Week 8 · 2025

Akron at Ball State

Sat 10/18/2025 03:30 PMScheumann StadiumBall State pregame45%Pregame win probability: 45% for Ball State. Akron favored, and lost — Ball State won.Conference

78°Light Rain18 mph SW · 55% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Akron

28

5–7

Ball State

42

4–8

Attendance

12,248

reported

BALL5 plays, 9 yd · On downs

15:001st & 10own 35Owen Wiley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:531st & 10own 25Qua Ashley run for 3 yds to the BALL 28+3
14:212nd & 7own 28Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Donovan Hamilton0
14:073rd & 7own 28Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the BALL 34+6
13:384th & 1own 34Qua Ashley run for no gain to the BALL 340

AKR5 plays, 34 yd · Touchdown

13:271st & 10opp 34Jordan Gant run for no gain to the BALL 340
13:092nd & 10opp 34Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 10 yds to the BALL 24 for a 1ST down+10
12:401st & 10opp 24Jordan Gant run for 2 yds to the BALL 22+2
12:082nd & 8opp 22Jordan Gant run for 3 yds to the BALL 19+3
11:423rd & 5opp 19Israel Polk 19 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Michael Johnson Jr. Pass to Max Whisner for Two-Point Conversion)+19

BALL12 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

11:421st & 10own 35Owen Wiley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:391st & 10own 25Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood0
11:282nd & 10own 25Kiael Kelly pass complete to Isaiah Thacker for 10 yds to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down+10
10:571st & 10own 35Qua Ashley run for 7 yds to the BALL 42+7
10:182nd & 3own 42Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 46 for a 1ST down+4
9:241st & 10own 46Ty Robinson pass complete to Drew Cassens for 37 yds to the AKR 17 for a 1ST down+37
8:481st & 10opp 17Kiael Kelly pass complete to TJ Horton for 3 yds to the AKR 20+3
8:202nd & 13opp 20Kiael Kelly pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 7 yds to the AKR 13+7
7:403rd & 6opp 13Kiael Kelly pass complete to Donovan Hamilton for 6 yds to the AKR 7 for a 1ST down+6
7:021st & goalopp 7Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the AKR 70
6:162nd & goalopp 7(06:20) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael pass incomplete short right to Ashley,Qua thrown to Akr10 PENALTY Akr Offside (Durham,Cyrus) 4 yards from Akr07 to Akr03. NO PLAY.+4
6:132nd & goalopp 3Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)+3

AKR5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

6:131st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
6:071st & 10own 25Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk0
6:022nd & 10own 25Akron Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Yards) declined0
5:543rd & 10own 25Ben Finley pass complete to Kyan Mason for 2 yds to the AKR 27+2
5:164th & 8own 27Joseph Castle punt for 51 yds , Joedrick Lewis returns for 6 yds to the BALL 28+6

BALL8 plays, 72 yd · Touchdown

5:081st & 10own 28Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 32+4
4:322nd & 6own 32Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 17 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down+17
3:591st & 10own 49Kiael Kelly sacked by Cyrus Durham for a loss of 6 yards to the BALL 43−6
3:172nd & 16own 43Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 46+3
2:393rd & 13own 46PENALTY BSU False Start (Cook,Tristan) 5 yards from BSU46 to BSU41. NO PLAY.−5
2:143rd & 18own 41Kiael Kelly run for 33 yds to the AKR 26 for a 1ST down+33
1:331st & 10opp 26Qua Ashley run for no gain to the AKR 260
0:452nd & 10opp 26Kiael Kelly run for 26 yds for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)+26

AKR6 plays, 7 yd · Punt

0:451st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:361st & 10own 25Jordan Gant run for 3 yds to the AKR 28+3
0:172nd & 7own 28Ben Finley pass incomplete to Cameron Monteiro0
0:003rd & 7own 28Ben Finley pass complete to Jordan Gant for 4 yds to the AKR 32+4
0:00own 28End of 1st Quarter+4
14:534th & 3own 32Joseph Castle punt for 34 yds , Joedrick Lewis returns for 1 yd to the BALL 35+1

