Massachusetts at Ball State

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Ball State beat Massachusetts 20–⁠10. It was their fourth meeting; the series is even at 2–⁠2.

AwayMassachusetts3–⁠9 in 2015
10
HomeBall State3–⁠9 in 2015
20

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN3Attendance 4,576

At kickoff
47°F, overcast, wind 15 mph from the south, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Greg Blum; umpire Tim Gover; head linesman Kole Knueppel; line judge Michael Sharp; field judge Monte Tilgner; back judge Jake Kemp; center judge Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Massachusetts037010
Ball State3710020

Standouts

Player stats

Massachusetts

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Frohnapfel32/4425911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamal Wilson1566015
Marquis Young1165014
Blake Frohnapfel83909
Shadrach Abrokwah219012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tajae Sharpe1183020
Rodney Mills445027
Elgin Long433111
Shakur Nesmith327027
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Randall Jette100

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Riley Neal20/3227511
RushingCarYdsTDLong
James Gilbert257319
Darian Green1671017
Riley Neal3809
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
KeVonn Mabon6150053
Jordan Williams-Lambert660114
Corey Lacanaria336021
James Gilbert21609
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Ben Ingle130

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

Team stats

MassachusettsBall State
448Total yards427
259Passing yards275
189Rushing yards152
5.9Yards per pass8.6
5.3Yards per rush3.5
25First downs24
10–⁠18Third downs10–⁠17
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers2
12–⁠87Penalties3–⁠25
29:51Possession30:09

Efficiency

MassachusettsBall State
49%Success rate44%
0.03EPA per play0.12
0.82Explosiveness1.06
0.25Rushing EPA−0.14
−0.14Passing EPA0.47
40%Passing-down success48%
0.14First-down EPA0.05
−0.20Second-down EPA−0.05
0.55Third-down EPA1.01
1%Havoc by its defense1%

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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Ball State −4, over/under 67.5.

