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Ball State at Northern Illinois

Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Ball State kept the Bronze Stalk Trophy

Ball State beat Northern Illinois 20–⁠17. It was their 47th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 23–⁠23–⁠1.

AwayBall State4–⁠8 in 2023
20
HomeNorthern Illinois7–⁠6 in 2023
17

Final at Huskie Stadium, DeKalbTV: CBSSNAttendance 6,282

At kickoff
45°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the east, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
Greg SujackGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ball State7301020
Northern Illinois0100717

Standouts

Player stats

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kiael Kelly15/2511510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marquez Cooper2593021
Kiael Kelly1466132
Vaughn Pemberton527014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ahmad Edwards532014
Qian Magwood326021
Tanner Koziol322111
Marquez Cooper218014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Damion Charity7100
Cole Pearce7000
Keionte Newson5000
Jordan Riley-Scott5000
Mikhari Sibblis2110
Tyler Potts1110

Northern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rocky Lombardi15/2614100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antario Brown1873012
Trayvon Rudolph369135
Gavin Williams218015
Rocky Lombardi614120
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Trayvon Rudolph657018
Dane Pardridge240020
Brock Lampe217010
Gavin Williams215011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyler Jackson101.500
DaRon Gilbert8100
Demond Taylor61.500
Raishein Thomas60.500

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

Team stats

Ball StateNorthern Illinois
301Total yards315
115Passing yards141
186Rushing yards174
4.6Yards per pass5.0
4.2Yards per rush6.0
20First downs17
10–⁠18Third downs3–⁠10
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers3
3–⁠25Penalties2–⁠18
34:50Possession25:10
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Ball StateNorthern Illinois
39%Success rate42%
0.14EPA per play−0.00
1.01Explosiveness0.88
0.18Rushing EPA−0.03
0.09Passing EPA0.03
19%Passing-down success20%
0.00First-down EPA−0.18
−0.35Second-down EPA0.24
0.88Third-down EPA−0.21
18%Havoc by its defense14%

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)

Northern Illinois 66% to win. Ball State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Northern Illinois −10.5, over/under 43.

