MUNCIE, Ind. -- Jahwan Edwards ran for 169 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, Zane Fakes had a 13-yard touchdown catch with 8:14 to play to give Ball State a three-score lead and the Cardinals beat Ohio 52-27 on Wednesday night.
Horactio Banks added 135 yards rushing and a score on 14 carries for the Cardinals (8-3, 5-2 Mid-American), and Fakes finished with seven catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns, the most important in the fourth quarter to give Ball State a 45-27 lead. Ohio (8-3, 4-3) has lost three of its last four games after opening 7-0.
Beau Blankenship led Ohio, running for 161 yards and three TDs on 21 carries.
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| Scoring Summary |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 47 yd FG |
| BALLST | KeVonn Mabon 13 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 1 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| BALLST | Willie Snead 42 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 2 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| BALLST | Kelly Page 7 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 58 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| BALLST | Zane Fakes 3 yd pass from Kelly Page (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 38 yd FG |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 34 yd FG |
| BALLST | Horactio Banks 23 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Zane Fakes 13 yd pass from Kelly Page (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Jahwan Edwards 28 yd run (Steven Schott kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| OHIO | BALLST | |
| First Downs | 20 | 29 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-17 | 5-9 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 74-483 | 67-588 |
| Rushes-Yds | 40-231 | 39-357 |
| Passing Yds | 252 | 231 |
| Kick Return Yds | 188 | 124 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 5 |
| Passes | 24-34-1 | 22-28-0 |
| Punts | 4-168 | 3-98 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-50 | 1-10 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:25 | 27:35 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| OHIO: Beau Blankenship 21-161, Tyler Tettleton 14-47, Daz'mond Patterson 4-21, Derrius Vick 1-2 |
| BALLST: Jahwan Edwards 17-169, Horactio Banks 14-135, Kelly Page 4-34, Dwayne Donigan 3-15, Keith Wenning 1-4 |
| PASSING |
| OHIO: Tyler Tettleton 22-30-236-0, Derrius Vick 2-4-16-1 |
| BALLST: Keith Wenning 16-20-173-0, Kelly Page 5-7-41-0, Jamill Smith 1-1-17-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| OHIO: Tyler Futrell 5-59, Bakari Bussey 5-25, Chase Cochran 3-36, Matt Waters 3-29, Donte Foster 3-11, Daz'mond Patterson 2-74, Tyler Tettleton 1-13, Beau Blankenship 1-5, Ryan Clark 1-0 |
| BALLST: Zane Fakes 7-58, Jamill Smith 5-36, Willie Snead 3-54, KeVonn Mabon 3-44, Connor Ryan 3-22, Keith Wenning 1-17 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Ohio | 3rd Mid American East | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Ball State | 2nd Mid American West | 6-2 | 9-4 |
