Game Date: Saturday September 8, 2018
Game Time: 3:30 PM
Television: NBC Broadcast
Location: South Bend, IN
Weather: Clear

#6 Notre Dame (2-0)
HC - Brian Kelly (8 years, 85-19 -- 138-41 overall)
OC - Chris Petersen
DC - Bo Pelini

Points Per Game: 32.0 (#57)
Total Offense: 466.5 (#25)
Rush Offense: 250.5 (#32)
Pass Offense: 216.0 (#46)

Points Per Game: 27.5 (#56)
Total Defense: 395.5 (#59)
Rush Defense: 109.0 (#18)
Pass Defense: 286.5 (#111)

Turnovers: +0 (#53)

Starters:
QB - Ian Book - Sophomore
HB - Jafar Armstrong - R-Freshman
WR - Miles Boykin - Senior
WR - Chase Claypool - Sophomore
WR - Chris Finke - Senior
TE - Alize Mack - Junior
OT - Liam Eichenberg - Sophomore
OG - Alex Bars - Senior
OC - Revor Ruhland - Junior
OG - Tommy Kraemer - Sophomore
OT - Robert Hainsey - Sophomore

DE - Daelin Hayes - Sophomore
DT - Jerry Tillery - Senior
DT - Jonathan Bonner - Senior
DE - Khalid Kareem - Sophomore
LB - Drue Tranquill - Senior
LB - Te'von Coney - Senior
ROV - Asmar Bilal - Junior
CB - Julian Love - Junior
CB - Troy Pride - Sophomore
FS - Jalen Elliott - Junior
SS - Alohi Gilman - Sophomore

K - Justin Yoon - Senior
P - Tyler Newsome - Senior
KR - Tony Jones - Sophomore
PR - Chris Finke - Senior

Injuries:
QB - Brandon Wimbush (83, Jr.) - Abdominal, Probable
DE - Julian Okwara (79, Jr.) - left 3rd Qtr, Did not return
CB - Shaun Crawford (80, Jr.) - Torn ACL, Out for the Season

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Ball State (1-0)
HC - Bob Davie (3rd year, 24-16 -- 78-61 overall)
OC - Neal Brown
DC - David Duggan

Points Per Game: 27.0 (#76)
Total Offense: 460.0 (#30)
Rush Offense: 327.0 (#8)
Pass Offense: 133.0 (#99)

Points Per Game: 15.0 (24)
Total Defense: 256.0 (#11)
Rush Defense: 171.0 (#55)
Pass Defense: 85.0 (#4)

Turnovers: +0 (#53)

Players Watch:
QB - Calvin Callahan (79, Sr.) - 133 yards, TD
HB - Bobby Mullins (94, Sr.) - 181 yards, TD
HB - Antone Kelly (79, Sr.) - 121 yards, TD
TE - Sean Cooley (92, Jr.) - 2 recs, 26 yards, TD
LB - John Huff (82, Sr.) - 3 Tkls (2 TFL), 0.5 Sks
LB - Brian Keenan (88, Sr.) - 7 Tkls (TFL), PDef

Injuries:
*Mark Watson (79, Jr.) - Strained Back, Out 6 Weeks