Ball State 45, Indiana State 7
Associated Press
MUNCIE, Ind. - Freshman Kadin Semonza threw two touchdown passes, Marquez Cooper ran for 177 yards and a score and Ball State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat FCS-member Indiana State 45-7.
Semonza completed 17 of 22 passes for 137 yards for the Cardinals (1-2). Cooper did his damage on 22 carries. Rico Barfield scored with his only catch, adding 48 yards on five rushes.
Semonza passed to Barfield for a 16-yard touchdown early in the second quarter and Jackson Courville kicked a 23-yard field goal with 94 seconds left to give Ball State a 10-0 lead at halftime.
Barfield stretched the Cardinals' lead to 17-0 midway through the third quarter with a 24-yard touchdown run. Dakota Caton hauled in a 49-yard scoring strike from freshman Elijah Owens two plays later to get the Sycamores (0-3) on the scoreboard.
Ball State wrapped it up with three touchdowns over a span of 3:52 in the final quarter. Cooper started things with an 11-yard scoring run with 13:12 left to play. Semonza had an 8-yard touchdown toss to Tanner Koziol two plays after a Sycamore turnover. The third score came when Loren Strickland sacked Owens, forcing a fumble that Keionte Newson recovered in the end zone.
Charlie Spegal capped the scoring on a 1-yard run with 3:03 remaining.
Owens completed 9 of 21 passes for 157 yards with one interception.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
InSt | BallSt |
| BallSt |
TD |
12:13 |
Rico Barfield 16 yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) |
0 |
7 |
| BallSt |
FG |
1:34 |
Jackson Courville 23 yd FG |
0 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
InSt | BallSt |
| BallSt |
TD |
6:45 |
Rico Barfield 24 yd run (Jackson Courville kick) |
0 |
17 |
| InSt |
TD |
5:48 |
Dakota Caton 49 yd pass from Elijah Owens (Stephen Ruiz kick) |
7 |
17 |
| Fourth Quarter |
InSt | BallSt |
| BallSt |
TD |
13:12 |
Marquez Cooper 11 yd run (Jackson Courville kick) |
7 |
24 |
| BallSt |
TD |
11:32 |
Tanner Koziol 8 yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) |
7 |
31 |
| BallSt |
TD |
9:20 |
Keionte Newson 66 yd fumble return (Jackson Courville kick) |
7 |
38 |
| BallSt |
TD |
3:13 |
Charlie Spegal 1 yd run (Jackson Courville kick) |
7 |
45 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Indiana State |
Ball State |
| First downs |
12 |
26 |
| Rushing |
6 |
17 |
| Passing |
5 |
7 |
| Penalty |
1 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-15, 40% |
5-11, 45% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
32-104 |
42-288 |
| Passing Yards |
157 |
137 |
| Return Yards |
115 |
52 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
9-21-1 |
18-24-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--32 |
3--21 |
| Punts |
6 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
39.2 |
45 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-2 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-40 |
4-35 |
| Time of Possession |
26:59 |
33:01 |
| Indiana State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| E. Owens |
9 |
21 |
157 |
1 |
1 |
| Ball State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| K. Semonza |
17 |
22 |
137 |
2 |
0 |
| L. Hatcher |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| K. Kelly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Indiana State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Hodge |
9 |
46 |
5.1 |
0 |
| P. Lawrence |
6 |
39 |
6.5 |
0 |
| E. Owens |
10 |
17 |
1.7 |
0 |
| K. Allen |
6 |
2 |
0.3 |
0 |
| D. Caton |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Ball State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Cooper |
22 |
177 |
8.0 |
1 |
| R. Barfield |
5 |
48 |
9.6 |
1 |
| K. Kelly |
6 |
40 |
6.7 |
0 |
| C. Spegal |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
1 |
| K. Semonza |
5 |
12 |
2.4 |
0 |
| L. Hatcher |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| Indiana State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| H. Van Dyne |
3 |
80 |
26.7 |
0 |
| D. Caton |
3 |
59 |
19.7 |
1 |
| H. Stomps |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| T. Ferrell |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| K. Allen |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Ball State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Koziol |
7 |
60 |
8.6 |
1 |
| A. Edwards |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
0 |
| R. Barfield |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
1 |
| Q. Magwood |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| N. Presley |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| M. Gillie |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| N. Munson |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| M. Webster |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Indiana State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Ball State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Potts |
1 |
6 |
| Indiana State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| H. Traum |
5 |
192 |
38.4 |
| A. Beacom |
1 |
43 |
43.0 |
| Ball State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Borrow |
4 |
180 |
45.0 |
| Indiana State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Z. Taylor |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
| Ball State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Indiana State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Caton |
2 |
58 |
29.0 |
| Z. Taylor |
2 |
52 |
26.0 |
| Ball State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Gillie |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
| Indiana State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| S. Ruiz |
38 |
| S. Ruiz |
43 |
| Ball State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| J. Courville |
53 |
