2024 Ball State Cardinals football team

2024 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Elliott (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumScheumann Stadium
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miami (OH) y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Ohio y$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Buffalo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Toledo   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kent State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals played home games at Scheumann Stadium, located in Muncie, Indiana.[1]

After starting 3–7, ensuring a fourth straight losing season, ninth-year head coach Mike Neu was fired on November 16, 2024. Offensive line coach Colin Johnson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2]

Preseason

Preseason polls

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Ball State was picked to finish ninth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[3][4]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Miami 119 (9)
2 Toledo 109 (3)
T3 Bowling Green 92
T3 Northern Illinois 92
5 Ohio 81
6 Eastern Michigan 64
7 Western Michigan 60
8 Central Michigan 59
9 Ball State 42
10 Buffalo 37
11 Akron 24
12 Kent State 13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Miami 10
2 Toledo 2

Schedule

Unusually, Ball State did not play a game on "Week 1" of the season; they were the only idle FBS team on the traditional start of the season. Army, their original Week 1 opponent, dropped out after joining the American Athletic Conference. Ball State replaced Army with an October 19 game against Vanderbilt.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 72:00 p.m.Missouri State*
ESPN+W 42–3410,018
September 143:30 p.m.at No. 10 Miami (FL)*
ACCNL 0–6251,564
September 211:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN+L 34–3718,011
September 281:30 p.m.at James Madison*
ESPN+L 7–6325,786
October 52:00 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+L 42–4510,342
October 1212:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+W 37–357,322
October 197:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECN+/ESPN+L 14–2427,884
October 263:30 p.m.Northern Illinois
ESPN+W 25–2315,318
November 58:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPNL 21–276,412
November 127:00 p.m.at Buffalo
CBSSNL 48–51 OT12,708
November 232:00 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Scheumann Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
ESPN+L 13–387,116
November 2912:00 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSNL 21–4211,804

[6]

Game summaries

Missouri State (FCS)

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
Game One – Missouri State Bears (FCS) (0–1) at Ball State Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears (FCS) 7 0 72034
Cardinals 0 7 72842

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,018
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Statistics MOST BALL
First downs 18 25
Total yards 320 435
Rushing yards 62 173
Passing yards 258 262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–32–1 28–38–1
Time of possession 21:30 38:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 19/32, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jacardia Wright 15 carries, 46 yards, TD
Receiving Jmariyae Robinson 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 28/38, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 21 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Pickett 7 receptions, 69 yards

at No. 10 Miami (FL)

See also: 2024 Miami Hurricanes football team
Game Two – Ball State Cardinals (1–0) vs No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
No. 10 Hurricanes 10 21 102162

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 51,564
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Coley Harvey (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:15) MIA – Andres Borregales 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:10; Miami 3–0)
  • (1:25) MIA – Xavier Restrepo 21-yard pass from Cam Ward, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:34; Miami 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (4:46) MIA – Chris Johnson Jr. 37-yard pass from Cam Ward, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:51; Miami 17–0)
  • (1:53) MIA – Elijah Arroyo 21-yard pass from Cam Ward, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:16; Miami 24–0)
  • (1:30) MIA – Xavier Restrepo 20-yard pass from Cam Ward, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:12; Miami 31–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:26) MIA – Jacolby George 17-yard pass from Cam Ward, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:27; Miami 38–0)
  • (3:24) MIA – Andres Borregales 32-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:54; Miami 41–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:49) MIA – Ajay Allen 56-yard run, Abram Murray kick (Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:23; Miami 48–0)
  • (11:46) MIA – Elija Lofton 40-yard pass from Emory Williams, Abram Murray kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:14; Miami 55–0)
  • (6:40) MIA – Jordan Lyle 7-yard run, Abram Murray kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:10; Miami 62–0)
Statistics BALL MIA
First downs 9 31
Total yards 115 750
Rushing yards 6 243
Passing yards 109 507
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–1 30–40–0
Time of possession 27:01 32:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 16/26, 111 yards, INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 5 carries, 13 yards
Receiving Braedon Sloan 4 receptions, 41 yards
Miami (FL) Passing Cam Ward 19/28, 346 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Ajay Allen 7 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Jacolby George 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD

at Central Michigan

See also: 2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Game Three – Ball State Cardinals (1–1) at Central Michigan Chippewas (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 7 71034
Chippewas 0 23 01437

