Akron at Ball State

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Akron beat Ball State 35–⁠25. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 9–⁠6.

AwayAkron5–⁠7 in 2016
35
HomeBall State4–⁠8 in 2016
25

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN3Attendance 10,739

At kickoff
55°F, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Mark Kluczynski; umpire Tony Smith; head linesman Rudy Studd; line judge William Henry; side judge Ryan Flynn; field judge Monte Tilgner; back judge Jeff Latkiewicz; center judge Luke RichmondGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Akron07141435
Ball State7100825

Standouts

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

Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Thomas Woodson27/4033820
Manny Morgan1/11410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Van Edwards Jr.16112145
Manny Morgan743019
Thomas Woodson321011
Tra’Von Chapman3312
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
JoJo Natson7109138
Austin Wolf691127
Jerome Lane790128
A.J. Coney436015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ulysees Gilbert III170.500
Alvin Davis15000
Larry Hope9000
Jordan George80.50.51
Jamal Marcus10.50.50

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Riley Neal23/3418711
RushingCarYdsTDLong
James Gilbert24133121
Riley Neal1376116
Darian Green747017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
KeVonn Mabon888033
Corey Lacanaria329019
Sam Brunner119019
Aaron Hepp117117
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Marc Walton10000
Corey Hall9000
Martez Hester7000
Zack Ryan7000

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

Team stats

AkronBall State
529Total yards443
352Passing yards187
177Rushing yards256
8.6Yards per pass5.5
5.9Yards per rush5.8
26First downs28
8–⁠12Third downs7–⁠15
2–⁠2Fourth downs3–⁠4
1Turnovers1
8–⁠51Penalties4–⁠40
29:34Possession30:26
1Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

AkronBall State
56%Success rate53%
0.43EPA per play0.17
1.24Explosiveness0.90
0.17Rushing EPA0.33
0.63Passing EPA−0.01
58%Passing-down success38%
0.13First-down EPA0.10
0.20Second-down EPA0.17
1.32Third-down EPA0.36
9%Havoc by its defense8%

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)

Akron 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Ball State −2, over/under 62.5.