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 Northern Illinois 71%, Ball State 29%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northern Illinois end zoneBall State end zoneQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 4 playsQ1 Ball StateMissed FG, 4 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 7 playsQ1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 Ball StateField goal, 10 playsQ2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 12 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 Ball StatePunt, 9 playsQ3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StateMissed FG, 11 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 3 playsQ4 Ball StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 3 playsQ4 Ball StateField goal, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Illinois drives left to right, Ball State right to left.
  1. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IllinoisFumble, 4 plays, 22 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StateMissed FG, 4 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  5. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 7 plays, 26 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 13 plays, 98 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  9. Q2 Ball StateField goal, 10 plays, 56 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IllinoisField goal, 12 plays, 70 yards
  11. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  12. Q3 Ball StatePunt, 9 plays, 36 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  14. Q3 Ball StateMissed FG, 11 plays, 24 yards
  15. Q4 Northern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 3 plays, 5 yards
  18. Q4 Ball StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IllinoisFumble, 3 plays, 13 yards
  20. Q4 Ball StateField goal, 8 plays, 22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Ball State 7, Northern Illinois 0
Ball State Touchdown, 7 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Jake Seibert kickoff for 58 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 28 yds to the BALL 35
14:451st & 10 at own 35Marquez Cooper run for 21 yds to the NIU 44 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 44Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 10 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 34Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the NIU 28
12:512nd & 4 at opp 28Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 21 yds to the NIU 7 for a 1ST down
12:171st & goal at opp 7Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the NIU 8
11:362nd & goal at opp 8Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the NIU 6
10:493rd & goal at opp 6Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)Ball State 7, Northern Illinois 0
Northern Illinois Fumble, 4 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 64 yds , Billy Dozier return for 12 yds to the NIU 13
10:321st & 10 at own 13Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 16
9:542nd & 7 at own 16Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 20
9:053rd & 3 at own 20Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Dane Pardridge for 20 yds to the NIU 40 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 40Rocky Lombardi run for 5 yds to the NIU 35 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Jordan Riley (08:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky rush middle for 5 yards loss to the NIU35 fumbled by Lombardi,Rocky at NIU35 recovered by BSU Riley,Jordan at NIU35, End Of Play.
Ball State Missed FG, 4 plays
8:221st & 10 at opp 35Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the NIU 33
7:482nd & 8 at opp 33Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
7:433rd & 8 at opp 33Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Marquez Cooper
7:374th & 8 at opp 33Jackson Courville 50 yd FG MISSED
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
7:372nd & 10 at own 33Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 07:37
7:321st & 10 at own 33Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson
7:202nd & 10 at own 33Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 3 yds to the NIU 36
6:453rd & 7 at own 36Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson
6:334th & 7 at own 36Tom Foley punt for 36 yds
Ball State Punt, 7 plays
6:332nd & 5 at own 33Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:33
6:251st & 10 at own 28Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 33
5:482nd & 5 at own 33Vaughn Pemberton run for 1 yd to the BALL 34
4:543rd & 4 at own 34Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 5 yds to the BALL 39 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at own 39Vaughn Pemberton run for 14 yds to the NIU 47 for a 1ST down
4:261st & 10 at opp 47Vaughn Pemberton run for no gain to the NIU 47
3:462nd & 10 at opp 47Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 46
3:003rd & 9 at opp 46Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Vaughn Pemberton
2:504th & 9 at opp 46Lucas Borrow punt for 44 yds
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 13 plays
2:502nd & 7 at own 5Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 02:50
2:431st & 10 at own 2Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 5
2:062nd & 7 at own 5Antario Brown run for 4 yds to the NIU 9
1:173rd & 3 at own 9Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 8 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down
0:441st & 10 at own 17Trayvon Rudolph run for 21 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 18 yds to the BALL 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:451st & 10 at opp 44Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cam Thompson for 4 yds to the BALL 40
Q2 14:112nd & 6 at opp 40Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the BALL 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:281st & 10 at opp 33Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the BALL 26
Q2 13:032nd & 3 at opp 26Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
Q2 12:553rd & 3 at opp 26Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the BALL 24
Q2 12:084th & 1 at opp 24Rocky Lombardi run for 20 yds to the BALL 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:231st & goal at opp 4Antario Brown run for no gain to the BALL 4
Q2 10:482nd & goal at opp 4Rocky Lombardi run for 4 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)Tied at 7
Q2 10:481st & 10 at own 9Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:48
