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| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ball State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Northern Illinois | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Ball State | Qtr | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 7 |
| 7 | Q2 | 0 |
| 0 | Q3 | 7 |
| 0 | Q4 | 7 |
| 7 | Final | 21 |
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Q1 11:41 Touchdown Northern Illinois Telly Johnson Jr. No Huddle-Shotgun #45 T.Johnson Jr. rush left for 53 yards gain to the BALL00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 0-7
Q2 13:30 Touchdown Ball State No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Kelly pass complete short left to #89 D.Cassens caught at NIU00, for 1 yard to the NIU00 TOUCHDOWN. #98 C.Holmer kick attempt good (H: #92 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton) 7-7
Q3 7:26 Touchdown Northern Illinois No Huddle-Shotgun #15 J.Holst rush right for 7 yards gain to the BALL00 TOUCHDOWN. #60 A.Glass kick attempt good (H: #90 D.Vuckovic, LS: #44 R.Pedro) 7-14
Rivalry highlights
Series record
24-24
Ball State first, 49 meetings since 1968
Series leader
Even
Series even 24-24 in 49 meetings since 1968
Widest recent margin
14 points
Ball State 7-21 Northern Illinois, 2025
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Ball State 29-30 Northern Illinois, 2021
Highest recent total
82 points
Northern Illinois 38-44 Ball State, 2022
Head to head
Full rivalry page Ball State 24 49 meetings since 1968 24 Northern Illinois
Series even 24-24 in 49 meetings since 1968.
Team stats, this game
Ball StateNorthern Illinois275Total yards370
136Passing yards65
139Rushing yards305
3Turnovers3
1Sacks4
15First downs17
40Penalty yards35
Key players by position
| Ball State | Pos | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
 Keldric Luster | QB | Taron Dickens |
 TJ Horton | RB | Telly Johnson Jr. |
 Donovan Hamilton | WR | DeAree Rogers |
 Tate Hoover | TE | Jason Fowler |
 Ameir Glenn | DL | Kole Sneed |
 Kaleb Stewart | LB | Brady Kerperin |
 Will Yates | DB | Kyon Conyers |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
BALL NIU Ball State vs Northern Illinois player stats
Passing
| Ball State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiael Kelly | 10/23 | 136 | 1 | 2 |
| Northern Illinois | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Holst | 6/11 | 65 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Ball State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiael Kelly | 27 | 86 | 0 | 19 |
| Qua Ashley | 11 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| TJ Horton | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Northern Illinois | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavon Wright | 37 | 166 | 0 | 18 |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | 15 | 100 | 1 | 53 |
| Josh Holst | 3 | 36 | 1 | 36 |
| Lazaro Rogers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| Ball State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Robinson | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Qian Magwood | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| TJ Horton | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Eric Weatherly | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Tate Hoover | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Qua Ashley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Drew Cassens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAree Rogers | 3 | 43 | 1 | 22 |
