Ball State Cardinals @ Kent State Golden Flashes — Sep 26, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 26, 2026
Cardinals Ball State BALL 0-3, 0-3 Away
13
Final
26
Golden Flashes Kent State KNT 1-2, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
BALL 0 0 7 6 13
KNT 7 10 0 9 26
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T. Mizzell QB BALL
164 PASS
D. DeShields QB KNT
189 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Bonds BALL
36 RUSH
D. DeShields QB KNT
76 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D. Hamilton WR BALL
80 REC
D. Clark WR KNT
73 REC
Passing
Ball State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Mizzell 16/27 164 1 0 2 89.1
Kent State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. DeShields 16/25 189 2 0 0 113.6
Rushing
Ball State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Bonds 11 36 3.3 1 10
T. Horton 5 4 0.8 0 4
J. Thompson 2 5 2.5 0 3
T. Mizzell 9 1 0.1 0 5
Kent State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Blakemore 11 46 4.2 0 25
J. Caffey 5 14 2.8 0 9
B. White 10 26 2.6 0 11
D. DeShields 13 76 5.8 1 21
W. Harris 1 2 2.0 0 2
H. Hopperton 1 2 2.0 0 2
J. Kelley 1 1 1.0 0 1
Receiving
Ball State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Bonds 5 5 57 11.4 0 38 0
J. Thompson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Hoover 1 2 1 1.0 0 1 0
D. Hamilton 7 8 80 11.4 1 33 0
C. Nelson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
I. Thacker 3 6 26 8.7 0 20 0
J. McDougle 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E. Durham 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Scherle 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
Kent State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Blakemore 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Clark 6 9 73 12.2 1 37 0
J. Caffey 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
A. Banks 2 4 58 29.0 0 33 0
B. White 3 4 11 3.7 1 7 0
W. Harris 3 4 38 12.7 0 20 0
J. Kelley 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Defense
Ball State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Lewis 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Starks 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Forsha 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Chamble 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Smith 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Gracio 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Glenn 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Yates 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Pinnace 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Shepherd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Marsh 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Franklin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Stewart 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Webster 8 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
S. Feeney 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jeudy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Perkins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Gilbert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scandrett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Cordoba 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Stockstill 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Muhamad 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Nicholl 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Burgess 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Wilborn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Rubinstein 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Jackson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Terrero 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Abuhamdeh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bivens 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Pritchard 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Burns III 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Bridgeman 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Barnes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Rhodes-McKee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Roy 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ball State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B. Boehm 0/0 1/1 1 0
Kent State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Leonard 1/1 3/3 6 0
Returns
Ball State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Horton 2 18 9.0 0 18 0
E. Jackson 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
Kent State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
W. Harris 1 19 19.0 0 19 0
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
Kent State
210 Total Yards 354
13 First Downs 20
9 Passing 9
2 Rushing 9
1 Penalty 2
6/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/14
164 Passing Yards 189
46 Rushing Yards 165
1 Turnovers 0
7-61 Penalties 14-100
24:50 Possession 36:23
2/2 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 9 13 - 26
TD J. Bonds
15 - 24 3:24
7 - 26 8:01
(Team) Goal
7 - 24 9:44
S. Leonard XP
7 - 23 9:44
D. Clark TD
Q3 7 - 0 7 - 17
XP B. Boehm
7 - 17 6:45
TD D. Hamilton
6 - 17 6:45
Q2 0 - 10 0 - 17
0 - 17
S. Leonard FG
0 - 14 5:34
S. Leonard XP
0 - 13 5:34
D. DeShields TD
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 4:15
S. Leonard XP
0 - 6 4:15
B. White TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KNT +19 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 26, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m