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 56%, Akron 44%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneAkron end zoneQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 AkronFumble, 5 playsQ1 Ball StateField goal, 17 playsQ2 AkronTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Ball StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 9 playsQ2 AkronEnd of half, 10 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 AkronTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 AkronTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Ball StateInterception, 11 playsQ4 AkronEnd 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, Akron right to left.
  1. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 74 yards
  2. Q1 AkronFumble, 5 plays, 61 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StateField goal, 17 plays, 78 yards
  4. Q2 AkronTouchdown, 8 plays, 83 yards
  5. Q2 Ball StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
  6. Q2 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 9 plays, 48 yards
  8. Q2 AkronEnd of half, 10 plays, 55 yards
  9. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 10 plays, 65 yards
  10. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  11. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 12 plays, 83 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 40 yards
  13. Q4 AkronTouchdown, 7 plays, 82 yards
  14. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q4 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q4 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 AkronTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StateInterception, 11 plays, 52 yards
  19. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Ball State 7, Akron 0
Ball State Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tom O’Leary kickoff for 56 yds , KeVonn Mabon return for 17 yds to the BalSt 26
15:001st & 10 at own 26James Gilbert run for 7 yds to the BalSt 33
15:002nd & 3 at own 33James Gilbert run for 6 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39James Gilbert run for 12 yds to the Akron 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49James Gilbert run for 7 yds to the Akron 42
15:002nd & 3 at opp 42Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 8 yds to the Akron 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for a loss of 5 yards to the Akron 39
15:002nd & 15 at opp 39Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 7 yds to the Akron 32
15:003rd & 8 at opp 32Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the Akron 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 23James Gilbert run for 7 yds to the Akron 16
15:002nd & 3 at opp 16James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the Akron 14
15:003rd & 1 at opp 14James Gilbert run for 13 yds to the Akron 1 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 1James Gilbert run for no gain to the Akron 1
9:122nd & goal at opp 1Riley Neal run for 1 yd for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)Ball State 7, Akron 0
Akron Fumble, 5 plays
9:121st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 58 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 24 yds to the BALLST 41 AKRON Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Akron 21
9:071st & 10 at own 21Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 5 yds to the Akron 26
9:072nd & 5 at own 26Van Edwards Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 23
9:073rd & 8 at own 23WOODSON, Thomas pass incomplete to WOLF, Austin, PENALTY BALL roughing passer (POSLEY, Joshua) 15 yards to the AKRON38, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
9:071st & 10 at own 38Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 27 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at opp 35Thomas Woodson run for 2 yds to the BalSt 33
9:072nd & 8 at opp 33Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 10 yds A.J. Coney fumbled, forced by Corey Hall, recovered by BalSt Lamar Anderson AKRON Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined
Ball State Field goal, 17 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 18Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 3 yds to the BalSt 21
7:032nd & 7 at own 21Riley Neal run for 10 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 31Riley Neal pass complete to Sam Brunner for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at the 50Riley Neal run for 6 yds to the Akron 44
7:032nd & 4 at opp 44Darian Green run for 5 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 39Riley Neal pass complete to Devin Reece for no gain to the Akron 39
7:032nd & 10 at opp 39Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 7 yds to the Akron 32
7:033rd & 3 at opp 32James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the Akron 30
7:034th & 1 at opp 30James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the Akron 29 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 29Darian Green run for 12 yds to the Akron 17 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 17Darian Green run for no gain to the Akron 17
7:032nd & 10 at opp 17Riley Neal run for 8 yds to the Akron 9
7:033rd & 2 at opp 9James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the Akron 7 for a 1ST down
