11/10/21
Ball State
(6-7)
29
30
Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL
Ball State -2.5 · O/U 60
52°· Fog
ESPN2
Northern Illinois
(9-5)
All-Time Series
BALL
NIU
Team Box
Ball State
Northern Illinois
Game Leaders
passing
Drew Plitt
YDS
126
ATT
26
COMP
11
PCT
42.3%
TD
1
INT
0
Rocky Lombardi
YDS
264
ATT
38
COMP
23
PCT
60.5%
TD
1
INT
1
rushing
Carson Steele
YDS
109
ATT
21
YPA
5.2
TD
0
LONG
49
FUM
—
Jay Ducker
YDS
155
ATT
24
YPA
6.5
TD
1
LONG
24
FUM
—
receiving
Jalen McGaughy
YDS
45
REC
1
YPC
45.0
TD
0
LONG
45
FUM
—
Trayvon Rudolph
YDS
108
REC
8
YPC
13.5
TD
0
LONG
31
FUM
1
defense
Brandon Martin
STKL
6
TFL
0
ATKL
4
SACK
0
INT
1
FUM
—
Dillon Thomas
STKL
5
TFL
0.5
ATKL
2
SACK
0
INT
—
FUM
—
Box
Northern Illinois Passing
Scoring Plays
Field Goal
Jacob Lewis 43 yd FG GOOD
Touchdown
Drew Plitt pass complete to Jayshon Jackson for 15 yds for a TD, (Jake Chanove KICK)
Touchdown
Clint Ratkovich 2 Yd Run (John Richardson Kick), (John Richardson KICK)
Touchdown
Justin Hall run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jake Chanove KICK)
Field Goal
John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD
Touchdown
Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cole Tucker for 58 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
Matt Ference punt blocked by Hassan Littles, punt out-of-bounds at the NoIll 0 for a SAFETY blocked by Hassan Littles for a SAFETY
Touchdown
Justin Hall 2 Yd Run (Jake Chanove Kick)
Field Goal
John Richardson 38 yd FG GOOD
Touchdown
Jay Ducker run for 10 yds for a TD, (John Richardson KICK)
Field Goal
Jacob Lewis 48 yd FG GOOD
Field Goal
John Richardson 32 yd FG GOOD
Team Stats
Team
Ball State
Northern Illinois
Stat Rankings
Ball State
Offense
Northern Illinois
Defense
Team Ratings
Elo Ratingof 132 ranked
Talent Ratingof 224 ranked
Season Leaders
passing
Drew Plitt
YDS
2541
ATT
411
COMP
248
PCT
0.6%
TD
18
INT
6
Rocky Lombardi
YDS
2597
ATT
343
COMP
200
PCT
0.6%
TD
15
INT
8
rushing
Carson Steele
YDS
891
ATT
192
YPA
4.6
TD
6
LONG
49
FUM
0
Jay Ducker
YDS
1184
ATT
218
YPA
5.4
TD
3
LONG
56
FUM
0
receiving
Jayshon Jackson
YDS
829
REC
69
YPC
12.0
TD
5
LONG
56
FUM
0
Trayvon Rudolph
YDS
892
REC
51
YPC
17.5
TD
7
LONG
75
FUM
1
defense
Bryce Cosby
STKL
66
TFL
11.5
ATKL
42
SACK
4
INT
2
FUM
0
CJ Brown
STKL
60
TFL
3.5
ATKL
47
SACK
1
INT
1
FUM
0
Recent Games
Ball State 25-25 Northern Illinois (2 ties)
10/25/25 | Kickoff: 3:30 PM EST
Ball State
(4-8)
7
21
Huskie Stadium
DeKalb, IL
Northern Illinois -6.5 · O/U 41.5
52°· Cloudy
Northern Illinois
(3-9)