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 61%, Massachusetts 39%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneMassachusetts end zoneQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 4 playsQ1 Ball StateField goal, 14 playsQ1 MassachusettsMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ2 MassachusettsPunt, 9 playsQ2 Ball StateInterception, 5 playsQ2 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 Ball StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 MassachusettsField goal, 10 playsQ3 Ball StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 5 playsQ3 Ball StateFumble, 12 playsQ4 MassachusettsInterception, 14 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 MassachusettsEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ball State drives left to right, Massachusetts right to left.
  1. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  2. Q1 Ball StateField goal, 14 plays, 66 yards
  3. Q1 MassachusettsMissed FG, 11 plays, 57 yards
  4. Q1 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 79 yards
  5. Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 9 plays, 44 yards
  6. Q2 Ball StateInterception, 5 plays, 17 yards
  7. Q2 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 28 yards
  8. Q2 Ball StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 55 yards
  9. Q2 MassachusettsField goal, 10 plays, 51 yards
  10. Q3 Ball StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 9 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q3 Ball StateField goal, 9 plays, 54 yards
  15. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q3 Ball StateFumble, 12 plays, 50 yards
  17. Q4 MassachusettsInterception, 14 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  19. Q4 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q4 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 74 yards
  21. Q4 MassachusettsEnd of game, 1 play, 12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Ball State 3, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 20 yds to the UMass 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (Tajae Sharpe) to the UMass 40
15:001st & 15 at own 40Jamal Wilson run for 3 yds to the UMass 43
15:002nd & 12 at own 43Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shakur Nesmith for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 40
15:003rd & 15 at own 40Blake Frohnapfel run for 7 yds to the UMass 47
15:004th & 8 at own 47Logan Laurent punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 17
Ball State Field goal, 14 plays
13:041st & 10 at own 17Darian Green run for no gain to the BalSt 17
13:042nd & 10 at own 17Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for 2 yds to the BalSt 19
13:043rd & 8 at own 19Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 14 yds to the BalSt 33 for a 1ST down
13:041st & 10 at own 33Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 37
13:042nd & 6 at own 37James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the BalSt 42
10:423rd & 1 at own 42Timeout BALL ST, clock 10:42
10:423rd & 1 at own 42James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at own 44Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 27 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 29Riley Neal pass incomplete to Dylan Curry
10:422nd & 10 at opp 29Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Randall Jette
10:423rd & 10 at opp 29Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 11 yds to the UMass 18 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 18James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the UMass 16
10:422nd & 8 at opp 16GILBERT, James rush for 7 yards to the UMASS9 (Downey, D.;Jette, R.), PENALTY BALL holding (RICHARD, Jacob) 10 yards to the UMASS26, NO PLAY.
10:422nd & 18 at opp 26Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 9 yds to the UMass 17
10:423rd & 9 at opp 17Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
7:474th & 9 at opp 17Morgan Hagee 34 Yd Field GoalBall State 3, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Missed FG, 11 plays
7:471st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:471st & 10 at own 25Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 11 yds to the UMass 36 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at own 36Jamal Wilson run for 7 yds to the UMass 43
7:472nd & 3 at own 43Jamal Wilson run for 8 yds to the BALLST 49 for a 1ST down BALL ST Penalty, ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 49Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 16 yds to the BalSt 33 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 33Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 2 yds to the BalSt 31
7:472nd & 8 at opp 31Blake Frohnapfel run for 5 yds to the BalSt 26
7:473rd & 3 at opp 26Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 5 yds to the BalSt 21 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 21MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BalSt 26
7:471st & 15 at opp 26Jamal Wilson run for 3 yds to the BalSt 23
7:472nd & 12 at opp 23Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shaquille Harris for 5 yds to the BalSt 18
7:473rd & 7 at opp 18Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe
4:054th & 7 at opp 18Logan Laurent 35 yd FG MISSED
Ball State Turnover on downs, 14 plays
4:051st & 10 at own 20Darian Green run for 11 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at own 31Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams, broken up by Randall Jette
4:052nd & 10 at own 31Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 35
4:053rd & 6 at own 35Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 10 yds to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at own 45Darian Green run for 1 yd to the BalSt 46
4:052nd & 9 at own 46Darian Green run for 17 yds to the UMass 37 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at opp 37James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the UMass 32
4:052nd & 5 at opp 32Riley Neal pass complete to James Gilbert for 7 yds to the UMass 25 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at opp 25NEAL, Riley pass incomplete to HOGUE, Jordan, PENALTY UMASS holding (Brackett, K.) 10 yards to the UMASS15, 1ST DOWN BALL, NO PLAY.
4:051st & 10 at opp 15James Gilbert run for 4 yds to the UMass 11
4:052nd & 6 at opp 11James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the UMass 10
4:053rd & 5 at opp 10CURRY, Dylan pass incomplete to NEAL, Riley, PENALTY UMASS pass interference (Jette, R.) 8 yards to the UMASS2, 1ST DOWN BALL, NO PLAY.
4:051st & goal at opp 2Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 4
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 4James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the UMass 2
Q2 14:233rd & 0 at opp 2Timeout BALL ST, clock 14:23
Q2 14:233rd & goal at opp 2James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the UMass 1
Q2 14:234th & goal at opp 1James Gilbert run for no gain to the UMass 1
2nd quarter5 drives, then Ball State 10, Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts Punt, 9 plays
13:501st & 10 at own 1MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (Michael Boland) to the UMass 1