7:031st & goal at opp 7Riley Neal pass incomplete to Sam Brunner
7:032nd & goal at opp 7James Gilbert run for 3 yds to the Akron 4
7:033rd & goal at opp 4Riley Neal pass incomplete
Q2 14:584th & goal at opp 4Morgan Hagee 21 yd FG GOODBall State 10, Akron 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Ball State 17, Akron 7
Akron Touchdown, 8 plays
14:581st & 0 at own 35Ryan Rimmler kickoff for 62 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 14 yds to the Akron 17
14:541st & 10 at own 17Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
14:542nd & 10 at own 17Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
14:543rd & 10 at own 17Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 14 yds to the Akron 31 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 31Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 8 yds to the Akron 39
14:542nd & 2 at own 39Van Edwards Jr. run for no gain to the Akron 39
14:543rd & 2 at own 39Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 16 yds to the BalSt 45 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 45Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to JoJo Natson, broken up by Martez Hester
12:242nd & 10 at opp 45Van Edwards Jr. run for 45 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Ball State 10, Akron 7
Ball State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:241st & 0 at own 35Tom O’Leary kickoff for 54 yds , Darian Green return for 22 yds to the BalSt 33
12:161st & 10 at own 33Riley Neal run for 6 yds to the BalSt 39
12:162nd & 4 at own 39Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 16 yds to the Akron 45 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 45Riley Neal run for 4 yds to the Akron 41
12:162nd & 6 at opp 41Riley Neal pass incomplete to KeVonn Mabon
12:163rd & 6 at opp 41Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for 5 yds to the Akron 36
10:154th & 1 at opp 36Timeout BALL ST, clock 10:15
10:154th & 1 at opp 36James Gilbert run for 2 yds to the Akron 34 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 34Riley Neal run for 16 yds to the Akron 18 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at opp 18James Gilbert run for 18 yds for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)Ball State 17, Akron 7
Akron Punt, 6 plays
9:361st & 0 at own 35Ryan Rimmler kickoff for 62 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 22 yds to the Akron 25
9:301st & 10 at own 25Manny Morgan run for 4 yds to the Akron 29
9:302nd & 6 at own 29Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 12 yds to the Akron 41 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at own 41Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 13 yds to the BalSt 46 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 46Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf, broken up by Marc Walton
9:302nd & 10 at opp 46Manny Morgan run for 2 yds to the BalSt 44
9:303rd & 8 at opp 44Thomas Woodson pass complete to Manny Morgan for 5 yds to the BalSt 39
9:304th & 3 at opp 39Nick Gasser punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 12
Ball State Punt, 9 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 12Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for 8 yds to the BalSt 20
6:592nd & 2 at own 20James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the BalSt 21
6:593rd & 1 at own 21James Gilbert run for 6 yds to the BalSt 27 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at own 27Darian Green run for 17 yds to the BalSt 44 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at own 44Riley Neal run for 7 yds to the Akron 49
6:592nd & 3 at opp 49Darian Green run for 5 yds to the Akron 44 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at opp 44Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for no gain to the Akron 44
6:592nd & 10 at opp 44Riley Neal pass complete to Danny Pinter for 4 yds to the Akron 40
6:593rd & 6 at opp 40Riley Neal pass incomplete
6:594th & 6 at opp 40Kyle Schmidt punt for 38 yds, downed at the Akron 2
Akron End of half, 10 plays
2:571st & 10 at own 2AKRON Penalty, false start (-1 Yards) to the Akron 1
2:571st & 11 at own 1Van Edwards Jr. run for 1 yd to the Akron 2
2:572nd & 10 at own 2Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 11 yds to the Akron 13 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at own 13Van Edwards Jr. run for 15 yds to the Akron 28 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at own 28Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
2:572nd & 10 at own 28Van Edwards Jr. run for no gain to the Akron 28
0:353rd & 10 at own 28Timeout AKRON, clock 00:35
0:353rd & 10 at own 28Thomas Woodson run for 11 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at own 39Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane, broken up by David Moore
0:352nd & 10 at own 39Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
0:353rd & 10 at own 39Van Edwards Jr. run for 18 yds to the BalSt 43 for a 1ST down
0:011st & 10 at opp 43Timeout AKRON, clock 00:01
0:011st & 10 at opp 43Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
3rd quarter4 drives, then Akron 21, Ball State 17
