Ball State Cardinals vs. Liberty Flames

Sep 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	7	0	8	0	15
LIB	13	10	14	14	51

Game Recap

Purdie throws 3 TD passes as Liberty rolls past Ball State 51-15. Deshawn Purdie threw three touchdown passes to lead Liberty to a 51-15 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

BALLLIB

Q110:16Makai Jackson 12 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves PAT failed).06
Q15:47TJ Horton 2 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick).76
Q13:46Jamari Person 16 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick).713
Q28:48Chase Reeves 46 Yd Field Goal.716
Q20:13Jamari Person 7 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick).723
Q311:17Ethan Vasko 4 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).730
Q36:59Kam Davis 14 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick).737
Q32:42TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Keldric Luster Run for Two-Point Conversion).1537
Q47:29Terron Kellman 21 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Tyler Black Kick).1544
Q45:02Jaylin Belford 1 Yd Run (Tyler Black Kick).1551

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:54
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:50
06
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
76
Touchdown — 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01
713
Punt — 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:10
713

2nd Quarter

Field Goal — 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:48
716
Missed FG — 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:46
716
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:54
716
Punt — 3 plays, -4 yards, 1:57
716
Touchdown — 7 plays, 62 yards, 0:56
723
End of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:13
723

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:38
730
Punt — 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:48
730
Touchdown — 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:22
737
Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:17
1537
Fumble — 1 play, -4 yards, 0:05
1537

4th Quarter

Punt — 7 plays, 7 yards, 3:09
1537
Touchdown — 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:54
1544
Fumble — 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:18
1544
Touchdown — 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:08
1551
Punt — 6 plays, 0 yards, 3:42
1551
End of Game — 2 plays, -4 yards, 1:13
1551

Team Stats

BALL

LIB

15Points51

261Total Yards460

93Pass Yards248

168Rush Yards212

28:01Time of Possession31:59

17First Downs23

2Touchdowns7

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

1Turnovers1

107Penalty Yards25

Game Details

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Williams Stadium (VA) · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 18,330 (73.3%)

spread: LIB -14.5

over/under: 49.5