Eastern Michigan at Ball State

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Eastern Michigan beat Ball State 20–⁠16. It was their 48th meeting; after it, Ball State led the series 32–⁠16.

AwayEastern Michigan9–⁠4 in 2022
20
HomeBall State5–⁠7 in 2022
16

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,698

At kickoff
76°F, clear, wind 16 mph from the south, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Michigan01001020
Ball State079016

Standouts

  • RushingCarson Steele24 carries, 101 yardsBall State
  • ReceivingHassan Beydoun10 catches, 85 yardsEastern Michigan
  • DefenseCole Pearce15 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 for lossBall State

Player stats

Eastern Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Smith20/3419700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Austin Smith1952120
Darius Boone114308
Jaylon Jackson739018
Tanner Knue216011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hassan Beydoun1085019
Gunnar Oakes344027
Tanner Knue325013
Andreas Paaske224019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joseph Sparacio15000
Steven Scheidt8000
Brandon Benson6000
T.J. Peavy5000
Mikah Coleman4110
Quentavius Scandrett1001
Robert Daniel0001

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
John Paddock15/2617822
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Carson Steele24101013
Vaughn Pemberton739011
Will Jones1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jayshon Jackson466032
Carson Steele457129
Brady Hunt328118
Amir Abdur-Rahman113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Pearce151.510
Jaquan Amos14000
Clayton Coll8110
Jordan Riley-Scott8000
Joshua Tarango710.50
Brandon Berger21.510
Tavion Woodard20.50.50

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

Team stats

Eastern MichiganBall State
358Total yards292
197Passing yards178
161Rushing yards114
5.6Yards per pass6.8
3.5Yards per rush3.4
25First downs20
9–⁠15Third downs6–⁠12
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers3
11–⁠112Penalties5–⁠62
37:09Possession22:51
1Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

Eastern MichiganBall State
45%Success rate43%
0.08EPA per play−0.25
1.09Explosiveness0.61
0.23Rushing EPA−0.18
−0.08Passing EPA0.38
31%Passing-down success25%
−0.04First-down EPA0.01
0.07Second-down EPA−0.56
0.72Third-down EPA−0.22
22%Havoc by its defense19%

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 62% to win. Eastern Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Ball State −2.5, over/under 57.5.

