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
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NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Keldric Luster | 27/41 | 209 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 62.7 |
| BALL | Tyler Mizzell | 4/5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 88.6 |
| BALL | Mason Atkins | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 17/23 | 272 | 11.8 | 3 | 0 | 56.5 |
| NU | Nicco Marchiol | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Ace Cooper | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| BALL | Johnny Thompson Jr. | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
| BALL | Eli Hohlt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| BALL | CJ Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| BALL | Keldric Luster | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 12 |
| BALL | TJ Horton | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 |
| BALL | Tyler Mizzell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| BALL | Jabari Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| BALL | Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| BALL | Anthony Pinnace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Elijah Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 14 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 41 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 18 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Sean Morris II | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Ryan Boe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Daniel Anderson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Nicco Marchiol | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Jabari Smith | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 15 |
| BALL | Donovan Hamilton | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 46 |
| BALL | Jamarion McDougle | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 |
| BALL | DJ Young | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| BALL | Elisha Durham | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| BALL | Alex Scherle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| BALL | Johnny Thompson Jr. | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| BALL | Tayshon Bardo | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| BALL | Elijah Jackson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| BALL | CJ Nelson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| BALL | Eli Hohlt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| BALL | TJ Horton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 1 | 39 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 | 32 |
| NU | Alex Honig | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 32 |
| NU | Hayden Eligon II | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Ricky Ahumaraeze | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Kaleb Stewart | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Will Yates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Ben Marsh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Anthony Pinnace | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Chris Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Justin Thomas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Layton Starks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Lucas Szymborski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Sterling Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Gavin Forsha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Kamron Chamble | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Maverick Gracio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Stone Perkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Ameir Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Cedric Franklin II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BALL | Cincear Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Cole Earlewine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Gannon Knowles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Keilan Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Mikeah Webster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BALL | Quentavius Scandrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braydon Brus | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Montae Pate | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Kobie McKinzie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Miles Crutchley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Alijah Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| NU | Caden O'Rourke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Sadowsky V | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Timi Oke | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Oyola | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Trautmann | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Payton Roth | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Tyler Gant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brenden Deasfernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Frank Covey IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Marquet Dorsey Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Matthew Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Sean Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Tanner Jumpp | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Tito Williams Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Troy Regovich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jamaal Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Mason Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Mason Mayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Brody Boehm | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| NU | Jackson Kleather | 1/1 | 100.0 | 52 | 6/6 | 9 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | Cole Stumbaugh | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| NU | Nikola Dugandzic | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | TJ Horton | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 | 41 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Drew Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous meeting vs. Ball State
Northwestern 1–0 vs Ball State
- 2015 · wk 4Ball State 19 @ Northwestern 24
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