13:501st & 10 at own 1Jamal Wilson run for 1 yd to the UMass 2
13:502nd & 9 at own 2Wilson, J. rush for 6 yards to the UMASS8 (McPHATTER, Jake;INGLE, Ben), PENALTY UMASS holding (Sparks, M.) 1 yards to the UMASS1, NO PLAY.
13:502nd & 10 at own 1Jamal Wilson run for 15 yds to the UMass 16 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 16Marquis Young run for 2 yds to the UMass 18
13:502nd & 8 at own 18Blake Frohnapfel run for 6 yds to the UMass 24
13:503rd & 2 at own 24Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 5 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 29Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shaquille Harris for 12 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 41Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 4 yds to the UMass 45
13:502nd & 6 at own 45Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete
13:503rd & 6 at own 45Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
13:504th & 6 at own 45Logan Laurent punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Ball State Interception, 5 plays
9:591st & 10 at own 20Darian Green run for 7 yds to the BalSt 27
9:592nd & 3 at own 27Riley Neal run for 7 yds to the BalSt 34 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at own 34Darian Green run for no gain to the BalSt 34
9:592nd & 10 at own 34Darian Green run for 3 yds to the BalSt 37
9:593rd & 7 at own 37Riley Neal pass intercepted Randall Jette return for no gain to the UMass 27
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 10 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 27Blake Frohnapfel run for 6 yds to the UMass 33
7:552nd & 4 at own 33Jamal Wilson run for 2 yds to the UMass 35
7:553rd & 2 at own 35Jamal Wilson run for 3 yds to the UMass 38 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 38Blake Frohnapfel run for 1 yd to the UMass 39
7:552nd & 9 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Jamal Wilson for 8 yds to the UMass 47
7:553rd & 1 at own 47Jamal Wilson run for 4 yds to the BalSt 49 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at opp 49Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the BalSt 46
7:552nd & 7 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel sacked by Carlutorbantu Zaramo for a loss of 2 yards to the BalSt 48
7:553rd & 9 at opp 48Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shakur Nesmith for 3 yds to the BalSt 45
7:554th & 6 at opp 45Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Elgin Long
Ball State Touchdown, 4 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 45NEAL, Riley pass complete to BRUNNER, Sam for 4 yards to the BALL49 (Colton, J.), PENALTY BALL holding (MILLER, Drake) 10 yards to the BALL35, NO PLAY.
2:521st & 20 at own 35Riley Neal pass complete to James Gilbert for 9 yds to the BalSt 44
2:522nd & 11 at own 44Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 14 yds to the UMass 42 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 42Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 40 yds to the UMass 2 for a 1ST down
1:151st & goal at opp 2James Gilbert 2 Yd Run (Morgan Hagee Kick)Ball State 10, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Field goal, 10 plays
1:151st & 0 at own 35Morgan Hagee kickoff for 53 yds , Andy Isabella return for 25 yds to the UMass 37
1:091st & 10 at own 37Marquis Young run for 8 yds to the UMass 45
1:092nd & 2 at own 45Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 9 yds to the BalSt 46 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
1:092nd & 10 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Marquis Young for 8 yds to the BalSt 38
0:373rd & 2 at opp 38Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 00:37
0:373rd & 2 at opp 38Jamal Wilson run for 3 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
0:371st & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Sharif Custis for 20 yds to the BalSt 15 for a 1ST down
0:371st & 10 at opp 15Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe
0:372nd & 10 at opp 15MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (Tajae Sharpe) to the BalSt 20
0:372nd & 15 at opp 20Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe
0:073rd & 15 at opp 20Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:07
0:073rd & 15 at opp 20Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 8 yds to the BalSt 12
0:044th & 7 at opp 12Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 00:04
0:004th & 7 at opp 12Logan Laurent 29 Yd Field GoalBall State 10, Massachusetts 3
3rd quarter7 drives, then Ball State 20, Massachusetts 10
Ball State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 65 yds , Darian Green return for 85 yds to the UMass 15
14:491st & 10 at opp 15Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
14:492nd & 10 at opp 15James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the UMass 10
14:073rd & 5 at opp 10Jordan Williams 10 Yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee Kick)Ball State 17, Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts Touchdown, 9 plays
14:071st & 0 at own 35Morgan Hagee kickoff for 49 yds , Andy Isabella return for 14 yds to the UMass 30
14:031st & 10 at own 30Marquis Young run for 4 yds to the UMass 34
14:032nd & 6 at own 34Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Andrew Libby for no gain to the UMass 34
14:033rd & 6 at own 34Blake Frohnapfel run for 9 yds to the UMass 43 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at own 43Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Ben Ingle
14:032nd & 10 at own 43Shadrach Abrokwah run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
14:033rd & 3 at the 50Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 5 yds to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 45Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 11 yds to the BalSt 34 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 34Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shakur Nesmith for 27 yds to the BalSt 7 for a 1ST down
11:211st & goal at opp 7Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 7 yds for a TD, (Logan Laurent KICK)Ball State 17, Massachusetts 10
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
11:211st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:211st & 10 at own 25Darian Green run for 2 yds to the BalSt 27
11:212nd & 8 at own 27Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 6 yds to the BalSt 33
11:213rd & 2 at own 33Darian Green run for a loss of 1 yard to the BalSt 32
11:214th & 3 at own 32Kyle Schmidt punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Trey Dudley-Giles at the UMass 39
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel run for 7 yds to the UMass 46
10:022nd & 3 at own 46Jamal Wilson run for no gain to the UMass 46
10:023rd & 3 at own 46Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for no gain to the UMass 46
10:024th & 3 at own 46Logan Laurent punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 27
Ball State Field goal, 9 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 27Riley Neal pass incomplete to Corey Lacanaria, broken up by Trey Dudley-Giles
8:312nd & 10 at own 27NEAL, Riley pass incomplete to MABON, KeVonn, PENALTY UMASS pass interference (Brackett, K.) 15 yards to the BALL42, 1ST DOWN BALL, NO PLAY.
