Ball State vs Kent State Live Score (26 Sep, 2026)
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ball State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Kent State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
Scoring Plays
Q1
4:15
4:15
D. DeShields pass to B. White for 7 yds, for a TD (S. Leonard KICK)
Passing Touchdown
0 – 7

Q2
5:34
5:34
D. DeShields run for 7 yds, for a TD (S. Leonard KICK)
Rushing Touchdown
0 – 14

Q2
0:03
0:03
S. Leonard 53 yd FG GOOD
Field Goal Good
0 – 17

Q3
6:45
6:45
T. Mizzell pass to D. Hamilton for 6 yds, for a TD (B. Boehm KICK)
Passing Touchdown
7 – 17

Q4
9:44
9:44
D. DeShields pass to D. Clark for 5 yds, for a TD (S. Leonard KICK)
Passing Touchdown
7 – 24

Q4
8:33
8:33
T. Mizzell sacked for a SAFETY
Safety
7 – 26

Q4
3:24
3:24
J. Bonds run for 10 yds, for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Rushing Touchdown
13 – 26

Game Leaders
Ball StateKent State

T. Mizzell QBPassing Yards
D. DeShields QB
J. Bonds RBRushing Yards
D. DeShields QB
D. Hamilton WRReceiving Yards
D. Clark WR
S. Smith DBTackles
J. Cordoba DB—
Sacks
J. Cordoba DBPlayer Box Score
Ball State| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler Mizzell#9 | 16/27 | 164 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
Kent State| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dru DeShields#12 | 16/25 | 189 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 |
Ball State| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jalen Bonds#2 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 |
Johnny Thompson Jr.#3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
TJ Horton#4 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
Tyler Mizzell#9 | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 |
Kent State| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dru DeShields#12 | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 21 |
Mason King | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 25 |
Brandon White#22 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 |
Jakorion Caffey#5 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
Hunter Hopperton#18 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Harris#6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Jared Kelley#4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Ball State| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donovan Hamilton#1 | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 1 | 33 |
Jalen Bonds#2 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 38 |
Isaiah Thacker#11 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 20 |
Tate Hoover#24 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Kent State| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Da'Realyst Clark#8 | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 37 |
Ardell Banks#1 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 33 |
Wayne Harris#6 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
Jared Kelley#4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Brandon White#22 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 |
Jakorion Caffey#5 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Ball State| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sterling Smith#1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mikeah Webster#25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Will Yates#4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincear Lewis#6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Anthony Pinnace#14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kaleb Stewart#16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gavin Forsha#27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ameir Glenn#56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Feeney#48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Layton Starks#11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maverick Gracio#39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kendrick Gilbert#99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Marsh#7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Jeudy#56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eli Hohlt#83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Jackson#5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Thomas#9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quentavius Scandrett#2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ka'Shawn Thomas#94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caden Britton#45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cedric Franklin II#18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deondre Shepherd#12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamron Chamble#13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stone Perkins#28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jared Badie#31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kent State| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Cordoba#2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Derrick Jackson III#3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Angelo Stockstill#7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Norey Johnson#18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josue Cordoba#8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rocco Nicholl#4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sayed Abuhamdeh#15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Davion Pritchard#22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rafael Terrero Jr.#20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lionel Burns III#12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semaj Bridgeman#17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Bivens#14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaihien Roy#33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Aden#5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Barnes#19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trey Rubinstein#32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aiden Burgess#52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quan Rhodes-McKee#13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tanner Mintz#24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Long#83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A'tiq Muhammad#1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clinton Robinson#38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Camdon Wilborn#11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dion'Dre Taylor#91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammed Hazime#88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ball State| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Thompson Jr.#3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Elijah Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Mizzell#9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent State| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Dru DeShields#12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ball State| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brody Boehm#38 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Kent State| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Leonard#96 | 1/1 | 100.0 | 53 | 3/3 | 6 |
Ball State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cole Stumbaugh#32 | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
Kent State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Stoeckel#97 | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
Ball State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ Horton#4 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
Elijah Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Kent State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Harris#6 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Kent State| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Harris#6 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Drive Summary
KENT
Punt
16
BALL
Punt
5
KENT
Touchdown
74
BALL
Punt
44
KENT
Touchdown
87
BALL
Punt
28
KENT
Field Goal
39
BALL
Punt
24
KENT
Punt
14
BALL
Touchdown
50
KENT
Punt
23
BALL
Punt
7
KENT
Touchdown
58
BALL
Safety
-8
KENT
Punt
-3
BALL
Touchdown
72
KENT
Punt
7
BALL
Downs
-6
KENT
End Of Quarter
-2
Injury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Historical meetings are not available for this matchup.
Game Information
StageWeek 4
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 26, 12:00 pm
VenueZoeller Field at Dix Stadium
LocationKent, OH
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN+
Division Standings
FBS — Mid-American Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 129 | 275 | 3-1 | 0-5 | L1 |
Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 192 | 231 | 2-2 | 2-3 | L2 |
Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 212 | 169 | 2-2 | 2-2 | L4 |
Toledo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 299 | 203 | 4-1 | 2-1 | W2 |
Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 143 | 207 | 3-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 236 | 173 | 3-1 | 3-2 | W1 |
Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 181 | 203 | 4-1 | 1-2 | W3 |
Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 216 | 206 | 3-1 | 2-2 | W3 |
Ohio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 237 | 175 | 4-0 | 2-2 | W5 |
Akron | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 152 | 262 | 1-2 | 0-5 | L6 |
Bowling Green | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 160 | 261 | 1-3 | 1-4 | L3 |
Ball State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 176 | 282 | 2-1 | 1-4 | W2 |
Sacramento State | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 153 | 273 | 2-3 | 0-4 | W1 |