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 57%, Eastern Michigan 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneEastern Michigan end zoneQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 7 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 8 playsQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 13 playsQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Ball StateFumble, 11 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StateInterception, 5 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 playsQ3 Ball StateField goal, 12 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ3 Ball StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 13 playsQ4 Ball StateInterception, 2 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganEnd of game, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ball State drives left to right, Eastern Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 7 plays, 43 yards
  2. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 13 plays, 50 yards
  4. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 10 plays, 76 yards
  6. Q2 Ball StateFumble, 11 plays, 45 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 7 plays, 11 yards
  9. Q2 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  10. Q2 Ball StateInterception, 5 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q2 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StateField goal, 12 plays, 65 yards
  13. Q3 Eastern MichiganTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 35 yards
  14. Q3 Ball StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 60 yards
  15. Q3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 13 plays, 55 yards
  16. Q4 Ball StateInterception, 2 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 28 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q4 Eastern MichiganEnd of game, 12 plays, 40 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
Eastern Michigan Punt, 7 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 64 yds , Jaylon Jackson return for 14 yds to the EMich 15
14:551st & 10 at own 15Austin Smith pass complete to Gunnar Oakes for 9 yds to the EMich 24
14:552nd & 1 at own 24Austin Smith run for 17 yds to the EMich 41 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 41Darius Boone Jr. run for 2 yds to the EMich 43
14:552nd & 8 at own 43BALL ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Jordan Riley) to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 37Austin Smith sacked by Cole Pearce for a loss of 8 yards to the BalSt 45
14:552nd & 18 at opp 45Jaylon Jackson run for 3 yds to the BalSt 42
14:553rd & 15 at opp 42Austin Smith pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
12:004th & 15 at opp 42Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 12:00
11:514th & 15 at opp 42Mitchell Tomasek punt for 31 yds , Jayshon Jackson returns for no gain to the BalSt 11
Ball State Punt, 8 plays
11:511st & 10 at own 11Carson Steele run for 9 yds to the BalSt 20
11:512nd & 1 at own 20Carson Steele run for 5 yds to the BalSt 25 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at own 25Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the BalSt 29
11:512nd & 6 at own 29Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the BalSt 33
11:513rd & 2 at own 33Vaughn Pemberton run for 2 yds to the BalSt 35 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at own 35John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
11:512nd & 10 at own 35Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 38
11:513rd & 7 at own 38John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
8:524th & 7 at own 38Lucas Borrow punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Dylan Drummond at the EMich 15
Eastern Michigan Punt, 13 plays
8:521st & 10 at own 15Austin Smith run for 2 yds to the EMich 13
8:522nd & 12 at own 13Austin Smith pass complete to Andreas Paaske for 19 yds to the EMich 32 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at own 32Austin Smith run for 9 yds to the EMich 41
8:522nd & 1 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass complete deep right to Knue,Tanner for 11 yards to the BSU48 (Amos,Jaquan), out of bounds PENALTY EMU Holding (Bates Jr.,Richard) 10 yards from EMU41 to EMU31. NO PLAY.
8:522nd & 11 at own 31Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 15 yds to the EMich 46 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at own 46Jaylon Jackson run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
6:152nd & 6 at the 50Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 06:15
6:152nd & 6 at the 50Austin Smith pass incomplete to Jere Getzinger
6:153rd & 6 at the 50Austin Smith run for 11 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 39Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 5 yds to the BalSt 34
6:152nd & 5 at opp 34Austin Smith run for 2 yds to the BalSt 32
6:153rd & 3 at opp 32Austin Smith run for 4 yds to the BalSt 28 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 28Austin Smith run for 1 yd to the BalSt 29
6:152nd & 11 at opp 29Austin Smith sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the BalSt 34
6:153rd & 16 at opp 34Austin Smith sacked by Clayton Coll for a loss of 1 yard to the BalSt 35 Austin Smith fumbled, recovered by EMich Austin Smith , return for 0 yards
