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Ball State at Vanderbilt

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Vanderbilt beat Ball State 24–⁠14. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayBall State3–⁠9 in 2024
14
HomeVanderbilt7–⁠6 in 2024
24

Final at FirstBank Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPN+, SECN+Attendance 27,884

At kickoff
70°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; John C Tune (KJWN), 8 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeff HeaserGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ball State707014
Vanderbilt31101024

How the win probability moved

Vanderbilt favored

Win probability by play: Vanderbilt 45% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 42 points.

Ball State favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (42 points).

Standouts

  • PassingDiego Pavia17 of 31, 275 yards, 1 TDVanderbilt
  • RushingDiego Pavia13 carries, 82 yards, 1 TDVanderbilt
  • ReceivingEli Stowers8 catches, 130 yards, 1 TDVanderbilt
  • DefenseJoey Stemler11 tackles, 1.5 for lossBall State

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

Player stats

Ball State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kadin Semonza21/2919010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Vaughn Pemberton532012
Braedon Sloan72807
Kiael Kelly521113
T.J. Horton1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tanner Koziol968114
Braedon Sloan448024
Cam Pickett240029
Justin Bowick233019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joey Stemler111.500
Keionte Newson7000
D.D. Snyder6000
A.J. Taylor6000
Brandon Berger4110

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Diego Pavia17/3127510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Diego Pavia1382120
Sedrick Alexander124107
Chase Gillespie51907
Jamoni Jones2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eli Stowers8130141
Junior Sherrill143043
Sedrick Alexander138038
Quincy Skinner Jr.223015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nicholas Rinaldi7110
C.J. Taylor6000
De’Marion Thomas4110
Bryce Cowan40.500

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

Team stats

Ball StateVanderbilt
268Total yards420
190Passing yards275
78Rushing yards145
6.6Yards per pass8.9
3.5Yards per rush3.9
16First downs21
2–⁠9Third downs9–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
2–⁠10Penalties2–⁠10
25:25Possession34:35
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Ball StateVanderbilt
53%Success rate44%
0.15EPA per play0.24
0.92Explosiveness1.31
0.26Rushing EPA0.03
0.08Passing EPA0.48
23%Passing-down success42%
0.29First-down EPA−0.12
−0.08Second-down EPA0.15
−0.08Third-down EPA1.01
9%Havoc by its defense16%

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)

