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Ball State Cardinals football

2026 season · Mid-American

3-52-2 in conference · all 2026 games

Next at Massachusetts · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 5at1Ohio StateL3–56
  2. Sep 12vsStony BrookW41–17
  3. Sep 19atLibertyL15–51
  4. Sep 26ConfatKent StateL13–26
  5. Oct 3ConfvsToledoL24–39
  6. Oct 10atNorthwesternL14–45
  7. Oct 17ConfatBowling GreenW32–31
  8. Oct 24ConfvsSacramento StateW34–17
  9. Nov 4ConfatMassachusetts7:00 PM ET
  10. Nov 11ConfvsBuffaloTime TBA
  11. Nov 17ConfatOhio7:00 PM ET
  12. Nov 28ConfvsCentral Michigan12:00 PM ET

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game22.0No. 108
  • Points allowed per game35.3No. 131
  • Total yards per game337.5No. 110
  • Passing yards per game196.3No. 102
  • Rushing yards per game141.3No. 90
  • Yards allowed per game422.9No. 126
  • Third-down conversion34.7%No. 111
  • Turnover margin per game−0.4No. 99

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. Keldric LusterQB1,3009 TD
  2. Tyler MizzellQB2601 TD
  3. Mason AtkinsQB100 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. TJ HortonRB42668 CAR
  2. Keldric LusterQB25768 CAR
  3. Jalen BondsRB22447 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Donovan HamiltonWR31025 REC
  2. Jamarion McDougleWR26423 REC
  3. Isaiah ThackerWR21716 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Kaleb StewartLB3717 SOLO
  2. Stu SmithDB3620 SOLO
  3. Gavin ForshaLB3616 SOLO

Sacks

  1. Kaleb StewartLB2.54 TFL
  2. Ben MarshDE2.05 TFL
  3. Ameir GlennDT2.04 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Kamron ChambleDB233 YDS
  2. Willizhuan YatesDB19 YDS
  3. Cedric Franklin IIDB10 YDS

StatIQ projections

next game · one projection per player

vs Massachusetts · Nov 4

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.