MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Keith Wenning connected with Willie Snead for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 1:02 left as Ball State rallied to beat South Florida 31-27 on Saturday.
Snead, who finished with 11 catches for 135 yards, caught the winner in the back corner of the end zone for the Cardinals (3-1).
Ball State's Eric Patterson picked off South Florida's B.J. Daniels at the 10-yard line as time expired to seal the win.
Wenning was 24 of 36 for 244 yards passing with two touchdowns. Jahwan Edwards ran 98 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown for the Cardinals, who won their second straight game after being down late. Ball State beat Indiana, 41-39, on a field goal as time expired last week.
South Florida (2-2) lost its second in a row despite Daniels' efforts. He threw three TD passes and led the Bulls in rushing with 75 yards.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SFLA | Maikon Bonani 42 yd FG |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 39 yd FG |
| BALLST | Jahwan Edwards 3 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| SFLA | Lindsey Lamar 15 yd pass from B.J. Daniels (blocked XP) |
| BALLST | Keith Wenning 1 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| SFLA | Maikon Bonani 27 yd FG |
| BALLST | Jamill Smith 5 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| SFLA | Andre Davis 15 yd pass from B.J. Daniels (Maikon Bonani kick) |
| SFLA | Lindsey Lamar 29 yd pass from B.J. Daniels (DEMETRIS MURRAY 2pt run) |
| BALLST | Willie Snead 19 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| SFLA | BALLST | |
| First Downs | 27 | 27 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 11-16 | 8-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 75-518 | 71-413 |
| Rushes-Yds | 45-206 | 35-169 |
| Passing Yds | 312 | 244 |
| Kick Return Yds | 39 | 103 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 19-30-2 | 24-36-0 |
| Punts | 1-40 | 2-63 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 11-112 | 5-65 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:7 | 29:53 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SFLA: B.J. Daniels 14-75, Demetris Murray 18-65, Lindsey Lamar 11-55, Terrence Mitchell 1-9, Marcus Shaw 1-2 |
| BALLST: Jahwan Edwards 16-98, Horactio Banks 10-42, Keith Wenning 4-16, Barrington Scott 4-12, Jamill Smith 1-1 |
| PASSING |
| SFLA: B.J. Daniels 19-30-312-2 |
| BALLST: Keith Wenning 24-36-244-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| SFLA: Terrence Mitchell 6-99, Lindsey Lamar 5-80, Demetris Murray 2-49, Andre Davis 2-21, D'vario Montgomery 1-25, Derrick Hopkins 1-18, Evan Landi 1-10, Deonte Welch 1-10 |
| BALLST: Willie Snead 11-135, Jamill Smith 7-74, Zane Fakes 2-11, Chris Shillings 1-10, Jahwan Edwards 1-7, David Schneider 1-4, Connor Ryan 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| South Florida | 8th Big East | 1-6 | 3-9 |
| Ball State | 2nd Mid American West | 6-2 | 9-4 |
