Ball State Cardinals @ Northwestern Wildcats — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Cardinals Ball State BALL 0-5, 0-4 Away
14
Final
45
Wildcats Northwestern NW 3-1, 3-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
BALL 0 14 0 0 14
NW 14 17 14 0 45
Top Performers
Passing Yards
K. Luster QB BALL
209 PASS
A.
A. Chiles QB NW
272 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Thompson RB BALL
15 RUSH
C.
C. Komolafe SAF NW
44 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Smith WR BALL
64 REC
G.
G. Wilde WR NW
144 REC
Passing
Ball State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Luster 27/41 209 1 1 2 76.2
T. Mizzell 4/5 51 0 0 0 109.2
M. Atkins 1/1 10 0 0 0 108.3
Northwestern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Chiles 17/23 272 3 0 1 152.5
N. Marchiol 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing
Ball State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Pinnace 1 0 0.0 0 0
J. Smith 1 8 8.0 0 8
C. Nelson 1 10 10.0 0 10
J. Thompson 7 15 2.1 0 6
J. McDougle 1 3 3.0 0 3
K. Luster 7 10 1.4 0 12
T. Horton 6 10 1.7 1 9
T. Mizzell 3 10 3.3 0 6
E. Hohlt 1 11 11.0 0 11
A. Cooper 2 15 7.5 0 9
E. Jackson 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Northwestern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
G. Sawchuk 4 24 6.0 0 18
J. Himon 3 42 14.0 0 41
A. Chiles 8 32 4.0 1 18
C. Komolafe 8 44 5.5 1 14
R. Boe 1 6 6.0 0 6
D. Anderson 3 4 1.3 0 4
N. Marchiol 1 3 3.0 0 3
S. Morris 2 10 5.0 0 8
Receiving
Ball State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Smith 7 10 64 9.1 0 15 0
C. Nelson 3 4 10 3.3 0 10 0
J. Thompson 4 6 20 5.0 0 10 0
J. McDougle 6 10 28 4.7 1 8 0
T. Horton 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
D. Hamilton 2 3 53 26.5 0 46 0
A. Scherle 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
E. Hohlt 2 3 10 5.0 0 7 0
T. Hoover 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E. Durham 2 3 21 10.5 0 15 0
T. Bardo 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
E. Jackson 2 2 12 6.0 0 10 0
D. Young 1 1 21 21.0 0 21 0
Northwestern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
G. Sawchuk 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
G. Wilde 8 9 144 18.0 1 39 0
C. Komolafe 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Honig 2 3 48 24.0 1 32 0
D. Wagner 4 5 61 15.3 1 32 0
H. Eligon 1 3 16 16.0 0 16 0
R. Ahumaraeze 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
R. Preckel 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Ball State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Pinnace 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Marsh 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
S. Smith 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Yates 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Jackson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Starks 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Stewart 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Glenn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scandrett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Perkins 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
L. Szymborski 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
M. Gracio 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Webster 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Chamble 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Forsha 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Franklin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Knowles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Earlewine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwestern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Pat 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gant 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. J. Stevens 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McKinzie 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Brus 8 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0
C. O'Rourke 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Adeyi 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fitzgerald 3 2 1 0 0 1 15 1 0
M. Smith 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Kilbane 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
B. Deasfernandes 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Flakes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Jones 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
M. Crutchley 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sadowsky V 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Dorsey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Oke 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Trautmann 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
T. Regovich 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Jumpp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Oyola 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ball State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B. Boehm 0/1 2/2 2 0
Northwestern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Kleather 1/1 6/6 9 0
Returns
Ball State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Horton 4 100 25.0 0 41 0
Northwestern
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Ball State
Northwestern
360 Total Yards 436
22 First Downs 26
13 Passing 13
8 Rushing 10
3 Penalty 1
5/17 3rd Down Eff. 4/9
270 Passing Yards 272
90 Rushing Yards 164
1 Turnovers 0
15-119 Penalties 7-50
33:59 Possession 26:01
2/3 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q3 0 - 14 14 - 45
14 - 45 0:53
J. Kleather XP
14 - 44 0:53
A. Honig TD
14 - 38 10:12
J. Kleather XP
14 - 37 10:12
D. Wagner TD
Q2 14 - 17 14 - 31
XP B. Boehm
14 - 31 0:12
TD J. McDougle
13 - 31 0:12
7 - 31 3:04
J. Kleather XP
7 - 30 3:04
R. Fitzgerald TD
7 - 24 4:47
J. Kleather FG
XP B. Boehm
7 - 21 8:20
TD T. Horton
6 - 21 8:20
0 - 21 10:52
J. Kleather XP
0 - 20 10:52
C. Komolafe TD
Q1 0 - 14 0 - 14
0 - 14 3:07
J. Kleather XP
0 - 13 3:07
G. Wilde TD
0 - 7 11:42
J. Kleather XP
0 - 6 11:42
A. Chiles TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NW +31 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
4:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m