Vanderbilt 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Vanderbilt −27.5, 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 Vanderbilt 97%, Ball State 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Vanderbilt end zoneBall State end zoneQ1 Ball StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 VanderbiltField goal, 11 playsQ1 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 VanderbiltField goal, 7 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Ball StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 5 playsQ2 Ball StateEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 VanderbiltPunt, 3 playsQ3 Ball StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 VanderbiltField goal, 14 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Ball StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Vanderbilt drives left to right, Ball State right to left.
  1. Q1 Ball StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 VanderbiltField goal, 11 plays, 66 yards
  3. Q1 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 31 yards
  4. Q1 VanderbiltField goal, 7 plays, 81 yards
  5. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  7. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  8. Q2 VanderbiltTouchdown, 11 plays, 97 yards
  9. Q2 Ball StatePunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  10. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 5 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q2 Ball StateEnd of half, 4 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q3 VanderbiltPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q3 Ball StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 94 yards
  14. Q3 VanderbiltField goal, 14 plays, 54 yards
  15. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  16. Q4 VanderbiltTouchdown, 8 plays, 45 yards
  17. Q4 Ball StatePunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  18. Q4 VanderbiltEnd of game, 9 plays, 24 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Ball State 7, Vanderbilt 3
Ball State Touchdown, 11 plays
15:00Brock Taylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:581st & 10 at own 25Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the BALL 31
14:242nd & 4 at own 31Kadin Semonza pass complete to Kiael Kelly for 3 yds to the BALL 34
13:423rd & 1 at own 34Braedon Sloan run for 1 yd to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down
12:591st & 10 at own 35Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 14 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at own 49Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the VAN 47
11:452nd & 6 at opp 47Braedon Sloan run for 3 yds to the VAN 44
11:033rd & 3 at opp 44Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the VAN 38 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at opp 38Malcolm Gillie run for a loss of 1 yard to the VAN 39
9:422nd & 11 at opp 39Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 11 yds to the VAN 28 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 28Kadin Semonza pass complete to Justin Bowick for 19 yds to the VAN 9 for a 1ST down
8:061st & goal at opp 9Kiael Kelly run for 9 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)Ball State 7, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Field goal, 11 plays
8:06Carson Holmer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:021st & 10 at own 25Sedrick Alexander run for 7 yds to the VAN 32
7:252nd & 3 at own 32Sedrick Alexander run for 5 yds to the VAN 37 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 37Sedrick Alexander run for 2 yds to the VAN 39
6:102nd & 8 at own 39Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 1 yd to the VAN 40
5:263rd & 7 at own 40Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 29 yds to the BALL 31 for a 1ST down
4:381st & 10 at opp 31Diego Pavia pass complete to Quincy Skinner Jr. for 8 yds to the BALL 23
3:502nd & 2 at opp 23Diego Pavia pass complete to Quincy Skinner Jr. for 15 yds to the BALL 8 for a 1ST down
3:121st & goal at opp 8Sedrick Alexander run for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 9
2:282nd & goal at opp 9Diego Pavia run for no gain to the BALL 9
1:503rd & goal at opp 9Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 01:50
1:443rd & goal at opp 9Diego Pavia pass incomplete
1:424th & goal at opp 9Brock Taylor 27 yd FG GOODBall State 7, Vanderbilt 3
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
1:42Brock Taylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:421st & 10 at own 25Kadin Semonza pass complete to Braedon Sloan for 24 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at own 49Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
0:552nd & 10 at own 49Braedon Sloan run for 7 yds to the VAN 44
0:163rd & 3 at opp 44Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
0:094th & 3 at opp 44Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Martel Hight at the VAN 13
Vanderbilt Field goal, 7 plays
0:061st & 10 at own 13Diego Pavia pass complete to Sedrick Alexander for 38 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:551st & 10 at opp 49Nate Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the VAN 49
Q2 14:122nd & 12 at own 49Diego Pavia pass complete to Junior Sherrill for 43 yds to the BALL 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:261st & goal at opp 8Sedrick Alexander run for no gain to the BALL 8
Q2 12:452nd & goal at opp 8Sedrick Alexander run for 7 yds to the BALL 1
