Sacramento State Hornets @ Ball State Cardinals — Oct 24, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 24, 2026
Hornets Sacramento State CSUS 0-7, 0-4 Away
17
Final
34
Cardinals Ball State BALL 2-5, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CSUS 3 7 7 0 17
BALL 0 20 7 7 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J.
J. Sharman QB CSUS
176 PASS
K. Luster QB BALL
234 PASS
Rushing Yards
I.
I. Ene CSUS
57 RUSH
J. Bonds BALL
77 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Wilson WR CSUS
89 REC
I. Thacker WR BALL
65 REC
Passing
Sacramento State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sharman 16/27 176 2 0 2 103.3
H. Adams 1/1 11 0 0 0 112.5
B. Salazar 2/4 25 0 0 1 69.8
Ball State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Luster 14/26 234 2 2 1 78.0
Rushing
Sacramento State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
I. Ene 10 57 5.7 0 21
C. Rhaney 1 1 1.0 0 1
J. Sharman 5 -12 -2.4 0 6
J. Curtis 3 2 0.7 0 3
D. Godley 3 4 1.3 0 4
D. Swinney 3 12 4.0 0 8
B. Salazar 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Ball State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Bonds 17 77 4.5 0 11
T. Horton 9 33 3.7 2 9
K. Luster 10 68 6.8 1 14
E. Jackson 3 11 3.7 0 5
J. Thompson 2 -4 -2.0 0 2
Receiving
Sacramento State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
I. Ene 3 3 14 4.7 0 11 0
J. Wilson 3 5 89 29.7 1 65 0
J. Curtis 2 2 12 6.0 0 9 0
O. Smith 3 7 36 12.0 0 14 0
M. Coleman 3 7 19 6.3 1 11 0
R. Brown 3 4 20 6.7 0 14 0
L. Slater 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
C. Anton 1 2 11 11.0 0 11 0
K. Shabazz 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Ball State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Smith 2 2 16 8.0 0 8 0
T. Horton 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0
T. Hoover 2 3 34 17.0 0 20 0
I. Thacker 1 2 65 65.0 1 65 0
D. Shepherd 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. McDougle 2 4 63 31.5 1 55 0
E. Jackson 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
A. Seymour 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Nelson 1 3 7 7.0 0 7 0
D. Hamilton 3 7 37 12.3 0 23 0
E. Durham 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Defense
Sacramento State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Reese 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Holani 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Jeanty 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Silvera 12 6 6 0 0 2 22 2 0
E. Mullican 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Turner 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Kindle 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Rocha 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Chala 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Wallace 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Tullis 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Puloka 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Chambers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Dimitris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Kallhoff 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Davis 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Antonini 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ball State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Thomas 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Stewart 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
D. Shepherd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scandrett 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Webster 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Glenn 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Pinnace 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Forsha 4 0 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
C. Lewis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Jackson 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Yates 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Perkins 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Szymborski 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Chamble 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Hill 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Birden 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Sacramento State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Meadors 1/1 2/2 5 0
Ball State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B. Boehm 0/0 4/5 4 0
Returns
Sacramento State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Taylor 2 37 18.5 0 19 0
Ball State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Thompson 1 23 23.0 0 23 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
Sacramento State
Ball State
273 Total Yards 417
16 First Downs 24
10 Passing 10
4 Rushing 10
4 Penalty 2
3/12 3rd Down Eff. 6/12
212 Passing Yards 234
61 Rushing Yards 183
1 Turnovers 2
7-68 Penalties 7-73
26:01 Possession 33:59
1/1 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 7 17 - 34
17 - 34 9:40
B. Boehm XP
17 - 33 9:40
T. Horton TD
Q3 7 - 7 17 - 27
XP G. Meadors
17 - 27 6:13
TD M. Coleman
16 - 27 6:13
10 - 27 12:04
B. Boehm XP
10 - 26 12:04
K. Luster TD
Q2 7 - 20 10 - 20
10 - 20 0:15
B. Boehm XP
10 - 19 0:15
T. Horton TD
10 - 13 5:25
J. McDougle TD
XP G. Meadors
10 - 7 6:19
TD J. Wilson
9 - 7 6:19
3 - 7 8:45
B. Boehm XP
3 - 6 8:45
I. Thacker TD
Q1 3 - 0 3 - 0
FG G. Meadors
3 - 0 2:36
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: BALL +17 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 24, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m