Kent State Golden Flashes at Ball State Cardinals
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Ball State posts 34-3 rout of Kent State
Cooper scored one touchdown and quarterback Kial Kelly added two more on the ground. Kelly had 88 yards rushing, threw for 71 yards and Ball State had 300 yards rushing.
Ball State (4-7, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) led 13-3 at halftime then broke it open when Kelly scored on runs of 22 and 4 yards in the third quarter, and Vaughn Pemberton scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth.
Kent State quarterbacks were 8-for-22 passing for 68 yards and were sacked five times.
Ball State led in total yardage 388-97. Kent State (1-10, 0-7) was 1-for-12 on third down.
Neither team committed a turnover.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
 |
FG | 1st Period 6:58 | Jackson Courville 44 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:27 | Marquez Cooper 1 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:38 | Jackson Courville 48 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:42 | Andrew Glass 45 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:56 | Kiael Kelly 22 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:44 | Kiael Kelly 4 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:01 | Vaughn Pemberton 1 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
Statistics
 KENT |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 1-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-15 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 97 | Total Yards | 388 |
| 68 | Passing | 88 |
| 8-22 | Comp-Att | 7-17 |
| 3.1 | Yards per pass | 5.2 |
| 29 | Rushing | 300 |
| 26 | Rushing Attempts | 52 |
| 1.1 | Yards per rush | 5.8 |
| 7-79 | Penalties | 6-66 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 23:24 | Possession | 36:36 |
Game Information
Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 8,554 · Capacity:
Mid-American - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 11-3 | 7-1 |
| Ohio | 10-3 | 6-2 |
| Bowling Green | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| Buffalo | 3-9 | 3-5 |
| Akron | 2-10 | 1-7 |
| Kent State | 1-11 | 0-8 |
Mid-American - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 11-3 | 8-0 |
| Northern Illinois | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-7 | 4-4 |
| Western Michigan | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| Ball State | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| Central Michigan | 5-7 | 3-5 |
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