1:534th & 17 at opp 35Mitchell Tomasek punt for 35 yds for a touchback
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
1:531st & 10 at own 25John Paddock pass complete to Carson Steele for 29 yds to the EMich 46 for a 1ST down
1:531st & 10 at opp 46Carson Steele run for 4 yds to the EMich 42
1:532nd & 6 at opp 42Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the EMich 39
1:533rd & 3 at opp 39(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short left to Presley,Nick PENALTY EMU Pass Interference (Scott,Joshua) 15 yards from EMU39 to EMU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:531st & 10 at opp 24Vaughn Pemberton run for 11 yds to the EMich 13 for a 1ST down
1:531st & 10 at opp 13Vaughn Pemberton run for 6 yds to the EMich 7
0:052nd & 4 at opp 7Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:05
0:002nd & 4 at opp 7Carson Steele run for 1 yd to the EMich 8
Q2 14:563rd & 5 at opp 8John Paddock pass complete to Carson Steele for 8 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten KICK)Ball State 7, Eastern Michigan 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Eastern Michigan 10, Ball State 7
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 10 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 55 yds , Jaylon Jackson return for 14 yds to the EMich 24
14:501st & 10 at own 24Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 7 yds to the EMich 31
14:502nd & 3 at own 31Elijah Jackson-Anderson run for 1 yd to the EMich 32
14:503rd & 2 at own 32Darius Boone Jr. run for 5 yds to the EMich 37 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at own 37Austin Smith pass incomplete to Darius Lassiter
14:502nd & 10 at own 37Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun
14:503rd & 10 at own 37Austin Smith run for 20 yds to the BalSt 43 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 43Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 4 yds to the BalSt 39
14:502nd & 6 at opp 39Bryson Moss run for 8 yds to the BalSt 31 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 31Austin Smith pass complete to Gunnar Oakes for 27 yds to the BalSt 4 for a 1ST down
10:561st & goal at opp 4Bryson Moss run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jesus Gomez KICK)Tied at 7
Ball State Fumble, 11 plays
10:561st & 10 at own 35Brady Pohl kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:561st & 10 at own 25Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 28
10:562nd & 7 at own 28John Paddock sacked by Mikah Coleman for a loss of 8 yards to the BalSt 20
10:563rd & 15 at own 20John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 32 yds to the EMich 48 for a 1ST down
10:561st & 10 at opp 48Will Jones run for 3 yds to the EMich 45
9:142nd & 7 at opp 45Timeout BALL ST, clock 09:14
9:142nd & 7 at opp 45Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the EMich 43
9:143rd & 5 at opp 43John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 13 yds to the EMich 30 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at opp 30Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the EMich 28
9:142nd & 8 at opp 28John Paddock pass complete to Brady Hunt for 4 yds to the EMich 24
9:143rd & 4 at opp 24John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 8 yds to the EMich 16 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at opp 16Carson Steele run for 7 yds to the EMich 9
5:462nd & 3 at opp 9run for 21 yds to the EMich 30 fumbled, recovered by EMich Joe Sparacio
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
5:461st & 10 at own 30Austin Smith pass complete to Jaylon Jackson for 7 yds to the EMich 37
5:462nd & 3 at own 37Austin Smith run for no gain to the EMich 37
5:463rd & 3 at own 37Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
4:224th & 3 at own 37Mitchell Tomasek punt for 63 yds for a touchback
Ball State Punt, 7 plays
4:221st & 10 at own 20Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 23
4:222nd & 7 at own 23BALL ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the BalSt 27
4:222nd & 3 at own 27Carson Steele run for no gain to the BalSt 27
4:223rd & 3 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass complete deep right to Jackson,Jayshon for 19 yards to the BSU46 (Shine,Kempton) PENALTY BSU Chop Block (Crowe,Ethan) 13 yards from BSU27 to BSU14. NO PLAY.
4:223rd & 16 at own 14John Paddock pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman
2:024th & 16 at own 14Borrow,Lucas punt 44 yards to the EMU42 fair catch by Drummond,Dylan at EMU42 PENALTY EMU Roughing The Kicker (Benson,Brandon) 15 yards from BSU14 to BSU29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:021st & 10 at own 29John Paddock pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman
2:022nd & 10 at own 29Carson Steele run for 2 yds to the BalSt 31
2:023rd & 8 at own 31John Paddock pass incomplete to Nick Presley
1:164th & 8 at own 31Lucas Borrow punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Dylan Drummond at the EMich 30
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
1:161st & 10 at own 30Austin Smith pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
1:162nd & 10 at own 30Austin Smith pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
