Wk 11 · 2026
Buffalo Bulls at Ball State Cardinals — Wed, Nov 11
Wed, Nov 11 ·
Scheumann Stadium, Muncie
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Buffalo form
L 26-31vs OHIOL 20-37vs M-OHL 19-38at CMUW 28-3at BGSUL 16-24vs AKR
2025 season
Ball State form
L 24-45at M-OHL 9-38at TOLL 9-24vs EMUW 17-13vs KENTL 7-21at NIU
2025 season
Buffalo this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Ball State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Buffalo | Ball State |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo MAC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| UMass MAC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| C Michigan MAC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Ball State leads the series 7–3 · Buffalo won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.5 points toward Ball State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-12 | Ball State 48 — 51 Buffalo | at BUF | Buffalo |
| 2021 | 2021-11-23 | Buffalo 3 — 20 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2020 | 2020-12-18 | Ball State 38 — 28 Buffalo | neutral | Ball State |
| 2017 | 2017-11-16 | Buffalo 40 — 24 Ball State | at BALL | Buffalo |
| 2016 | 2016-10-15 | Ball State 31 — 21 Buffalo | at BUF | Ball State |
| 2011 | 2011-09-17 | Buffalo 25 — 28 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2010 | 2010-11-12 | Ball State 20 — 3 Buffalo | at BUF | Ball State |
| 2008 | 2008-12-05 | Ball State 24 — 42 Buffalo | neutral | Buffalo |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | Buffalo 14 — 49 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2006 | 2006-10-07 | Ball State 55 — 25 Buffalo | at BUF | Ball State |
Buffalo leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson QB #2 | 206/356, 2520 YDS, 17 TD, 12 INT |
| Gunnar Gray QB #9 | 29/53, 228 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Al-Jay Henderson RB #5 | 182 CAR, 755 YDS, 6 TD |
| Terrance Shelton Jr. RB #25 | 57 CAR, 244 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Lamar Sperling RB #32 | 39 CAR, 234 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Nik McMillan WR #5 | 62 REC, 981 YDS, 3 TD |
| Victor Snow WR #0 | 62 REC, 815 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Jasaiah Gathings WR #8 | 36 REC, 410 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Al-Jay Henderson RB #5 | 25 REC, 181 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Red Murdock LB #2 | 142 |
| Dion Crawford LB #18 | 79 | |
| Miles Greer S #6 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Junior Poyser DL #97 | 5.5 |
| Red Murdock LB #2 | 5 | |
| Malin White DE #12 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Jalen McNair S #18 | 2 |
| Mitchell Gonser LB #39 | 2 | |
| Solomon Brown CB #7 | 1 |
Ball State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT |
| Ty Robinson WR #10 | 2/3, 77 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD |
| Qua Ashley RB #9 | 118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD | |
| TJ Horton RB #4 | 60 CAR, 180 YDS | |
| Receiving | Qian Magwood WR #5 | 19 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD |
| Donovan Hamilton WR #1 | 20 REC, 244 YDS | |
| Eric Weatherly WR #3 | 29 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Gross TE #6 | 10 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alfred Chea LB #0 | 59 |
| Joey Stemler LB #21 | 54 | |
| Michael Gravely Jr. DB #2 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Nathan Voorhis EDGE #44 | 12 |
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #31 | 3 | |
| Drew Hughes DT #47 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Joedrick Lewis DB #1 | 3 |
| Eric McClain CB #9 | 2 | |
| Muheem McCargo DB #16 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.