return to the BALL29 (Werts, Ari), PENALTY BALL roughing the kicker (BROWN, C.) 15 yards to the GSU46, 1ST DOWN GSU, NO PLAY.
6:581st & 10 at own 46Demarcus Kirk run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 48
6:582nd & 8 at own 48Demarcus Kirk run for no gain to the GeoSt 48
6:583rd & 8 at own 48Nick Arbuckle pass incomplete to Robert Davis
6:584th & 8 at own 48Wil Lutz punt, downed at the BalSt 27
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 27Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 4 yds to the BalSt 31
3:592nd & 6 at own 31Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Jerome Smith
3:593rd & 6 at own 31BALL ST Penalty, false start (Jordan Hogue) to the BalSt 26
3:593rd & 11 at own 26Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
3:594th & 11 at own 26Kyle Schmidt punt for 44 yds, downed at the GeoSt 30
Georgia State Touchdown, 4 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 30Demarcus Kirk run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 31
3:212nd & 9 at own 31Timeout BALL ST, clock 03:21
3:212nd & 9 at own 31Nick Arbuckle pass complete to Donovan Harden for 68 yds to the BalSt 1 for a 1ST down
3:211st & goal at opp 1Nick Arbuckle run for no gain to the BalSt 1
2:222nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout BALL ST, clock 02:22
2:132nd & goal at opp 1Nick Arbuckle run for 1 yd for a TD, (Wil Lutz KICK)Georgia State 31, Ball State 19
Ball State Interception, 3 plays
2:131st & 0 at own 35Wil Lutz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:131st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass incomplete to Chris Shillings, broken up by Tarris Batiste
2:132nd & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 3 yds to the BalSt 28
2:133rd & 7 at own 28NEAL, Riley pass complete to BROWN, C. for 9 yards to the BALL37, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BALL holding (BELL, Steven) 10 yards to the BALL18, NO PLAY.
2:133rd & 17 at own 18Riley Neal pass intercepted Bryan Williams return for no gain to the GeoSt 18 GEORGIA ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Donovan Harden) to the GeoSt 29
Georgia State End of game, 3 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 29TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 27
1:462nd & 12 at own 27TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSt 24
1:463rd & 15 at own 24TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSt 21

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Georgia State leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Georgia State 51, Ball State 20Camellia Bowl
2016Ball State 31, Georgia State 21
2015Georgia State 31, Ball State 19

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