Purdue dominates Ball State in Week 1 opener, 31-0
Purdue opened its 2025 season with a dominant performance, shutting out Ball State 31-0 in a lopsided matchup. The Boilermakers scored 14 points in the first quarter and never looked back, adding seven points in each of the second and third quarters before closing with a field goal in the fourth.
Ball State managed just 87 passing yards from quarterback Kiael Kelly, who led the Cardinals' anemic offense. Receiver Ty Robinson caught nine passes while rusher Elijah Jackson managed seven carries, but the Cardinals could not overcome Purdue's defensive onslaught.
Purdue's Ryan Browne orchestrated the offensive attack, connecting with Arhmad Branch for a 49-yard touchdown in the first quarter and adding a rushing touchdown himself. Running back Devin Mockobee contributed a second-quarter touchdown. Kicker Spencer Porath converted all four touchdown attempts.
The game played well below expectations, finishing under the 48.5-point over-under, though Purdue easily covered the 16.5-point spread. The matchup lacked drama throughout, with no lead changes and minimal win-probability swings, reflecting the dominant nature of Purdue's defensive and offensive performance.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Purdue | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
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Box Score
| Statistic | Ball State | Purdue |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 10-16 | 20-29 |
| Pass Yards | 87 | 340 |
| Rush Yards | 116 | 93 |
| Total Yards | 203 | 433 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-13 | 4-11 |
| Penalties | 3-18 | 3-25 |
| Possession | 33:40 | 26:20 |
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Play-by-Play
(14:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Browne,Ryan pass incomplete short middle to Branch,Arhmad thrown to PUR42 broken up by Yates,Willizhuan PENALTY BSU Holding (Yates,Willizhuan) 10 yards from PUR28 to PUR38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Devin Mockobee run for 13 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass complete to Arhmad Branch for 49 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK)
Seth Turner kickoff for 62 yds , Qua Ashley return for 17 yds to the BALL 20
Qua Ashley run for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 19
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Koby Gross
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ty Robinson for 7 yds to the BALL 26
Adam Saul punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Michael Jackson III at the PUR 29
Ryan Browne pass complete to Arhmad Branch for 17 yds to the PUR 46 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass complete to Arhmad Branch for 35 yds to the BALL 19 for a 1ST down
Devin Mockobee run for 11 yds to the BALL 8 for a 1ST down
(11:28) PENALTY PUR False Start (Trent,Ethan) 5 yards from BSU08 to BSU13. NO PLAY.
Devin Mockobee run for no gain to the BALL 13
Ryan Browne pass complete to Corey Smith for 8 yds to the BALL 5
Ryan Browne run for 5 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK)
TJ Horton run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 28
Kiael Kelly sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 27
Kiael Kelly run for 6 yds to the BALL 33
Adam Saul punt for 31 yds
Ryan Browne run for no gain to the PUR 36
Devin Mockobee run for a loss of 2 yards to the PUR 34
Ryan Browne pass complete to Nitro Tuggle for 6 yds to the PUR 40
Jack McCallister punt for 45 yds , Eric Weatherly returns for no gain to the BALL 12
Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 14
Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the BALL 15
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 8 yds to the BALL 23 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the BALL 28
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Maximus Webster for 13 yds to the BALL 41 for a 1ST down
TJ Horton run for 4 yds to the BALL 45
TJ Horton run for no gain to the BALL 45
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ty Robinson
Adam Saul punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Michael Jackson III at the PUR 9
Antonio Harris run for 1 yd to the PUR 10
Ryan Browne pass complete to Antonio Harris for 22 yds to the PUR 32 for a 1ST down
Purdue Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Yards) declined
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 8 yds to the PUR 40
Antonio Harris run for 4 yds to the PUR 44 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 13 yds to the BALL 43 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass complete to EJ Horton Jr. for 12 yds to the BALL 31 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Jesse Watson
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 18 yds to the BALL 13 for a 1ST down
Devin Mockobee run for 3 yds to the BALL 10
Ryan Browne run for 5 yds to the BALL 5
Devin Mockobee run for 1 yd to the BALL 4
Devin Mockobee run for 4 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK)
Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the BALL 25
Kiael Kelly run for 4 yds to the BALL 29
Ball State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Alfred Chea) declined
Adam Saul punt for 39 yds , Michael Jackson III returns for 3 yds to the PUR 35
Devin Mockobee run for a loss of 1 yard to the PUR 34 Devin Mockobee fumbled, recovered by PUR
Devin Mockobee run for 7 yds to the PUR 41
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Jesse Watson
Jack McCallister punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 4
Qua Ashley run for 14 yds to the BALL 18 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qua Ashley for 5 yds to the BALL 23
Kiael Kelly pass complete to TJ Horton for 14 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly run for 12 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
Qua Ashley run for 21 yds to the PUR 30 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly run for no gain to the PUR 30
Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the PUR 28
Kiael Kelly sacked by Mani Powell for a loss of 8 yards to the PUR 36
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Koby Gross
Ryan Browne sacked by Nathan Voorhis for a loss of 9 yards to the PUR 27
Devin Mockobee run for no gain to the PUR 27
Ryan Browne pass complete to Devin Mockobee for 16 yds to the PUR 43
Jack McCallister punt for 51 yds
Qua Ashley run for no gain to the BALL 6
PENALTY BSU False Start (Mosier,Cole) 3 yards from BSU06 to BSU03. NO PLAY.
