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Akron vs Ball State

Final · Week 8 · Sat Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET · Scheumann Stadium

Akron ZipsAkron2-6

FinalOct 18, 2025

Ball State CardinalsBall State3-4

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

AKR−110

BALL−110

Spread

AKR +1.5−115

BALL −1.5−105

Total O/U

Over 43.5−110

Under 43.5−110

Spread: Ball State −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 43.5 (70 points).

Recap

Ball State beat Akron 42-28 at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie on Oct 18, 2025 to move to 3-4.

The lead changed hands 3 times.

Score by quarter

Akron Zips and Ball State Cardinals, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
AKR	8	7	10	3	28
BALL	14	0	14	14	42

Scoring plays

First Quarter

AKRTouchdown · 11:42Israel Polk 19 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Michael Johnson Jr. Pass to Max Whisner for Two-Point Conversion)8-0
BALLTouchdown · 6:13Kiael Kelly 3 Yd Run (Carson Holmer Kick)8-7
BALLTouchdown · 0:45Kiael Kelly 26 Yd Run (Carson Holmer Kick)8-14

Second Quarter

AKRTouchdown · 1:26Kyan Mason 37 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick)15-14

Third Quarter

BALLTouchdown · 9:54Qua Ashley 69 Yd Run (Carson Holmer Kick)15-21
AKRField Goal · 7:28Matthew Schramm 29 Yd Field Goal18-21
BALLTouchdown · 5:52Koby Gross 29 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Carson Holmer Kick)18-28
AKRTouchdown · 0:24Israel Polk 4 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick)25-28

Fourth Quarter

BALLTouchdown · 10:43Kiael Kelly 1 Yd Run (Carson Holmer Kick)25-35
AKRField Goal · 5:47Matthew Schramm 19 Yd Field Goal28-35
BALLTouchdown · 5:34TJ Horton 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Carson Holmer Kick)28-42

Team stats

AKRBALL

1st Downs: 24; 17
Total Yards: 419; 374
Passing: 291; 158
Rushing: 128; 216
3rd down efficiency: 2-12; 4-13
Turnovers: 2; 2
Possession: 29:47; 30:13

Top performers

Akron ZipsBall State Cardinals

Passing

Ben Finley22/40, 291 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Kiael Kelly10/19, 121 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Jordan Gant19 CAR, 94 YDS

Qua Ashley20 CAR, 143 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Tim Grear Jr.4 REC, 87 YDS

Koby Gross3 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Bruno Dall1

Nathan Voorhis1

Tackles

Julien Laventure9

Michael Gravely Jr.7

Player stats

Akron · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ben Finley	22/40	291	7.3	3	2	23.4

Akron · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jordan Gant	19	94	4.9	27
Sean Patrick	7	24	3.4	8
Ben Finley	9	10	1.1	21

Akron · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tim Grear Jr.	4	87	21.8	0	37
Israel Polk	5	72	14.4	2	25
Kyan Mason	4	53	13.3	1	37
Conner Cravaack	3	32	10.7	0	15
Marcel Williams	2	24	12.0	0	13
Sean Patrick	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jordan Gant	2	5	2.5	0	4
Myles Walker	1	4	4.0	0	4

Akron · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Julien Laventure	0	0	1

Akron · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Julien Laventure	9	5	1	2	0
DiMarco Johnson	8	2	0	0	1
Shammond Cooper	6	2	0	1	0
Justin Anderson	5	2	0	0	0
Melvin Spriggs	5	2	0	0	0
Elijah Reed	4	4	0	0	0
Bruno Dall	4	3	1	1	0
Cyrus Durham	4	2	1	1	0

Akron · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
DiMarco Johnson	1	0	0

Akron · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon Hills	1	22	22.0	22	0
Julien Laventure	1	-35	-35.0	0	0

Akron · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matthew Schramm	2/2	100.0	29	2/2	8

Akron · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joseph Castle	4	156	39.0	0	0	51

Ball State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kiael Kelly	10/19	121	6.4	1	1	50.6
Ty Robinson	1/1	37	37.0	0	0	99.9

Ball State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Qua Ashley	20	143	7.2	1	69
Kiael Kelly	19	58	3.1	3	33
TJ Horton	3	22	7.3	0	8
Team	3	-7	-2.3	0	0

Ball State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Koby Gross	3	81	27.0	1	42
Drew Cassens	1	37	37.0	0	37
Qian Magwood	1	17	17.0	0	17
Isaiah Thacker	1	10	10.0	0	10
Eric Weatherly	2	9	4.5	0	7
Donovan Hamilton	1	6	6.0	0	6
Qua Ashley	1	1	1.0	0	1
TJ Horton	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Ball State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kiael Kelly	1	1	0
Koby Gross	1	0	0

Ball State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Michael Gravely Jr.	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Roman Pearson	6	6	0	0	1	0
Alfred Chea	6	2	0	0	0	0
Joedrick Lewis	5	4	0	0	0	0
Nathan Voorhis	5	3	1	1.5	0	0
Darin Conley	5	2	1	1	0	1
Muheem McCargo	5	2	0	0	0	0
Joey Stemler	5	0	0	0	0	0

Ball State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Joedrick Lewis	1	16	0
Roman Pearson	1	7	0

Ball State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TJ Horton	2	92	46.0	90	1

Ball State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joedrick Lewis	2	7	3.5	6	0

Ball State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carson Holmer	0/1	0.0	0	6/6	6

Ball State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Adam Saul	4	197	49.3	1	1	58

Game info

VenueScheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

Attendance12,248

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