NCAAF Game Recap - Tennessee Tech at Ball State
Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:00 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

Ball State 28, Tennessee Tech 13

Sep 16, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Tennessee Tech (0-3)

0

7

6

0

13

Ball State (2-1)

7

14

7

0

28

Neal throws 3 TDs, leads Ball State past Tenn. Tech 28-13
Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:45 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Riley Neal threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Ball State to a 28-13 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday.

James Gilbert rushed for 92 yards on 11 carries and Justin Hall pulled in seven passes for 82 yards and a score for the Cardinals (2-1).

Neal threw for 180 yards on 17-of-23 passing and 3 TDs in first half. His final pass of the half was a 17-yard scoring strike to Gilbert with nine seconds left. Gilbert rushed eight times for 75 yards in first half.

Ball State was nursing a 21-13 lead with 2:21 left in the third quarter when Malik Dunner broke down the sideline for a 66-yard touchdown run to give the Cardinals a 28-13 lead.

Ball State has won two straight after opening the season with a 24-21 loss to Illinois.

Andre Sale threw for 239 yards to lead Tech (0-3).

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Passing

TnTec Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Sale 34 19 55.9 0 239 46 1 65.7
L. Ward 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 31 23 74.2 3 238 21 2 101.3

Rushing

TnTec Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Goldsmith 13 64 4.9 33 1
Y. Thaenrat 9 62 6.9 25 0
Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Gilbert 11 92 8.4 48 0
M. Dunner 5 79 15.8 66 1

Receiving

TnTec Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Byrd 7 93 13.3 46 0
A. Goldsmith 2 57 28.5 44 0
Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hall 7 82 11.7 21 1
A. Davis 4 33 8.3 14 0

Fumbles

TnTec F FL
A. Sale 2 0
Ball F FL
C. Huntley 1 1

Returning

TnTec KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Napper 5 19.6 0 24 0 0 0
Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Lacanaria 0 0 0 1 10.0 0 10

Punting

TnTec Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Madonia 4 184 46.0 58
Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Snyder 3 125 41.7 52

Takeaways

TnTec Int Yds InTD
C. Davis 1 15 0
E. Normand 1 0 0
Ball Int Yds InTD
D. Rueth 1 0 0
J. Miller 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

TnTec Ball
Points For 13 28
Total Yards 355 466
Rushing Yards 116 228
Passing Yards 239 238
Passing Completions / Attempts 19/35 23/31
Turnovers 2 3
Interceptions Thrown 2 2
Fumbles - Lost 2/0 1/1
First Downs 20 20
Penalties - Yards 3/30 4/45
Time Of Possession 55:55 05:05
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/14 7/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 4/46 3/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter TnTec Ball
Ball 05:43 TD Nolan Givan 3 yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter TnTec Ball
Ball 04:22 TD Justin Hall 8 yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) 0 14
TnTec 11:47 TD Andrew Goldsmith 3 yd run (Nick Madonia kick) 7 14
Ball 14:51 TD James Gilbert 17 yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) 7 21
3rd Quarter TnTec Ball
TnTec 07:27 FG Nick Madonia 37 yd FG 10 21
TnTec 12:03 FG Nick Madonia 21 yd FG 13 21
Ball 12:39 TD Malik Dunner 66 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 13 28
4th Quarter TnTec Ball
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 14,265
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