| Gary Givens III | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Jake Appleget | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| La'Don Bryant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Ball State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Chea | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Johnson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Beebe | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Voorhis | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Muheem McCargo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Wiegold | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Fields Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Whitner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Pearson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric McClain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Gravely Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Echoles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Urwiler | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Hensley | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dev'ion Reynolds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammed Jammeh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Maciorowski | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay'Shon Thomas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Powell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasean Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Beeler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalonnie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Myles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Ball State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Holmer | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Glass | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
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Ball State: last 15 games before this one
5-10 in the last 15 · 23.0 scored · 33.5 allowed
LOST 42-45 scored 42 · allowed 45 See game WON 37-35 scored 37 · allowed 35 See game LOST 14-24 scored 14 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-23 scored 25 · allowed 23 See game LOST 21-27 scored 21 · allowed 27 See game LOST 48-51 scored 48 · allowed 51 See game LOST 13-38 scored 13 · allowed 38 See game LOST 21-42 scored 21 · allowed 42 See game LOST 0-31 scored 0 · allowed 31 See game LOST 3-42 scored 3 · allowed 42 See game WON 34-29 scored 34 · allowed 29 See game LOST 25-31 scored 25 · allowed 31 See game WON 20-14 scored 20 · allowed 14 See game LOST 0-42 scored 0 · allowed 42 See game WON 42-28 scored 42 · allowed 28 See game
Northern Illinois: last 15 games before this one
6-9 in the last 15 · 17.6 scored · 21.0 allowed
WON 17-7 scored 17 · allowed 7 See game LOST 6-13 scored 6 · allowed 13 See game LOST 23-25 scored 23 · allowed 25 See game WON 42-28 scored 42 · allowed 28 See game WON 29-16 scored 29 · allowed 16 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game WON 24-16 scored 24 · allowed 16 See game WON 28-20 scored 28 · allowed 20 See game WON 19-17 scored 19 · allowed 17 See game LOST 9-20 scored 9 · allowed 20 See game LOST 10-38 scored 10 · allowed 38 See game LOST 3-6 scored 3 · allowed 6 See game LOST 14-25 scored 14 · allowed 25 See game LOST 10-16 scored 10 · allowed 16 See game LOST 21-48 scored 21 · allowed 48 See game
The matchup
| Ball State | Split | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 2025 record entering | 1-6 |
| 124 | Points for | 86 |
| 217 | Points against | 170 |
| W1 | Form | L6 |
Recent meetings
2025
Ball State 7 : 21 Northern Illinois
7 : 21 Northern Illinois 2024
Northern Illinois 23 : 25 Ball State
23 : 25 Ball State 2023
