Toledo at Ball State

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Toledo beat Ball State 13–⁠6. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 27–⁠21–⁠1.

AwayToledo11–⁠3 in 2023
13
HomeBall State4–⁠8 in 2023
6

Final at Scheumann Stadium, MuncieTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,673

At kickoff
58°F, overcast, wind 10 mph from the northwest, gusts to 17 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Delaware Co-Johnson Fd Airport (KMIE), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Billy WilliamsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Toledo3001013
Ball State03036

Standouts

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Player stats

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dequan Finn15/2716600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Peny Boone22148139
Willie Shaw III93509
Dequan Finn62509
Jacquez Stuart61309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Junior Vandeross549018
Jerjuan Newton344032
Anthony Torres131031
Larry Stephens32109
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Daniel Bolden101.500
Dallas Gant80.500
Nate Bauer6000
Maxen Hook5001

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kiael Kelly4/163801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kiael Kelly1898014
Marquez Cooper1660012
Rico Barfield3703
Charlie Spegal1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ahmad Edwards338028
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Keionte Newson7000
Jordan Riley-Scott7000
Cole Pearce6100
Sidney Houston Jr.6000

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

Team stats

ToledoBall State
376Total yards205
166Passing yards38
210Rushing yards167
6.1Yards per pass2.4
4.6Yards per rush4.4
20First downs13
10–⁠18Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
5–⁠56Penalties6–⁠45
30:18Possession29:42
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

ToledoBall State
52%Success rate30%
0.13EPA per play−0.03
0.72Explosiveness0.98
0.03Rushing EPA0.14
0.30Passing EPA−0.22
32%Passing-down success18%
0.17First-down EPA−0.18
−0.17Second-down EPA−0.01
0.45Third-down EPA0.42
17%Havoc by its defense10%

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)

Toledo 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Toledo −17.5, over/under 48.

