Ball State closes season with 34-3 rout of Kent State
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Marquez Cooper ran for 140 yards and the Ball State defense held Kent State under 100 yards in total offense in a 34-3 victory for the Cardinals on Saturday.
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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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Kargman
15 QB
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D. Kargman | 5/12 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Ulatowski
14 QB
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T. Ulatowski | 3/11 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
G. Garcia
21 RB
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G. Garcia | 7 | 29 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thomas
23 RB
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J. Thomas | 11 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Douglas
24 RB
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C. Douglas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Ulatowski
14 QB
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T. Ulatowski | 5 | -11 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Kargman
15 QB
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D. Kargman | 3 | -17 | 0 | -2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Floriea
0 WR
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L. Floriea | 8 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Harris
11 WR
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T. Harris | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Gardner Jr.
82 WR
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J. Gardner Jr. | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Holmes
85 TE
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J. Holmes | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Coulson
35 WR
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J. Coulson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Junker
87 TE
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H. Junker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Daley
6 DL
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S. Daley | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Abuhamdeh
51 LB
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S. Abuhamdeh | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Glass
60 K
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A. Glass | 1/1 | 44 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Smith
96 P
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J. Smith | 7 | 42.6 | 1 | 59 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Sheppert
27 S
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B. Sheppert | 4 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Garcia
21 RB
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G. Garcia | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
L. Floriea 0 WR
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L. Floriea | 2 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
K. Kelly
1 QB
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K. Kelly | 4/14 | 71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Hatcher
3 QB
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L. Hatcher | 3/3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Cooper
15 RB
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M. Cooper | 25 | 140 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Kelly
1 QB
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K. Kelly | 16 | 88 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Pemberton
6 RB
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V. Pemberton | 6 | 61 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Spegal
38 RB
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C. Spegal | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Edwards
14 WR
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A. Edwards | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Magwood
16 WR
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Q. Magwood | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Koziol
88 TE
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T. Koziol | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Spegal
38 RB
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C. Spegal | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Presley
19 WR
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N. Presley | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Webster
44 TE
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M. Webster | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Cooper
15 RB
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M. Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Houston Jr.
8 LB
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S. Houston Jr. | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sape
94 DL
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J. Sape | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Sibblis
2 DL
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M. Sibblis | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Newson
9 LB
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K. Newson | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Courville
96 K
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J. Courville | 2/2 | 48 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
L. Borrow
15 P
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L. Borrow | 3 | 44.0 | 1 | 49 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
N. Munson
0 WR
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N. Munson | 1 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Q. Magwood 16 WR
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Q. Magwood | 4 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |