CFB Schedule college football
Wk 10 · 2026

Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen — Wed, Nov 4

Wed, Nov 4 · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst
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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

-13.5#130
Efficiency margin
-24.5#136
17.0
Offense (pts/100)
13.8
30.5
Defense (pts/100)
38.3
62.7
Pace (plays/g)
65.0
4.19
Yards / play
3.73
6.15
Yards / play allowed
6.38
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

15.8
Points / game
11.1
29.8
Points allowed
38.6
272
Yards / game
248
406
Yards allowed
434
227
Pass yds allowed
212
179
Rush yds allowed
221
1.33
Turnovers / game
1.33
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

UMass form

L 14-45vs BGSUL 14-42at OHIOL 3-45vs NIUL 10-44at AKRL 13-38at CMU
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.

UMass 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

OpponentBall StateUMass
Toledo
MAC
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Bowling Green
MAC
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Sacramento St
MAC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Buffalo
MAC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

The series is level at 1–1 · Ball State won the last one
2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 2.0 points toward UMass
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20152015-10-31UMass 1020 Ball Stateat BALLBall State
20142014-11-12Ball State 1024 UMassat MASSUMass

Ball State leaders 2025 season

PassingKiael Kelly QB #1154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT
Ty Robinson WR #102/3, 77 YDS
RushingKiael Kelly QB #1211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD
Qua Ashley RB #9118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD
TJ Horton RB #460 CAR, 180 YDS
ReceivingQian Magwood WR #519 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD
Donovan Hamilton WR #120 REC, 244 YDS
Eric Weatherly WR #329 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD
Koby Gross TE #610 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesAlfred Chea LB #059
Joey Stemler LB #2154
Michael Gravely Jr. DB #253
SacksNathan Voorhis EDGE #4412
DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #313
Drew Hughes DT #472
InterceptionsJoedrick Lewis DB #13
Eric McClain CB #92
Muheem McCargo DB #161

UMass leaders 2025 season

PassingAJ Hairston QB #8107/216, 957 YDS, 4 TD, 4 INT
Grant Jordan QB #963/110, 595 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingBrandon Hood RB #2698 CAR, 368 YDS, 2 TD
Rocko Griffin RB #2453 CAR, 246 YDS, 2 TD
Elijah Faulkner RB #2340 CAR, 114 YDS
ReceivingJacquon Gibson WR #463 REC, 616 YDS
Donnie Gray WR #1227 REC, 260 YDS
Max Dowling TE #1120 REC, 199 YDS, 3 TD
Jake McConnachie WR #716 REC, 144 YDS
Defense
TacklesTyler Martin LB #5104
Derrieon Craig DL #081
Zeraun Daniel S #3875
SacksMarques White DE #165
David Onuoha DL #102.5
Timmy Hinspeter LB #442
InterceptionsDD Snyder S #11
Tyler Martin LB #51
Jeremiah McGill DB #21
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.