Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Oct 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	7	0	0	7
NIU	7	0	7	7	21

Game Recap

Wright, Johnson Jr. combine for 266 yards rushing, lead Northern Illinois over Ball State 21-7. Chavon Wright and Telly Johnson Jr. combined for 266 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead Northern Illinois to a 21-7 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

BALLNIU

Q111:41Telly Johnson Jr. 53 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick).07
Q213:30Drew Cassens 1 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Carson Holmer Kick).77
Q37:26Josh Holst 7 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick).714
Q413:59DeAree Rogers 14 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass Kick).721

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 2:07
00
Touchdown — 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:08
07
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:44
07
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 2:02
07
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:59
07
Interception — 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:13
07

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:13
77
Downs — 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:18
77
Missed FG — 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:03
77
Fumble — 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:14
77
Punt — 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:18
77
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:54
77
End Of Half — 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:38
77

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 15 plays, 78 yards, 7:30
714
Interception — 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:34
714
Punt — 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:21
714

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:25
721
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:28
721
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 2:11
721
Interception — 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:23
721
Fumble — 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:05
721
End Of Game — 9 plays, 37 yards, 1:47
721

Team Stats

BALL

NIU

7Points21

275Total Yards370

136Pass Yards65

139Rush Yards305

29:30Time of Possession30:30

15First Downs17

1Touchdowns3

0(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

3Turnovers3

40Penalty Yards35

Game Details

Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 3:30 PM

Huskie Stadium · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 10,124 (42.9%)