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00pm
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C), W 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,011
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BALL – Carson Holmer 31-yard field goal, 7:21. Ball State 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:23.
  • BALL – Qian Magwood 6-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Carson Holmer kick), 0:37. Ball State 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:26.
Second quarter
  • CMU – Bert Emanuel Jr. 20-yard run (Tristan Mattson kick), 10:00. Ball State 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:18.
  • CMU – Chris Parker 7-yard pass from Bert Emanuel Jr. (Tristan Mattson kick), 5:37. Central Michigan 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33.
  • CMU – Marion Lukes 2-yard run (PAT blocked), 1:43. Central Michigan 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:49.
  • BALL – Malcolm Gillie 23-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Carson Holmer kick), 0:20. Central Michigan 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.
  • CMU – Tristan Mattson 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Central Michigan 23–17. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:20.
Third quarter
  • BALL – Braedon Sloan 22-yard run (Carson Holmer kick), 8:56. Ball State 24–23. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:04.
Fourth quarter
  • BALL – Carson Holmer 40-yard field goal, 8:39. Ball State 27–23. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:05.
  • CMU – Bert Emanuel Jr. 16-yard run (Tristan Mattson kick), 5:02. Central Michigan 30-27. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
  • BALL – Tanner Koziol 16-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Carson Holmer kick), 0:53. Ball State 34–30. Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:06.
  • CMU – Chris Parker 20-yard pass from Joe Labas (Tristan Mattson kick), 0:16. Central Michigan 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37.
Statistics BALL CMU
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 77–431 54–527
Rushing yards 37–146 33–335
Passing yards 285 192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–40–0 15–21–0
Time of possession 36:40 23:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 30/40, 285 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Braedon Sloan 19 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Central Michigan Passing Joe Labas 14/20, 185 yards, TD
Rushing B.J. Harris 8 carries, 151 yards
Receiving Chris Parker 5 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD

at James Madison

See also: 2024 James Madison Dukes football team
Game Four – Ball State Cardinals (1–2) at James Madison Dukes (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 007
Dukes 22 7 201463

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 25,786
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Brian Barlow (analyst) and David Hulvey (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:15) JMU – Yamir Knight 12-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:37; James Madison 7–0)
  • (6:54) JMU – George Pettaway 24-yard run, Taylor Thompson rush (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:24; James Madison 15–0)
  • (3:34) BALL – Tanner Koziol 15-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Carson Holmer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; James Madison 15–7)
  • (1:51) JMU – Omarion Dollison 5-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; James Madison 22–7)
Second quarter
  • (4:20) JMU – Yamir Knight 10-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:32; James Madison 29–7)
Third quarter
  • (13:58) JMU – Eric O'Neill 27-yard interception (James Madison 35–7)
  • (9:45) JMU – Cam Ross 26-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:19; James Madison 42–7)
  • (7:19) JMU – Alonza Barnett III 18-yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:42; James Madison 49–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:55) JMU – Taylor Thompson 22-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:13; James Madison 56–7)
  • (2:40) JMU – Jobi Malary 32-yard run, Max Lipinski kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:41; James Madison 63–7)
Statistics BALL JMU
First downs 19 29
Total yards 250 522
Rushing yards 77 236
Passing yards 173 286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–38–3 21–29–0
Time of possession 33:41 26:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 22/35, 168 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 14 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 78 yards, TD
James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 20/28, 280 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Wayne Knight 6 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Taylor Thompson 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Western Michigan

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Game Five – Western Michigan Broncos (1–3) at Ball State Cardinals (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 21 0 101445
Cardinals 14 7 14742