1:163rd & 10 at own 30Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun
0:534th & 10 at own 30Mitchell Tomasek punt for 48 yds for a 1ST down , Jayshon Jackson returns for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Ball State Interception, 5 plays
0:531st & 10 at the 50John Paddock pass complete to Will Jones for 6 yds to the EMich 44
0:532nd & 4 at opp 44John Paddock pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 13 yds to the EMich 31 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 31John Paddock pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman
0:532nd & 10 at opp 31John Paddock pass complete to Brady Hunt for 6 yds to the EMich 25
0:193rd & 4 at opp 25John Paddock pass intercepted
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 4 plays
0:191st & 10 at own 45Austin Smith run for 6 yds to the BalSt 49
0:192nd & 4 at opp 49Austin Smith pass complete to Dylan Drummond for 12 yds to the BalSt 37 for a 1ST down
0:191st & 10 at opp 37Austin Smith pass incomplete
0:193rd & 4 at opp 25John Paddock pass intercepted
0:052nd & 10 at opp 37Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:05
0:002nd & 10 at opp 37Jesus Gomez 55 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 10, Ball State 7
3rd quarter4 drives, then Ball State 16, Eastern Michigan 10
Ball State Field goal, 12 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Brady Pohl kickoff for 55 yds , Nic Jones return for 18 yds to the BalSt 28
14:551st & 10 at own 28Carson Steele run for 5 yds to the BalSt 33
14:552nd & 5 at own 33John Paddock pass incomplete to Carson Steele
14:553rd & 5 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short right to Jackson,Jayshon PENALTY EMU Offside (Sparacio,Joe) 7 yards from BSU33 to BSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:552nd & 1 at opp 25John Paddock pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 13 yds to the EMich 12 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 12Vaughn Pemberton run for 2 yds to the EMich 10
14:552nd & 8 at opp 10John Paddock pass complete to Nick Presley for 3 yds to the EMich 7
14:553rd & 5 at opp 7John Paddock pass incomplete to Jayshon Jackson
14:552nd & 3 at opp 41Vaughn Pemberton run for 7 yds to the EMich 34 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 34Vaughn Pemberton run for 9 yds to the EMich 25
14:552nd & 5 at own 45Carson Steele run for 7 yds to the EMich 48 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short left to Abdur-Rahman,Amir PENALTY EMU Offside (Cameron,Luke) 5 yards from EMU48 to EMU43. NO PLAY.
14:551st & 5 at opp 43Vaughn Pemberton run for 2 yds to the EMich 41
14:551st & 10 at own 40Carson Steele run for 5 yds to the BalSt 45
10:144th & 5 at opp 7Ben VonGunten 24 yd FG GOODTied at 10
Eastern Michigan Turnover on downs, 10 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:141st & 10 at own 25Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 13 yds to the EMich 38 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at own 38Austin Smith pass complete to Andreas Paaske for 5 yds to the EMich 43
10:142nd & 5 at own 43Jaylon Jackson run for 6 yds to the EMich 49 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at own 49Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 6 yds to the BalSt 45
10:142nd & 4 at opp 45Jaylon Jackson run for 3 yds to the BalSt 42
10:143rd & 1 at opp 42Darius Boone Jr. run for 8 yds to the BalSt 34 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 34Austin Smith pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
10:142nd & 10 at opp 34Austin Smith run for 4 yds to the BalSt 30
10:143rd & 6 at opp 30Austin Smith run for 2 yds to the BalSt 32
5:554th & 8 at opp 32Austin Smith sacked by Brandon Berger for a loss of 8 yards to the BalSt 40
Ball State Touchdown, 5 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 40Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 43
5:552nd & 7 at own 43John Paddock pass complete to Carson Steele for 6 yds to the BalSt 49
5:553rd & 1 at own 49Carson Steele run for 13 yds to the BALLST 38 for a 1ST down EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Steven Scheidt) to the EMich 23 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 23John Paddock pass complete to Ryan Lezon for 5 yds to the EMich 18
4:092nd & 5 at opp 18John Paddock pass complete to Brady Hunt for 18 yds for a TD, (Ben VonGunten PAT BLOCKED)Ball State 16, Eastern Michigan 10
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 13 plays
4:091st & 10 at own 35Ben VonGunten kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:091st & 10 at own 25Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 7 yds to the EMich 32
4:092nd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass complete short left to Beydoun,Hassan for 7 yards to the EMU39 (Riley,Jordan), out of bounds PENALTY EMU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Miles,Sterling) 5 yards from EMU32 to EMU27. NO PLAY.
4:092nd & 8 at own 27Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 19 yds to the EMich 46 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass incomplete short left to Beydoun,Hassan PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Potts,Tyler) 15 yards from EMU46 to EMU46, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:091st & 10 at own 46Jaylon Jackson run for 18 yds to the BalSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at opp 36Jaylon Jackson run for 1 yd to the BalSt 35