Ball State 20 : 17 Northern Illinois
20 : 17 Northern Illinois 2022
Northern Illinois 38 : 44 Ball State
38 : 44 Ball State 2021
Ball State 29 : 30 Northern Illinois
29 : 30 Northern Illinois 2020
Northern Illinois 25 : 31 Ball State
25 : 31 Ball State Ball State · QB Keldric Luster Pass yards
1300
Pass TD
9
Comp-Att
133-211
INT
6
Horton rush
426 yds
Hamilton rec
310 yds
Northern Illinois · QB Taron Dickens Pass yards
1364
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
138-210
INT
5
Jr. rush
502 yds
Rogers rec
537 yds
6 Keldric Luster QB 9 
Tyler Mizzell QB 13 
Khalel Wright QB 16 
Mason Atkins QB 18 
Bodie Derrer QB 0 
Elijah Jackson RB 2 
Jalen Bonds RB 3 
Johnny Thompson Jr. RB 4 TJ Horton RB 21 
Anthony McMullen Jr. RB 25 
Char'rese Breveard RB 1 Donovan Hamilton WR 5 
Jabari Smith WR 7 
CJ Nelson WR 8 
Corey Thompson Jr. WR 10 
Jamarion McDougle WR 11 
Isaiah Thacker WR 14 
Elisha Durham WR 15 
Tayshon Bardo WR 17 
DJ Young WR 80 
Derion Talbert WR 82 TJ Byard WR 83 
Eli Hohlt WR 85 
Ace Cooper WR 24 Tate Hoover TE 41 
Zach Becker TE 42 
AJ Seymour TE 44 
Lucas Andresen TE 81 
Leo Collins TE 86 
Mason Riggins TE 87 
Cole Coonrod TE 88 
Alex Scherle TE 89 
Sean Ward TE 54 
Evan Downer OL 55 
Michael Varon OL 56 
Jacob Jeudy OL 57 
Nolan Cicero OL 60 
Blake Scriber OL 61 
Luke Dalton OL 62 
Sam Spicer OL 63 
Maxwell Wentz OL 65 
Ryan Eldridge OL 66 
Chris Hood OL 67 
Jackson Ruess OL 68 
Grant Haworth OL 70 
Tristan Cook OL 71 
Brady Barrowman OL 72 
Brady Weber OL 73 
Cole Mosier OL 75 
Zach Bandy OL 76 
CJ Zeltwanger OL 77 
Misael Sandoval OL 78 
Kaden Mayle OL 79 
Zion Haney OL 3 
George Okorie DE 7 
Ben Marsh DE 10 
Austin Stief DE 33 
Jamar Birden DE 39 
Maverick Gracio DE 51 
CJ Sanchez DT 52 
Michael Thacker DT 54 
Spencer Vaka DT 55 
Dominic Infelise DT 56 Ameir Glenn DT 57 
Reese Hill DT 58 
Keilan Smith DT 74 
Khristian Zachary DT 90 
Lincoln Mason DT 93 
Mason Holbrook DT 94 
Ka'Shawn Thomas DT 96 
Joshua Coleman DT 97 
Myles Hancock DT 99 
Kendrick Gilbert DT 6 
Cincear Lewis LB 9 
Justin Thomas LB 11 
Layton Starks LB 15 
Jovan Clark LB 16 Kaleb Stewart LB 25 
Mikeah Webster LB 26 
Lucas Szymborski LB 27 
Gavin Forsha LB 31 
Jared Badie LB 36 
Cole Mynett LB 40 
Gannon Knowles LB 48 
Sam Feeney LB 50 
Carsen Burckhardt LB 0 
Derek Fields DB 1 
Sterling Smith DB 2 
Quentavius Scandrett DB 2 
Tobi Adewoyin DB 4 Will Yates DB 5 
Chris Jackson DB 8 
Avery Stuart DB 12 
Deondre Shepherd DB 13 
Kamron Chamble DB 14 
Anthony Pinnace DB 17 
Kamari Williams DB 18 
Cedric Franklin II DB 19 
Zyon Hill DB 20 
Cole Earlewine DB 21 
Gabe Aramboles DB 22 Gavin Yates-Lyons DB 23 
Jordan Suggs DB 24 
Dianté Griffin DB 28 
Stone Perkins DB 29 
Micah Lillard DB 30 
Donovan Lanier DB 35 
Drew Bostic DB 38 
Jayden Bernavil DB 45 
Sebastian Moore DB 37 
Hudson Fiene PK 38 
Brody Boehm PK 98 
Carson Holmer PK 19 
Lachlan Mathieson P 32 
Cole Stumbaugh P 34 
Coby Tripp LS 45 
Caden Britton LS
Keldric Luster QB 9 Tyler Mizzell QB 13 Khalel Wright QB 16 Mason Atkins QB 18 Bodie Derrer QB 0 Elijah Jackson RB 2 Jalen Bonds RB 3 Johnny Thompson Jr. RB 4 TJ Horton RB 21 Anthony McMullen Jr. RB 25 Char'rese Breveard RB 1 Donovan Hamilton WR 5 Jabari Smith WR 7 CJ Nelson WR 8 Corey Thompson Jr. WR 10 Jamarion McDougle WR 11 Isaiah Thacker WR 14 Elisha Durham WR 15 Tayshon Bardo WR 17 DJ Young WR 80 Derion Talbert WR 82 TJ Byard WR 83 Eli Hohlt WR 85 Ace Cooper WR 24 Tate Hoover TE 41 Zach Becker TE 42 AJ Seymour TE 44 Lucas Andresen TE 81 Leo Collins TE 86 Mason Riggins TE 87 Cole Coonrod TE 88 Alex Scherle TE 89 Sean Ward TE 54 Evan Downer OL 55 Michael Varon OL 56 Jacob Jeudy OL 57 Nolan Cicero