THIRD AND DATA

Week 10 · 2026

Ball State at Massachusetts

Wed 11/04/2026 07:00 PMWarren McGuirk Alumni StadiumConference

60°Mostly Clear5 mph S · 84% humidityNational Weather Service forecast for the kickoff hour, issued 14 hours ago

Ball State

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3–5

Massachusetts

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4–4

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Ball State attacking · vs what Massachusetts has allowed

Ball State7 unplaced6 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
D. Hamilton14 of 20I. Thacker13 of 20J. McDougle7 of 14Other26 of 35Unattributed95 of 153
DeepShort
BALL9.4
MASS allowed13.9
BALL17.7
MASS allowed17.5
BALL15.3
MASS allowed6.8
BALL6.2
MASS allowed6.4
BALL7.6
MASS allowed6.3
BALL4.2
MASS allowed4.7
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Massachusetts

Massachusetts attacking · vs what Ball State has allowed

Massachusetts3 unplaced3 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Griffin8 of 14T. Harding13 of 14M. Dowling8 of 10Other27 of 37Unattributed81 of 130
DeepShort
MASS12.2
BALL allowed14.1
MASS12.1
BALL allowed18.4
MASS7.0
BALL allowed6.9
MASS6.0
BALL allowed8.4
MASS6.8
BALL allowed9.0
MASS7.4
BALL allowed5.7
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Ball State

Rushing

Ball State attacking · vs what Massachusetts has allowed

Ball State3 unplaced
T. Horton65K. Luster52J. Bonds46Other36Unattributed41
BALL5.6
MASS allowed5.5
BALL4.2
MASS allowed3.8
BALL4.9
MASS allowed6.0
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Massachusetts

Massachusetts attacking · vs what Ball State has allowed

Massachusetts
E. Faulkner88C. Kimmons54W. Watson28Other71Unattributed8
MASS4.8
BALL allowed6.0
MASS4.4
BALL allowed4.7
MASS6.2
BALL allowed7.3
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Ball State

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 4 meetings vs. Ball State

Massachusetts 2–2 vs Ball State

  • 2015 · wk 9Massachusetts 10 @ Ball State 20
  • 2014 · wk 12Ball State 10 @ Massachusetts 24
  • 1988 · wk 4Massachusetts 17 @ Ball State 44
  • 1984 · wk 2Ball State 10 @ Massachusetts 26

Research

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