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Wk 2 · 2026

Stony Brook Seawolves at Ball State Cardinals — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN · ESPN+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Stony Brook Seawolves
FCS / Other · 0-1
17
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2:00pET
BALL -13.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings opened -14.5 · 1 toward STBK
No ratings differential: Stony Brook is not in the ratings file.

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Stony Brook: no data
Efficiency margin
Ball State: -20.8#133
Stony Brook: no data
Offense (pts/100)
Ball State: 21.2
Stony Brook: no data
Defense (pts/100)
Ball State: 33.0
Stony Brook: no data
Pace (plays/g)
Ball State: 63.0
Stony Brook: no data
Yards / play
Ball State: 4.89
Stony Brook: no data
Yards / play allowed
Ball State: 6.86
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Stony Brook: 17.0
Points / game
Ball State: 18.3
Stony Brook: 41.0
Points allowed
Ball State: 39.0
Stony Brook: 330
Yards / game
Ball State: 308
Stony Brook: no data
Yards allowed
Ball State: 467
Stony Brook: no data
Pass yds allowed
Ball State: 248
Stony Brook: no data
Rush yds allowed
Ball State: 219
Stony Brook: 2.00
Turnovers / game
Ball State: 1.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Stony Brook form

L 17-41at BALL
2026 season

Ball State form

L 14-45at NUL 24-39vs TOLL 13-26at KENTL 15-51at LIBW 41-17vs STBK
2026 season

Stony Brook this season

Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Ball State this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Ball State leads 1–0 · Ball State won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 24.0 points toward Ball State
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-12Stony Brook 17 — 41 Ball Stateat BALLBall State

Stony Brook leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

Ball State leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKeldric Luster QB #676/119, 662 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
Tyler Mizzell QB #919/33, 209 YDS, 1 TD
RushingTJ Horton RB #437 CAR, 301 YDS, 4 TD
Jalen Bonds RB #224 CAR, 126 YDS, 2 TD
Johnny Thompson Jr. RB #2024 CAR, 74 YDS
ReceivingDonovan Hamilton WR #120 REC, 220 YDS, 1 TD
Jamarion McDougle WR #1012 REC, 135 YDS
Jabari Smith WR #512 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD
Isaiah Thacker WR #1113 REC, 112 YDS
Defense
TacklesSterling Smith DB #135
Cincear Lewis LB #626
Quentavius Scandrett DB #3325
SacksLayton Starks LB #111.5
Jared Badie LB #311
Ka'Shawn Thomas DT #941
InterceptionsKamron Chamble DB #132
Cedric Franklin II DB #181
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.