Ball State
10th in MAC
VS

Kent State
8th in MAC
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#45

Caden Britton
#9

Tyler Mizzell
#32

Cole Stumbaugh
Offensive Line
#56

Jacob Jeudy
Receivers & Backs
#2

Jalen Bonds
#1

Donovan Hamilton
#83

Eli Hohlt
#24

Tate Hoover
#4

TJ Horton

Elijah Jackson
#11

Isaiah Thacker
#3

Johnny Thompson Jr.
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#31

Jared Badie
#48

Sam Feeney
#27

Gavin Forsha
#99

Kendrick Gilbert
#56

Ameir Glenn
#39

Maverick Gracio
#6

Cincear Lewis
#7

Ben Marsh
#11

Layton Starks
#16

Kaleb Stewart
#9

Justin Thomas
#94

Ka'Shawn Thomas
#25

Mikeah Webster
Defensive Backs
#13

Kamron Chamble
#18

Cedric Franklin II
#5

Chris Jackson
#28

Stone Perkins
#14

Anthony Pinnace
#2

Quentavius Scandrett
#12

Deondre Shepherd
#1

Sterling Smith
#4

Will Yates
Other
#38

Brody Boehm
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#12

Dru DeShields
#97

Jake Stoeckel
Receivers & Backs
#1

Ardell Banks
#5

Jakorion Caffey
#8

Da'Realyst Clark
#6

Wayne Harris
#18

Hunter Hopperton
#4

Jared Kelley

Mason King
#22

Brandon White
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#15

Sayed Abuhamdeh
#5

Thomas Aden
#17

Semaj Bridgeman
#52

Aiden Burgess
#8

Josue Cordoba
#88

Mohammed Hazime
#83

Garrett Long
#24

Tanner Mintz
#4

Rocco Nicholl
#13

Quan Rhodes-McKee
#33

Jaihien Roy
#32

Trey Rubinstein
#91

Dion'Dre Taylor
#20

Rafael Terrero Jr.
#11

Camdon Wilborn
Defensive Backs
#19

DJ Barnes
#14

Tyler Bivens
#12

Lionel Burns III
#2

Joel Cordoba
#3

Derrick Jackson III
#18

Norey Johnson
#1

A'tiq Muhammad
#22

Davion Pritchard
#38

Clinton Robinson
#7

Angelo Stockstill
Other
#96

Sean Leonard

Ball State
8th in MAC
VS

Kent State
8th in MAC
Passing
64.1
Completion Percentage
55.5
143
Completions
111
1.80
Interception Percentage
3.50
4
Interceptions
7
46
Longest Pass
63
1,336
Net Passing Yards
1,194
190.9
Net Passing Yards Per Game
170.6
223
Passing Attempts
200
3.60
Passing Touchdown %
2.00
8
Passing Touchdowns
4
122.7
Passer Rating
105.5
14
Total Sacks
13
95
Sack Yards Lost
90
6.0
Yards Per Pass Attempt
6.0
1,336
Passing Yards
1,194
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
7
Team Games Played
7
326.1
Yards Per Game
273.1
20.3
Total Points Per Game
12.0
142
Total Points
84
18
Total Touchdowns
10
190.9
Passing Yards Per Game
170.6
143-223
Comp-Att
111-200
14-95
Sacks-Yards Lost
13-90
Rushing
221
Rushing Attempts
245
947
Rushing Yards
718
4.3
Yards Per Rush Attempt
2.9
66
Long Rushing
26
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
10
Rushing Touchdowns
5
135.3
Rushing Yards Per Game
102.6
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
49
Rushing 1st downs
39
7
Team Games Played
7
2,283
Total Yards
1,912
458
Total Offensive Plays
458
20.3
Total Points Per Game
12.0
142
Total Points
84
18
Total Touchdowns
10
Receiving
143
Receptions
111
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,336
Receiving Yards
1,194
1,336
Receiving Yards
1,194
8
Receiving Touchdowns
4
46
Long Reception
63