OL 60 Blake Scriber OL 61 Luke Dalton OL 62 Sam Spicer OL 63 Maxwell Wentz OL 65 Ryan Eldridge OL 66 Chris Hood OL 67 Jackson Ruess OL 68 Grant Haworth OL 70 Tristan Cook OL 71 Brady Barrowman OL 72 Brady Weber OL 73 Cole Mosier OL 75 Zach Bandy OL 76 CJ Zeltwanger OL 77 Misael Sandoval OL 78 Kaden Mayle OL 79 Zion Haney OL 3 George Okorie DE 7 Ben Marsh DE 10 Austin Stief DE 33 Jamar Birden DE 39 Maverick Gracio DE 51 CJ Sanchez DT 52 Michael Thacker DT 54 Spencer Vaka DT 55 Dominic Infelise DT 56 Ameir Glenn DT 57 Reese Hill DT 58 Keilan Smith DT 74 Khristian Zachary DT 90 Lincoln Mason DT 93 Mason Holbrook DT 94 Ka'Shawn Thomas DT 96 Joshua Coleman DT 97 Myles Hancock DT 99 Kendrick Gilbert DT 6 Cincear Lewis LB 9 Justin Thomas LB 11 Layton Starks LB 15 Jovan Clark LB 16 Kaleb Stewart LB 25 Mikeah Webster LB 26 Lucas Szymborski LB 27 Gavin Forsha LB 31 Jared Badie LB 36 Cole Mynett LB 40 Gannon Knowles LB 48 Sam Feeney LB 50 Carsen Burckhardt LB 0 Derek Fields DB 1 Sterling Smith DB 2 Quentavius Scandrett DB 2 Tobi Adewoyin DB 4 Will Yates DB 5 Chris Jackson DB 8 Avery Stuart DB 12 Deondre Shepherd DB 13 Kamron Chamble DB 14 Anthony Pinnace DB 17 Kamari Williams DB 18 Cedric Franklin II DB 19 Zyon Hill DB 20 Cole Earlewine DB 21 Gabe Aramboles DB 22 Gavin Yates-Lyons DB 23 Jordan Suggs DB 24 Dianté Griffin DB 28 Stone Perkins DB 29 Micah Lillard DB 30 Donovan Lanier DB 35 Drew Bostic DB 38 Jayden Bernavil DB 45 Sebastian Moore DB 37 Hudson Fiene PK 38 Brody Boehm PK 98 Carson Holmer PK 19 Lachlan Mathieson P 32 Cole Stumbaugh P 34 Coby Tripp LS 45 Caden Britton LS 2 
Brady Davidson QB 5 Taron Dickens QB 10 
Bryshawn Brown QB 14 
Jalen Macon QB 15 
Ean Hamric QB 16 
Asa Johnson QB 18 
Cole Latimer QB 8 
Triston White RB 11 
Romelo Ware RB 20 Jaiduan Cranford RB 24 
Elijah Porter RB 30 
Da'sean Howard RB 32 
Reginald Craig RB 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB 0 
La'Don Bryant WR 1 DeAree Rogers WR 3 
Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 4 
Kenji Lewis WR 6 
Afy Ibekwe WR 7 
Cam Thompson WR 9 
George Dimopoulos WR 12 
Tavaris Coles WR 13 
Kevin Holmes Jr. WR 19 
Kelan McInerney WR 21 
Jermaine Green Jr. WR 80 
Braylon Agee WR 81 
Justin Faulkner WR 88 
Zaire McKinney WR 49 
Devin Habermehl TE 82 
Caleb Haack TE 83 Jason Fowler TE 84 
Glen Weber TE 85 
Joe Stein TE 86 
Brady Hasquin TE 87 
Liam Russo TE 89 
Tyler Klaner TE 50 
Brendan Grabot OL 53 
Luke Skartvedt OL 55 
Ty Mead OL 58 
Ross Liegel OL 61 
Ben Gustafson OL 63 
Landon Hron OL 66 
Lane Mahnesmith OL 67 
Tyler Rindels OL 68 
Samir Senenat OL 69 
Logan Gross OL 70 
Chevy Trask OL 70 Chevy Trask OL 71 
Cian Mahoney OL 72 
Mason Markel OL 74 
Erik Murray OL 75 
Braden Petzel OL 76 
Tyler Chambers OL 77 
Daine Hanson OL 78 
Jacob Welch OL 79 
Kellen Gamble OL 13 
Mathias Smith-Davis DE 18 
Jay'shon Thomas DE 19 
James Bradley DE 24 
Darrius Summers III DE 45 
Trenton Nixon DE 53 
Charles Brooks III DE 56 
Joseph Nnamuchi DE 87 
Micah Cook DE 90 Kole Sneed DE 93 
Fawzy Omotoso DE 97 
JT King DE 0 
Montrel Canion DT 11 
Amari Washington DT 50 
Matthew Scarlett DT 54 
Zach Morrisroe DT 55 
Jordan Bellamy DT 58 
Christopher Allen DT 64 
Eli Valencia DT 72 
Terry Robinson DT 91 
Jvon Hatcher DT 92 
Jacob McGhee DT 94 
Brendan Alexander DT 95 
Ryan Hassett DT 6 
Jashawn Nelson LB 6 Jashawn Nelson LB 8 
Cooper Mau LB 15 
Broderick Windham LB 23 
Deacon King LB 25 Brady Kerperin LB 27 
Trey Porter LB 33 Ross Odgen LB 44 
Jack Murray LB 47 
Eliot Hummer LB 2 
Avery Jones DB 12 
Aaron Warren DB 17 
Justus Donahoo DB 21 
Austin Tillman DB 3 
Liam Lindo CB 4 
James Little IV CB 5 
Yassine Falke CB 9 