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 Toledo 89%, Ball State 11%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Ball State end zoneToledo end zoneQ1 Ball StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 ToledoField goal, 16 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 ToledoFumble, 6 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StateField goal, 14 playsQ2 ToledoTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 ToledoEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ToledoTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 7 playsQ3 ToledoPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 ToledoField goal, 19 playsQ4 Ball StateField goal, 10 playsQ4 ToledoTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Ball StateInterception, 4 playsQ4 ToledoEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ball State drives left to right, Toledo right to left.
  1. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  2. Q1 ToledoField goal, 16 plays, 87 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 ToledoFumble, 6 plays, 31 yards
  5. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q2 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StateField goal, 14 plays, 63 yards
  8. Q2 ToledoTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 17 yards
  9. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 ToledoEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  11. Q3 ToledoTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 26 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 7 plays, 27 yards
  13. Q3 ToledoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  15. Q3 ToledoField goal, 19 plays, 83 yards
  16. Q4 Ball StateField goal, 10 plays, 66 yards
  17. Q4 ToledoTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StateInterception, 4 plays, 2 yards
  19. Q4 ToledoEnd of game, 4 plays, 28 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Toledo 3, Ball State 0
Ball State Punt, 6 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Luke Pawlak kickoff for 65 yds , Nick Munson return for 25 yds to the BALL 25
14:471st & 10 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the BALL 28
14:152nd & 7 at own 28Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 33
13:383rd & 2 at own 33Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 36 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 36Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Nick Presley
12:352nd & 10 at own 36Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the BALL 42
12:063rd & 4 at own 42Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 44
11:294th & 2 at own 44Lucas Borrow punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TOL 6
Toledo Field goal, 16 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 6Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 5 yds to the TOL 11
10:472nd & 5 at own 11Dequan Finn run for 2 yds to the TOL 13
10:343rd & 3 at own 13Dequan Finn run for 4 yds to the TOL 17 for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at own 17Peny Boone run for 9 yds to the TOL 26
9:452nd & 1 at own 26Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the TOL 31 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 31Dequan Finn pass complete to Peny Boone for 8 yds to the TOL 39
8:292nd & 2 at own 39(08:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Stuart,Jacquez rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TOL46 (King,Kyle; Malry,Aljareek) PENALTY TOL Holding (Long,Tyler) 10 yards from TOL39 to TOL29. NO PLAY.
8:012nd & 12 at own 29Dequan Finn pass complete to Anthony Torres for 31 yds to the BALL 40 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 40Dequan Finn pass complete to Larry Stephens for 6 yds to the BALL 34
7:052nd & 4 at opp 34(07:05) No Huddle-Shotgun Finn,Dequan pass complete short right to Zsiros,Thomas for 8 yards to the BSU26 (Riley,Jordan; Baldwin,Thailand) PENALTY BSU Holding (Harmon,Jahmad) 10 yards from BSU34 to BSU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:441st & 10 at opp 24Jacquez Stuart run for 3 yds to the BALL 27
6:012nd & 13 at opp 27Dequan Finn run for 9 yds to the BALL 18
5:313rd & 4 at opp 18Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jerjuan Newton
5:164th & 4 at opp 18Dequan Finn pass complete to Jaden Dottin for 8 yds to the BALL 10 for a 1ST down
4:431st & goal at opp 10Peny Boone run for 3 yds to the BALL 7
4:152nd & goal at opp 7Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Anthony Torres
4:113rd & goal at opp 7Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Eric Holley III
4:084th & goal at opp 7Luke Pawlak 26 yd FG GOODToledo 3, Ball State 0
4:011st & 10 at own 35Luke Pawlak kickoff for 55 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 25 yds to the BALL 40 Ball State Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the BALL 18
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 18Rico Barfield run for 3 yds to the BALL 21
3:132nd & 7 at own 21Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for no gain to the BALL 21
2:383rd & 7 at own 21Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 26
1:564th & 2 at own 26Lucas Borrow punt for 41 yds , Devin Maddox returns for 28 yds to the BALL 39
Toledo Fumble, 6 plays
1:431st & 10 at opp 39Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 10 yds to the BALL 29 for a 1ST down
1:281st & 10 at opp 29Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the BALL 24
1:082nd & 5 at opp 24Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the BALL 20
0:513rd & 1 at opp 20Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the BALL 16 for a 1ST down
0:311st & 10 at opp 16Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Larry Stephens
0:242nd & 10 at opp 16Peny Boone run for 8 yds to the BALL 8 Peny Boone fumbled, recovered by BALL Thailand Baldwin
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 8Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 7
Q2 14:532nd & 11 at own 7Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the BALL 11
