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
Ball StateBALL
Northern IllinoisNIU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Kiael Kelly | 10/23 | 136 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 34.6 |
| NIU | Josh Holst | 6/11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 65.8 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Kiael Kelly | 27 | 86 | 3.2 | 0 | 19 |
| BALL | Qua Ashley | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
| BALL | TJ Horton | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| BALL | Eric Weatherly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| NIU | Chavon Wright | 37 | 166 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 |
| NIU | Telly Johnson Jr. | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 1 | 53 |
| NIU | Josh Holst | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 36 |
| NIU | Lazaro Rogers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Ty Robinson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 |
| BALL | Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| BALL | Qian Magwood | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| BALL | TJ Horton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| BALL | Eric Weatherly | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| BALL | Tate Hoover | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| BALL | Qua Ashley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| BALL | Drew Cassens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| NIU | DeAree Rogers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 22 |
| NIU | Gary Givens III | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| NIU | Jake Appleget | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NIU | La'Don Bryant | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Joedrick Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Kiael Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Layton Starks | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NIU | Chavon Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Telly Johnson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Marc Pretto | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Alfred Chea | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Caden Johnson | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jack Beebe | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Nathan Voorhis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Derek Fields | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jackson Wiegold | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Muheem McCargo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Ashton Whitner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Eric McClain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Roman Pearson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | DeJuan Echoles Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Layton Starks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Michael Gravely Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Darin Conley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Drew Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Joedrick Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Scott Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Ameir Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Eli Hohlt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Eric Weatherly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Jahmad Harmon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Justin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Tobi Adewoyin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Willizhuan Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Quinn Urwiler | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Dev'ion Reynolds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Mark Hensley | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Muhammed Jammeh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Filip Maciorowski | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Dasean Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jasper Beeler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NIU | Jay'shon Thomas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Taylor Powell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Jalonnie Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | James Finley IV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Marc Pretto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Ty Myles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Alvin Gulley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Broderick Windham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Landon Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | Miles Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Joedrick Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NIU | James Finley IV | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| NIU | Jasper Beeler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Carson Holmer | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| NIU | Andrew Glass | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Adam Saul | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| NIU | Jake Ference | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | TJ Horton | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
| BALL | Eric Weatherly | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NIU | Dev'ion Reynolds | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 19 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Willizhuan Yates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| BALL | Joedrick Lewis | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| NIU | DeAree Rogers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
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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