| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Northwestern | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Game flow
Northwestern won by 31 · 9 scoresLead changes
0
0 times tied
NU biggest lead
+31
Q3 0:53
BALL biggest lead
—
never led
Time in front
NU 95% · BALL 0%
tied 6% · 56:42 vs 0:00 of game clock
The lead after every score: above the line Northwestern is ahead, below it Ball State. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.
Scoring summary
1st quarter
11:42
TD Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7 plays, 75 yds, 3:18 · from NU 25
BALL 0–7 NU3:07
TD Griffin Wilde 19 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)9 plays, 92 yds, 4:40 · from NU 8
BALL 0–14 NU2nd quarter
10:52
TD Caleb Komolafe 14 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)7 plays, 86 yds, 3:35 · from NU 14
BALL 0–21 NU8:20
TD TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick)6 plays, 75 yds, 2:32 · from BALL 25
BALL 7–21 NU4:47
FG Jackson Kleather 52 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 41 yds, 3:33 · from NU 25
BALL 7–24 NU3:04
TD Robert Fitzgerald 15 Yd Interception Return (Jackson Kleather Kick)
BALL 7–31 NU0:12
TD Jamarion McDougle 2 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick)13 plays, 55 yds, 2:41 · from BALL 45
BALL 14–31 NU3rd quarter
10:12
TD Drew Wagner 12 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)2 plays, 36 yds, 0:19 · from BALL 36
BALL 14–38 NU0:53
TD Alex Honig 32 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick)10 plays, 99 yds, 3:41 · from NU 1
BALL 14–45 NUDrives
NU 6/9 scoredBALL 3/10 scored| Q | Start | Team | From | Plays | Yds | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 15:00 | NU | NU 25 | 7 | 75 | 3:18 | Touchdown |
| Q1 | 11:42 | BALL | BALL 25 | 7 | 27 | 3:55 | Punt |
| Q1 | 7:41 | NU | NU 8 | 9 | 92 | 4:40 | Touchdown |
| Q1 | 3:02 | BALL | BALL 14 | 7 | 17 | 3:35 | Punt |
| Q2 | 14:14 | NU | NU 14 | 7 | 86 | 3:35 | Touchdown |
| Q2 | 10:52 | BALL | BALL 25 | 6 | 75 | 2:32 | Touchdown |
| Q2 | 8:20 | NU | NU 25 | 8 | 41 | 3:33 | Field Goal |
| Q2 | 4:40 | BALL | BALL 7 | 3 | -2 | 1:36 | Interception Touchdown |
| Q2 | 2:53 | BALL | BALL 45 | 13 | 55 | 2:41 | Touchdown |
| Q2 | 0:12 | NU | NU 25 | 1 | -1 | 0:12 | End Of Half |
| Q3 | 15:00 | BALL | BALL 25 | 3 | 0 | 1:00 | Punt |
| Q3 | 13:51 | NU | NU 16 | 4 | 8 | 1:49 | Punt |
Win probability
Northwestern 100% · pregame line Northwestern −34.5 (closing line)The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.
Box score
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldric Luster | 27/41 | 209 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 4/5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 88.6 |
| Mason Atkins | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Cooper | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Eli Hohlt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| TJ Horton | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 |
| CJ Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Mizzell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Keldric Luster | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jabari Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Pinnace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Donovan Hamilton | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 46 |
| Jamarion McDougle | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 |
| DJ Young | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Elisha Durham | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Alex Scherle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tayshon Bardo | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Elijah Jackson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eli Hohlt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| CJ Nelson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| TJ Horton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleb Stewart | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Yates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Marsh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pinnace | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sterling Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Layton Starks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Boehm | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Stumbaugh | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
Biggest plays
NU +1% Q4 0:00 End of 4th quarter.
