Wednesday, November 5
Muncie, IN
7 PM
Ball State University
4-5 , 3-2
17
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13
Kent State University
3-6 , 2-3
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Kent St.
0
3
7
3
13
Ball St.
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7
0
7
17
Photo by: Bobby Ellis/Ball State University
Kelly-to-Anthony Aerials Key Comeback Win for Cardinals
November 05, 2025 | Football
MUNCIE, Ind. – Kameron Anthony caught a 29-yard pass from Kiael Kelly with 1:53 remaining Wednesday night to give Ball State a 17-13, come-from-behind Mid-American Conference victory over visiting Kent State.
Anthony, a redshirt freshman with just two catches for 15 yards in his career, made a 10-yard grab on 3rd-and-12 from the Golden Flashes' 39-yard line. On 4th-and-2, Kelly found a wide-open Anthony in the left flat and he waltzed untouched into the end zone for the clinching score.
Ball State (4-5, 3-2 MAC) ran its home record at Scheumann Stadium to 4-0 for the first time since 2013, beating Kent State on the Cardinals' home turf for a sixth straight time. Ball State got past Kent State for the fourth straight season overall.
While the Cardinals alternated wins and losses for an eighth consecutive week, the Golden Flashes (3-6, 2-3 MAC) alternated wins and losses for a fifth straight week and dropped to 0-5 on the road.
Ball State's midweek #MAC-tion victory was its lowest-scoring MAC win at Scheumann Stadium since a 17-7 win over Western Michigan in 2002.
The win was in serious jeopardy though, when Kent State scored 13 unanswered points to assume a slim advantage with 11:07 to play, on a 28-yard field goal by Will Hryszko. Hryszko's 39-yarder made it 10-3 before halftime and the Flashes added a 4-yard TD run by Donovan Delaney Jr., in the third.
After Hryszko's go-ahead field goal to begin the fourth, the Cardinals punted after a 3-and-out on their ensuing possession and missed a 50-yard field goal attempt with 4:30 on the clock. Kent State turned the ball over on downs with 3:45 to play though, handing the Cardinals new life on a new possession that set up Ball State's go-ahead score.
Kent State moved just 23 yards on eight plays in its final possession, ending with a fourth-down incompletion with 14 ticks left on the clock.
The Cardinals led 10-0 after DC Pippin's 25-yard field goal in the first period and TJ Horton's 1-yard shovel-pass score from Kelly, early in the second period. Kelly led the Cardinals with 53 rushing yards to move past Riley Neal into second place on Ball State's career rushing ladder by quarterbacks. The senior from Tampa finished 17-of-29 passing for 173 yards and Ball State's two decisive TD passes.
Ball State's defense had a hand in the victory, claiming the game's only turnover on Joedrick Lewis' fourth-quarter interception, and limiting the Flashes' offense with four stops on fourth down. Kent State ventured inside the Cardinals' 25-yard line on five occasions, but claimed only 13 points.
The Cardinals also took advantage of 10 Kent State penalties. The Flashes' first came on an illegal formation that negated a 35-yard field goal. One play later, a 40-yard attempt went wide right.
Ball State's Nathan Voorhis, second in the nation in sacks, added another to claim his 11th of the season, the most by a Cardinal since Anthony Winbush had 11.5 in 2017. With three regular season games remaining, Voorhis is closing in on Ball State's program record of 13, set in 1981 by Craig Newburg and duplicated a year later by Kelly George.
The Cardinals are idle this weekend, prior to hosting Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon.
Single-game tickets for all Ball State football games are available at BallStateSports.com or by calling 1-888-BSU-TICKET.
Anthony, a redshirt freshman with just two catches for 15 yards in his career, made a 10-yard grab on 3rd-and-12 from the Golden Flashes' 39-yard line. On 4th-and-2, Kelly found a wide-open Anthony in the left flat and he waltzed untouched into the end zone for the clinching score.
Ball State (4-5, 3-2 MAC) ran its home record at Scheumann Stadium to 4-0 for the first time since 2013, beating Kent State on the Cardinals' home turf for a sixth straight time. Ball State got past Kent State for the fourth straight season overall.
While the Cardinals alternated wins and losses for an eighth consecutive week, the Golden Flashes (3-6, 2-3 MAC) alternated wins and losses for a fifth straight week and dropped to 0-5 on the road.
Ball State's midweek #MAC-tion victory was its lowest-scoring MAC win at Scheumann Stadium since a 17-7 win over Western Michigan in 2002.
The win was in serious jeopardy though, when Kent State scored 13 unanswered points to assume a slim advantage with 11:07 to play, on a 28-yard field goal by Will Hryszko. Hryszko's 39-yarder made it 10-3 before halftime and the Flashes added a 4-yard TD run by Donovan Delaney Jr., in the third.
After Hryszko's go-ahead field goal to begin the fourth, the Cardinals punted after a 3-and-out on their ensuing possession and missed a 50-yard field goal attempt with 4:30 on the clock. Kent State turned the ball over on downs with 3:45 to play though, handing the Cardinals new life on a new possession that set up Ball State's go-ahead score.
Kent State moved just 23 yards on eight plays in its final possession, ending with a fourth-down incompletion with 14 ticks left on the clock.
The Cardinals led 10-0 after DC Pippin's 25-yard field goal in the first period and TJ Horton's 1-yard shovel-pass score from Kelly, early in the second period. Kelly led the Cardinals with 53 rushing yards to move past Riley Neal into second place on Ball State's career rushing ladder by quarterbacks. The senior from Tampa finished 17-of-29 passing for 173 yards and Ball State's two decisive TD passes.
Ball State's defense had a hand in the victory, claiming the game's only turnover on Joedrick Lewis' fourth-quarter interception, and limiting the Flashes' offense with four stops on fourth down. Kent State ventured inside the Cardinals' 25-yard line on five occasions, but claimed only 13 points.
The Cardinals also took advantage of 10 Kent State penalties. The Flashes' first came on an illegal formation that negated a 35-yard field goal. One play later, a 40-yard attempt went wide right.
Ball State's Nathan Voorhis, second in the nation in sacks, added another to claim his 11th of the season, the most by a Cardinal since Anthony Winbush had 11.5 in 2017. With three regular season games remaining, Voorhis is closing in on Ball State's program record of 13, set in 1981 by Craig Newburg and duplicated a year later by Kelly George.
The Cardinals are idle this weekend, prior to hosting Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon.
Single-game tickets for all Ball State football games are available at BallStateSports.com or by calling 1-888-BSU-TICKET.
Team Stats
KSU
BSU
Total Yards
301
238
Pass Yards
212
173
Rushing Yards
89
65
Penalty Yards
78
40
1st Downs
14
15
3rd Downs
3
5
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
27:42
32:18
1st Quarter
KSU 0, BSU 3
BSU - Pippin,DC 25 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:54
2nd Quarter
KSU 0, BSU 10
BSU - Horton,TJ 1 yd pass from Kelly,Kiael (Pippin,DC kick) 13 plays, 50 yards, TOP 06:34
KSU 3, BSU 10
KSU - Hryszko,Will 39 yd field goal 13 plays, 56 yards, TOP 07:06
3rd Quarter
KSU 10, BSU 10
KSU - Delaney Jr.,Donovan 4 yd run (Hryszko,Will kick), 2 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:40
4th Quarter
KSU 13, BSU 10
KSU - Hryszko,Will 28 yd field goal 9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:28
KSU 13, BSU 17
BSU - Anthony,Kameron 29 yd pass from Kelly,Kiael (Pippin,DC kick) 4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 01:52
Game Leaders
CMP
17
TD
2
YDS
173
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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