Q2 14:153rd & 7 at own 11Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
Q2 14:064th & 7 at own 11Lucas Borrow punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TOL 34
2nd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 3
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
13:581st & 10 at own 34Dequan Finn run for 1 yd to the TOL 33
13:342nd & 11 at own 33Jacquez Stuart run for 9 yds to the TOL 42
13:143rd & 2 at own 42Jacquez Stuart run for no gain to the TOL 42
12:444th & 2 at own 42Timeout Toledo, clock 12:44
12:354th & 2 at own 42Emilio Duran punt for 32 yds
Ball State Field goal, 14 plays
12:351st & 10 at own 26PENALTY BSU False Start (Mucciolo,Jon) 5 yards from BSU26 to BSU21. NO PLAY.
12:181st & 15 at own 21Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 11 yds to the BALL 32
11:522nd & 4 at own 32Timeout Ball State, clock 11:52
11:522nd & 4 at own 32Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 35
11:073rd & 1 at own 35Charlie Spegal run for 2 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at own 37Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 39
9:442nd & 8 at own 39Marquez Cooper run for 10 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 49(09:06) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BSU40 (Bolden,Daniel) PENALTY TOL Tripping (Bolden,Daniel) 15 yards from BSU49 to TOL36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
8:481st & 10 at opp 36Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
8:402nd & 10 at opp 36Marquez Cooper run for 8 yds to the TOL 28
8:003rd & 2 at opp 28Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the TOL 26 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 26Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the TOL 20
6:412nd & 4 at opp 20Kiael Kelly run for 8 yds to the TOL 12 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at opp 12(06:08) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael rush left for 1 yard gain to the TOL11 (Bolden,Daniel) PENALTY BSU Holding (Stewart,Corey) 10 yards from TOL12 to TOL22. NO PLAY.
5:451st & 20 at opp 22Kiael Kelly run for 7 yds to the TOL 15
5:032nd & 13 at opp 15Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the TOL 11
4:213rd & 9 at opp 11Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
4:174th & 9 at opp 11Jackson Courville 28 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Toledo Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:081st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 55 yds , Jerjuan Newton return for 25 yds to the TOL 35
4:001st & 10 at own 35Jacquez Stuart run for 7 yds to the TOL 42
3:362nd & 3 at own 42Jacquez Stuart run for 1 yd to the TOL 43
3:083rd & 2 at own 43Dequan Finn pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 5 yds to the TOL 48 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at own 48Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Junior Vandeross III
2:332nd & 10 at own 48Jacquez Stuart run for 1 yd to the TOL 47
1:563rd & 11 at own 47Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 10 yds to the BALL 43
1:514th & 1 at opp 43Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the BALL 48
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
1:441st & 11 at own 48Kiael Kelly run for 14 yds to the TOL 38 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 38Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Rico Barfield
1:132nd & 10 at opp 38Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 1 yd to the TOL 39
0:403rd & 11 at opp 39Timeout Ball State, clock 00:40
0:343rd & 11 at opp 39Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
0:344th & 11 at opp 39PENALTY BSU Delay Of Game (Kelly,Kiael) 5 yards from TOL39 to TOL44. NO PLAY.
0:264th & 16 at opp 44Lucas Borrow punt for 42 yds
Toledo End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 2Peny Boone run for 6 yds to the TOL 8
3rd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 3
Toledo Turnover on downs, 10 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 41 yds , Adam Beale return for 13 yds to the TOL 37
14:471st & 10 at own 37Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the TOL 39
14:222nd & 8 at own 39Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the TOL 43
13:443rd & 4 at own 43Dequan Finn pass complete to Larry Stephens for 6 yds to the TOL 49 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 49Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the BALL 46
13:132nd & 5 at opp 46Peny Boone run for 4 yds to the BALL 42
12:283rd & 1 at opp 42Willie Shaw III run for 3 yds to the BALL 39 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at opp 39Willie Shaw III run for 2 yds to the BALL 37
11:152nd & 8 at opp 37Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jaden Dottin
11:083rd & 8 at opp 37Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Junior Vandeross III
11:004th & 8 at opp 37Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Junior Vandeross III
Ball State Punt, 7 plays
10:491st & 11 at own 37Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the BALL 39
10:202nd & 9 at own 39Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Maximus Webster
10:083rd & 9 at own 39Kiael Kelly run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at the 50Marquez Cooper run for 12 yds to the TOL 38 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 38Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the TOL 34
8:232nd & 6 at opp 34Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the TOL 36
7:463rd & 8 at opp 36Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
7:364th & 8 at opp 36Lucas Borrow punt for 34 yds
Toledo Punt, 3 plays
7:271st & 10 at own 2Peny Boone run for 2 yds to the TOL 4
7:032nd & 8 at own 4Peny Boone run for 1 yd to the TOL 5
6:363rd & 7 at own 5Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Anthony Torres
6:274th & 7 at own 5Emilio Duran punt for 48 yds , Nick Munson returns for no gain to the BALL 47
6:274th & 7 at own 5Emilio Duran punt for 48 yds , Nick Munson returns for no gain to the BALL 47
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 47Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
