Ball State Cardinals vs Ohio State Buckeyes

College Football

Ball State

0-1

3-56

Final

Ohio State

1-0

Ohio Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Downs
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	3	0	0	3
OSU	14	14	14	14	56

Who won: Ohio State 56-3

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Ball State Cardinals 56-3 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State outscored the Ball State 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Julian Sayin led the Ohio State in passing yards (21/25, 320 YDS, 3 TD). Keldric Luster led the Ball State in passing yards (18/33, 89 YDS, 1 INT).

BALL

OSU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Sayin	21/25	320	12.8	3	0	96.5
Luke Fahey	5/6	62	10.3	1	1	16.4
Tavien St. Clair	5/6	52	8.7	1	0	24.9

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ja'Kobi Jackson	8	83	10.4	1	49
Bo Jackson	9	83	9.2	1	65
Legend Bey	6	37	6.2	0	24
Isaiah West	5	27	5.4	0	14
Tavien St. Clair	2	8	4.0	0	7
Jeremiah Smith	1	5	5.0	0	5
Luke Fahey	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin	3	-9	-3.0	1	3

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Smith	8	151	18.9	2	48
Devin McCuin	6	97	16.2	1	19
Legend Bey	2	37	18.5	1	25
Brandon Inniss	3	36	12.0	0	15
Brock Boyd	1	22	22.0	0	22
Isaiah West	3	18	6.0	0	9
Chris Henry Jr.	1	15	15.0	1	15
Bo Jackson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jerquaden Guilford	1	12	12.0	0	12
Nate Roberts	1	11	11.0	0	11
Mason Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Maxence LeBlanc	1	6	6.0	0	6
Phillip Bell	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brody Lennon	1	4	4.0	0	4

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Riley Pettijohn	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Tarvos Alford	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Earl Little Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Beau Atkinson	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Payton Pierce	3	0	0	0	1	2
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Christian Alliegro	3	0	0	1	0	0
Epi Sitanilei	2	2	1	1	0	0
Devin Sanchez	2	2	0	0	2	0
Jermaine Mathews Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
James Smith	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jordan Thomas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Moore	1	1	0	1	0	0
John Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Calhoun	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eddrick Houston	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darryus McKinley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominick Kelly	1	1	0	1	0	0
CJ Sanna	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Timmons	1	1	0	0	2	0
Braxton Rembert	1	1	0	0	0	0
Terry Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Smith Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen McClain	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Stover	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zion Grady	1	0	0	0	0	0
Simeon Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khary Wilder	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ashton Yeager	0	0	0	0	1	0