BALL7 plays, 4 yd · Turnover

14:451st & 10own 35Kiael Kelly sacked by Julien Laventure for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 32−3
14:002nd & 13own 32TJ Horton run for 8 yds to the BALL 40+8
13:543rd & 5own 40Timeout Ball State, clock 13:540
13:393rd & 5own 40Kiael Kelly pass complete to Koby Gross for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+10
13:041st & 10midfieldTJ Horton run for 7 yds to the AKR 43+7
12:412nd & 3opp 43Kiael Kelly sacked by Bruno Dall for a loss of 4 yards to the AKR 47−4
11:573rd & 7opp 47Kiael Kelly sacked by Markus Boswell for a loss of 14 yards to the BALL 39 Kiael Kelly fumbled, recovered by AKR Julien Laventure , return for 0 yards−14

AKR4 plays, 3 yd · On downs

11:491st & 10opp 39Sean Patrick run for 2 yds to the BALL 37+2
11:302nd & 8opp 37Sean Patrick run for no gain to the BALL 370
10:433rd & 8opp 37Ben Finley pass complete to Jordan Gant for 1 yd to the BALL 36+1
10:084th & 7opp 36Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0

BALL10 plays, 28 yd · Missed FG

10:081st & 10opp 47Timeout Ball State, clock 10:080
10:021st & 10own 36Akron Penalty, Personal Foul (Nehemiah Musika) to the AKR 47 for a 1ST down+15
9:361st & 10opp 47Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the AKR 41+6
9:042nd & 4opp 41Qua Ashley run for 6 yds to the AKR 35 for a 1ST down+6
8:191st & 10opp 35Kiael Kelly run for a loss of 2 yards to the AKR 37−2
7:462nd & 12opp 37(07:48) PENALTY BSU False Start (Weatherly,Eric) 5 yards from Akr37 to Akr42. NO PLAY.−5
7:322nd & 17opp 42PENALTY Akr Offside (Durham,Cyrus) 5 yards from Akr42 to Akr37. NO PLAY.+5
7:162nd & 12opp 37Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qua Ashley for 1 yd to the AKR 36+1
6:463rd & 11opp 36Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly0
6:414th & 11opp 36Carson Holmer 53 yd FG MISSED+53

AKR4 plays, -15 yd · Punt

6:341st & 10own 36Ben Finley sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the AKR 31−5
6:022nd & 15own 31Ben Finley pass incomplete to Cameron Monteiro0
5:583rd & 15own 31Ben Finley sacked by Nathan Voorhis for a loss of 10 yards to the AKR 21−10
5:164th & 25own 21Joseph Castle punt for 37 yds0

BALL4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

5:161st & 10own 42Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly0
5:162nd & 10own 42TJ Horton run for 7 yds to the BALL 49+7
5:163rd & 3own 49Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Qian Magwood0
4:184th & 3own 49Adam Saul punt for 47 yds0

AKR13 plays, 96 yd · Touchdown

4:181st & 10own 4Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk0
4:182nd & 10own 4Ben Finley pass complete to Kyan Mason for 10 yds to the AKR 14 for a 1ST down+10
4:181st & 10own 14Ben Finley run for 11 yds to the AKR 25 for a 1ST down+11
4:181st & 10own 25Ben Finley pass complete to Myles Walker for 4 yds to the AKR 29+4
2:432nd & 6own 29Jordan Gant run for 12 yds to the AKR 41 for a 1ST down+12
2:141st & 10own 41Ben Finley sacked by Darin Conley for a loss of 7 yards to the AKR 34−7
2:142nd & 17own 34Timeout Akron, clock 02:140
2:042nd & 17own 34Ball State Penalty, Personal Foul (Jack Beebe) to the AKR 49 for a 1ST down+15
2:001st & 10own 49Timeout Ball State, clock 02:000
1:551st & 10own 49Ben Finley pass complete to Marcel Williams for 13 yds to the BALL 38 for a 1ST down+13
1:461st & 10opp 38Jordan Gant run for 1 yd to the BALL 37+1
1:262nd & 9opp 37Ben Finley pass complete to Kyan Mason for 37 yds for a TD (Matthew Schramm KICK)+37
1:241st & 10own 35(01:24) Wiley,Owen kickoff 49 yards to the BSU16 Weatherly,Eric return 6 yards to the BSU22, out of bounds at BSU22 PENALTY Akr Illegal Formation (Johnson,DiMarco) 5 yards from Akr35 to Akr30. NO PLAY.−5

