Ball State Cardinals vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Football

Ball State

1-5

14-45

Final

Northwestern

4-1

Ryan Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Punt
Missed FG
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	14	0	0	14
NU	14	17	14	0	45

Who won: Northwestern 45-14

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Ball State Cardinals 45-14 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Ryan Field. The Northwestern outscored the Ball State 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Aidan Chiles led the Northwestern in passing yards (17/23, 272 YDS, 3 TD). Keldric Luster led the Ball State in passing yards (27/41, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Who wins?

Final

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Player of the game

Aidan Chiles

NU · 17/23, 272 YDS, 3 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.8

Win probability

100%NU final

BALLNU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00BAL
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:01
21 yd completion to D. Young
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete deep middle to #17 D.Young caught at NU14, for 21 yards to the NU14, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
T. Mizzell · 4/5, 51 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at NU 35
Q4 0:01
Incomplete to E. Durham
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass incomplete deep right to #14 E.Durham thrown to NU12 broken up by #0 A.Jones QB hurried by #92 M.Green
T. Mizzell · 4/5, 51 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NU 35
Q4 0:08BAL
Timeout
Timeout Ball State, clock 00:08
Q4 0:06
11 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #83 E.Hohlt rush right for 11 yards gain to the NU35 (#0 A.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
E. Hohlt · 1 CAR, 11 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NU 46
Q4 0:25
15 yd completion to E. Durham
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #14 E.Durham caught at BSU49, for 15 yards to the NU46 (#51 M.Crutchley), 1ST DOWN
T. Mizzell · 4/5, 51 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at BALL 39
Q4 0:43
2 yd completion to E. Jackson
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #0 E.Jackson caught at BSU39, for 2 yards to the BSU39, End Of Play
T. Mizzell · 4/5, 51 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at BALL 37
Q4 1:00
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell rush right for 0 yards to the BSU37, out of bounds at BSU37
T. Mizzell · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 37
Q4 1:10
9 yd run
Shotgun #85 A.Cooper rush right for 9 yards gain to the BSU37 (#28 T.Oke), 1ST DOWN
A. Cooper · 2 CAR, 15 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at BALL 28
Q4 1:38
4 yd run
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell rush right for 4 yards gain to the BSU28 (#51 M.Crutchley)
T. Mizzell · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 24
Q4 1:47
10 yd completion to E. Jackson
Shotgun #16 M.Atkins pass complete short left to #0 E.Jackson caught at BSU10, for 10 yards to the BSU24 (#27 J.Oyola), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
M. Atkins · 1/1, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 14
Q4 1:54
13 yd completion to T. Bardo
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #15 T.Bardo caught at BSU14, for 13 yards to the BSU14, out of bounds at BSU14, 1ST DOWN
T. Mizzell · 4/5, 51 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at BALL 1
Q4 2:00BAL
Timeout
Timeout Ball State, clock 02:00
Q4 2:32
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Shotgun #0 E.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the BSU01 (#90 J.Trautmann)
E. Jackson · 1 CAR, -2 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 3
Q4 2:44NU
Timeout
Timeout Northwestern, clock 02:44
Q4 2:44
Punt, 0 yds
#92 N.Dugandzic punt 36 yards to the BSU03
N. Dugandzic · 4th & 5 · 4th & 5 at BALL 39
Q4 2:53BAL
Timeout
Timeout Ball State, clock 02:53
Q4 2:53
Incomplete to R. Preckel
Shotgun #4 N.Marchiol pass incomplete short middle to #41 R.Preckel thrown to BSU31 broken up by #28 S.Perkins
N. Marchiol · 0/1, 0 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at BALL 39
Q4 3:29
8 yd run
Shotgun #36 S.Morris II rush right for 8 yards gain to the BSU39 (#16 K.Stewart)
S. Morris II · 2 CAR, 10 YDS · 2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at BALL 47
Q4 3:48NU
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY NU False Start (#77 I.Cotton) 5 yards from BSU42 to BSU47. NO PLAY
2nd & 8 at BALL 42
Q4 4:11
2 yd run
Shotgun #36 S.Morris II rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BSU42 (#16 K.Stewart)
S. Morris II · 2 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 44
Q4 4:50NU
Rush
Shotgun #22 D.Anderson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BSU44 (#20 C.Earlewine), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 4 at BALL 48
Q4 5:20
6 yd run
Shotgun #2 R.Boe rush right for 6 yards gain to the BSU48 (#28 S.Perkins)
R. Boe · 1 CAR, 6 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NU 46
Q4 5:46
3 yd run
#4 N.Marchiol rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NU46 (#40 G.Knowles), 1ST DOWN
N. Marchiol · 1 CAR, 3 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at NU 43
Q4 6:05NU
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY BSU Offside (#10 A.Stief) 4 yards from NU39 to NU43. NO PLAY
3rd & 5 at NU 39