Week 9 · 2025
Ball State at Northern Illinois
Sat 10/25/2025 03:30 PMHuskie StadiumNorthern Illinois pregame67% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois favored, and won.Conference
52°Cloudy7 mph ESE · 54% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Ball State
7
4–8
Northern Illinois
21
3–9
Attendance
10,124
reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NIU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 29:30 | 66 | 275 | 4-40 | 15 | 6-15 40.0% | 1-1 100.0% |
| NIU | 30:30 | 68 | 370 | 4-35 | 17 | 9-16 56.3% | 1-2 50.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 10-23 | 136 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 |
| NIU | 6-11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 43 | 139 | 3.2 | 0 |
| NIU | 57 | 305 | 5.4 | 2 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| NIU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | 40 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| NIU | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northern Illinois 5–5 vs Ball State
- 2024 · wk 9Northern Illinois 23 @ Ball State 25
- 2023 · wk 11Ball State 20 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2022 · wk 5Northern Illinois 38 @ Ball State 44
- 2021 · wk 11Ball State 29 @ Northern Illinois 30
- 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
Previous 6 meetings vs. Thomas Hammock
Ball State 5–1 vs Thomas Hammock
- 2024 · wk 9Northern Illinois 23 @ Ball State 25
- 2023 · wk 11Ball State 20 @ Northern Illinois 17
- 2022 · wk 5Northern Illinois 38 @ Ball State 44
- 2021 · wk 11Ball State 29 @ Northern Illinois 30
- 2020 · wk 12Northern Illinois 25 @ Ball State 31
- 2019 · wk 6Ball State 27 @ Northern Illinois 20
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