Ohio 32, Ball State 18
Associated Press
MUNCIE, Ind. - Sieh Bangura ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns and Ohio beat Ball State 32-18 for its sixth straight win.
Bangura had a 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 7-yarder early in the fourth stretched Ohio's lead to 26-11. He carried the ball 23 times that included a 41-yard run. Kurtis Rourke completed 12 of 16 passes for 169 yards and threw a touchdown pass for Ohio (8-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference).
John Paddock was 29-of-48 passing for 273 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Ball State (5-6, 3-4). Carson Steele had 14 carries for 96 yards.
Paddock threw a 7-yard TD pass to Brady Hunt, ending a long drive that pulled Ball State to 26-18 with about 10 minutes remaining. The Cardinals then turned the ball over on downs before Paddock threw his interception inside Bobcat territory.
November 15, 2022
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
Ohio | BallSt |
BallSt |
FG |
6:44 |
Ben VonGunten 21 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
Second Quarter |
Ohio | BallSt |
Ohio |
TD |
13:14 |
Sieh Bangura 6 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
7 |
3 |
Ohio |
TD |
8:13 |
Sam Wiglusz 13 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
14 |
3 |
Ohio |
FG |
3:34 |
Nathanial Vakos 21 yd FG |
17 |
3 |
Third Quarter |
Ohio | BallSt |
Ohio |
SF |
8:46 |
Team safety |
19 |
3 |
BallSt |
TD |
1:13 |
Tanner Koziol 10 yd pass from John Paddock (Brady Hunt 2pt pass from John Paddock) |
19 |
11 |
Fourth Quarter |
Ohio | BallSt |
Ohio |
TD |
13:52 |
Sieh Bangura 7 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
26 |
11 |
BallSt |
TD |
9:54 |
Brady Hunt 7 yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten kick) |
26 |
18 |
Ohio |
FG |
2:44 |
Nathanial Vakos 37 yd FG |
29 |
18 |
Ohio |
FG |
1:00 |
Nathanial Vakos 23 yd FG |
32 |
18 |
Team Stats |
|
Ohio |
Ball State |
First downs |
20 |
21 |
Rushing |
11 |
3 |
Passing |
9 |
14 |
Penalty |
0 |
4 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
5-14, 36% |
3-12, 25% |
4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
0-3, 0% |
Rushes-Yards |
46-224 |
19-94 |
Passing Yards |
203 |
273 |
Return Yards |
112 |
34 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-24-0 |
29-48-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--11 |
1--3 |
Punts |
5 |
3 |
Punts-Average |
37.4 |
40.3 |
Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-2 |
Penalties - Yards |
7-54 |
7-50 |
Time of Possession |
36:38 |
23:22 |
Ohio Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
K. Rourke |
12 |
16 |
169 |
1 |
0 |
C. Harris |
5 |
8 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
Ball State Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
J. Paddock |
29 |
48 |
273 |
2 |
1 |
Ohio Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
S. Bangura |
23 |
148 |
6.4 |
2 |
C. Harris |
8 |
38 |
4.8 |
0 |
J. Neatherton |
9 |
28 |
3.1 |
0 |
K. Rourke |
5 |
12 |
2.4 |
0 |
Ball State Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Steele |
14 |
96 |
6.9 |
0 |
W. Jones |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
V. Pemberton |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
J. Paddock |
2 |
-2 |
-1.0 |
0 |
Ohio Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. Jones |
5 |
87 |
17.4 |
0 |
S. Wiglusz |
6 |
80 |
13.3 |
1 |
J. Bostic |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
W. Kacmarek |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
A. Burton |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
J. Neatherton |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
Ball State Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
B. Hunt |
9 |
90 |
10.0 |
1 |
J. Jackson |
6 |
67 |
11.2 |
0 |
T. Koziol |
5 |
52 |
10.4 |
1 |
Y. Tyler |
5 |
44 |
8.8 |
0 |
W. Jones |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
V. Pemberton |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
N. Presley |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Ohio Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
A. Floyd |
1 |
43 |
Ball State Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
Ohio Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
J. Wilson |
5 |
187 |
37.4 |
Ball State Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
L. Borrow |
3 |
121 |
40.3 |
Ohio Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
S. Wiglusz |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
Ball State Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Jackson |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
Ohio Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Jones |
3 |
57 |
19.0 |
S. Wiglusz |
0 |
9 |
∞ |
Ball State Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
A. Uzodinma II |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
Ohio Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
Ball State Missed FG |
Player |
Length |