Week 11 · 2021
Ball State at Northern Illinois
Wed 11/10/2021 07:00 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame43% — Pregame win probability: 43% for Northern Illinois. Ball State favored, and lost — Northern Illinois won.Conference
52°Fog12 mph ESE · 86% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Ball State
29
6–7
Northern Illinois
30
9–5
Attendance
7,894
reported
Ball StateBALL
Northern IllinoisNIU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Drew Plitt | 11/26 | 126 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 34.8 |
| NIU | Rocky Lombardi | 23/38 | 264 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 57.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Carson Steele | 21 | 109 | 5.2 | 0 | 49 |
| BALL | Justin Hall | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 2 | 19 |
| BALL | Drew Plitt | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| BALL | Jalen McGaughy | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| BALL | Will Jones | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| NIU | Jay Ducker | 24 | 155 | 6.5 | 1 | 24 |
| NIU | Rocky Lombardi | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NIU | Clint Ratkovich | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 |
| NIU | Mason King | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 |
| NIU | Antario Brown | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jalen McGaughy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| BALL | Jayshon Jackson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 15 |
| BALL | Justin Hall | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| BALL | Will Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| BALL | Yo'Heinz Tyler | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NIU | Trayvon Rudolph | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 31 |
| NIU | Cole Tucker | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 58 |
| NIU | Clint Ratkovich | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | Miles Joiner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| NIU | Tristen Tewes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NIU | Messiah Travis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Malcolm Lee | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NIU | Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jaylin Thomas | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brandon Martin | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Bryce Cosby | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brett Anderson II | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Clayton Coll | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Christian Albright | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | J.T. Wahee | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BALL | Malcolm Lee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | John Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Tavion Woodard | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Cole Pearce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jack Sape | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Amechi Uzodinma II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Anthony Ekpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brayden Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Brock Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Chris Agyemang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jordan Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Keionte Newson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Nathan Reichert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Trevor Hohlt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Dillon Thomas | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jordan Gandy | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Raishein Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | JaVaughn Byrd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Lance Deveaux Jr. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | CJ Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jordan Hansen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Demond Taylor Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Makhi Nelson-Douglas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Michael Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Pierce Oppong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Billy Dozier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Cade Haberman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Dayven Shinhoster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Devonte O'Malley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jacob Waskow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jaden Dolphin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | James Ester | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Jashon Prophete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Myles McGee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Nate Valcarcel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Nick Rattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Brandon Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jacob Lewis | 2/2 | 100.0 | 48 | 0/0 | 6 |
| BALL | Jake Chanove | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| NIU | John Richardson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 38 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Nathan Snyder | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| BALL | Lucas Borrow | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| NIU | Matt Ference | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| NIU | Rocky Lombardi | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jalen McGaughy | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
| BALL | Ryan Lezon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| NIU | Messiah Travis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 21 |
| NIU | Trayvon Rudolph | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| NIU | Tristen Tewes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Justin Hall | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| BALL | Hassan Littles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| NIU | Cole Tucker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 8–2 vs Ball State
- 2020 · wk 12Northern Illinois 25 @ Ball State 31
- 2019 · wk 6Ball State 27 @ Northern Illinois 20
- 2018 · wk 6Northern Illinois 24 @ Ball State 16
- 2017 · wk 11Ball State 17 @ Northern Illinois 63
- 2016 · wk 5Northern Illinois 31 @ Ball State 24
- 2015 · wk 6Ball State 41 @ Northern Illinois 59
- 2014 · wk 11Northern Illinois 35 @ Ball State 21
- 2013 · wk 12Ball State 27 @ Northern Illinois 48
- 2012 · wk 6Northern Illinois 35 @ Ball State 23
- 2011 · wk 12Ball State 38 @ Northern Illinois 41
Previous 2 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock
Ball State 2–0 vs Thomas Hammock
- 2020 · wk 12Northern Illinois 25 @ Ball State 31
- 2019 · wk 6Ball State 27 @ Northern Illinois 20
Previous 5 meetings vs. Mike Neu
Northern Illinois 3–2 vs Mike Neu
- 2020 · wk 12Northern Illinois 25 @ Ball State 31
- 2019 · wk 6Ball State 27 @ Northern Illinois 20
- 2018 · wk 6Northern Illinois 24 @ Ball State 16
- 2017 · wk 11Ball State 17 @ Northern Illinois 63
- 2016 · wk 5Northern Illinois 31 @ Ball State 24
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