Ball State 27, Kent State 20
Associated Press
KENT, Ohio - Carson Steele rushed for 192 yards and a score, John Paddock threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns, and Ball State beat Kent State 27-20.
Tied at 20-all, Steele led a seven-play, 75-yard drive ending in Paddock's 8-yard scoring pass to Tanner Koziol with 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. Kent State got to its 48 before turning it over on downs and Ball State ran out the clock.
Jayshon Jackson had a team-high 10 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown for Ball State (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). Steele, who went over the century mark for the seventh time this season, had a 37-yard run during the Cardinals go-ahead drive in the fourth.
Paddock was intercepted on his second throw of the game, leading to Kent State's second field goal for a 6-0 lead. Paddock later connected with Jackson on a 43-yard touchdown to give Ball State its first lead at 14-13 late in the second quarter, and the Cardinals led 17-13 at the break.
Marquez Cooper carried it 32 times for 168 yards and a touchdown for Kent State (3-6, 2-3). Devontez Walker made his eighth touchdown catch of the season.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
BallSt | KentSt |
| KentSt |
FG |
11:32 |
Andrew Glass 40 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| KentSt |
FG |
9:28 |
Andrew Glass 42 yard field goal |
0 |
6 |
| KentSt |
TD |
4:25 |
Devontez Walker 14 yard TD pass from Collin Schlee (Andrew Glass Extra Point) |
0 |
13 |
| Second Quarter |
BallSt | KentSt |
| BallSt |
TD |
13:40 |
Carson Steele 15 yard TD run (Ben VonGunten Extra Point) |
7 |
13 |
| BallSt |
TD |
4:54 |
Jayshon Jackson 43 yard TD pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Extra Point) |
14 |
13 |
| BallSt |
FG |
0:14 |
Ben VonGunten 34 yard field goal |
17 |
13 |
| Third Quarter |
BallSt | KentSt |
| BallSt |
FG |
12:17 |
Ben VonGunten 31 yard field goal |
20 |
13 |
| Fourth Quarter |
BallSt | KentSt |
| KentSt |
TD |
6:08 |
Marquez Cooper 23 yard TD run (Johan Silver Extra Point) |
20 |
20 |
| BallSt |
TD |
3:21 |
Tanner Koziol 8 yard TD pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten Extra Point) |
27 |
20 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Ball State |
Kent State |
| First downs |
23 |
27 |
| Rushing |
10 |
14 |
| Passing |
13 |
10 |
| Penalty |
0 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-16, 44% |
8-20, 40% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-3, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
38-196 |
50-225 |
| Passing Yards |
242 |
183 |
| Return Yards |
67 |
153 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
26-41-1 |
25-41-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-4 |
2-8 |
| Punts |
7 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-55 |
5-28 |
| Ball State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Paddock |
26 |
41 |
242 |
2 |
1 |
| Kent State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Schlee |
25 |
41 |
183 |
1 |
0 |
| Ball State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Steele |
29 |
192 |
6.6 |
1 |
| V. Pemberton |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| W. Jones |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| J. Paddock |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| J. Jackson |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| Kent State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Cooper |
32 |
168 |
5.3 |
1 |
| C. Schlee |
12 |
42 |
3.5 |
0 |
| B. Bradford |
6 |
15 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Ball State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Jackson |
10 |
102 |
10.2 |
1 |
| T. Koziol |
6 |
68 |
11.3 |
1 |
| B. Hunt |
5 |
61 |
12.2 |
0 |
| Y. Tyler |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| C. Steele |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| A. Abdur-Rahman |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| R. Lezon |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Kent State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Poke |
13 |
87 |
6.7 |
0 |
| T. Harris |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
| K. Leach |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| R. James |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| D. Walker |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
1 |
| M. Harris |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| M. Cooper |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| C. Schlee |
1 |
-16 |
-16.0 |
0 |
| Ball State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Kent State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Harris |
1 |
9 |
| Ball State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Borrow |
7 |
273 |
39.0 |
| Kent State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Smith |
5 |
221 |
44.2 |
| Ball State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Jackson |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
| Kent State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Floriea |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
| Ball State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Uzodinma II |
1 |
64 |
64.0 |
| Kent State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Poke |
4 |
95 |
23.8 |
| Z. West |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
| Ball State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Kent State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. Glass |
47 |
| A. Glass |
39 |
