Wk 8 · 2026

Sacramento State Hornets at Ball State Cardinals — Sat, Oct 24

Sat, Oct 24 · Scheumann Stadium, Muncie

Sacramento State Hornets

MAC · no games yet

TBDET

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Ball State Cardinals

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

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Efficiency margin

-13.5#130

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Offense (pts/100)

17.0

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Defense (pts/100)

30.5

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Pace (plays/g)

62.7

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Yards / play

4.19

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Yards / play allowed

6.15

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

33.8

Points / game

15.8

26.2

Points allowed

29.8

425

Yards / game

272

367

Yards allowed

406

217

Pass yds allowed

227

150

Rush yds allowed

179

1.25

Turnovers / game

1.33

From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Sacramento St form

L 27-31at UCDW 23-20vs IDHOW 52-24at PRSTW 35-13at EWUL 35-49vs MONT

2025 season

Ball State form

L 24-45at M-OHL 9-38at TOLL 9-24vs EMUW 17-13vs KENTL 7-21at NIU

2025 season

Sacramento St 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.

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.

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Common opponents · 6

Opponent	Sacramento St	Ball State
UMass MAC	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Bowling Green MAC	at Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Ohio MAC	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview	at Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Kent State MAC	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Toledo MAC	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
C Michigan MAC	at Wk 11 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview

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Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Sacramento St leaders 2025 season

Passing	Cardell Williams QB #6	110/175, 1621 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT
	Jaden Rashada QB #8	17/42, 264 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Rodney Hammond Jr. RB #2	188 CAR, 1214 YDS, 13 TD
	Damian Henderson II RB #26	91 CAR, 565 YDS, 5 TD
	JaQuail Smith RB #23	76 CAR, 511 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving	Ernest Campbell WR #4	37 REC, 755 YDS, 8 TD
	Jordan Anderson WR #0	24 REC, 361 YDS
	Jordan Williams TE #16	11 REC, 170 YDS, 1 TD
	Rodney Hammond Jr. RB #2	15 REC, 147 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Oscar Moore LB #5	69
	Koa Akui S #3	65
	Alex Rocha LB #33	49
Sacks	Dylan Hampsten DL #11	8
	Jayland McGlothen DL #90	7
	Xavier Williams DL #45	5.5
Interceptions	Koa Akui S #3	5
	Jason Oliver CB #26	2
	Lamont Johnson-Burrell CB #23	2

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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

full roster and per-player history

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.