4:092nd & 9 at opp 35Darius Boone Jr. run for 2 yds to the BalSt 33
0:003rd & 7 at opp 33Tanner Knue run for 5 yds to the BalSt 28
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 25Darius Boone Jr. run for 3 yds to the BalSt 22
Q4 15:004th & 4 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass complete deep left to Oakes,Gunnar for 12 yards to the BSU10 (Riley,Jordan), out of bounds PENALTY EMU Pass Interference (Beydoun,Hassan) 15 yards from BSU22 to BSU37. NO PLAY. The previous play is under review. The ruling on the field stands.
Q4 15:004th & 2 at opp 28Bryson Moss run for 2 yds to the BalSt 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 26Austin Smith run for 1 yd to the BalSt 25
Q4 12:334th & 19 at opp 37Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 12:33
Q4 12:334th & 19 at opp 37Austin Smith pass incomplete to Bryson Moss
Q4 12:331st & 10 at opp 37Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 12 yds to the BalSt 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:331st & 10 at opp 25Austin Smith pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 5 yds to the BalSt 20
Q4 11:042nd & 5 at opp 20Jesus Gomez 38 yd FG GOODBall State 16, Eastern Michigan 13
4th quarter4 drives, then Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Ball State Interception, 2 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 35Brady Pohl kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:041st & 10 at own 25Carson Steele run for 3 yds to the BalSt 28
10:212nd & 7 at own 28John Paddock pass intercepted
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
10:211st & 10 at opp 28Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
10:212nd & 10 at opp 28Jaylon Jackson run for 4 yds to the BalSt 24
10:213rd & 6 at opp 24Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 8 yds to the BalSt 16 for a 1ST down
10:211st & 10 at opp 16Darius Boone Jr. run for 2 yds to the BalSt 14
10:212nd & 8 at opp 14Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
10:213rd & 8 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass incomplete short right to Beydoun,Hassan PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Amos,Jaquan) 9 yards from BSU14 to BSU05, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
8:091st & goal at opp 5Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun
8:092nd & goal at opp 5Austin Smith run for 3 yds to the BalSt 2 Austin Smith fumbled, recovered by EMich Gunnar Oakes
7:233rd & goal at opp 2Austin Smith run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jesus Gomez KICK)Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 35Brady Pohl kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:231st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass complete short right to Steele,Carson for 6 yards to the BSU31 (Speights,Tariq), out of bounds PENALTY EMU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from BSU25 to BSU30. NO PLAY.
7:231st & 5 at own 30Carson Steele run for 9 yds to the BalSt 39 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at own 39Carson Steele run for 6 yds to the BalSt 45
7:232nd & 4 at own 45Carson Steele run for no gain to the BalSt 45
7:233rd & 4 at own 45John Paddock pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman
5:334th & 4 at own 45Lucas Borrow punt for 40 yds
Eastern Michigan End of game, 12 plays
5:332nd & 10 at own 15Timeout BALL ST, clock 05:33
5:331st & 10 at own 15Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun
5:332nd & 10 at own 15Darius Boone Jr. run for 3 yds to the EMich 18
5:333rd & 7 at own 18Austin Smith pass complete to Gunnar Oakes for 8 yds to the EMich 26 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at own 26Bryson Moss run for no gain to the EMich 26
5:332nd & 10 at own 26Tanner Knue run for 11 yds to the EMich 37 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at own 37Darius Boone Jr. run for 6 yds to the EMich 43
5:332nd & 4 at own 43Darius Boone Jr. run for 1 yd to the EMich 44
1:463rd & 3 at own 44Timeout BALL ST, clock 01:46
1:463rd & 3 at own 44Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 4 yds to the EMich 48 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 48Darius Boone Jr. run for 4 yds to the BalSt 48
1:012nd & 6 at opp 48Timeout BALL ST, clock 01:01
1:012nd & 6 at opp 48Darius Boone Jr. run for 7 yds to the BalSt 41 for a 1ST down
0:541st & 10 at opp 41Timeout BALL ST, clock 00:54
0:541st & 10 at opp 41Kneel down by Eastern Mich. at BSU44 for loss of 3 yards.
0:002nd & 13 at opp 44Kneel down by Eastern Mich. at BSU45 for loss of 1 yards.

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 32–⁠18 in 50 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Eastern Michigan 24, Ball State 9
2023Eastern Michigan 24, Ball State 10
2022Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16
2021Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 31
2020Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 31
2019Ball State 29, Eastern Michigan 23

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