CFB Schedule college football
Wk 12 · 2026

Ball State Cardinals at Ohio Bobcats — Tue, Nov 17

Tue, Nov 17 · Peden Stadium, Athens
MAC · no games yet
at
7:00pET
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

-13.5#130
Efficiency margin
-0.4#73
17.0
Offense (pts/100)
25.4
30.5
Defense (pts/100)
25.9
62.7
Pace (plays/g)
67.5
4.19
Yards / play
5.96
6.15
Yards / play allowed
5.70
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
28.7
29.8
Points allowed
22.9
272
Yards / game
417
406
Yards allowed
358
227
Pass yds allowed
210
179
Rush yds allowed
148
1.33
Turnovers / game
1.42
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

Ohio form

W 31-26at BUFW 42-14vs MASSL 13-17at WMUW 24-20vs M-OHW 28-21at EMU
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.

Ohio 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 StateOhio
Kent State
MAC
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Toledo
MAC
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Sacramento St
MAC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
C Michigan
MAC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Ohio leads the series 6–3 · Ball State won the last one
9 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 8.0 points toward Ohio
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-10-04Ohio 1420 Ball Stateat BALLBall State
20242024-11-29Ball State 2142 Ohioat OHIOOhio
20222022-11-15Ohio 3218 Ball Stateat BALLOhio
20192019-10-26Ohio 3421 Ball Stateat BALLOhio
20182018-10-25Ball State 1452 Ohioat OHIOOhio
20152015-11-17Ball State 3148 Ohioat OHIOOhio
20122012-11-14Ohio 2752 Ball Stateat BALLBall State
20112011-10-15Ball State 2320 Ohioat OHIOBall State
20092009-10-31Ohio 2017 Ball Stateat BALLOhio

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

Ohio leaders 2025 season

PassingParker Navarro QB #13177/288, 2232 YDS, 14 TD, 10 INT
Nick Poulos QB #84/8, 19 YDS
RushingSieh Bangura RB #5222 CAR, 1243 YDS, 14 TD
Parker Navarro QB #13148 CAR, 843 YDS, 8 TD
Duncan Brune RB #6112 CAR, 561 YDS, 8 TD
ReceivingChase Hendricks WR #767 REC, 950 YDS, 7 TD
Rodney Harris II WR #1127 REC, 388 YDS, 2 TD
Mason Williams TE #8624 REC, 264 YDS, 3 TD
Caleb Gossett WR #8812 REC, 162 YDS
Defense
TacklesJalen Thomeson S #3080
Adonis Williams Jr. S #575
Michael Molnar LB #2562
SacksJay Crable DB #126
Anas Luqman DL #154
Joseph Marsh DE #232
InterceptionsMichael Mack II CB #92
Tank Pearson CB #72
Cameron Hollobaugh LB #242
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.