Wk 4 · 2026
Ball State Cardinals at Kent State Golden Flashes — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, Kent
MAC · no games yet
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no line posted yet
MAC · no games yet
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ball State form
L 24-45at M-OHL 9-38at TOLL 9-24vs EMUW 17-13vs KENTL 7-21at NIU
2025 season
Kent State form
W 35-31at NIUL 16-28vs CMUW 42-35at AKRL 13-17at BALLW 24-21vs BGSU
2025 season
Ball State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Kent State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Ball State | Kent State |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Big Ten | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Sacramento St MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio MAC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Ball State leads the series 8–3 · Ball State has won the last 4
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.7 points toward Ball State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-05 | Kent State 13 — 17 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Ball State 37 — 35 Kent State | at KENT | Ball State |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Kent State 3 — 34 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2022 | 2022-11-01 | Ball State 27 — 20 Kent State | at KENT | Ball State |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Ball State 38 — 41 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Kent State 24 — 52 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2013 | 2013-10-12 | Kent State 24 — 27 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2012 | 2012-09-29 | Ball State 43 — 45 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | Ball State 14 — 33 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | Kent State 20 — 41 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2006 | 2006-11-24 | Kent State 6 — 30 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
Ball State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT |
| Ty Robinson WR #10 | 2/3, 77 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD |
| Qua Ashley RB #9 | 118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD | |
| TJ Horton RB #4 | 60 CAR, 180 YDS | |
| Receiving | Qian Magwood WR #5 | 19 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD |
| Donovan Hamilton WR #1 | 20 REC, 244 YDS | |
| Eric Weatherly WR #3 | 29 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Gross TE #6 | 10 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alfred Chea LB #0 | 59 |
| Joey Stemler LB #21 | 54 | |
| Michael Gravely Jr. DB #2 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Nathan Voorhis EDGE #44 | 12 |
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #31 | 3 | |
| Drew Hughes DT #47 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Joedrick Lewis DB #1 | 3 |
| Eric McClain CB #9 | 2 | |
| Muheem McCargo DB #16 | 1 |
Kent State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 136/240, 2030 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| CJ Montes QB #7 | 10/19, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Gavin Garcia RB #5 | 146 CAR, 647 YDS, 3 TD |
| Jordan Nubin RB #27 | 79 CAR, 253 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jahzae Kimbrough RB #84 | 39 CAR, 97 YDS | |
| Receiving | Cade Wolford WR #8 | 19 REC, 509 YDS, 7 TD |
| Da'Shawn Martin WR #18 | 33 REC, 507 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 35 REC, 383 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 12 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Woods LB #0 | 94 |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 89 | |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Jamond Mathis LB #8 | 6 |
| Jelani Davis DL #95 | 2.5 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Terrell Miller CB #18 | 2 |
| Joel Boamah CB #12 | 1 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.