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 10
Ball State Punt, 7 plays
10:471st & 10 at own 35Jake Seibert kickoff for 59 yds
10:241st & 10 at own 9Kiael Kelly pass complete to Nick Presley for 10 yds to the BALL 19 for a 1ST down
10:011st & 10 at own 19Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 20
9:182nd & 9 at own 20Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 5 yds to the BALL 25
8:473rd & 4 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 10 yds to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 35PENALTY BSU False Start 5 yards from BSU35 to BSU30. NO PLAY.
7:471st & 15 at own 30Kiael Kelly pass complete to Marquez Cooper for 4 yds to the BALL 34
7:122nd & 11 at own 34Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 35
6:293rd & 10 at own 35Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 2 yds to the BALL 37
5:584th & 8 at own 37Lucas Borrow punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NIU 35
Northern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
5:581st & 10 at own 48Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:58
5:581st & 10 at own 35Trayvon Rudolph run for 13 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
5:221st & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
5:152nd & 10 at own 48Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 49
4:343rd & 9 at own 49Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Davis Patterson
4:224th & 9 at own 49Tom Foley punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 25 , Qian Magwood returns for 11 yds to the BALL 25
Ball State Field goal, 10 plays
4:222nd & 8 at own 27Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:22
4:161st & 10 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the BALL 27
3:442nd & 8 at own 27Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
3:323rd & 8 at own 27Kiael Kelly run for 32 yds to the NIU 41 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 41Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the NIU 37
2:132nd & 6 at opp 37Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 32
1:403rd & 1 at opp 32Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 27 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at opp 27Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
1:182nd & 10 at opp 27Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the NIU 31
1:183rd & 14 at opp 31Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:18
1:093rd & 14 at opp 31Vaughn Pemberton run for 12 yds to the NIU 19
1:094th & 2 at opp 19Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:09
1:044th & 2 at opp 19Jackson Courville 37 yd FG GOODBall State 10, Northern Illinois 7
Northern Illinois Field goal, 12 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 53 yds , Billy Dozier return for 8 yds to the NIU 20
0:531st & 10 at own 20Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 14 yds to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at own 34Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 4 yds to the NIU 38
0:382nd & 6 at own 38Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson
0:333rd & 6 at own 38Gavin Williams run for 15 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 47Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson
0:222nd & 10 at opp 47Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Dane Pardridge for 20 yds to the BALL 27 for a 1ST down
0:221st & 10 at opp 27Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:222nd & 10 at opp 27Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 17 yds to the BALL 10 for a 1ST down
0:131st & goal at opp 10Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete
0:102nd & goal at opp 10Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Gavin Williams
0:053rd & goal at opp 10Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Grayson Barnes
0:054th & goal at opp 10Timeout Ball State, clock 00:05
0:004th & goal at opp 10Kanon Woodill 27 yd FG GOODTied at 10
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 10
Northern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:531st & 10 at own 25Antario Brown run for 9 yds to the NIU 34
14:042nd & 1 at own 34Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Gavin Williams for 11 yds to the NIU 45 for a 1ST down
13:261st & 10 at own 45Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 47
12:442nd & 8 at own 47Antario Brown run for 1 yd to the NIU 48
11:563rd & 7 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Jalen Johnson
11:494th & 7 at own 48Tom Foley punt for 27 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 25
Ball State Punt, 9 plays
11:492nd & 5 at own 30Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 11:49
11:411st & 10 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the BALL 30
10:542nd & 5 at own 30Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 3 yds to the BALL 33
10:293rd & 2 at own 33Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at own 37Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 14 yds to the NIU 49 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 49Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the NIU 44
8:402nd & 5 at opp 44Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 39 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at opp 39Vaughn Pemberton run for no gain to the NIU 39
7:192nd & 10 at opp 39Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 39
6:403rd & 10 at opp 39Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Marquez Cooper
6:404th & 10 at opp 39Ball State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Nick Munson) declined
6:344th & 10 at opp 39Lucas Borrow punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Dane Pardridge at the NIU 9
Northern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:342nd & 3 at own 16Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:34
6:301st & 10 at own 9Antario Brown run for 7 yds to the NIU 16
6:282nd & 3 at own 16PENALTY NIU Personal Foul 8 yards from NIU16 to NIU08. NO PLAY.
6:062nd & 11 at own 8Gavin Williams run for 3 yds to the NIU 11
6:063rd & 8 at own 11Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 06:06
5:393rd & 8 at own 11Rocky Lombardi sacked by Mikhari Sibblis for a loss of 3 yards to the NIU 8
5:074th & 11 at own 8Tom Foley punt for 36 yds
Ball State Missed FG, 11 plays
4:591st & 10 at opp 44Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the NIU 42
4:212nd & 8 at opp 42Marquez Cooper run for no gain to the NIU 42