Q2 12:103rd & goal at opp 1Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BALL 6
Q2 11:453rd & goal at opp 6Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 11:45
Q2 11:403rd & goal at opp 6Diego Pavia pass incomplete
Q2 11:374th & goal at opp 6Brock Taylor 24 yd FG GOODBall State 7, Vanderbilt 6
2nd quarter7 drives, then Vanderbilt 14, Ball State 7
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
11:37Brock Taylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:331st & 10 at own 25Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 8 yds to the BALL 33
10:572nd & 2 at own 33Vaughn Pemberton run for 5 yds to the BALL 38 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at own 38Kadin Semonza sacked by De’Marion Thomas for a loss of 5 yards to the BALL 33
9:492nd & 15 at own 33Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
9:453rd & 15 at own 33Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 11 yds to the BALL 44
9:074th & 4 at own 44Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 53 yds, downed at the VAN 3
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 3Sedrick Alexander run for 7 yds to the VAN 10
8:052nd & 3 at own 10Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 1 yd to the VAN 11
7:243rd & 2 at own 11Diego Pavia pass incomplete
7:234th & 2 at own 11Jesse Mirco punt for 39 yds , Qian Magwood returns for 1 yd to the VAN 49
Ball State Punt, 3 plays
7:141st & 10 at opp 49Braedon Sloan run for 2 yds to the VAN 47
6:392nd & 8 at opp 47Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
6:373rd & 8 at opp 47Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 06:37
6:343rd & 8 at opp 47Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
6:314th & 8 at opp 47Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 44 yds, downed at the VAN 3
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 11 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 3Diego Pavia pass incomplete
6:132nd & 10 at own 3Diego Pavia run for 10 yds to the VAN 13 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at own 13Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 10 yds to the VAN 23 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at own 23Sedrick Alexander run for 4 yds to the VAN 27
4:102nd & 6 at own 27Diego Pavia pass complete to Richie Hoskins for 8 yds to the VAN 35 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at own 35Diego Pavia pass incomplete
3:323rd & 10 at own 35Diego Pavia pass complete to Loic Fouonji for 11 yds to the VAN 46 for a 1ST down
3:312nd & 10 at own 35Diego Pavia pass incomplete
3:051st & 10 at own 46Diego Pavia pass complete to Cole Spence for 13 yds to the BALL 41 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 41Diego Pavia pass incomplete
2:392nd & 10 at opp 41Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 41 yds for a TD (Diego Pavia pass to Cole Spence for Two-Point Conversion)Vanderbilt 14, Ball State 7
Ball State Punt, 5 plays
2:39Brock Taylor kickoff for 63 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 16 yds to the BALL 18
2:301st & 10 at own 18Kadin Semonza pass complete to Braedon Sloan for 7 yds to the BALL 25
2:102nd & 3 at own 25Kadin Semonza run for 6 yds to the BALL 31 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 31Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:00
1:571st & 10 at own 31Kadin Semonza pass complete to Qian Magwood for 7 yds to the BALL 38
1:532nd & 3 at own 38(01:53) SEMONZA, Kadin pass to the left incomplete intended for MAGWOOD, Qian thrown to the BSU45; QB hurried by SYDNOR, Khordae, clock 01:51. PENALTY BSU Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on HOOD, Chris enforced 5 yards from the BSU38 to the BSU33 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
1:462nd & 8 at own 33Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
1:463rd & 8 at own 33Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
1:404th & 8 at own 33Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 50 yds , Martel Hight returns for 10 yds to the VAN 27
Vanderbilt Punt, 5 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 27Diego Pavia pass complete to AJ Newberry for 5 yds to the VAN 32
1:242nd & 5 at own 32Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 23 yds to the BALL 45 for a 1ST down
1:131st & 10 at opp 45Diego Pavia pass incomplete
1:052nd & 10 at opp 45Diego Pavia run for no gain to the BALL 45
0:513rd & 10 at opp 45Diego Pavia pass incomplete
0:464th & 10 at opp 45Jesse Mirco punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Ball State End of half, 4 plays
0:381st & 10 at own 20Braedon Sloan run for 7 yds to the BALL 27
0:232nd & 3 at own 27Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 5 yds to the BALL 32 for a 1ST down
0:141st & 10 at own 32Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 5 yds to the BALL 37
0:082nd & 5 at own 37Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 00:08
0:062nd & 5 at own 37Kadin Semonza sacked by Nicholas Rinaldi for a loss of 12 yards to the BALL 25
3rd quarter3 drives, then Tied at 14
Vanderbilt Punt, 3 plays
15:00Carson Holmer kickoff for 64 yds , Junior Sherrill return for 33 yds to the VAN 34
14:471st & 10 at own 34Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the VAN 37
14:112nd & 7 at own 37Sedrick Alexander run for no gain to the VAN 37
13:303rd & 7 at own 37Diego Pavia pass complete to Richie Hoskins for 4 yds to the VAN 41
