Ball State Cardinals vs Massachusetts Minutemen

College Football

Ball State

3-6

30-31

Final/OT

UMass

5-4

Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Touchdown
Touchdown
End Of Half
Touchdown
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
BALL	7	3	7	7	6	30
MASS	0	14	7	3	7	31

Who won: UMass 31-30

The Massachusetts Minutemen beat the Ball State Cardinals 31-30 in overtime on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The UMass outscored the Ball State 14-3 in the 2nd quarter. William Watson III led the UMass in passing yards (17/25, 302 YDS, 1 TD). Keldric Luster led the Ball State in passing yards (17/27, 182 YDS, 1 TD).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BALLMASS

181st Downs23

6-143rd down efficiency4-10

0-04th down efficiency0-0

350Total Yards455

182Passing302

17/27Comp/Att17/25

6.7Yards per pass12.1

168Rushing153

37Rushing Attempts39

4.5Yards per rush3.9

10-95Penalties5-50

0Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost2

0Interceptions thrown0

26:39Possession33:18

Player of the game

William Watson III

MASS · 17/25, 302 YDS, 1 TD, 2 RUSH TD

8.8

Win probability

100%MASS final

BALLMASS

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Play by play

OT 0:00MAS
End of game
End of OT.
TOUCHDOWNOT 0:00
Touchdown! 13 yd run
W. Watson III · 8 CAR, 40 YDS
Shotgun #5 W.Watson III rush left for 13 yards gain to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWN #99 D.Morris kick attempt good (H: #43 E.Phillipson, LS: #51 G.Mills)
BALL 30 - 31 MASS
OT 0:00
12 yd run
Shotgun #5 W.Watson III rush middle for 12 yards gain to the BSU13 (#1 S.Smith; #25 M.Webster), 1ST DOWN
W. Watson III · 8 CAR, 40 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at BALL 25
OT 0:00
Incomplete to M. Dowling
No Huddle #5 W.Watson III pass incomplete short left to #11 M.Dowling thrown to BSU12
W. Watson III · 17/25, 302 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 25
OT 0:00
Touchdown! 1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UMA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 #38 B.Boehm kick attempt failed (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
J. Bonds · 17 CAR, 132 YDS · 3rd & Goal at MASS 1
BALL 30 - 24 MASS
SCOREOT 15:00
BAL
Timeout Ball State, clock 15:00
BALL 30 - 24 MASS
OT 0:00
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster rush right for 0 yards to the UMA01 (#38 Z.Daniel)
K. Luster · 14 CAR, 21 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at MASS 1
OT 0:00
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UMA01 (#44 T.Hinspeter; #3 K.Bournes)
J. Bonds · 17 CAR, 132 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at MASS 2
OT 0:00
20 yd completion to T. Hoover
Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short right to #24 T.Hoover caught at UMA22, for 20 yards to the UMA02 (#3 K.Bournes; #1 D.Snyder II), 1ST DOWN
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at MASS 22
OT 0:00
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UMA22 (#9 J.Krueger)
J. Bonds · 17 CAR, 132 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MASS 25
Q4 0:00MAS
End of 4th quarter
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:18MAS
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by Massachusetts at UMA17 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MASS 18
Q4 0:21
Kickoff returned 7 yds
#38 B.Boehm kickoff 54 yards to the UMA11 #8 K.Dia-Johnson return 7 yards to the UMA18 (#16 K.Stewart; #17 K.Williams)
B. Boehm · 1/1 FG
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:25
Touchdown! 2 yd run
K. Luster · 14 CAR, 21 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster rush left for 2 yards gain to the UMA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:25 #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
BALL 24 - 24 MASS
Q4 0:29BAL
Pass reception
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at UMA15, for 7 yards to the UMA02 (#44 T.Hinspeter), out of bounds
1st & Goal at MASS 9
Q4 0:38
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass incomplete deep right to #1 D.Hamilton thrown to UMA00 PENALTY UMA Pass Interference (#7 T.Magee) 15 yards from UMA24 to UMA09, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MASS 24
Q4 0:46
9 yd completion to D. Hamilton
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short right to #1 D.Hamilton caught at UMA27, for 9 yards to the UMA24 (#7 T.Magee; #38 Z.Daniel), 1ST DOWN
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at MASS 33
Q4 1:01
7 yd completion to A. Scherle
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short right to #88 A.Scherle caught at UMA39, for 7 yards to the UMA33 QB hurried by #6 J.Iseah and #38 Z.Daniel (#22 J.Harmon)
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at MASS 40
Q4 1:15BAL
Timeout
Timeout Ball State, clock 01:15
Q4 1:15
1 yd completion to J. Bonds
Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at UMA45, for 1 yard loss to the UMA40 (#4 C.Stanley; #6 J.Iseah)
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MASS 39
Q4 1:25
21 yd completion to D. Hamilton
Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete deep right to #1 D.Hamilton caught at UMA39, for 21 yards to the UMA39 (#38 Z.Daniel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 40
Q4 1:35
7 yd completion to J. Bonds
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at BSU30, for 7 yards to the BSU40 (#38 Z.Daniel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at BALL 33
Q4 1:50
4 yd completion to J. Bonds
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short left to #2 J.Bonds caught at BSU27, for 4 yards to the BSU33 (#7 T.Magee)
K. Luster · 17/27, 182 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at BALL 29
Q4 2:00BAL
Timeout
Timeout Ball State, clock 02:00
Q4 2:08
4 yd run
Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BSU29 (#9 J.Krueger)
J. Bonds · 17 CAR, 132 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 25