Ball State Cardinals vs Ohio State Buckeyes

College Football

Ball State

0-1

3-56

Final

#1Ohio State

1-0

Ohio Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Downs
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	3	0	0	3
OSU	14	14	14	14	56

Who won: Ohio State 56-3

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Ball State Cardinals 56-3 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State outscored the Ball State 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Julian Sayin led the Ohio State in passing yards (21/25, 320 YDS, 3 TD). Keldric Luster led the Ball State in passing yards (18/33, 89 YDS, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BALLOSU

131st Downs32

3-143rd down efficiency5-11

0-14th down efficiency2-2

165Total Yards671

120Passing434

20/37Comp/Att31/37

3.2Yards per pass11.7

45Rushing237

23Rushing Attempts35

2.0Yards per rush6.8

3-15Penalties9-81

1Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost0

1Interceptions thrown1

28:22Possession31:38

Player of the game

Julian Sayin

OSU · 21/25, 320 YDS, 3 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.7

Win probability

100%OSU final

BALLOSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00BAL
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:55
26 yd completion to E. Durham
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short left to #14 E.Durham caught at OhioSt32, for 26 yards to the OhioSt23, out of bounds at OhioSt23, 1ST DOWN
T. Mizzell · 2/4, 31 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at OSU 49
Q4 1:55
Stuffed for a loss of 4
Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush left for 4 yards loss to the OhioSt49 (#24 D.Kelly)
J. Bonds · 3 CAR, 9 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at OSU 45
Q4 1:55
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass incomplete deep right to #15 T.Bardo thrown to OhioSt30 PENALTY OhioSt Offside (#97 D.Quinn) 5 yards from BallSt50 to OhioSt45. NO PLAY
T. Mizzell · 2/4, 31 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at 50
Q4 1:55BAL
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass incomplete short left to #14 E.Durham thrown to BallSt50 broken up by #59 A.Yeager
1st & 10 at 50
Q4 1:55
15 yd run
Shotgun #0 E.Jackson rush middle for 15 yards gain to the BallSt50 (#11 T.Moore; #28 S.Caldwell), 1ST DOWN
E. Jackson · 2 CAR, 20 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at BALL 35
Q4 1:55
Incomplete to E. Durham
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass incomplete short left to #14 E.Durham thrown to BallSt42
T. Mizzell · 2/4, 31 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 35
Q4 1:55
5 yd completion to E. Jackson
Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short left to #0 E.Jackson caught at BallSt27, for 5 yards to the BallSt35 (#15 J.Thomas; #23 G.Stover), 1ST DOWN
T. Mizzell · 2/4, 31 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at BALL 30
Q4 1:55
5 yd run
Shotgun #0 E.Jackson rush right for 5 yards gain to the BallSt30 (#91 D.McKinley)
E. Jackson · 2 CAR, 20 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 25
Q4 1:55
Kickoff, touchback
#49 M.Diomede kickoff 65 yards to the BallSt00, Touchback
M. Diomede
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:55
Touchdown! 15 yd catch
C. Henry Jr. · 1 REC, 15 YDS
Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair pass complete short middle to #15 C.Henry Jr. caught at BallSt00, for 15 yards to the BallSt00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:55, 1ST DOWN #92 C.Peterson kick attempt good (H: #93 B.Young, LS: #43 B.Jenkins)
BALL 3 - 56 OSU
Q4 2:00OSU
Timeout
Timeout Ohio State, clock 02:00
Q4 5:52
No gain on the run
Shotgun #2 L.Bey rush right for 0 yards to the BallSt15 (#23 J.Suggs)
L. Bey · 6 CAR, 37 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 15
Q4 5:52
12 yd completion to J. Guilford
Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair pass complete short left to #6 J.Guilford caught at BallSt15, for 12 yards to the BallSt15, out of bounds at BallSt15, 1ST DOWN
T. St · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 27
Q4 5:52
12 yd completion to L. Bey
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair pass complete short right to #2 L.Bey caught at BallSt46, for 12 yards to the BallSt27 (#5 C.Jackson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
T. St · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 39
Q4 5:52
10 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #32 I.West rush middle for 10 yards gain to the BallSt39 (#26 L.Szymborski; #5 C.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
I. West · 5 CAR, 27 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at BALL 49
Q4 5:52
4 yd completion to B. Lennon
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair pass complete short middle to #87 B.Lennon caught at OhioSt50, for 4 yards to the BallSt49 (#26 L.Szymborski)
T. St · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at OSU 47
Q4 5:52
9 yd completion to I. West
Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair pass complete short right to #32 I.West caught at OhioSt36, for 9 yards to the OhioSt47 (#33 J.Birden)
T. St · 2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at OSU 38
Q4 5:52
1 yd run
Shotgun #9 T.St. Clair rush left for 1 yard gain to the OhioSt38 (#26 L.Szymborski), out of bounds
T. St · 1st & 15 · 1st & 15 at OSU 37
Q4 5:52OSU
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY OhioSt False Start (#58 G.VanSickle) 5 yards from OhioSt42 to OhioSt37. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at OSU 42
Q4 5:52
Punt, 0 yds
#32 C.Stumbaugh punt 43 yards to the OhioSt42 #7 P.Bell return 0 yards to the OhioSt42 (#14 A.Pinnace)
C. Stumbaugh · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at BALL 15
Q4 8:05
Sacked for a loss of 2
Shotgun #6 K.Luster sacked for loss of 2 yards to the BallSt15 (#44 E.Sitanilei)
K. Luster · 18/33, 89 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at BALL 17
Q4 8:05
0 yd completion to T. Hoover
Shotgun #6 K.Luster pass complete short right to #24 T.Hoover caught at BallSt17, for 0 yards to the BallSt17 (#36 C.Sanna)
K. Luster · 18/33, 89 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at BALL 17
Q4 8:05
2 yd run
Shotgun #3 J.Thompson Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BallSt17 (#41 B.Rembert)
J. Thompson Jr. · 2 CAR, 3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at BALL 15
Q4 8:05
Punt, 0 yds
#42 J.McGuire punt 42 yards to the BallSt15 fair catch by #85 A.Cooper at BallSt15
J. McGuire · 4th & 12 · 4th & 12 at OSU 43