BALL7 plays, 2 yd · Punt

1:141st & 10own 30Owen Wiley kickoff for 56 yds , TJ Horton return for 2 yds to the BALL 16+2
1:071st & 10own 16Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 20+4
0:463rd & 10own 16Timeout Akron, clock 00:460
0:442nd & 6own 20Kiael Kelly run for a loss of 4 yards to the BALL 16−4
0:414th & 8own 18Timeout Akron, clock 00:410
0:383rd & 10own 16Kiael Kelly pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 2 yds to the BALL 18+2
0:324th & 8own 18Adam Saul punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the AKR 300

AKR4 plays, 13 yd · End of period

0:261st & 10own 30Ben Finley pass complete to Conner Cravaack for 12 yds to the AKR 42 for a 1ST down+12
0:201st & 10own 42(00:24) No Huddle-Shotgun Finley,Ben rush left for 4 yards gain to the Akr46, out of bounds at Akr46 PENALTY Akr Holding (Motley-Simmons,Jayme) 10 yards from Akr42 to Akr32. NO PLAY.−10
0:001st & 20own 32Jordan Gant run for 11 yds to the AKR 43+11
0:00own 32End of 2nd Quarter+11

AKR6 plays, 36 yd · On downs

14:571st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 5 yds , Julien Laventure return for no gain to the AKR 350
14:481st & 10own 35Jordan Gant run for 27 yds to the BALL 38 for a 1ST down+27
14:481st & 10opp 38Jordan Gant run for 3 yds to the BALL 35+3
14:162nd & 7opp 35Jordan Gant run for 4 yds to the BALL 31+4
13:523rd & 3opp 31Jordan Gant run for 2 yds to the BALL 29+2
12:394th & 1opp 29Jordan Gant run for no gain to the BALL 290

BALL4 plays, 1 yd · Punt

12:391st & 10own 29Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the BALL 30+1
12:392nd & 9own 30Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ty Robinson0
12:003rd & 9own 30Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ty Robinson0
11:484th & 9own 30Adam Saul punt for 40 yds0

AKR4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

11:481st & 10own 30Ben Finley pass complete to Conner Cravaack for 5 yds to the AKR 35+5
11:482nd & 5own 35Sean Patrick run for 3 yds to the AKR 38+3
11:483rd & 2own 38Ben Finley pass incomplete to Marcel Williams0
9:004th & 2own 38Joseph Castle punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 280

BALL2 plays, 72 yd · Touchdown

9:542nd & 7own 31Qua Ashley run for 69 yds for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)+69
9:001st & 10own 28Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 31+3

AKR10 plays, 63 yd · Field goal

9:541st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:541st & 10own 25Ben Finley pass complete to Tim Grear Jr. for 37 yds to the BALL 38 for a 1ST down+37
9:541st & 10opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun Finley,Ben pass incomplete deep middle to Mason,Kyan thrown to BSU01 PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Gravely Jr.,Michael) 15 yards from BSU38 to BSU23, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
9:541st & 10opp 23Ben Finley sacked by Ameir Glenn for a loss of 5 yards to the BALL 28−5
9:542nd & 15opp 28Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 14 yds to the BALL 14+14
9:543rd & 1opp 14Jordan Gant run for 2 yds to the BALL 12 for a 1ST down+2
9:541st & 10opp 12Ben Finley pass incomplete to Jordan Gant0
9:542nd & 10opp 12Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0
9:543rd & 10opp 12Ben Finley pass incomplete to Tim Grear Jr.0
7:284th & 10opp 12Matthew Schramm 29 yd FG GOOD+29