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,342
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:39) WMU – Jaden Nixon 21-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:18; Western Michigan 7–0)
  • (7:43) WMU – Blake Bosma 10-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:41; Western Michigan 14–0)
  • (7:29) BALL – Malcolm Gillie 97-yard kickoff return, Jackson Courville kick (Western Michigan 14–7)
  • (5:02) BALL – Ty Robinson 21-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 4 plays, 95 yards, 1:30; Tied 14–14)
  • (4:09) WMU – Jaden Nixon 57-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:53; Western Michigan 21–14)
Second quarter
  • (9:54) BALL – Cam Pickett 4-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 9:10; Tied 21–21)
Third quarter
  • (12:13) WMU – Malique Dieudonne 43-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:41; Western Michigan 28–21)
  • (9:50) BALL – Christian Abney 22-yard pass from Braedon Sloan, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:15; Tied 28–28)
  • (7:52) BALL – Drew Hughes 2-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:52; Ball State 35–28)
  • (0:21) WMU – Luka Zurak 39-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:31; Ball State 35–31)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:19) WMU – Jaden Nixon 23-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:57; Western Michigan 38–35)
  • (7:43) WMU – Anthony Sambucci 1-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:32; Western Michigan 45–35)
  • (1:47) BALL – Cam Pickett 27-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 1:20; Western Michigan 45–42)
Statistics WMU BALL
First downs 23 23
Total yards 397 461
Rushing yards 197 68
Passing yards 264 329
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 26/29, 264 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaden Nixon 14 carries, 124 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Anthony Sambucci 9 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 21/34, 307 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 18 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 102 yards

at Kent State

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Game Six – Ball State Cardinals (1–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 10 71037
Golden Flashes 0 7 72135

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,322
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:14) BSU – Braedon Sloan 1-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:32; Ball State 7–0)
  • (5:38) BSU – Jackson Courville 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:02; Ball State 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) KSU – Chrishon McCray 24-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:57; Ball State 10–7)
  • (6:49) BSU – Braedon Sloan 1-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:03; Ball State 17–7)
  • (0:42) BSU – Jackson Courville 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:16; Ball State 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:28) BSU – Qian Magwood 13-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:32; Ball State 27–7)
  • (5:47) KSU – Ky Thomas 4-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:31; Ball State 27–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:19) KSU – Chrishon McCray 63-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:18; Ball State 27–21)
  • (3:19) BSU – Jackson Courville 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:00; Ball State 30–21)
  • (1:28) KSU – Luke Floriea 18-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 1:46; Ball State 30–28)
  • (1:13) BSU – Vaughn Pemberton 41-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:14; Ball State 37–28)
  • (0:30) KSU – Chrishon McCray 57-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 0:38; Ball State 37–35)
Statistics BALL KENT
First downs 24 20
Total yards 406 461
Rushing yards 191 67
Passing yards 215 394
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 17–36–1
Time of possession 33:11 26:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 21/34, 215 yards, TD
Rushing Braedon Sloan 22 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malcolm Gillie 2 receptions, 61 yards
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 17/36, 394 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 17 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Chrishon McCray 8 receptions, 213 yards, 3 TD

at Vanderbilt

See also: 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Game Seven – Ball State Cardinals (2–4) at Vanderbilt Commodores (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 7014
Commodores 3 11 01024

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,884
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BALL – Kiael Kelly 9-yard run (Jason Courville kick), 8:06. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:54.
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 27-yard field goal, 1:42. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:24.
Second quarter
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 24-yard field goal, 11:37. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:32.
  • VAN – Eli Stowers 41-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Diego Pavia pass to Cole Spence), 2:39. Commodores 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 3:45.
Third quarter
  • BALL – Tanner Koziol 7-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), 6:03. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 6:34.
Fourth quarter
  • VAN – Brock Taylor 38-yard field goal, 14:44. Commodores 17–14. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:14.
  • VAN – Diego Pavia 5-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 7:48. Commodores 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:03.
Statistics BALL VAN
First downs 16 21
Total yards 268 420
Rushing yards 78 145
Passing yards 190 275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–29–0 17–31–0
Time of possession 25:25 34:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 21/29, 190 yards, TD
Rushing Vaughn Pemberton 5 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 17/31, 275 yards, TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 13 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Northern Illinois (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

See also: 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and Bronze Stalk Trophy
Game Eight – Northern Illinois Huskies (4–3) at Ball State Cardinals (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 000
Cardinals 0 0 000

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,318
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kaspar (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BALL – Tanner Koziol 3-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), 10:26. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:27.
  • NIU – Antario Brown 34-yard run (Kanon Woodill kick), 2:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 4:08.

