NCAAF Game Recap - Ball State at Central Michigan
Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:00 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

Oct 13, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Ball State (3-4)

0

7

0

17

24

Central Michigan (1-6)

3

17

0

3

23

Hagee's kick lifts Ball State over Central Michigan 24-23
Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:59 PM

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Morgan Hagee kicked a 36-yard field goal with 47 seconds to go and the Ball State defense held on for a 24-23 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.

Riley Neal had a touchdown pass and touchdown run in the fourth quarter that rallied the Cardinals (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) to a 21-20 lead. He engineered the 12-play, 56-yard drive that set up the go-ahead kick in the final minute.

Neal passed for 183 yards and touchdown and ran for 55 yards and two more scores.

Ryan Tice kicked a career-long 53-yarder to open the scoring for the Chippewas (1-6, 0-3) and hit a 47-yarder with 4:19 left in the fourth quarter to give Central Michigan a 23-21 lead.

Trevor Apsey intercepted Neal's pass with 2:37 left in the game, but the turnover was nullified by a roughing the passer penalty.

Passing

Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 26 19 73.1 1 183 32 0 105.1
C. Lacanaria 1 1 100.0 0 19 19 0 118.8
C Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Lazzaro 22 11 50.0 1 127 36 0 83.0
J. Ward 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Gilbert 19 72 3.8 16 0
R. Neal 24 55 2.3 18 2
C Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Ross 14 111 7.9 47 0
T. Lazzaro 25 110 4.4 31 1

Receiving

Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Lacanaria 3 58 19.3 32 0
M. Dunner 5 55 11.0 26 0
C Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Spalding 2 45 22.5 36 0
T. Poljan 2 37 18.5 19 1

Fumbles

Ball F FL
R. Neal 1 1
C Mi F FL
T. Lazzaro 1 0

Returning

Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Dunner 2 18.0 0 20 0 0 0
C. Lacanaria 0 0 0 1 10.0 0 10
C Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Lewis 3 19.3 0 25 0 0 0

Punting

Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
P. LeCorre 3 111 37.0 44
C Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sheldon 3 122 40.7 57

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Ball C Mi
Points For 24 23
Total Yards 359 388
Rushing Yards 157 261
Passing Yards 202 127
Passing Completions / Attempts 20/27 11/23
Turnovers 1 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/0
First Downs 26 23
Penalties - Yards 8/80 11/115
Time Of Possession 55:55 05:05
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 10/17 7/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 3/37 3/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Ball C Mi
C Mi 07:01 FG Ryan Tice 53 yd FG 0 3
2nd Quarter Ball C Mi
C Mi 01:19 FG Ryan Tice 26 yd FG 0 6
Ball 06:27 TD Riley Neal 1 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 7 6
C Mi 09:05 TD Tony Poljan 18 yd pass from Tommy Lazzaro (Ryan Tice kick) 7 13
C Mi 09:39 TD Tommy Lazzaro 1 yd run (Ryan Tice kick) 7 20
3rd Quarter Ball C Mi
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter Ball C Mi
Ball 00:44 TD Riley Miller 6 yd pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) 14 20
Ball 06:48 TD Riley Neal 1 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 21 20
C Mi 10:41 FG Ryan Tice 47 yd FG 21 23
Ball 14:13 FG Morgan Hagee 36 yd FG 24 23

Game Information

Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Attendance: 10,255
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