The Ball State Cardinals were defeated by the Buffalo Bulls, 28 to 7, on Wednesday. With the loss, Ball State moved to 3-7 on the season.

	TEAM	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Ball State	11/11/2026	BALL	vs	BUFF	L 7-28	1	19	325	350	26.7	25.0
2	Ball State	11/4/2026	BALL	@	MASS	L 30-31	4	18	350	455	42.9
3	Ball State	10/24/2026	BALL	vs	SAC	W 34-17	5	25	417	266	61.5
4	Ball State	10/17/2026	BALL	@	BGSU	W 32-31	4	23	435	313	41.7	100.0
5	Ball State	10/10/2026	BALL	@	NW	L 14-45	2	22	360	436	29.4	80.0
6	Ball State	10/3/2026	BALL	vs	TOL	L 24-39	3	18	370	553	41.7	0.0
7	Ball State	9/26/2026	BALL	@	KENT	L 13-26	2	12	210	354	35.7	66.7
8	Ball State	9/19/2026	BALL	@	LIB	L 15-51	2	17	261	460	11.1	100.0
9	Ball State	9/12/2026	BALL	vs	STON	W 41-17	5	23	482	330	30.0	100.0
10	Ball State	9/5/2026	BALL	@	OSU	L 3-56	0	13	165	671	21.4	0.0
11	Ball State	11/29/2025	BALL	@	M-OH	L 24-45	3	15	280	458	38.5
12	Ball State	11/22/2025	BALL	@	TOL	L 9-38	1	19	335	404	36.8	50.0
13	Ball State	11/15/2025	BALL	vs	EMU	L 9-24	0	13	225	380	35.7	0.0
14	Ball State	11/5/2025	BALL	vs	KENT	W 17-13	2	15	238	301	29.4	100.0
15	Ball State	10/25/2025	BALL	@	NIU	L 7-21	1	15	275	370	40.0	100.0
16	Ball State	10/18/2025	BALL	vs	AKR	W 42-28	6	17	374	419	30.8	0.0
17	Ball State	10/11/2025	BALL	@	WMU	L 0-42	0	5	88	461	7.7	0.0
18	Ball State	10/4/2025	BALL	vs	OHIO	W 20-14	2	20	357	356	45.0	50.0
19	Ball State	9/20/2025	BALL	@	CONN	L 25-31	3	20	404	400	33.3	100.0
20	Ball State	9/13/2025	BALL	vs	UNH	W 34-29	5	21	413	391	70.0
21	Ball State	9/6/2025	BALL	@	AUB	L 3-42	0	6	68	495	7.1	100.0
22	Ball State	8/30/2025	BALL	@	PUR	L 0-31	0	13	203	433	30.8	50.0
23	Ball State	11/29/2024	BALL	@	OHIO	L 21-42	3	21	375	475	61.1	0.0
24	Ball State	11/23/2024	BALL	vs	BGSU	L 13-38	2	15	254	362	33.3	0.0
25	Ball State	11/12/2024	BALL	@	BUFF	L 48-51	6	24	520	470	40.0	100.0

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More Ball State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,618

Luster

RUSH

529

Horton

REC

458

Hamilton

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

119th

OPP PPG

34.1

148th

RUSH YDS/G

148.7

90th

PASS YDS/G

188.8

133rd

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	UMass	2-4	5-5
10	Kent State	2-4	3-7
11	Ball State	2-4	3-7
12	Sacramento State	1-7	2-9
13	Akron	0-6	1-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/17	BALL	@	OHIO	7:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CMU	@	BALL	12:00 PM

Last Game

Buffalo

7 - 3

Final

Ball State

3 - 7

Wed 11 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333