Ball State team stats
2017 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:38:01 | 33:10 | 5:21:59 | 26:50 |
| Offensive plays | 902 | 75.2 | 764 | 63.7 |
| Total yards | 4,022 | 335.2 | 5,059 | 421.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 49–479 | — | 49–478 | — |
| First downs | 225 | 18.8 | 242 | 20.2 |
| Third down | 79–20338.9% | — | 69–14846.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–2433.3% | — | 4–1233.3% | — |
Passing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 228–40556.3% | — | 186–31658.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,126 | 177.2 | 2,803 | 233.6 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.2 | — | 8.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 11 | — | 29 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 497 | 41.4 | 448 | 37.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,896 | 158.0 | 2,256 | 188.0 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 | — | 27 | — |
Turnovers
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 21 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 24.0 | — | 33.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 69.0 | — | 72.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 13 | — | 371 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 6 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 49 | — | 38 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,042 | — | 741 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.3 | — | 19.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 10 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 87 | — | 284 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.7 | — | 10.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 3 | — |
⚠ 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.