Akron Touchdown, 10 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Ryan Rimmler kickoff for 55 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Van Edwards Jr. run for 7 yds to the Akron 42
15:002nd & 3 at own 42Van Edwards Jr. run for 1 yd to the Akron 43
15:003rd & 2 at own 43WOODSON, Thomas pass incomplete to WOLF, Austin, PENALTY BALL offside defense (POSLEY, Joshua) 5 yards to the AKRON48, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 48Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 8 yds to the BalSt 44
15:002nd & 2 at opp 44WOODSON, Thomas pass incomplete to LANE, Jerome, PENALTY AKRON illegal formation (LETULI, Jovann) 5 yards to the BALL49, NO PLAY.
15:002nd & 7 at opp 49Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
15:003rd & 7 at opp 49Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 14 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35Van Edwards Jr. run for 5 yds to the BalSt 30
15:002nd & 5 at opp 30Van Edwards Jr. run for 1 yd to the BalSt 29
15:003rd & 4 at opp 29Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
15:004th & 4 at opp 29Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 28 yds to the BalSt 1 for a 1ST down
10:461st & goal at opp 1Tra’Von Chapman run for 1 yd for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Ball State 17, Akron 14
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
10:461st & 0 at own 35Tom O’Leary kickoff for 54 yds , KeVonn Mabon return for 15 yds to the BalSt 26
10:411st & 10 at own 26Riley Neal pass complete to Darian Green for a loss of 2 yards to the BalSt 24
10:412nd & 12 at own 24NEAL, Riley pass incomplete to GREEN, Darian, PENALTY AKRON holding (COPELAND, D.) 10 yards to the BALL34, NO PLAY.
10:412nd & 2 at own 34James Gilbert run for 3 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
10:411st & 10 at own 37James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the BalSt 38
10:412nd & 9 at own 38Riley Neal run for 4 yds to the BalSt 42
10:413rd & 5 at own 42Riley Neal pass complete to Jordan Hogue for 4 yds to the BalSt 46
10:414th & 1 at own 46Kyle Schmidt punt for 48 yds , JoJo Natson returns for 11 yds to the Akron 17
Akron Touchdown, 12 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 17Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 5 yds to the Akron 22
7:202nd & 5 at own 22Manny Morgan run for 6 yds to the Akron 28 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 28Manny Morgan run for 2 yds to the Akron 30
7:202nd & 8 at own 30Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 6 yds to the Akron 36
7:203rd & 2 at own 36Thomas Woodson pass complete to Newman Williams for 8 yds to the Akron 44 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 44WOODSON, Thomas rush for 9 yards to the BALL47, out-of-bounds, PENALTY AKRON holding (RITZ, Kyle) 10 yards to the AKRON34, NO PLAY.
7:201st & 20 at own 34EDWARDS, Van rush for 5 yards to the AKRON39 (POSLEY, Joshua), PENALTY AKRON illegal formation (LETULI, Jovann) 5 yards to the AKRON29, NO PLAY.
7:201st & 25 at own 29Van Edwards Jr. run for 8 yds to the Akron 37
7:202nd & 17 at own 37Van Edwards Jr. run for 6 yds to the Akron 43
7:203rd & 11 at own 43Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 20 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 37Thomas Woodson run for 8 yds to the BalSt 29
7:202nd & 2 at opp 29EDWARDS, Van rush for 5 yards to the BALL24 (WIGGINS, Sean), PENALTY AKRON illegal formation (LETULI, Jovann) 5 yards to the BALL34, NO PLAY.
7:202nd & 7 at opp 34Thomas Woodson pass complete to Van Edwards Jr. for 5 yds to the BalSt 29
7:203rd & 2 at opp 29Van Edwards Jr. run for 6 yds to the BalSt 23 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at opp 23Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 23 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 21, Ball State 17
Ball State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:201st & 0 at own 35Tom O’Leary kickoff for 56 yds , KeVonn Mabon return for 33 yds to the BalSt 42
0:131st & 10 at own 42James Gilbert run for 11 yds to the Akron 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 47James Gilbert run for 21 yds to the Akron 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 26James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the Akron 25
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 25James Gilbert run for 7 yds to the Akron 18
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at opp 18James Gilbert run for 1 yd to the Akron 17
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 17James Gilbert run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 18
4th quarter7 drives, then Akron 35, Ball State 25
Akron Touchdown, 7 plays
13:081st & 10 at own 18Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 9 yds to the Akron 27
13:082nd & 1 at own 27Manny Morgan run for 19 yds to the Akron 46 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at own 46Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 21 yds to the BalSt 33 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 33Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
13:082nd & 10 at opp 33Manny Morgan run for 11 yds to the BalSt 22 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 22Thomas Woodson pass complete to Newman Williams for 8 yds to the BalSt 14
