Ball State Cardinals Ball State 1-5
14 Final Oct 10, 2026
Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 4-1
45 Weather 74°F · Partly cloudy · S wind 14 mph Weather at Ryan Field Ball State vs Northwestern at Ryan Field, Sat Oct 10, 12:30 PM ET. As reported at the nearest airport during the game.
At kickoff · 11:51 AM ET 74°F Partly cloudy · humidity 41% 11:51 AM 74°F Partly cloudy 12:51 PM 77°F Cloudy 1:51 PM 79°F Cloudy 2:51 PM 80°F Cloudy 3:51 PM 80°F Cloudy Stats Markets Info
Closing line US sportsbooks, consensus at kickoff Spread BALL +34.5 −110
NWEST −34.5 −112
Spread: Ball State +34.5 covered.
Recap Northwestern routed Ball State 45-14 at Ryan Field in Evanston on Oct 10, 2026, a 31-point win to move to 4-1.
The game was played before 25,629.
Score by quarter Ball State Cardinals and Northwestern Wildcats, score by quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T BALL 0 14 0 0 14 NWEST 14 17 14 0 45
Scoring plays First Quarter NWEST Touchdown · 11:42 Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) 0 - 7 NWEST Touchdown · 3:07 Griffin Wilde 19 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick) 0 - 14 Second Quarter NWEST Touchdown · 10:52 Caleb Komolafe 14 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) 0 - 21 BALL Touchdown · 8:20 TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick) 7 - 21 NWEST Field Goal · 4:47 Jackson Kleather 52 Yd Field Goal 7 - 24 NWEST Touchdown · 3:04 Robert Fitzgerald 15 Yd Interception Return (Jackson Kleather Kick) 7 - 31 BALL Touchdown · 0:12 Jamarion McDougle 2 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick) 14 - 31 Third Quarter NWEST Touchdown · 10:12 Drew Wagner 12 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick) 14 - 38 NWEST Touchdown · 0:53 Alex Honig 32 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick) 14 - 45
Team stats BALL NWEST
1st Downs 22 26
Total Yards 360 436
Passing 270 272
Rushing 90 164
3rd down efficiency 5-17 4-9
Turnovers 1 0
Possession 33:59 26:01
Top performers Ball State Cardinals Northwestern Wildcats
Passing Keldric Luster 27/41, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Aidan Chiles 17/23, 272 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Johnny Thompson Jr. 7 CAR, 15 YDS
Caleb Komolafe 8 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Jabari Smith 7 REC, 64 YDS
Griffin Wilde 8 REC, 144 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks Kaleb Stewart 1
Jack Trautmann 1
Tackles Kaleb Stewart 8
Braydon Brus 8
Player stats Ball State · Passing Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR Keldric Luster 27/41 209 5.1 1 1 62.2 Tyler Mizzell 4/5 51 10.2 0 0 88.4 Mason Atkins 1/1 10 10.0 0 0 --
Ball State · Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG Ace Cooper 2 15 7.5 0 9 Johnny Thompson Jr. 7 15 2.1 0 6 Eli Hohlt 1 11 11.0 0 11 TJ Horton 6 10 1.7 1 9 CJ Nelson 1 10 10.0 0 10 Tyler Mizzell 3 10 3.3 0 6 Keldric Luster 7 10 1.4 0 12 Jabari Smith 1 8 8.0 0 8 Jamarion McDougle 1 3 3.0 0 3 Anthony Pinnace 1 0 0.0 0 0 Elijah Jackson 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Ball State · Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jabari Smith 7 64 9.1 0 15 Donovan Hamilton 2 53 26.5 0 46 Jamarion McDougle 6 28 4.7 1 8 DJ Young 1 21 21.0 0 21 Elisha Durham 2 21 10.5 0 15 Alex Scherle 1 20 20.0 0 20 Johnny Thompson Jr. 4 20 5.0 0 10 Tayshon Bardo 1 13 13.0 0 13 Elijah Jackson 2 12 6.0 0 10 Eli Hohlt 2 10 5.0 0 7 CJ Nelson 3 10 3.3 0 10 TJ Horton 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Ball State · Defense Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD Kaleb Stewart 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 Will Yates 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Marsh 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 Chris Jackson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Pinnace 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 Sterling Smith 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Thomas 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 Layton Starks 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ball State · Kicking Player FG PCT LONG XP PTS Brody Boehm 0/1 0.0 0 2/2 2
Northwestern · Passing Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR Aidan Chiles 17/23 272 11.8 3 0 58.3 Nicco Marchiol 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 --
Northwestern · Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG Caleb Komolafe 8 44 5.5 1 14 Joseph Himon II 3 42 14.0 0 41 Aidan Chiles 8 32 4.0 1 18 Gavin Sawchuk 4 24 6.0 0 18 Sean Morris II 2 10 5.0 0 8 Ryan Boe 1 6 6.0 0 6 Daniel Anderson 3 4 1.3 0 4 Nicco Marchiol 1 3 3.0 0 3 Team 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Northwestern · Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG Griffin Wilde 8 144 18.0 1 39 Drew Wagner 4 61 15.3 1 32 Alex Honig 2 48 24.0 1 32 Hayden Eligon II 1 16 16.0 0 16 Ricky Ahumaraeze 1 6 6.0 0 6 Gavin Sawchuk 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Northwestern · Defense Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD Braydon Brus 8 6 0 4 0 1 0 Montae Pate 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 Jon Jon Stevens Jr. 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 Kobie McKinzie 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 Miles Crutchley 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ore Adeyi 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Timi Oke 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Alijah Jones 3 3 0 0 2 1 0
Northwestern · Interceptions Player INT YDS TD Robert Fitzgerald 1 15 1
Northwestern · Kicking Player FG PCT LONG XP PTS Jackson Kleather 1/1 100.0 52 6/6 9
Betting splits at kickoff Consensus Spread BALL · NWEST
Bets 22% 78%
Money 70% 30%
Total O/U Over · Under
Bets 88% 12%
Money 93% 7%
Game info Venue Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
Attendance 25,629
TV BTN · national
Scores and stats: ESPN. Closing line: TheRundown. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER .
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