NU +0% Q1 15:00 (15:00) #38 B.Boehm kickoff 65 yards to the NU00, Touchback
NU +0% Q1 13:50 (14:01) No Huddle #0 A.Chiles pass complete short left to #86 A.Honig caught at BSU14, for 16 yards to the BSU02 (#4 W.Yates), 1ST DOWN
NU +0% Q1 14:22 (14:33) No Huddle #6 J.Himon II rush left for 41 yards gain to the BSU18 (#14 A.Pinnace), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
BALL +0% Q1 14:53 (15:00) #0 A.Chiles pass complete short right to #17 G.Wilde caught at NU24, for 16 yards to the NU41 (#14 A.Pinnace), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Team stats
| Stat | BALL | NU |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-17 | 4-9 |
| 4th down efficiency | 4-5 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 360 | 436 |
| Passing | 270 | 272 |
| Comp/Att | 32/47 | 17/24 |
| Yards per pass | 5.7 | 11.3 |
| Rushing | 90 | 164 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 15-119 | 8-53 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:59 | 26:01 |
Play by play
Q4 0:00 End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:01 2nd & 10 at NU 35 (00:01) Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete deep middle to #17 D.Young caught at NU14, for 21 yards to the NU14, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q4 0:01 1st & 10 at NU 35 (00:08) Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass incomplete deep right to #14 E.Durham thrown to NU12 broken up by #0 A.Jones QB hurried by #92 M.Green
Q4 0:06 1st & 10 at NU 46 (00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #83 E.Hohlt rush right for 11 yards gain to the NU35 (#0 A.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 0:25 3rd & 8 at BALL 39 (00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #14 E.Durham caught at BSU49, for 15 yards to the NU46 (#51 M.Crutchley), 1ST DOWN
Q4 0:43 2nd & 10 at BALL 37 (00:53) Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #0 E.Jackson caught at BSU39, for 2 yards to the BSU39, End Of Play
Q4 1:00 1st & 10 at BALL 37 (01:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell rush right for 0 yards to the BSU37, out of bounds at BSU37
Q4 1:10 2nd & 6 at BALL 28 (01:16) Shotgun #85 A.Cooper rush right for 9 yards gain to the BSU37 (#28 T.Oke), 1ST DOWN
Q4 1:38 1st & 10 at BALL 24 (01:47) Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell rush right for 4 yards gain to the BSU28 (#51 M.Crutchley)
Q4 1:47 1st & 10 at BALL 14 (01:54) Shotgun #16 M.Atkins pass complete short left to #0 E.Jackson caught at BSU10, for 10 yards to the BSU24 (#27 J.Oyola), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 1:54 2nd & 12 at BALL 1 (02:00) Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #15 T.Bardo caught at BSU14, for 13 yards to the BSU14, out of bounds at BSU14, 1ST DOWN
Q4 2:32 1st & 10 at BALL 3 (02:42) Shotgun #0 E.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the BSU01 (#90 J.Trautmann)
Q4 2:44 4th & 5 at BALL 39 (02:53) #92 N.Dugandzic punt 36 yards to the BSU03
Q4 2:53 3rd & 5 at BALL 39 (03:00) Shotgun #4 N.Marchiol pass incomplete short middle to #41 R.Preckel thrown to BSU31 broken up by #28 S.Perkins
Q4 3:29 2nd & 13 at BALL 47 (03:36) Shotgun #36 S.Morris II rush right for 8 yards gain to the BSU39 (#16 K.Stewart)
Q4 3:48 2nd & 8 at BALL 42 (03:48) PENALTY NU False Start (#77 I.Cotton) 5 yards from BSU42 to BSU47. NO PLAY
Q4 4:11 1st & 10 at BALL 44 (04:18) Shotgun #36 S.Morris II rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BSU42 (#16 K.Stewart)
Q4 4:50 2nd & 4 at BALL 48 (04:57) Shotgun #22 D.Anderson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BSU44 (#20 C.Earlewine), 1ST DOWN
Q4 5:20 1st & 10 at NU 46 (05:31) Shotgun #2 R.Boe rush right for 6 yards gain to the BSU48 (#28 S.Perkins)
Q4 5:46 3rd & 1 at NU 43 (05:51) #4 N.Marchiol rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NU46 (#40 G.Knowles), 1ST DOWN
Q4 6:05 3rd & 5 at NU 39 PENALTY BSU Offside (#10 A.Stief) 4 yards from NU39 to NU43. NO PLAY
Q4 6:27 2nd & 1 at NU 43 (06:41) Shotgun #22 D.Anderson rush middle for 4 yards loss to the NU39 (#9 J.Thomas)
Q4 7:02 2nd & 6 at NU 38 (07:02) Shotgun #22 D.Anderson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NU40 (#9 J.Thomas) PENALTY BSU Offside (#9 J.Thomas) 5 yards from NU38 to NU43. NO PLAY
Q4 7:24 1st & 10 at NU 34 (07:38) Shotgun #22 D.Anderson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NU38 (#16 K.Stewart; #9 J.Thomas)
Q4 7:38 4th & 27 at NU 34 (07:40) #38 B.Boehm field goal attempt from 51 yards NO GOOD (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton), clock 07:38