Ball State 25, Connecticut 21
Associated Press
MUNCIE, Ind. - Carson Steele ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns as Ball State shut out UConn in the second half for a 25-21 come-from-behind victory.
Trailing 21-13 heading into the fourth quarter, Steele hurled over a defender during a 13-yard run and then scored from the 2 on the next play to pull Ball State (4-3) to 21-19 with 7:24 remaining. The Cardinals forced a three-and-out on the ensuing series and scored eight plays later with 2:40 left. Steele carried the ball five times for 57 yards that included a 17-yard touchdown run during the decisive drive.
John Paddock had 147 yards passing and an interception for the Cardinals. Jayshon Jackson had eight catches for 71 yards.
Zion Turner was 18-of-22 passing for 129 yards and threw two touchdown passes for UConn (3-5). Victor Rosa and Robert Burns combined for 143 yards rushing on 28 carries. Burns had a 1-yard TD run.
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
UConn | BallSt |
UConn |
TD |
9:58 |
Aaron Turner 19 yard TD pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
BallSt |
TD |
0:15 |
Carson Steele 1 yard TD run (Ben VonGunten Extra Point) |
7 |
7 |
Second Quarter |
UConn | BallSt |
UConn |
TD |
12:25 |
Justin Joly 39 yard TD pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas Extra Point) |
14 |
7 |
BallSt |
FG |
9:21 |
Ben VonGunten 38 yard field goal |
14 |
10 |
UConn |
TD |
1:00 |
Robert Burns 1 yard TD run (Noe Ruelas Extra Point) |
21 |
10 |
Third Quarter |
UConn | BallSt |
BallSt |
FG |
10:34 |
Ben VonGunten 38 yard field goal |
21 |
13 |
Fourth Quarter |
UConn | BallSt |
BallSt |
TD |
7:24 |
Carson Steele 2 yard TD run (2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
21 |
19 |
BallSt |
TD |
2:40 |
Carson Steele 17 yard TD run (Brady Hunt 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
21 |
25 |
Team Stats |
|
Connecticut |
Ball State |
First downs |
16 |
23 |
Rushing |
10 |
11 |
Passing |
6 |
8 |
Penalty |
0 |
4 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
5-14, 36% |
10-19, 53% |
4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
1-2, 50% |
Rushes-Yards |
42-194 |
44-211 |
Passing Yards |
128 |
146 |
Return Yards |
77 |
83 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
18-22-1 |
19-39-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
3-14 |
1-6 |
Punts |
6 |
4 |
Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
1-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
11-110 |
2-25 |
Connecticut Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
Z. Turner |
18 |
22 |
128 |
2 |
1 |
Ball State Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
J. Paddock |
19 |
39 |
146 |
0 |
1 |
Connecticut Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
R. Burns |
11 |
71 |
6.5 |
1 |
V. Rosa |
16 |
68 |
4.3 |
0 |
Z. Turner |
12 |
40 |
3.3 |
0 |
A. Turner |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
C. Millen |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Ball State Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Steele |
33 |
180 |
5.5 |
3 |
J. Jackson |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
N. Presley |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
V. Pemberton |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
J. Paddock |
3 |
-1 |
-0.3 |
0 |
Connecticut Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
A. Turner |
8 |
55 |
6.9 |
1 |
J. Joly |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
1 |
K. Clercius |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
J. Flynn |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
B. Niemenski |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
R. Burns |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
Ball State Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. Jackson |
8 |
71 |
8.9 |
0 |
B. Hunt |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
0 |
A. Abdur-Rahman |
3 |
23 |
7.7 |
0 |
N. Presley |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
Y. Tyler |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
Connecticut Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
M. Dixon |
1 |
0 |
Ball State Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
C. Pearce |
1 |
0 |
Connecticut Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
G. Caratan |
6 |
240 |
40.0 |
Ball State Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
L. Borrow |
4 |
177 |
44.3 |
Connecticut Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
V. Rosa |
2 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
Ball State Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Tate |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Connecticut Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
V. Rosa |
4 |
81 |
20.3 |
Ball State Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
A. Uzodinma II |
3 |
83 |
27.7 |
Connecticut Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
Ball State Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
B. VonGunten |
47 |