Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies

College Football

Ball State

3-5

7-21

Final

N Illinois

2-6

Huskie Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Game
Fumble
Interception
Punt
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	7	0	0	7
NIU	7	0	7	7	21

Who won: N Illinois 21-7

The Northern Illinois Huskies beat the Ball State Cardinals 21-7 on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Huskie Stadium. Josh Holst led the N Illinois in passing yards (6/11, 65 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Kiael Kelly led the Ball State in passing yards (10/23, 136 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT).

BALL

NIU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kiael Kelly	10/23	136	5.9	1	2	29.1

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kiael Kelly	27	86	3.2	19
Qua Ashley	11	37	3.4	12
TJ Horton	4	11	2.8	6
Eric Weatherly	1	5	5.0	5

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ty Robinson	3	37	12.3	0	16
Jamarion McDougle	1	25	25.0	0	25
Qian Magwood	1	21	21.0	0	21
TJ Horton	1	19	19.0	0	19
Eric Weatherly	1	16	16.0	0	16
Tate Hoover	1	9	9.0	0	9
Qua Ashley	1	8	8.0	0	8
Drew Cassens	1	1	1.0	1	1

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Joedrick Lewis	1	1	0
Kiael Kelly	1	0	0
Layton Starks	0	0	2

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Alfred Chea	8	6	0	0	0
Jack Beebe	8	5	0	0	0
Caden Johnson	8	4	0	1	0
Nathan Voorhis	6	4	1	2	0
Jackson Wiegold	5	4	0	0	0
Muheem McCargo	5	3	0	0	0
Derek Fields	5	2	0	0	0
Roman Pearson	4	3	0	0	0
Eric McClain	4	3	0	0	0
Ashton Whitner	4	2	0	0	0
Michael Gravely Jr.	3	3	0	0	0
Layton Starks	3	2	0	0	0
DeJuan Echoles Jr.	3	0	0	0	0
Joedrick Lewis	2	2	0	0	0
Drew Hughes	2	1	0	0	0
Darin Conley	2	1	0	0	0
Scott Hudson	2	0	0	0	0
Eric Weatherly	1	1	0	0	0
Jahmad Harmon	1	1	0	0	0
Eli Hohlt	1	1	0	0	0
Ameir Glenn	1	0	0	0	0
Tobi Adewoyin	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Thomas	1	0	0	0	0
Will Yates	0	0	0	0	2