BALL5 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:281st & 10own 35Owen Wiley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:281st & 10own 25Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the BALL 29+4
7:282nd & 6own 29Shotgun Kelly,Kiael pass incomplete deep right to Magwood,Qian thrown to Akr40 PENALTY Akr Pass Interference (Reed,Elijah) 15 yards from BSU29 to BSU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
7:281st & 10own 44Qua Ashley run for 27 yds to the AKR 29 for a 1ST down+27
5:521st & 10opp 29Kiael Kelly pass complete to Koby Gross for 29 yds for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)+29

AKR7 plays, 32 yd · On downs

5:451st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 63 yds , Brandon Hills return for 22 yds to the AKR 24+22
5:431st & 10own 24Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk0
5:312nd & 10own 24Ben Finley pass complete to Tim Grear Jr. for 27 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down+27
4:551st & 10opp 49Sean Patrick run for 8 yds to the BALL 41+8
4:232nd & 2opp 41Sean Patrick run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 44−3
3:513rd & 5opp 44Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0
3:464th & 5opp 44Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0

BALL4 plays, 5 yd · Turnover

3:381st & 10own 44Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 48+4
3:332nd & 6own 48Timeout Ball State, clock 03:330
3:202nd & 6own 48Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the BALL 49+1
2:403rd & 5own 49Kiael Kelly pass intercepted DiMarco Johnson return for no gain to the AKR 480

AKR5 plays, 52 yd · Touchdown

2:311st & 10own 48Ben Finley run for 21 yds to the BALL 31 for a 1ST down+21
1:571st & 10opp 31Ben Finley run for 2 yds to the BALL 29+2
1:232nd & 8opp 29Ben Finley pass complete to Tim Grear Jr. for 10 yds to the BALL 19 for a 1ST down+10
0:531st & 10opp 19Ben Finley pass complete to Conner Cravaack for 15 yds to the BALL 4 for a 1ST down+15
0:241st & goalopp 4Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 4 yds for a TD (Matthew Schramm KICK)+4

BALL15 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

0:241st & 10own 35Owen Wiley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:001st & 10own 25Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the BALL 29+4
0:00own 25End of 3rd Quarter+4
14:512nd & 6own 29Qua Ashley run for no gain to the BALL 290
14:133rd & 6own 29(14:17) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael pass incomplete short right to Hamilton,Donovan thrown to BSU45 broken up by Kamara,Ben PENALTY Akr Pass Interference (Kamara,Ben) 15 yards from BSU29 to BSU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
14:081st & 10own 44Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly0
14:082nd & 10own 44PENALTY BSU False Start (Roberts,Aaron) 5 yards from BSU44 to BSU39. NO PLAY.−5
14:082nd & 15own 39PENALTY Akr Offside (Frazier,Dahvon) 5 yards from BSU39 to BSU44. NO PLAY.+5
14:012nd & 10own 44Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 46+2
13:173rd & 8own 46Kiael Kelly pass complete to Koby Gross for 42 yds Koby Gross fumbled, recovered by BALL Donovan Hamilton for a 1ST down+42
12:291st & 10opp 12Qua Ashley run for 4 yds to the AKR 8+4
12:062nd & 6opp 8Kiael Kelly run for 7 yds to the AKR 1 for a 1ST down+7
11:361st & goalopp 1(11:41) Shotgun Ashley,Qua rush middle for 0 yards to the Akr01 (Laventure,Julien; Dall,Bruno) PENALTY Akr Illegal Substitution. NO PLAY.0
11:181st & goalopp 1Qua Ashley run for no gain to the AKR 10
10:432nd & goalopp 1Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)+1

