Ball State @ Northern Illinois Game Overview
BALL vs NIURecords
BALL RecordLast 10
Win / Loss
3-7-0
ATS
6-4-0
Over / Under
5-5-0
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
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| Oct 18, '25 |
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W 42 - 28 | W 2 | o44.0 |
| Oct 11, '25 |
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L 0 - 42 | L 10 | u43.0 |
| Oct 04, '25 |
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W 20 - 14 | W 14.5 | u51.5 |
| Sep 20, '25 |
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L 25 - 31 | W 21 | o54.0 |
| Sep 13, '25 |
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W 34 - 29 | W -3 | o46.5 |
| Sep 06, '25 |
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L 3 - 42 | W 43 | u52.5 |
| Aug 30, '25 |
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L 0 - 31 | L 17 | u48.5 |
| Nov 29, '24 |
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L 21 - 42 | L 17.5 | o52.0 |
| Nov 23, '24 |
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L 13 - 38 | L 12 | u54.5 |
| Nov 12, '24 |
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L 48 - 51 | W 3.5 | o55.5 |
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Ball State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Northern Illinois's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
Yds/Game
137.6
Yds/Att
6.0
TDs/Int
5 / 3
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Kelly | Oct 18, 2025 | BALL 42 - AKR 28 | 121 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 6.4 | 1/1 | 113.0 |
| K.Kelly | Oct 11, 2025 | WMU 42 - BALL 0 | 68 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 3.1 | 0/0 | 85.1 |
| A.Leffler | Oct 11, 2025 | WMU 42 - BALL 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| K.Kelly | Oct 4, 2025 | BALL 20 - OHIO 14 | 185 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 5.6 | 1/0 | 108.6 |
| K.Kelly | Sep 20, 2025 | CONN 31 - BALL 25 | 209 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 8.7 | 1/1 | 149.4 |
| K.Kelly | Sep 13, 2025 | BALL 34 - UNH 29 | 105 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 7.0 | 2/1 | 149.5 |
Yds/Game
112.0
Yds/Att
4.5
TDs/Int
4 / 4
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Holst | Oct 18, 2025 | OHIO 48 - NIU 21 | 161 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 5.6 | 2/0 | 141.8 |
| B.Davidson | Oct 18, 2025 | OHIO 48 - NIU 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| B.Davidson | Oct 11, 2025 | EMU 16 - NIU 10 | 94 | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 3.6 | 0/1 | 65.0 |
| B.Davidson | Oct 4, 2025 | NIU 14 - M-OH 25 | 106 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3.8 | 1/1 | 82.9 |
| J.Holst | Sep 27, 2025 | NIU 3 - SDSU 6 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 3.5 | 0/0 | 72.3 |
| B.Davidson | Sep 27, 2025 | NIU 3 - SDSU 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 0/1 | -16.4 |
| J.Holst | Sep 20, 2025 | MSST 38 - NIU 10 | 135 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 5.9 | 1/1 | 115.8 |
| B.Davidson | Sep 20, 2025 | MSST 38 - NIU 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 0/0 | 79.4 |
BALL vs NIU Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272.4 | (134) | Yards | (62) | 353.7 |
| 4.7 | (134) | Yards/Play | (58) | 5.2 |
| 143.6 | (99) | Rush Yds | (118) | 181.4 |
| 36.6 | (72) | Rush Att | (122) | 41.0 |
| 3.9 | (119) | Yards/Rush | (99) | 4.4 |
| 128.9 | (132) | Pass Yds | (19) | 172.3 |
| 21.1 | (128) | Pass Att | (19) | 26.9 |
| 12.6 | (129) | Comp | (17) | 16.0 |
| 59.5 | (126) | Comp% | (39) | 59.6 |
| 10.3 | (117) | Yards/Comp | (53) | 10.8 |
| 6.1 | (129) | Yards/Att | (43) | 6.4 |
| 120.0 | (129) | QB rating | (35) | 118.7 |
| League Avg. |
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| 375.0 |
| 5.6 |
| 153.5 |
| 35.9 |
| 4.3 |
| 221.7 |
| 30.6 |
| 19.1 |
| 62.5 |
| 11.6 |
| 7.2 |
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More Stats
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | (134) | Sacks | (128) | 1.1 |
| 18.9 | (126) | Sack Yds | (--) | 8.3 |
| 0.4 | (59) | Intercepts | (63) | 0.7 |
| 0.7 | (98) | Fumbles | (75) | 0.1 |
| 4.6 | (13) | Penalties | (62) | 6.6 |
| 37.0 | (9) | Penalty Yds | (45) | 50.4 |
| League Avg. |
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| 2.0 |
| 13.1 |
| 0.7 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.2 |
| 53.5 |
Points
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.7 | (134) | Score | (67) | 24.3 |
| 4.0 | (129) | 1st Q | (26) | 3.9 |
| 3.0 | (134) | 2nd Q | (44) | 5.7 |
| 5.1 | (119) | 3rd Q | (39) | 5.4 |
| 5.6 | (116) | 4th Q | (88) | 9.3 |
| League Avg. |
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| 26.7 |
| 5.9 |
| 8.0 |
| 5.8 |
| 6.6 |
Special Teams
| Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | (133) | Yards/Punt Ret | (66) | 7.7 |
| 19.4 | (78) | Yards/KO Ret | (75) | 28.0 |
| 6.0 | (94) | FG Att | (122) | 16.0 |
| 3.0 | (125) | FG Made | (100) | 12.0 |
| 50.0 | (132) | FG% | (26) | 75.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 9.7 |
| 20.7 |
| 53.3 |
| 41.0 |
| 77.0 |