College Football · Week 3 · 2026
Ball State 15, Liberty 51
Sat, Sep 19
NovaModel entering Week 3
Built only from games played before this one.
#115
41.3
#121
38.6
Box Score
| BALL | LIB | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Score | 51 |
| 261 | Total Yards | 460 |
| 168 | Rushing Yards | 212 |
| 93 | Passing Yards | 248 |
| 4.7 | Yards / Play | 7.2 |
| 17 | First Downs | 23 |
| 1/9 (11%) | 3rd Down | 10/13 (77%) |
| 1/1 (100%) | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 11-107 | Penalties | 3-25 |
| 28:01 | Time of Possession | 31:59 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles Lost | 1 |
Top Performers
Keldric Luster
93 YDS
Passing
Deshawn Purdie
211 YDS
TJ Horton
79 YDS
Rushing
Terron Kellman
51 YDS
Isaiah Thacker
44 YDS
Receiving
Makai Jackson
88 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 3.
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldric LusterQB | 10/21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ HortonRB | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 2 | 25 |
| Keldric LusterQB | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr.RB | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Elijah JacksonRB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen BondsRB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyler MizzellQB | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah ThackerWR | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Donovan HamiltonWR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Tate HooverTE | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Jamarion McDougleWR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jalen BondsRB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr.RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling SmithDB | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cincear LewisLB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Gavin ForshaLB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Willizhuan YatesDB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Anthony PinnaceDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kaleb StewartLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cedric Franklin IIDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Derek FieldsDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Gabe ArambolesDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Justin ThomasLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kamari WilliamsDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Keilan SmithDL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Layton StarksLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Quentavius ScandrettDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Sam FeeneyLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Austin StiefDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Deondre ShepherdDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr.RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ka'Shawn ThomasDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Spencer VakaDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Stone PerkinsDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Maverick GracioDE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Brody BoehmPK | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole StumbaughP | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keldric LusterQB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ameir GlennDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