Dev'ion Reynolds CB 20 
Marshall Washington CB 28 
Omar Williams Jr. CB 29 
Romelo Walker CB 35 
Cristian Harkins CB 7 
Justin Harris S 14 
Malik Armstrong S 16 Kyon Conyers S 22 
Keagan Ruane-Martino S 26 
Tyrese Stanley S 30 
Andruw Ellis S 31 
Champ Smith III S 33 
JJ Schlenhardt PK 39 
Ryan Short PK 35 Carter Klementzos P 36 
Jake Ference P 41 
Troy Stumbaugh LS 43 
Jason Evans LS
Brady Davidson QB 5 Taron Dickens QB 10 Bryshawn Brown QB 14 Jalen Macon QB 15 Ean Hamric QB 16 Asa Johnson QB 18 Cole Latimer QB 8 Triston White RB 11 Romelo Ware RB 20 Jaiduan Cranford RB 24 Elijah Porter RB 30 Da'sean Howard RB 32 Reginald Craig RB 45 Telly Johnson Jr. RB 0 La'Don Bryant WR 1 DeAree Rogers WR 3 Rickey Taylor Jr. WR 4 Kenji Lewis WR 6 Afy Ibekwe WR 7 Cam Thompson WR 9 George Dimopoulos WR 12 Tavaris Coles WR 13 Kevin Holmes Jr. WR 19 Kelan McInerney WR 21 Jermaine Green Jr. WR 80 Braylon Agee WR 81 Justin Faulkner WR 88 Zaire McKinney WR 49 Devin Habermehl TE 82 Caleb Haack TE 83 Jason Fowler TE 84 Glen Weber TE 85 Joe Stein TE 86 Brady Hasquin TE 87 Liam Russo TE 89 Tyler Klaner TE 50 Brendan Grabot OL 53 Luke Skartvedt OL 55 Ty Mead OL 58 Ross Liegel OL 61 Ben Gustafson OL 63 Landon Hron OL 66 Lane Mahnesmith OL 67 Tyler Rindels OL 68 Samir Senenat OL 69 Logan Gross OL 70 Chevy Trask OL 70 Chevy Trask OL 71 Cian Mahoney OL 72 Mason Markel OL 74 Erik Murray OL 75 Braden Petzel OL 76 Tyler Chambers OL 77 Daine Hanson OL 78 Jacob Welch OL 79 Kellen Gamble OL 13 Mathias Smith-Davis DE 18 Jay'shon Thomas DE 19 James Bradley DE 24 Darrius Summers III DE 45 Trenton Nixon DE 53 Charles Brooks III DE 56 Joseph Nnamuchi DE 87 Micah Cook DE 90 Kole Sneed DE 93 Fawzy Omotoso DE 97 JT King DE 0 Montrel Canion DT 11 Amari Washington DT 50 Matthew Scarlett DT 54 Zach Morrisroe DT 55 Jordan Bellamy DT 58 Christopher Allen DT 64 Eli Valencia DT 72 Terry Robinson DT 91 Jvon Hatcher DT 92 Jacob McGhee DT 94 Brendan Alexander DT 95 Ryan Hassett DT 6 Jashawn Nelson LB 6 Jashawn Nelson LB 8 Cooper Mau LB 15 Broderick Windham LB 23 Deacon King LB 25 Brady Kerperin LB 27 Trey Porter LB 33 Ross Odgen LB 44 Jack Murray LB 47 Eliot Hummer LB 2 Avery Jones DB 12 Aaron Warren DB 17 Justus Donahoo DB 21 Austin Tillman DB 3 Liam Lindo CB 4 James Little IV CB 5 Yassine Falke CB 9 Dev'ion Reynolds CB 20 Marshall Washington CB 28 Omar Williams Jr. CB 29 Romelo Walker CB 35 Cristian Harkins CB 7 Justin Harris S 14 Malik Armstrong S 16 Kyon Conyers S 22 Keagan Ruane-Martino S 26 Tyrese Stanley S 30 Andruw Ellis S 31 Champ Smith III S 33 JJ Schlenhardt PK 39 Ryan Short PK 35 Carter Klementzos P 36 Jake Ference P 41 Troy Stumbaugh LS 43 Jason Evans LS 
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Ball State vs Northern Illinois: result and recap
Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 7 - 21 on October 25, 2025. This Mountain West game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Ball State and Northern Illinois team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Mountain West rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Ball State vs Northern Illinois?
Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies finished 7 - 21. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Ball State vs Northern Illinois in passing, rushing and receiving?
Kiael Kelly (Ball State) led passers with 136 yards. Chavon Wright (Northern Illinois) led rushers with 166 yards. DeAree Rogers (Northern Illinois) led receivers with 43 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Ball State play Northern Illinois?
This Ball State vs Northern Illinois game was played on October 25, 2025 at Huskie Stadium.