Week 6 · 2026
Ball State at Northwestern
Sat 10/10/2026 12:30 PMRyan Field
75°Mostly Clear12 mph S · 44% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Ball State
14
3–5
Northwestern
45
6–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Ball State10 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 22
Northwestern9 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 24
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 25opp 3 | 9 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 11:42 | BALL | own 25own 48 | 10 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 0–7 |
| 7:41 | NU | own 8opp 3 | 11 plays, 92 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–14 |
| 3:02 | BALL | own 14opp 31 | 13 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 0–14 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:14 | NU | own 14opp 3 | 8 plays, 86 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–21 |
| 10:52 | BALL | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 BALL | 7–21 |
| 8:20 | NU | own 25own 35 | 10 plays, 41 yd | Field goal +10 NU | 7–31 |
| 4:40 | BALL | own 7own 0 | 6 plays, -2 yd | Defensive TD +7 NU | 7–31 |
| 2:53 | BALL | own 45goal line | 18 plays, 55 yd | Touchdown +7 BALL | 14–31 |
| 0:12 | NU | own 25own 24 | 3 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 14–31 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | BALL | own 25own 16 | 6 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 14–31 |
| 13:51 | NU | own 16opp 24 | 7 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 14–31 |
| 11:56 | BALL | own 30opp 36 | 5 plays, 6 yd | On downs | 14–31 |
| 10:26 | NU | opp 36opp 3 | 3 plays, 36 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–38 |
| 10:12 | BALL | own 25own 3 | 13 plays, 11 yd | Punt | 14–38 |
| 4:32 | NU | own 1goal line | 12 plays, 99 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–45 |
| 0:43 | BALL | own 23own 34 | 24 plays, 43 yd | Missed FG | 14–45 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 7:24 | NU | own 34own 39 | 14 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 14–45 |
| 2:32 | BALL | own 3opp 14 | 14 plays, 83 yd | End of period | 14–45 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Ball State–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous meeting vs. Ball State
Northwestern 1–0 vs Ball State
- 2015 · wk 4Ball State 19 @ Northwestern 24
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