Cole Ballard vs ranked teams
Cole Ballard has averaged 46.3 passing yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 53.4 in 12 games against everyone else (2023-2026, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 46.3
- passing yards per game · 4 games
- Vs everyone else
- 53.4
- passing yards per game · 12 games
- Difference
- −7.1
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Pass yds | Comp | Pass TD | Rush yds | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 4 | 46.3 | 3.8 | 0.25 | 17.5 | −7.1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 53.4 | 3.8 | 0.25 | 15.8 | ||
| 2026 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | −119.0 |
| Everyone else | 3 | 125.0 | 8.0 | 0.33 | 16.7 | ||
| 2025 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | +1.8 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 0.17 | 13.8 | ||
| 2024 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | −25.5 |
| Everyone else | 2 | 25.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 18.0 | ||
| 2023 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 162.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 55.0 | +38.0 |
| Everyone else | 1 | 124.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 20.0 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2026 Week 2vs No. 23 Missouri1 completions, 6 pass yds, 0 TD · 0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 7at No. 9 Texas Tech3 completions, 17 pass yds, 0 TD · 3 carries, 9 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 9at No. 16 Kansas State0 completions, 0 pass yds, 0 TD · 1 carries, 6 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2023 Week 12vs No. 23 Kansas State11 completions, 162 pass yds, 1 TD · 10 carries, 55 rush yds, 0 TD
What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.