College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 24, Ball State 19
When: 8:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 26, 2015
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 30107
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Ball State 3 7 6 3 19
Northwestern 0 7 17 0 24
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:06
Ball State   FG  Northwestern 0 - Ball State 3
Morgan Hagee 30 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 6:20
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 7 - Ball State 3
Dan Vitale 66 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:56
Ball State   TD  Northwestern 7 - Ball State 10
Jordan Williams 22 yd. pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:05
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 14 - Ball State 10
Dan Vitale 21 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
3rd Quarter - 8:01
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 21 - Ball State 10
Austin Carr 25 yd. pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick)
3rd Quarter - 4:51
Northwestern   FG  Northwestern 24 - Ball State 10
Jack Mitchell 21 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 2:06
Ball State   TD  Northwestern 24 - Ball State 16
Jordan Williams 29 yd. pass from Riley Neal (kick failed)
4th Quarter - 4:34
Ball State   FG  Northwestern 24 - Ball State 19
Morgan Hagee 36 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Ball State Northwestern
W‑L 2 - 1 - 0 3 - 0 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Ball State Northwestern
Score 19 24
1st Downs 17 23
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-16
31%		 13-for-22
59%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 359 546
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 34-181 57-290
Average/Rush 5.3 5.1
Passing
Comp-Att 14-35 18-31
Passing Yards 178 256
Average/Pass Play 5.1 8.0
Penalties-Yards 2-10 8-57
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 26:35 33:25
PLAYER STATS
Ball State (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Neal 14/35 178 2 0
Northwestern (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Thorson 18/31 256 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
R. Neal 16 74 4.6 0
D. Green 12 68 5.7 0
J. Gilbert 5 42 8.4 0
K. Mabon 1 -3 -3.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Jackson 33 184 5.6 0
C. Thorson 9 45 5.0 0
S. Vault 7 36 5.1 0
W. Long 7 15 2.1 0
J. Roberts 1 10 10.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Williams 8 133 16.6 2
C. Lacanaria 2 25 12.5 0
C. Shillings 2 13 6.5 0
K. Mabon 1 4 4.0 0
D. Curry 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Vitale 5 108 21.6 2
C. Jones 4 46 11.5 0
A. Carr 1 25 25.0 1
M. McHugh 1 21 21.0 0
J. Jackson 2 20 10.0 0
M. Shuler 2 15 7.5 0
W. Long 1 14 14.0 0
F. Nagel 1 5 5.0 0
S. Vault 1 2 2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Cromartie 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Winbush 0.5 4.0
O. Igbinosun 0.5 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Ingle 7 6
D. Conaway 6 0
J. Posley 6 2
D. Cromartie 5 0
M. Hester 5 6
M. Ayers 4 2
K. Willis 3 0
A. Bailey 3 1
T. Holder 3 1
A. Taylor 2 1
J. Whitman III 2 1
Z. Ryan 2 4
K. Thurmon 1 0
J. Jackson 1 0
L. McPhatter 1 0
O. Igbinosun 0 1
D. Moore 0 1
A. Winbush 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Henry 7 0
J. Prater 5 1
M. Harris 3 1
D. Lowry 3 1
T. Lancaster 3 2
A. Walker 3 2
C. Queiro 2 0
J. Jones 2 0
D. Smith 2 1
N. VanHoose 1 0
G. Igwebuike 1 0
K. Queiro 1 0
I. Odenigbo 1 0
J. Thompson 1 0
K. Watkins II 1 0
J. Jackson 1 0
T. Brown 1 0
C. Robbins 1 1
D. Gibson 1 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Ingle 2.0 4.0
J. Posley 1.5 3.0
M. Ayers 1.0 1.0
A. Winbush 0.5 4.0
O. Igbinosun 0.5 3.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Henry 2.0 5.0
A. Walker 0.5 1.0
D. Lowry 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Lacanaria 1
J. Williams 1
R. Neal 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Jackson 1
C. Thorson 2