Ball State team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:59:32 | 27:39 | 7:00:28 | 32:21 |
| Offensive plays | 884 | 68.0 | 925 | 71.2 |
| Total yards | 4,384 | 337.2 | 5,452 | 419.4 |
| Penalties–yards | 64–531 | — | 74–704 | — |
| First downs | 248 | 19.1 | 288 | 22.2 |
| Third down | 75–18839.9% | — | 70–17140.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–2152.4% | — | 11–2152.4% | — |
Passing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 267–44060.7% | — | 262–39766.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,699 | 207.6 | 3,159 | 243.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.1 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 18 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 7 | — |
Rushing
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 444 | 34.2 | 528 | 40.6 |
| Rushing yards | 1,685 | 129.6 | 2,293 | 176.4 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 4.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | — | 22 | — |
Turnovers
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 12 | 0.9 | 19 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | — | 4 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 7 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 23.0 | — | 24.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 69.0 | — | 63.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 7 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 140 | — | 171 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 4 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Ball State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 31 | — | 24 | — |
| Kick return yards | 703 | — | 378 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.7 | — | 15.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 7 | — |
| Punt return yards | 169 | — | 28 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.4 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ 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.