Wk 4 · 2026
Ball State Cardinals at Kent State Golden Flashes — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time 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.
MAC · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential KENT by 3.7
MAC · no games yet
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ball State form
No completed games on record.
Kent State form
No completed games on record.
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.
Kent 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 at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Ball State | Kent State |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Big Ten | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Sacramento St MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio MAC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Ball State leads 8–3 · Ball State has won the last 4
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.7 points toward Ball State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-05 | Kent State 13 — 17 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Ball State 37 — 35 Kent State | at KENT | Ball State |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Kent State 3 — 34 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2022 | 2022-11-01 | Ball State 27 — 20 Kent State | at KENT | Ball State |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Ball State 38 — 41 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Kent State 24 — 52 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2013 | 2013-10-12 | Kent State 24 — 27 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2012 | 2012-09-29 | Ball State 43 — 45 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | Ball State 14 — 33 Kent State | at KENT | Kent State |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | Kent State 20 — 41 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2006 | 2006-11-24 | Kent State 6 — 30 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
Ball State leaders 2025 regular 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 |
Kent State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 136/240, 2030 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| CJ Montes QB #7 | 10/19, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Gavin Garcia RB #5 | 146 CAR, 647 YDS, 3 TD |
| Jordan Nubin RB #27 | 79 CAR, 253 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jahzae Kimbrough RB #84 | 39 CAR, 97 YDS | |
| Receiving | Cade Wolford WR #8 | 19 REC, 509 YDS, 7 TD |
| Da'Shawn Martin WR #18 | 33 REC, 507 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 35 REC, 383 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 12 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Woods LB #0 | 94 |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 89 | |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Jamond Mathis LB #8 | 6 |
| Jelani Davis DL #95 | 2.5 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Terrell Miller CB #18 | 2 |
| Joel Boamah CB #12 | 1 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 1 |
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.