Ball State Cardinals vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Oct 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	14	0	0	14
NU	14	17	14	0	45

Game Recap

Aidan Chiles throws for 3 TDs, runs for another: Northwestern rips Ball State 45-14. Aidan Chiles passed for three touchdowns for the second time this season and ran for another as Northwestern routed Ball State 45-14 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

BALLNU

Q111:42Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick).07
Q13:07Griffin Wilde 19 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick).014
Q210:52Caleb Komolafe 14 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick).021
Q28:20TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick).721
Q24:47Jackson Kleather 52 Yd Field Goal.724
Q23:04Robert Fitzgerald 15 Yd Interception Return (Jackson Kleather Kick).731
Q20:12Jamarion McDougle 2 Yd pass from Keldric Luster (Brody Boehm Kick).1431
Q310:12Drew Wagner 12 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick).1438
Q30:53Alex Honig 32 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles (Jackson Kleather Kick).1445

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18
07
Punt — 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:55
07
Touchdown — 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:40
014

2nd Quarter

Punt — 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:35
014
Touchdown — 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:35
021
Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32
721
Field Goal — 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:33
724
Interception Touchdown — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:36
731
Touchdown — 13 plays, 55 yards, 2:41
1431
End Of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:12
1431

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:00
1431
Punt — 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:49
1431
Downs — 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:40
1431
Touchdown — 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:19
1438
Punt — 8 plays, 11 yards, 5:38
1438
Touchdown — 10 plays, 99 yards, 3:41
1445

4th Quarter

Missed FG — 17 plays, 43 yards, 8:05
1445
Punt — 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:54
1445
End of Half — 11 plays, 83 yards, 2:44
1445

Team Stats

BALL

14Points45

360Total Yards436

270Pass Yards272

90Rush Yards164

33:59Time of Possession26:01

22First Downs26

2Touchdowns6

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

1Turnovers0

119Penalty Yards53

Game Details

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 12:30 PM

Ryan Field · Evanston, IL

attendance: 25,629 (54.4%)

spread: NU -34.5

over/under: 53.5