Linebacker, Ball State, 2017–22
Brandon Martin
Lettered 2017–21 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Indianapolis, IN
Brandon Martin played linebacker at Ball State (2017–22).
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2020Honors
Team titles: MAC champions, 2020
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ball State | 55 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 66 | 37 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 90 | 46 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 237 | 124 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Ball State | 7 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 232 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Ball State 4 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 31–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 17–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Northern Illinois | L 29–30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Central Michigan | L 17–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Ball State 8 games, 90 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | atMiami (OH) | L 31–38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 38–31 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 31–25 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Toledo | W 27–24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atCentral Michigan | W 45–20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. Western Michigan | W 30–27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs. Buffalo | W 38–28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. San José State | W 34–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Ball State 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Indiana | L 24–34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Ball State 11 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 42–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Notre Dame | L 16–24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atIndiana | L 10–38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 20–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Kent State | W 52–24 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atCentral Michigan | W 24–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 20–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Ohio | L 14–52 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atToledo | L 13–45 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Western Michigan | W 42–41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atMiami (OH) | L 21–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Ball State 12 games, 55 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Illinois | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UAB | W 51–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 28–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atWestern Kentucky | L 21–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atWestern Michigan | L 3–55 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Akron | L 3–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Central Michigan | L 9–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Toledo | L 17–58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atEastern Michigan | L 14–56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atNorthern Illinois | L 17–63 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Buffalo | L 24–40 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 7–28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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