8:311st & 10 at own 42James Gilbert run for 6 yds to the BalSt 48
8:312nd & 4 at own 48Riley Neal pass incomplete to Sam Brunner
8:313rd & 4 at own 48Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 9 yds to the UMass 43 for a 1ST down
8:311st & 10 at opp 43Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 21 yds to the UMass 22 for a 1ST down
8:311st & 10 at opp 22James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the UMass 20
8:312nd & 8 at opp 20James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the UMass 19
8:313rd & 7 at opp 19Riley Neal pass incomplete to Corey Lacanaria, broken up by Charan Singh
5:524th & 7 at opp 19Morgan Hagee 36 Yd Field GoalBall State 20, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Punt, 5 plays
5:521st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 62 yds , Andy Isabella return for 13 yds to the UMass 48 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, Offensive holding (Connor Lemieux) to the UMass 8
5:421st & 10 at own 8Marquis Young run for 8 yds to the UMass 16
5:422nd & 2 at own 16Marquis Young run for 13 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at own 29Jamal Wilson run for 2 yds to the UMass 31
5:422nd & 8 at own 31Wilson, J. rush for 6 yards to the UMASS37 (McPHATTER, Jake), PENALTY UMASS holding (Sparks, M.) 10 yards to the UMASS21, NO PLAY.
5:422nd & 18 at own 21Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills
5:423rd & 18 at own 21Jamal Wilson run for 5 yds to the UMass 26
5:424th & 13 at own 26Logan Laurent punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Corey Lacanaria at the BalSt 28
Ball State Fumble, 12 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 28Darian Green run for 6 yds to the BalSt 34
3:202nd & 4 at own 34Riley Neal pass incomplete to Chris Shillings
3:203rd & 4 at own 34Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 6 yds to the BalSt 40 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 40Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 5 yds to the BalSt 45
3:202nd & 5 at own 45Riley Neal pass incomplete to Chris Shillings
3:203rd & 5 at own 45Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Williams for 11 yds to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at opp 44Darian Green run for 6 yds to the UMass 38
3:202nd & 4 at opp 38BALL ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UMass 43
3:202nd & 9 at opp 43Darian Green run for 4 yds to the UMass 39
3:203rd & 5 at opp 39Riley Neal run for 9 yds to the UMass 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 30Riley Neal pass complete to Sam Brunner for 13 yds to the UMass 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Darian Green run for 3 yds to the UMass 14
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 14Riley Neal sacked by Charan Singh for a loss of 8 yards to the UMass 22 Riley Neal fumbled, recovered by UMass Charan Singh , return for 0 yards
4th quarter5 drives, then Ball State 20, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Interception, 14 plays
13:531st & 10 at own 22Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Lorenzo Woodley for 1 yd to the UMass 23
13:532nd & 9 at own 23Jamal Wilson run for 8 yds to the UMass 31
13:533rd & 1 at own 31Jamal Wilson run for 2 yds to the UMass 33 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at own 33Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Jamal Wilson
13:532nd & 10 at own 33Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Andrew Libby for 6 yds to the UMass 39
13:533rd & 4 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 5 yds to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at own 44Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 8 yds to the BalSt 48
13:532nd & 2 at opp 48Marquis Young run for 13 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 27 yds to the BalSt 8 for a 1ST down MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, personal foul (Shakur Nesmith) to the BalSt 23 for a 1ST down
13:533rd & 9 at opp 22Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 10 yds to the BalSt 12 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at opp 12Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Lorenzo Woodley for 6 yds to the BalSt 6
13:532nd & 4 at opp 6Blake Frohnapfel pass intercepted Ben Ingle return for 3 yds to the BalSt 3
13:531st & 10 at opp 23Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the BalSt 22
13:532nd & 9 at opp 22Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 3James Gilbert run for 5 yds to the BalSt 8
9:422nd & 5 at own 8James Gilbert run for 7 yds to the BalSt 15 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 15James Gilbert run for 6 yds to the BalSt 21
9:422nd & 4 at own 21James Gilbert run for no gain to the BalSt 21
9:423rd & 4 at own 21Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Williams
9:424th & 4 at own 21Kyle Schmidt punt for 37 yds , Trey Dudley-Giles returns for 16 yds to the BalSt 42
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 6 plays
6:511st & 10 at opp 42Marquis Young run for a loss of 2 yards to the BalSt 44
6:512nd & 12 at opp 44Marquis Young run for 14 yds to the BalSt 30 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at opp 30Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Marquis Young for 5 yds to the BalSt 25
6:512nd & 5 at opp 25Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the BalSt 24
6:513rd & 4 at opp 24Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 3 yds to the BalSt 21
6:514th & 1 at opp 21MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (Elgin Long) to the BalSt 26
6:514th & 6 at opp 26Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 5 yds to the BalSt 21
Ball State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 21Darian Green run for 4 yds to the BalSt 25
3:462nd & 6 at own 25Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 03:46
3:462nd & 6 at own 25James Gilbert run for no gain to the BalSt 25
3:403rd & 6 at own 25Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 03:40
3:403rd & 6 at own 25Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 53 yds to the UMass 22 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 22James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the UMass 20
3:082nd & 8 at opp 20Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 03:08
3:082nd & 8 at opp 20James Gilbert run for 9 yds to the UMass 11 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at opp 11James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the UMass 10
3:082nd & 9 at opp 10James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the UMass 9
3:083rd & 8 at opp 9James Gilbert run for no gain to the UMass 9
3:084th & 8 at opp 9James Gilbert run for 4 yds to the UMass 5
Massachusetts End of game, 1 play
0:051st & 10 at own 5Shadrach Abrokwah run for 12 yds to the UMass 17 for a 1ST down

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.

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
2015Ball State 20, Massachusetts 10
2014Massachusetts 24, Ball State 10
1988Ball State 44, Massachusetts 17
1984Massachusetts 26, Ball State 10

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