CARDINAL NATION · MAC · 2026 SEASON
Ball State Cardinals Football Stats
The 2026 Ball State football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 20.3 points per game, 326.1 total yards per game and 37.9 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -25.2 | – |
| FPI | -21.084 | #132 |
| SRS | -15.4 | – |
| Elo | 1065 | – |
| Returning Production | 5.7% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 20.3 PPG · 37.9 ALLOWED · 326.1 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 20.3 | #118 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 37.9 | #135 |
| Total Yards / Game | 326.1 | #118 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 135.3 | #101 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 190.9 | #108 |
| Yards / Play | 5.1 | #118 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 30.7% | #131 |
| Turnover Margin | -2 | #91 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.072 | #98 |
| Defense PPA | 0.294 | #134 |
| Offense Success Rate | 38.2% | #123 |
| Defense Success Rate | 45.1% | #118 |
| Explosiveness | 1.333 | #19 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldric Luster | 119/184 | 1066 | 5.8 | 7 | 4 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 23/38 | 260 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Atkins | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 143/223 | 1336 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Horton | 59 | 393 | 6.7 | 7 |
| Keldric Luster | 58 | 189 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Jalen Bonds | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 33 | 90 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 19 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Ace Cooper | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Elijah Jackson | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Eli Hohlt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| CJ Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Tate Hoover | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Thacker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Anthony Pinnace III | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 217 | 954 | 4.4 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Hamilton | 22 | 273 | 12.4 | 1 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith | 19 | 196 | 10.3 | 2 |
| Isaiah Thacker | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 0 |
| Jalen Bonds | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 1 |
| CJ Nelson | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Elisha Durham | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Tate Hoover | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Alex Scherle | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Eli Hohlt | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 |
| TJ Horton | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 |
| DJ Young | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Elijah Jackson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Tayshon Bardo | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 1336 | 9.3 | 8 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stu Smith | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Stewart | 35 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Cincear Lewis | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Forsha | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Pinnace III | 30 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Quentavius Scandrett | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Willizhuan Yates | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Szymborski | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikeah Webster | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Layton Starks | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ameir Glenn | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Maverick Gracio | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jackson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Marsh | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Deondre Shepherd | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Thomas | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamron Chamble | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cedric Franklin II | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Fields Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ka'Shawn Thomas | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Stone Perkins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Badie | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Feeney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keilan Smith | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Gilbert | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Stief | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Aramboles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Vaka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Hohlt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Britton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Scherle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Boehm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Earlewine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gannon Knowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Jeudy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Birden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Suggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 474 | 38 | 10 | 4 |