Second quarter

  • BALL – Jackson Courville 24-yard field goal, 12:44. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:05.
  • BALL – Jackson Courville 47-yard field goal, 9:40. Cardinals 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:30.
  • BALL – Tanner Koziol 6-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (PAT missed), 1:51. Cardinals 19–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:45.
  • NIU – Cam Thompson 54-yard pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill kick), 1:12. Cardinals 19–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • BALL – Jackson Courville 50-yard field goal, 8:52. Cardinals 22–14. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 4:33.
  • NIU – Antario Brown 6-yard run (2-point conversion failed), 4:57. Cardinals 22–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
  • NIU – Kanon Woodill 47-yard field goal, 0:15. Huskies 23–22. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 1:36.
  • BALL – Jackson Courville 52-yard field goal, 0:02. Cardinals 25–23. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:11.
Statistics NIU BALL
First downs 22 21
Total yards 374 392
Rushing yards 142 170
Passing yards 232 222
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:08 34:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton 18/33, 168 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Antario Brown 11 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cam Thompson 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 20/33, 211 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Vaughn Pemberton 14 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Tanner Koziol 9 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD

Miami (OH)

See also: 2024 Miami RedHawks football team
Game Nine – Miami RedHawks (4–4) at Ball State Cardinals (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
RedHawks 7 14 0627
Cardinals 7 6 8021

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Tuesday November 5, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: S at 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,412
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:24) BALL – Brandon Berger 46-yard interception (Jackson Courville kick) (Ball State 7-0)
  • (5:48) MOH – Reggie Virgil 34-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (13:28) BALL – Jackson Courville 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:15; Ball State 10-7)
  • (8:52) MOH – Kevin Davis 12-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:32; Miami (OH) 14-10)
  • (4:33) BALL – Jackson Courville 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:19; Miami (OH) 14-13)
  • (0:33) MOH – Javon Tracy 10-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Miami (OH) 21-13)
Third quarter
  • (8:01) BALL – Justin Bowick 55-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Cam Pickett rush) (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:48; Tied 21-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:13) MOH – Dom Dzioban 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:07; Miami (OH) 24-21)
  • (1:48) MOH – Dom Dzioban 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 4:40; Miami (OH) 27-21)
Statistics M-OH BALL
First downs 19 19
Total yards 333 331
Rushing yards 114 51
Passing yards 219 280
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 16/32, 219 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Keyon Mozee 22 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Reggie Virgil 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 23/36, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Vaughn Pemberton 5 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Justin Bowick 8 receptions, 171 yards, TD

at Buffalo

See also: 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team
Game Ten – Ball State Cardinals (3–6) at Buffalo Bulls (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Ball State 7 21 710348
Buffalo 7 17 714651