End of 2nd Quarter
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Koby Gross for 3 yds to the BALL 28
Kiael Kelly run for 5 yds to the BALL 33
Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 36 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Roman Pearson
Qua Ashley run for 2 yds to the BALL 38
Kiael Kelly run for 10 yds to the BALL 48 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly run for 12 yds to the PUR 40 for a 1ST down
Qua Ashley run for 3 yds to the PUR 37
Elijah Jackson run for 7 yds to the PUR 30 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the PUR 29
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Drew Cassens for 1 yd to the PUR 28
Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the PUR 27
Carson Holmer 45 yd FG MISSED
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 10 yds to the PUR 37 for a 1ST down
Devin Mockobee run for 6 yds to the PUR 43
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 9 yds to the BALL 48 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Arhmad Branch
Ryan Browne pass complete to Devin Mockobee for 29 yds to the BALL 19 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne run for 5 yds to the BALL 14
Ryan Browne pass complete to Michael Jackson III for 14 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK)
PENALTY PUR Disconcerting Signals (Powell,Mani) 5 yards from BSU25 to BSU30. NO PLAY.
Qua Ashley run for 2 yds to the BALL 32
Kiael Kelly run for 2 yds to the BALL 34
Qua Ashley run for 2 yds to the BALL 36 for a 1ST down
Kiael Kelly sacked by Sanders Ellis for a loss of 4 yards to the BALL 32
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qua Ashley for 3 yds to the BALL 29
Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the BALL 32
Adam Saul punt for 40 yds
Adam Saul punt for 43 yds , Michael Jackson III returns for 4 yds to the PUR 29
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to EJ Horton Jr.
Ryan Browne pass complete to Nitro Tuggle for 19 yds to the PUR 48 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Jesse Watson
Devin Mockobee run for 9 yds to the BALL 43
Devin Mockobee run for 4 yds to the BALL 39 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass complete to EJ Horton Jr. for 12 yds to the BALL 27 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Nitro Tuggle
Devin Mockobee run for 4 yds to the BALL 23
Ryan Browne pass complete to EJ Horton Jr. for 14 yds to the BALL 9 for a 1ST down
Ryan Browne run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 12
Ryan Browne pass incomplete to Jesse Watson
Ryan Browne run for 2 yds to the BALL 10
Spencer Porath 28 yd FG GOOD
Kiael Kelly pass incomplete to Ty Robinson
Kiael Kelly run for 7 yds to the BALL 32
Kiael Kelly run for 1 yd to the BALL 33
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Elijah Jackson for 37 yds to the PUR 30 for a 1ST down
(07:56) Shotgun Kelly,Kiael pass complete short right to Jackson,Elijah caught at PUR32, for 1 yard loss to the PUR31 (Ra-El,Tahj) PENALTY PUR Personal Foul (Ra-El,Tahj) 15 yards from PUR30 to PUR15, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kiael Kelly sacked by Breylon Charles for a loss of 2 yards to the PUR 17
Kiael Kelly run for 3 yds to the PUR 14
Kiael Kelly pass complete to Ty Robinson for 2 yds to the PUR 12
Carson Holmer 29 yd FG MISSED
Malachi Singleton pass complete to Corey Smith for 22 yds to the PUR 42 for a 1ST down
Antonio Harris run for 7 yds to the PUR 49
Malachi Thomas run for no gain to the PUR 49
Malachi Singleton pass incomplete to Michael Jackson III
Jack McCallister punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Eric Weatherly at the BALL 46
Malachi Singleton run for 7 yds to the BALL 39
Malachi Thomas run for 2 yds to the BALL 37
Malachi Singleton run for a loss of 2 yards to the BALL 39
Malachi Singleton pass complete to Nitro Tuggle for 7 yds to the BALL 32 for a 1ST down
Malachi Singleton run for 12 yds to the BALL 20 for a 1ST down
M. Singleton takes a knee