5:392nd & 7 at the 50Kiael Kelly run for 14 yds to the TOL 36 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at opp 36Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the TOL 38
4:322nd & 12 at opp 38Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the TOL 39
3:483rd & 13 at opp 39Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the TOL 33
3:074th & 7 at opp 33PENALTY BSU Delay Of Game (Kelly,Kiael) 5 yards from TOL33 to TOL38. NO PLAY.
2:574th & 12 at opp 38Lucas Borrow punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Devin Maddox at the TOL 8
Toledo Field goal, 19 plays
2:571st & 10 at own 8Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jerjuan Newton
2:462nd & 10 at own 8Willie Shaw III run for 8 yds to the TOL 16
2:303rd & 2 at own 16Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 6 yds to the TOL 22 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at own 22Willie Shaw III run for 6 yds to the TOL 28
1:342nd & 4 at own 28Willie Shaw III run for no gain to the TOL 28
1:003rd & 4 at own 28(01:06) Shotgun Finn,Dequan rush right for 9 yards gain to the TOL37, out of bounds at TOL37 PENALTY TOL Holding (Long,Tyler) 10 yards from TOL28 to TOL18. NO PLAY.
0:443rd & 14 at own 18Dequan Finn pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 18 yds to the TOL 36 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at own 36Peny Boone run for no gain to the TOL 36
0:002nd & 10 at own 36Dequan Finn run for 8 yds to the TOL 44
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 44Peny Boone run for 21 yds to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:261st & 10 at opp 35(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Boone,Peny rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BSU32 (King,Kyle; Makszin,James) PENALTY TOL Illegal Formation (Rosi,Nick) 5 yards from BSU35 to BSU40. NO PLAY.
Q4 14:141st & 15 at opp 40Willie Shaw III run for 9 yds to the BALL 31
Q4 14:052nd & 6 at opp 31Dequan Finn run for 3 yds to the BALL 28
Q4 13:343rd & 3 at opp 28Willie Shaw III run for 4 yds to the BALL 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:151st & 10 at opp 24Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Jerjuan Newton
Q4 13:152nd & 10 at opp 24Dequan Finn pass complete to Willie Shaw III for 5 yds to the BALL 19
Q4 12:193rd & 5 at opp 19Dequan Finn pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 7 yds to the BALL 12 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:481st & 10 at opp 12Willie Shaw III run for 2 yds to the BALL 10
Q4 11:102nd & 8 at opp 10Willie Shaw III run for 1 yd to the BALL 9
Q4 10:263rd & 7 at opp 9Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Junior Vandeross III
Q4 10:234th & 7 at opp 9Luke Pawlak 27 yd FG GOODToledo 6, Ball State 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Toledo 13, Ball State 6
Ball State Field goal, 10 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 35Luke Pawlak kickoff for 49 yds
10:111st & 10 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the BALL 27
9:412nd & 8 at own 27Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the BALL 29
8:503rd & 6 at own 29Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 28 yds to the TOL 43 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 43Rico Barfield run for 2 yds to the TOL 41
7:582nd & 8 at opp 41(08:04) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael rush middle for 0 yards to the TOL41 (Poynter,Martez) PENALTY TOL UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Poynter,Martez) 16 yards from TOL41 to TOL25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:381st & 10 at opp 25Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the TOL 21
6:572nd & 6 at opp 21Kiael Kelly run for 7 yds to the TOL 14 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at opp 14Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the TOL 13
5:432nd & 9 at opp 13Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
5:303rd & 9 at opp 13Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the TOL 9
4:564th & 5 at opp 9Jackson Courville 26 yd FG GOODTied at 6
Toledo Touchdown, 6 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 62 yds , Junior Vandeross III return for 25 yds to the TOL 28
4:351st & 10 at own 28Dequan Finn pass complete to Jerjuan Newton for 32 yds to the BALL 40 for a 1ST down
4:131st & 10 at opp 40Peny Boone run for 5 yds to the BALL 35
3:282nd & 5 at opp 35Dequan Finn pass complete to Larry Stephens for 9 yds to the BALL 26 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 26Peny Boone run for 13 yds to the BALL 13 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 13Peny Boone run for 10 yds to the BALL 3 for a 1ST down
1:311st & goal at opp 3Peny Boone run for 3 yds for a TD (Luke Pawlak KICK)Toledo 13, Ball State 6
Ball State Interception, 4 plays
1:271st & 10 at own 35Luke Pawlak kickoff for 47 yds , Nick Munson return for 2 yds to the BALL 20
1:181st & 10 at own 20Rico Barfield run for 2 yds to the BALL 22
1:082nd & 8 at own 22Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Rico Barfield
0:593rd & 8 at own 22Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
0:544th & 8 at own 22Kiael Kelly pass intercepted
Toledo End of game, 4 plays
0:451st & goal at opp 6Timeout Ball State, clock 00:45
0:441st & 10 at opp 45Peny Boone run for 39 yds to the BALL 6 for a 1ST down
0:422nd & goal at opp 10Timeout Ball State, clock 00:42
0:401st & goal at opp 6Kneel down by Toledo at BSU10 for loss of 4 yards.
0:392nd & goal at opp 10Kneel down by Toledo at BSU14 for loss of 4 yards.
0:383rd & goal at opp 14Timeout Ball State, clock 00:38
0:003rd & goal at opp 14Kneel down by Toledo at BSU17 for loss of 3 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.

Toledo leads 29–⁠21–⁠1 in 51 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Toledo 39, Ball State 24
2025Toledo 38, Ball State 9
2023Toledo 13, Ball State 6
2022Toledo 28, Ball State 21
2021Toledo 22, Ball State 12
2020Ball State 27, Toledo 24

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