Ball State team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:12:36 | 31:03 | 5:47:24 | 28:57 |
| Offensive plays | 955 | 79.6 | 885 | 73.8 |
| Total yards | 5,390 | 449.2 | 5,643 | 470.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 48–426 | — | 70–577 | — |
| First downs | 294 | 24.5 | 273 | 22.8 |
| Third down | 88–19545.1% | — | 83–18445.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2352.2% | — | 4–1723.5% | — |
Passing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 263–43660.3% | — | 301–48062.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,750 | 229.2 | 3,836 | 319.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 27 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Rushing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 519 | 43.3 | 405 | 33.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,640 | 220.0 | 1,807 | 150.6 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 25 | — | 15 | — |
Turnovers
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 24 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 32.0 | — | 17.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 84.0 | — | 56.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 15 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 42 | — | 178 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 42 | — | 53 | — |
| Kick return yards | 878 | — | 1,042 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.9 | — | 19.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 19 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 94 | — | 129 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.9 | — | 7.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.