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
190.9
Receiving Yards Per Game
170.6
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
697
Receiving Yards After Catch
480
66
Receiving First Downs
58
7
Team Games Played
7
9.3
Yards Per Reception
10.8
20.3
Total Points Per Game
12.0
142
Total Points
84
18
Total Touchdowns
10
Miscellaneous
128
Total 1st downs
107
49
Rushing 1st downs
39
66
Passing 1st downs
58
13
1st downs by penalty
10
27
Third Down Conversions
40
88
Third Down Attempts
109
30.68
3rd down %
36.70
11
Fourth Down Conversions
7
15
First Downs Attempts
18
73.33
4th down %
38.89
57
Total Penalties
65
492
Total Penalty Yards
487
12159
Possession Time Seconds
13207
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
6
Total Takeaways
10
7
Total Giveaways
11
-1
Turnover Ratio
-1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
27-88
3rd down efficiency
40-109
11-15
4th down efficiency
7-18
57-492
Total-Yards
65-487
Defense
253
Solo Tackles
250
218
Assist Tackles
178
471
Total Tackles
428
12
Sacks
16
41
Sack Yards
96
51
Stuffs
48
18
Passes Defended
11
10.5
Average Interception Yards
27.8
33
Long Interception
63
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
30
Tackles For Loss
33
7
Team Games Played
7
Defensive Interceptions
4
Interceptions
4
42
Interception Yards
111
0
Interception Touchdowns
1
4-42
INT: Total
4-111
General
7
Fumbles
9
4
Forced Fumbles
6
2
Fumbles Recovered
3
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
7
Games Played
7
7-0
Fumbles-Lost
9-0
Returning
15
Kick Returns
17
286
Kick Return Yards
270
19.1
Yards Per Kick Return
15.9
49
Long Kick Return
27
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
2
Punt Returns
4
38
Punt Return Yards
24
19.0
Yards Per Punt Return
6.0
32
Long Punt Return
25
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
7
Team Games Played
7
2-38
Punt: Total
4-24
Kicking
5
Field Goal Made
3
8
Field Goal Attempts
8
62.5
Field Goal Percentage
37.5
54
Long Field Goal Made
53
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
5
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
2
0
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
4
2
Field Goal Attempts 50+
1
15
Extra Points Made
9
15
Extra Point Attempts
9
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
4
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
1
Field Goals Made 50+
1
30
Total Kicking Points
18
7
Team Games Played
7
50
Touchback Percentage
24
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
5-8
FG: Good-Attempts
3-8
Punting
33
Punts
34
1,427
Punt Yards
1,398
64
Long Punt
59
43.2
Gross Average Punt Yards
41.1
43.2
Net Average Punt Yards
41.1
0
Punts Blocked
0
13
Punts Inside 20
12
2
Touchbacks
2
9
Fair Catches
11
11
Punt Returns
13
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
7
Team Games Played
7
33-1,427
Punt: Total Yards
34-1,398
Scoring
10
Rushing Touchdowns
5
8
Receiving Touchdowns
4
0
Return Touchdowns
0
18
Total Touchdowns
9
5
Field Goals
3
15
Kick Extra Points
9
2
Total Two Point Conversions
1
142
Total Points
84
20.3
Total Points Per Game
12.0