10:192nd & 2 at opp 14Manny Morgan pass complete to Austin Wolf for 14 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 28, Ball State 17
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
10:191st & 0 at own 35Nick Gasser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:191st & 10 at own 25Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Hogue, broken up by Bryce Jones
10:192nd & 10 at own 25Riley Neal run for 6 yds to the BalSt 31
10:193rd & 4 at own 31Riley Neal run for a loss of 2 yards to the BalSt 29
10:194th & 6 at own 29Kyle Schmidt punt for 47 yds, downed at the Akron 24
Akron Punt, 3 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 24Van Edwards Jr. run for no gain to the Akron 24
8:562nd & 10 at own 24Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
8:563rd & 10 at own 24Van Edwards Jr. run for 2 yds to the Akron 26
8:564th & 8 at own 26Nick Gasser punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BalSt 30 , Corey Lacanaria returns for no gain to the BalSt 30
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 30Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the BalSt 39
7:232nd & 1 at own 39Darian Green run for 1 yd to the BalSt 40 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at own 40Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 33 yds to the Akron 27 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at opp 27NEAL, Riley pass incomplete to GREEN, Darian, PENALTY BALL ineligible downfield on pass (MALONEY, Pat) 5 yards to the AKRON32, NO PLAY.
7:231st & 15 at opp 32Riley Neal pass incomplete, broken up by Daumantas Venckus
7:232nd & 15 at opp 32Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 7 yds to the Akron 25
7:233rd & 8 at opp 25NEAL, Riley pass incomplete to HAZELTON JR.,D., PENALTY AKRON 12 men on the field 5 yards to the AKRON20, NO PLAY.
7:233rd & 3 at opp 20Riley Neal run for 3 yds to the Akron 17 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at opp 17Riley Neal pass complete to Aaron Hepp for 17 yds for a TD, (R. Neal Run For Two-point Conversion)Akron 28, Ball State 25
Akron Touchdown, 9 plays
5:181st & 0 at own 35Kyle Schmidt kickoff for 51 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 13 yds to the Akron 27
5:131st & 10 at own 27Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
5:132nd & 10 at own 27WOODSON, Thomas pass incomplete to LANE, Jerome, PENALTY BALL personal foul (HESTER, Martez) 15 yards to the AKRON42, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
5:131st & 10 at own 42Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 6 yds to the Akron 48
5:132nd & 4 at own 48Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 3 yds to the BalSt 49
3:513rd & 1 at opp 49Timeout AKRON, clock 03:51
3:513rd & 1 at opp 49Tra’Von Chapman run for no gain to the BalSt 49
3:514th & 1 at opp 49Tra’Von Chapman run for 2 yds to the BalSt 47 for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 47Manny Morgan run for a loss of 1 yard to the BalSt 48
2:562nd & 11 at opp 48Timeout BALL ST, clock 02:56
2:562nd & 11 at opp 48Thomas Woodson pass complete to JoJo Natson for 38 yds to the BalSt 10 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 0 at opp 10Timeout AKRON, clock 02:30
2:301st & goal at opp 10Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 7 yds to the BalSt 3
2:242nd & 0 at opp 3Timeout BALL ST, clock 02:24
2:222nd & goal at opp 3Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 3 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 35, Ball State 25
Ball State Interception, 11 plays
2:221st & 0 at own 35Tom O’Leary kickoff for 45 yds , Kevin Willis return for 10 yds to the BalSt 30
2:181st & 10 at own 30Riley Neal pass incomplete to Aaron Hepp
2:182nd & 10 at own 30Riley Neal pass incomplete to Aaron Hepp
2:183rd & 10 at own 30Riley Neal pass complete to Damon Hazelton Jr. for 9 yds to the BalSt 39
2:184th & 1 at own 39Darian Green run for 7 yds to the BalSt 46 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at own 46Riley Neal pass complete to Damon Hazelton Jr. for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
2:182nd & 6 at the 50Riley Neal pass incomplete to Jordan Hogue
2:183rd & 6 at the 50Riley Neal pass complete to Corey Lacanaria for 19 yds to the Akron 31 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 31Riley Neal pass incomplete to Damon Hazelton Jr.
2:182nd & 10 at opp 31Riley Neal run for 7 yds to the Akron 24
0:593rd & 3 at opp 24Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:59
0:593rd & 3 at opp 24Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 6 yds to the Akron 18 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at opp 18Riley Neal pass intercepted Jordan George return for no gain to the Akron 12
Akron End of game, 1 play
0:451st & 10 at own 12TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 10

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.

Ball State leads 11–⁠7 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ball State 42, Akron 28
2021Ball State 31, Akron 25
2017Akron 31, Ball State 3
2016Akron 35, Ball State 25
2014Ball State 35, Akron 21
2013Ball State 42, Akron 24

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