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
Keldric Luster	18/33	89	2.7	0	1	30.3
Tyler Mizzell	2/4	31	7.8	0	0	96.5

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elijah Jackson	2	20	10.0	15
Keldric Luster	9	10	1.1	8
Jalen Bonds	3	9	3.0	12
TJ Horton	6	4	0.7	5
Johnny Thompson Jr.	2	3	1.5	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elisha Durham	1	26	26.0	26
Tate Hoover	5	20	4.0	10
Jamarion McDougle	2	16	8.0	12
Isaiah Thacker	1	11	11.0	11
Donovan Hamilton	1	11	11.0	11
Johnny Thompson Jr.	3	11	3.7	7
CJ Nelson	1	8	8.0	8
Jalen Bonds	1	6	6.0	6
TJ Horton	4	6	1.5	4
Elijah Jackson	1	5	5.0	5

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Sterling Smith	6	5	0	0	0
Lucas Szymborski	6	5	0	0	0
Quentavius Scandrett	6	4	0	0	0
Gavin Forsha	5	3	0	1	0
Anthony Pinnace	4	3	1	2	1
Derek Fields	4	3	0	0	0
Will Yates	3	3	0	0	0
Kaleb Stewart	3	2	0	0	0
Ameir Glenn	2	2	0	1	0
Eli Hohlt	2	2	0	0	0
Gabe Aramboles	2	2	0	0	0
Justin Thomas	2	2	0	1	0
Kamron Chamble	2	2	0	0	0
Maverick Gracio	2	1	0	0	0
Chris Jackson	2	1	0	0	0
Cincear Lewis	2	0	0	0	0
Reese Hill	2	0	0	0	0
Jared Badie	1	1	1	1	0
Kendrick Gilbert	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Marsh	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Scherle	1	1	0	0	0
Cedric Franklin II	1	1	0	0	0
Jamar Birden	1	1	0	0	0
Jordan Suggs	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Feeney	1	1	0	0	0
Jamarion McDougle	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Vaka	1	1	0	0	0
Stone Perkins	1	0	0	0	0