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

  • Date: Tuesday November 12, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,708
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) BUFF – C.J. Ogbonna 3-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:13; Buffalo 7-0)
  • (4:34) BALL – Justin Bowick 23-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:08; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) BALL – Tanner Koziol 2-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:16; Ball State 14-7)
  • (12:06) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:39; Ball State 14-10)
  • (8:14) BALL – Vaughn Pemberton 1-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:45; Ball State 21-10)
  • (3:40) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 6-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Ball State 21-17)
  • (1:12) BALL – Justin Bowick 22-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:20; Ball State 28-17)
  • (0:00) BUFF – Victor Snow 2-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:09; Ball State 28-24)
Third quarter
  • (5:56) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 4-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:41; Buffalo 31-28)
  • (2:46) BALL – Cam Pickett 65-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:16; Ball State 35-31)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) BALL – Cam Pickett 9-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:13; Ball State 42-31)
  • (7:08) BALL – Jackson Courville 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:00; Ball State 45-31)
  • (5:43) BUFF – C.J. Ogbonna 26-yard run (run failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Ball State 45-37)
  • (1:49) BUFF – JJ Jenkins 33-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (C.J. Ogbonna pass to Jake Orlando) (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 1:27; Tied 45-45)
Overtime
  • BALL – Jackson Courville 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:00; Ball State 48-45)
  • BUFF – Lamar Sperling 14-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Buffalo 51-48)
Statistics BALL UB
First downs 24 26
Plays–yards 74–520 78–470
Rushing yards 37–193 41–206
Passing yards 327 264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–1 19–37–2
Time of possession 33:13 26:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 25/37, 327 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Kadin Semonza 4 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Justin Bowick 7 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 19/37, 264 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 27 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving JJ Jenkins 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD

Bowling Green

See also: 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Game Eleven – Bowling Green Falcons (6–4) at Ball State Cardinals (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 181038
Cardinals 0 7 0613

at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: W at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,116
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • (1:36) BGSU – Zach Long 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:08; Bowling Green 10-0)
  • (0:34) BALL – Vaughn Pemberton 51-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, :54; Bowling Green 10-7)
Third quarter
  • (7:58) BGSU – Zach Long 36-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:55; Bowling Green 13-7)
  • (4:01) BGSU – Rahkeem Smith 1-yard run (Two-point pass to Jamal Johnson) (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:13; Bowling Green 21-7)
  • (2:16) BGSU – Rahkeem Smith 66-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Zach Long kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, :48; Bowling Green 28-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:25) BGSU – Zach Long 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:24; Bowling Green 31-7)
  • (8:30) BALL – Qian Magwood 13-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Two-point pass failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:50; Bowling Green 31-13)
  • (1:55) BGSU – Rahkeem Smith 4-yard pass from Lucian Anderson III (Zach Long kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:23; Bowling Green 38-13)
Statistics BGSU BALL
First downs 17 15
Total yards 362 254
Rushing yards 103 43
Passing yards 259 211
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 34:57 25:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 18/29, 255 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Terion Stewart 10 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Harold Fannin Jr. 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 19/37, 211 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Vaughn Pemberton 5 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Vaughn Pemberton 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD

at Ohio

See also: 2024 Ohio Bobcats football team
Game Twelve – Ball State Cardinals (3–8) at Ohio Bobcats (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 7721
Bobcats 14 7 14742

at Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio

  • Date: Friday November 29, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,804
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Donte Whitmer (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:18) OHIO – Coleman Owen 50-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:37; OHIO 7–0
  • (07:48) OHIO – Coleman Owen 41-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:29; OHIO 14–0
Second quarter
  • (08:25) OHIO – Parker Navarro 20-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:51; OHIO 21–0
  • (06:13) BALL – Dahya Patel 33-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:05; OHIO 21–7
Third quarter
  • (13:58) OHIO – Mason Williams 15-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42; OHIO 28–7
  • (06:40) OHIO – Parker Navarro 4-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:05; OHIO 35–7
  • (03:54) BALL – Tanner Koziol 11-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:39; OHIO 35–14
Fourth quarter
  • (05:25) OHIO – Max Rodarte 19-yard pass from Nick Poulos (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:44; OHIO 42–14
  • (02:42) BALL – Jamarion McDougle 27-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:35; OHIO 42–21
Statistics BALL OHIO
First downs 21 22
Plays–yards 73–375 56–475
Rushing yards 26–42 41–270
Passing yards 333 205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–47–0 9–15–1
Time of possession 29:16 30:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 29/47, 333 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Braedon Sloan 10 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Cam Pickett 9 receptions, 119 yards
Ohio Passing Parker Navarro 7/11, 169 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Parker Navarro 11 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Coleman Owen 5 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD

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