3:343rd & 8 at opp 42Kiael Kelly pass complete to Vaughn Pemberton for 7 yds to the NIU 35
2:554th & 1 at opp 35Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 34 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at opp 34Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ahmad Edwards
2:202nd & 10 at opp 34Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the NIU 31
1:323rd & 7 at opp 31Kiael Kelly pass complete to Marquez Cooper for 14 yds to the NIU 17 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at opp 17Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
0:442nd & 10 at opp 17Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the NIU 18
0:013rd & 11 at opp 18Timeout Ball State, clock 00:01
0:003rd & 11 at opp 18Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ahmad Edwards for 2 yds to the NIU 20
Q4 14:574th & 13 at opp 20Jackson Courville 37 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter6 drives, then Ball State 20, Northern Illinois 17
Northern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
14:572nd & 4 at own 26Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 14:57
14:491st & 10 at own 20Antario Brown run for 6 yds to the NIU 26
14:062nd & 4 at own 26Antario Brown run for 12 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
13:261st & 10 at own 38Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 7 yds to the NIU 45
12:482nd & 3 at own 45Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the NIU 48 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at own 48Antario Brown run for no gain to the NIU 48
11:352nd & 10 at own 48Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 3 yds to the NIU 45
10:563rd & 13 at own 45(11:00) Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky pass incomplete deep right to Pardridge,Dane PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Riley,Jordan) 15 yards from NIU45 to BSU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
10:421st & 10 at opp 40Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Antario Brown for 5 yds to the BALL 35
10:002nd & 5 at opp 35Trayvon Rudolph run for 35 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)Northern Illinois 17, Ball State 10
10:001st & 10 at own 14Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 10:00
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
9:561st & 10 at own 35Jake Seibert kickoff for 54 yds , Nick Munson return for 3 yds to the BALL 14
9:481st & 10 at own 14Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 11 yds to the BALL 25 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at own 25Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the BALL 24
8:412nd & 11 at own 24Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 5 yds to the BALL 29
8:093rd & 6 at own 29Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
8:004th & 6 at own 29Lucas Borrow punt for 44 yds
Northern Illinois Fumble, 3 plays
8:002nd & 8 at own 29Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 08:00
8:001st & 10 at own 27Antario Brown run for 2 yds to the NIU 29
7:062nd & 8 at own 29Rocky Lombardi pass incomplete to Trayvon Rudolph
7:063rd & 8 at own 29PENALTY BSU Offside (Houston,Sidney) 5 yards from NIU29 to NIU34. NO PLAY.
7:013rd & 3 at own 34Rocky Lombardi run for 2 yds to the NIU 32 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Mikhari Sibblis (07:06) Shotgun Lombardi,Rocky rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NIU32 fumbled by Lombardi,Rocky at NIU30 recovered by BSU Sibblis,Mikhari at NIU32, End Of Play.
Ball State Touchdown, 6 plays
6:531st & 10 at opp 32Marquez Cooper run for 10 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at opp 22Marquez Cooper run for 2 yds to the NIU 20
5:352nd & 8 at opp 20Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
5:313rd & 8 at opp 20(05:35) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael rush middle for 3 yards loss to the NIU23 (Thomas,Raishein) PENALTY NIU Tripping (Thomas,Raishein) 10 yards from NIU20 to NIU10, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:031st & goal at opp 10Marquez Cooper run for 4 yds to the NIU 6
4:222nd & goal at opp 6Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 6
3:443rd & goal at opp 6Kiael Kelly pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)Tied at 17
3:441st & 10 at own 28Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:44
Northern Illinois Fumble, 3 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 35Jack Drake kickoff for 60 yds , Trayvon Rudolph return for 23 yds to the NIU 28
3:291st & 10 at own 28Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Brock Lampe for 10 yds to the NIU 38 for a 1ST down
2:531st & 10 at own 38Antario Brown run for 3 yds to the NIU 41
2:132nd & 7 at own 41Rocky Lombardi sacked by Tyler Potts for 0 yards to the NIU 41 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by BALL Kyron Mims , return for 0 yards
Ball State Field goal, 8 plays
2:071st & 10 at opp 41Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the NIU 36
1:193rd & 6 at opp 37Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 01:19
1:182nd & 5 at opp 36Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the NIU 37
1:133rd & 6 at opp 37Marquez Cooper run for 7 yds to the NIU 30 for a 1ST down
0:511st & 10 at opp 30Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the NIU 24
0:512nd & 4 at opp 24Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:51
0:452nd & 4 at opp 24Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the NIU 24
0:453rd & 4 at opp 24Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 00:45
0:453rd & 4 at opp 24Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the NIU 19 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at opp 19Timeout Ball State, clock 00:26
0:191st & 10 at opp 19Marquez Cooper run for no gain to the NIU 19
0:052nd & 10 at opp 19Timeout Ball State, clock 00:05
0:002nd & 10 at opp 19Jackson Courville 36 yd FG GOODBall State 20, Northern Illinois 17

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.

The series

Every Ball State–Northern Illinois game

Tied 24–⁠24–⁠1 in 49 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northern Illinois 21, Ball State 7
2024Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23
2023Ball State 20, Northern Illinois 17
2022Ball State 44, Northern Illinois 38
2021Northern Illinois 30, Ball State 29
2020Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25

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