Cardinals and Falcons Open Midweek #MACtion Play on Wednesday

Ball State (2-6, 1-3 MAC) at Bowling Green (4-4, 2-2 MAC)
Game 9 - at Bowling Green	Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. Live Stats \| ESPN 2
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MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State football team meets Bowling Green on Wednesday evening (7 p.m.) for the first time since 2015 when the Cardinals and Falcons battle on ESPN2 in the first of two midweek #MAC-tion games.

** The Cardinals carry a welcome shot of momentum into this week's matchup, earning a 24-17 homecoming win last week over Central Michigan. It was just the second time this year Ball State has put points on the scoreboard in all four quarters, and it was the third straight week the defense has put the Cardinals in position for a victory.

** Redshirt sophomore Kiael Kelly expects to make his third straight start at QB this week, settling the position after six weeks of shuffling. He completed 13 of 16 passes last week for a career-high 101 passing yards, and he added two touchdowns while rushing for 64 yards.

** Ball State collected a pair of player of the week honors from the Mid-American Conference following last week's win over CMU. Marquez Cooper rushed for 162 yards and a score to earn the MAC West Division offensive honor. Sidney Houston's two sacks and three TFL were worthy of the MAC West defensive award.

** Cooper, in his fourth MAC season, remains the leading active rusher in the MAC. Cooper's 3,397 career yards are second among all active FBS rushers and his 584 yards this season are 416 shy of his third straight 1,000-yard season.

** Officially two-thirds of the season complete, the Cardinals hit the road for a pair of #MAC-tion contests at Bowling Green and Northern Illinois before the closing the regular season with home games against Kent State and Miami.

WHAT A WIN MEANS:
** The Cardinals will rise to 3-6 and win their first road game of the season.
** Ball State would win consecutive games for the first time this season.

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Cardinals and Falcons Open Midweek #MACtion Play on Wednesday

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Marquez Cooper

Kiael Kelly