FINAL SCORE
Ball State Cardinals at North Texas Mean Green game details
Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 4:00 PM ET
DATCU Stadium · Attendance 14,747
Put the final score in perspective.
North Texas finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 61 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Ball State 27, North Texas 16. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, North Texas outscored its opponent in 3 and Ball State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Ball State | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
 North Texas | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 31 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-12 | 10-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 496 | 505 |
| Passing | 333 | 274 |
| Comp/Att | 27/46 | 31/47 |
| Yards per pass | 7.2 | 5.8 |
| Rushing | 163 | 231 |
| Rushing Attempts | 20 | 45 |
| Yards per rush | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Penalties | 4-28 | 10-85 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 22:24 | 37:36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Ball State Cardinals
passing
| Keith Wenning | 27/46 | 333 | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 65.2 |
rushing
| Horactio Banks | 11 | 141 | 12.8 | 1 | 77 |
| Zane Fakes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Keith Wenning | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Teddy Williamson | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Jamill Smith | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 0 | 42 |
| Willie Snead IV | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 2 | 29 |
| Zane Fakes | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Connor Ryan | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Jordan Williams-Lambert | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
| KeVonn Mabon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
kickReturns
| Jamill Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KeVonn Mabon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jamill Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Scott Secor | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Kyle Schmidt | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Texas Mean Green
passing
| Derek Thompson | 31/47 | 274 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 68.2 |
rushing
| Brandin Byrd | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Derek Thompson | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 26 |
| Reggie Pegram | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 1 | 32 |
| Brelan Chancellor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Prior | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew McNulty | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rex Rollins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoinne Jimmerson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Brelan Chancellor | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 1 | 25 |
| Darnell Smith | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Carlos Harris | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Darvin Kidsy | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Brandin Byrd | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Drew Miller | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
interceptions
| Will Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lairamie Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Brelan Chancellor | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Brandin Byrd | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Brelan Chancellor | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
punting
| Blake Macek | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:48 | BALL ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 8:12 | NORTH TEXAS 48 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 – 3 |
| 1 | 5:28 | BALL ST rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 3 |
| 1 | 5:28 | BALL ST Extra point GOOD. | 13 – 3 |
| 1 | 0:20 | NORTH TEXAS fumbled. | 20 – 3 |
| 1 | 0:20 | BALL ST Extra point GOOD. | 20 – 3 |
| 2 | 11:04 | NORTH TEXAS 22 yard field goal GOOD. | 20 – 6 |
| 2 | 6:23 | NORTH TEXAS 47 yard field goal GOOD. | 20 – 9 |
| 2 | 3:26 | BALL ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 27 – 9 |
| 2 | 3:26 | BALL ST Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 9 |
| 2 | 1:50 | NORTH TEXAS pass complete for a touchdown. | 27 – 16 |
| 2 | 1:50 | NORTH TEXAS Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 16 |
| 3 | 12:37 | NORTH TEXAS rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 24 |
| 3 | 12:37 | NORTH TEXAS2-point conversion pass GOOD. | 27 – 24 |
| 4 | 14:51 | NORTH TEXAS 19 yard field goal GOOD. | 27 – 27 |
| 4 | 9:47 | NORTH TEXAS rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 34 |
| 4 | 9:47 | NORTH TEXAS Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 34 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 3:35 AM UTCData methodology