Oct. 31, 2009
Final Stats
MUNCIE, Ind.-Ohio kicker Matt Weller tied a school record with four field goals, while wide receiver Terrence McCrae caught the game-winning seven-yard pass from quarterback Theo Scott to lead Ohio over Ball State 20-17 Saturday at Scheumann Stadium.
The Bobcats improved to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Ball State dropped to 1-8 overall and 1-4 in the league.
Ohio running back Chris Garrett ran 18 times for 48 yards, while Scott connected on 17 of 27 passes for 161 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Wide receiver LaVon Brazill was a double threat of sorts for the Bobcats, rushing four times for 43 yards with six receptions for 82 yards. The receiving yardage put him over 1,000 yards for his career as well. Wideout Taylor Price also caught four passes to give him 129 catches for his career, which moved him into third all-time behind Tom Compernolle (144, 1983-86) and Todd Snyder (140, 1967-69).
Linebacker Noah Keller had a game-high 13 tackles and safety Gerald Moore was all over the field all day with 10 stops and his fourth interception of the season.
Weller’s field goals came from 39, 24, 52 and 41 yards on a very windy day. The 52-yarder tied Jim McKee (1962 vs. Miami) for the eighth-longest field goal in school history. The four field goals tied Michael Braunstein (vs. Wyoming-2007) and Barrett Way (at Kent State-2008) for the single-game school mark.
Ball State’s Eric Williams ran five times for 59 yards and one touchdown, while quarterback Tanner Justice completed six of 10 passes for 78 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Running back MiQuale Lewis, who ran for 301 yards last week at Eastern Michigan, was the leading receiver with two catches for 22 yards.
BSU tight end Jeremy Hill caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Justice out of the wildcat formation the Cardinals featured sporadically throughout the game.
Neither team was especially proficient on third down as Ohio converted just four of 14 times and Ball State was successful on four of 12 tries.
Ohio will be back in action Tuesday, November 10 at Buffalo for a 7 p.m. affair on ESPN2.