AKR14 plays, 74 yd · Field goal

10:431st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
10:311st & 10own 25Ben Finley pass complete to Sean Patrick for 14 yds to the AKR 39 for a 1ST down+14
10:071st & 10own 39Sean Patrick run for 8 yds to the AKR 47+8
9:402nd & 2own 47Sean Patrick run for 6 yds to the BALL 47 for a 1ST down+6
9:141st & 10opp 47Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 25 yds to the BALL 22 for a 1ST down+25
8:391st & 10opp 22Jordan Gant run for 9 yds to the BALL 13+9
7:592nd & 1opp 13Jordan Gant run for 5 yds to the BALL 8 for a 1ST down+5
7:341st & goalopp 8Timeout Akron, clock 07:340
7:251st & goalopp 8Ben Finley run for 3 yds to the BALL 5+3
7:012nd & goalopp 5Jordan Gant run for 4 yds to the BALL 1+4
6:523rd & goalopp 1Timeout Ball State, clock 06:520
6:273rd & goalopp 1Jordan Gant run for no gain to the BALL 10
5:474th & goalopp 1Matthew Schramm 19 yd FG GOOD+19
5:341st & 10own 35TJ Horton 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Carson Holmer Kick)+90

AKR9 plays, 23 yd · Turnover

5:341st & 10own 35DC Pippin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:301st & 10own 25Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0
5:222nd & 10own 25Ben Finley pass complete to Tim Grear Jr. for 13 yds to the AKR 38 for a 1ST down+13
5:051st & 10own 38Ben Finley pass incomplete to Myles Walker0
4:572nd & 10own 38Jordan Gant run for 5 yds to the AKR 43+5
4:253rd & 5own 43Ben Finley pass complete to Kyan Mason for 4 yds to the AKR 47+4
3:454th & 1own 47Jordan Gant run for 1 yd to the AKR 48 for a 1ST down+1
3:251st & 10own 48Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk0
3:162nd & 10own 48Ben Finley pass intercepted Roman Pearson return for 7 yds to the BALL 42+7

BALL6 plays, 0 yd · Punt

3:091st & 10own 42Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the BALL 43+1
2:202nd & 9own 43Qua Ashley run for 2 yds to the BALL 45+2
2:203rd & 7own 45Timeout Akron, clock 02:200
2:093rd & 7own 45Kiael Kelly run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 42−3
2:004th & 10own 42Timeout Ball State, clock 02:000
1:504th & 10own 42Adam Saul punt for 58 yds for a touchback0

AKR2 plays, 11 yd · Turnover

1:451st & 10own 20Ben Finley pass complete to Marcel Williams for 11 yds to the AKR 31 for a 1ST down+11
1:371st & 10own 31Ben Finley pass intercepted Joedrick Lewis return for 16 yds to the AKR 21+16

BALL5 plays, -12 yd · End of period

1:261st & 10opp 21K. Kelly takes a knee−2
0:442nd & 12opp 23K. Kelly takes a knee−3
0:023rd & 15opp 26PENALTY BSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from Akr26 to Akr31. NO PLAY.−5
0:003rd & 20opp 31K. Kelly takes a knee−2
0:00opp 31End of 4th Quarter−2

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Ball State 6–4 vs Akron

  • 2021 · wk 10Ball State 31 @ Akron 25
  • 2017 · wk 6Ball State 3 @ Akron 31
  • 2016 · wk 8Akron 35 @ Ball State 25
  • 2014 · wk 9Akron 21 @ Ball State 35
  • 2013 · wk 9Ball State 42 @ Akron 24
  • 2010 · wk 10Akron 30 @ Ball State 37
  • 2008 · wk 3Ball State 41 @ Akron 24
  • 2005 · wk 10Akron 17 @ Ball State 23
  • 2004 · wk 9Ball State 23 @ Akron 35
  • 1999 · wk 6Akron 31 @ Ball State 9

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