12:464th & 3 at own 41Jesse Mirco punt for 53 yds, downed at the BALL 6
Ball State Touchdown, 11 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 6Braedon Sloan run for 3 yds to the BALL 9
11:562nd & 7 at own 9Kadin Semonza pass complete to Braedon Sloan for 11 yds to the BALL 20 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at own 20Kadin Semonza pass complete to Qian Magwood for 1 yd to the BALL 21
10:392nd & 9 at own 21Vaughn Pemberton run for 11 yds to the BALL 32 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 32Vaughn Pemberton run for 4 yds to the BALL 36
9:192nd & 6 at own 36Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 09:19
9:152nd & 6 at own 36Braedon Sloan run for 5 yds to the BALL 41
8:363rd & 1 at own 41Vaughn Pemberton run for no gain to the BALL 41
7:534th & 1 at own 41Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 07:53
7:524th & 1 at own 41Tj Horton run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at the 50Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 29 yds to the VAN 21 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at opp 21Kadin Semonza pass complete to Justin Bowick for 14 yds to the VAN 7 for a 1ST down
6:031st & goal at opp 7Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 7 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)Tied at 14
Vanderbilt Field goal, 14 plays
6:03Carson Holmer kickoff for 63 yds , Junior Sherrill return for 24 yds to the VAN 26
5:581st & 10 at own 26Diego Pavia run for 11 yds to the VAN 37 for a 1ST down
5:171st & 10 at own 37Diego Pavia sacked by Brandon Berger for a loss of 3 yards to the VAN 34
4:342nd & 13 at own 34Diego Pavia pass incomplete
4:323rd & 13 at own 34Diego Pavia run for 20 yds to the BALL 46 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 46Diego Pavia run for 4 yds to the BALL 42
3:022nd & 6 at opp 42AJ Newberry run for 3 yds to the BALL 39
2:173rd & 3 at opp 39Chase Gillespie run for 7 yds to the BALL 32 for a 1ST down
1:331st & 10 at opp 32Moni Jones run for 2 yds to the BALL 30
0:512nd & 8 at opp 30Diego Pavia run for 7 yds to the BALL 23
0:113rd & 1 at opp 23Sedrick Alexander run for 3 yds to the BALL 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:571st & 10 at opp 20Diego Pavia pass incomplete
Q4 14:512nd & 10 at opp 20Diego Pavia pass incomplete
Q4 14:473rd & 10 at opp 20Diego Pavia pass incomplete
Q4 14:444th & 10 at opp 20Brock Taylor 38 yd FG GOODVanderbilt 17, Ball State 14
4th quarter4 drives, then Vanderbilt 24, Ball State 14
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
14:44Brock Taylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:401st & 10 at own 25Vaughn Pemberton run for 12 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at own 37Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 39
13:162nd & 8 at own 39Kadin Semonza pass complete to Kadin Semonza for a loss of 10 yards to the BALL 29
12:393rd & 18 at own 29Kadin Semonza pass complete to Braedon Sloan for 6 yds to the BALL 35
12:014th & 12 at own 35Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 35 yds , Martel Hight returns for 25 yds to the BALL 45
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 8 plays
11:491st & 10 at opp 45Sedrick Alexander run for 4 yds to the BALL 41
11:062nd & 6 at opp 41Diego Pavia pass incomplete
11:043rd & 6 at opp 41Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 8 yds to the BALL 33 for a 1ST down
10:221st & 10 at opp 33Diego Pavia run for 8 yds to the BALL 25
9:432nd & 2 at opp 25Diego Pavia run for 11 yds to the BALL 14 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 14Moni Jones run for 3 yds to the BALL 11
8:232nd & 7 at opp 11Diego Pavia run for 6 yds to the BALL 5
7:483rd & 1 at opp 5Diego Pavia run for 5 yds for a TD (Brock Taylor KICK)Vanderbilt 24, Ball State 14
Ball State Punt, 4 plays
7:48Brock Taylor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:451st & 10 at own 25Kiael Kelly run for 13 yds to the BALL 38 for a 1ST down
7:091st & 10 at own 38Kiael Kelly run for a loss of 7 yards to the BALL 31
6:292nd & 17 at own 31Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 6 yds to the BALL 37
5:513rd & 11 at own 37Kadin Semonza pass incomplete
5:464th & 11 at own 37Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 34 yds , Martel Hight returns for 7 yds to the VAN 36
Vanderbilt End of game, 9 plays
5:371st & 10 at own 36Chase Gillespie run for 2 yds to the VAN 38
4:522nd & 8 at own 38Diego Pavia run for 3 yds to the VAN 41
4:113rd & 5 at own 41Vanderbilt Penalty, False Start (Chase Mitchell) to the VAN 36
4:083rd & 10 at own 36Diego Pavia pass complete to Eli Stowers for 17 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at opp 47Chase Gillespie run for 5 yds to the BALL 42
2:302nd & 5 at opp 42Chase Gillespie run for 1 yd to the BALL 41
2:253rd & 4 at opp 41Chase Gillespie run for 4 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
2:243rd & 4 at opp 41Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:24
2:001st & 10 at opp 37Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:00
1:591st & 10 at opp 37(01:59) [NH] Kneel down by PAVIA, Diego at BSU38 (team loss of 1), clock 01:54.
1:132nd & 11 at opp 38(01:13) [NH] Kneel down by PAVIA, Diego at BSU39 (team loss of 1), clock 01:11.
0:363rd & 12 at opp 39(00:36) [NH] Kneel down by PAVIA, Diego at BSU40 (team loss of 1), clock 00:30.

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.

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