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College Football·MAC
Ball State Cardinals
1-5 · 3-3 ATS · 5-1 O/U
2026 seasonNo. 132 of 138
Offense
Overall rankNo. 114
Points / game18.3No. 125
Yards / game308No. 126
Pass yds / game190No. 105
Rush yds / game118No. 121
Defense
Overall rankNo. 129
Points allowed / game39.0No. 134
Yards allowed / game467No. 133
Yards / play allowed6.9
Penalty yds / game72No. 119
Units
Offensive lineNo. 121
Defensive lineNo. 122
Special teamsNo. 47
Turnover margin-2
Season
Projected record4-8
Schedule so far-0.9No. 47
Schedule left-15.7No. 138
Luck+0.1
FuturesFanDuel · Oct 13
Conference
Win the MAC+17500
National title
Win it all-
2026 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Line | ATS | O/U | YPP | Opp YPP | TO | |
|---|
| Sep 5 | @ Ohio State | L 3-56 | +50.5 | L | o55.5 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1-1 | |
| Sep 12 | Stony Brook | W 41-17 | -13.5 | W | o52.5 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 1-2 | |
| Sep 19 | @ Liberty | L 15-51 | +14.5 | L | o49.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1-1 | |
| Sep 26 | @ Kent State | L 13-26 | +2.5 | L | u51.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 0-0 | |
| Oct 3 | Toledo | L 24-39 | +20.5 | W | o52.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 2-0 | Recap |
| Oct 10 | @ Northwestern | L 14-45 | +34.5 | W | o53.5 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 1-0 | Recap |
Schedule
Fantasy usage
Per-game averages over every game on file. PPR: 1 per catch, 0.1 per rushing or receiving yard, 6 per touchdown, 0.04 per passing yard, 4 per passing touchdown, -2 per interception. Half is half-PPR. Tgt% is the share of the team's targets.
Season leaders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | G |
|---|
| Keldric Luster | 103/160 | 871 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 23/38 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mason Atkins | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | G |
|---|
| TJ Horton | 43 | 311 | 7.2 | 5 | 6 |
| Jalen Bonds | 24 | 126 | 5.2 | 2 | 4 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Keldric Luster | 41 | 64 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ace Cooper | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | G |
|---|
| Donovan Hamilton | 32 | 22 | 273 | 1 | 6 |
| Jabari Smith | 20 | 19 | 196 | 2 | 3 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 29 | 18 | 163 | 1 | 5 |
| Isaiah Thacker | 20 | 13 | 112 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen Bonds | 8 | 8 | 93 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 12 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 6 |
| Elisha Durham | 4 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| Tate Hoover | 6 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | G |
|---|
| Sterling Smith | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kaleb Stewart | 31 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Quentavius Scandrett | 26 | 0 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Will Yates | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cincear Lewis | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Pinnace | 25 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Gavin Forsha | 24 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Lucas Szymborski | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Line, ATS and O/U are from the closing number, from Ball State's side. YPP is yards per play. TO is turnovers, theirs then the opponent's. Schedule lines show once a book posts them. Overall offense and defense ranks are adjusted for opponent (points and yards per play against the defenses and offenses faced). Offensive line, defensive line and special teams are season rankings built from the play log and the kicking and return tables (line yards, sack and stuff rates, short-yardage conversions; field goals, punting and returns for and against). Schedule so far and left are the average rating of those opponents (points better or worse than an average team), ranked so No. 1 is the hardest. Luck is wins minus the wins this team's points scored and allowed would normally produce. See every team.
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