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John Paddock

Overall

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FUM	LOST
Career	23	395	657	60.1	28.6	4,177	6.4	181.6	27	18	121.6	4.1	2.7	80	22	156	-137	0	3	1

Team

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FUM	LOST
BALL	16	310	514	60.3	32.1	2,899	5.6	181.2	18	15	113.4	3.5	2.9	43	16	121	-98	0	2	1
ILL	7	85	143	59.4	20.4	1,278	8.9	182.6	9	3	151.1	6.3	2.1	80	6	35	-39	0	1	0

Location

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FUM	LOST
Home	10	213	345	61.7	34.5	2,488	7.2	248.8	20	10	135.6	5.8	2.9	80	10	68	-54	0	1	0
Road	13	182	312	58.3	24.0	1,689	5.4	129.9	7	8	106.1	2.2	2.6	46	12	88	-83	0	2	1

Result

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FUM	LOST
Wins	8	154	249	61.8	31.1	1,744	7.0	218.0	14	6	134.4	5.6	2.4	67	7	60	-45	0	2	1
Losses	15	241	408	59.1	27.2	2,433	6.0	162.2	13	12	113.8	3.2	2.9	80	15	96	-92	0	1	0

Month

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	FUM	LOST
September	10	142	226	62.8	22.6	1,409	6.2	140.9	9	5	123.9	4.0	2.2	39	4	23	-19	0	0
October	4	89	150	59.3	37.5	850	5.7	212.5	6	5	113.5	4.0	3.3	32	5	47	-35	2	1
November	9	164	281	58.4	31.2	1,918	6.8	213.1	12	8	124.1	4.3	2.8	80	13	86	-83	1	0

Conference

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	FUM	LOST
Big 10	7	90	149	60.4	21.3	1,328	8.9	189.7	9	3	151.2	6.0	2.0	80	6	35	-39	1	0
Big 12	1	0	0		0.0	0		0.0	0	0				0	0	0	0	0	0
Independent	1	19	39	48.7	39.0	147	3.8	147.0	0	1	75.3	0.0	2.6	18	1	6	-1	0	0
Mid-American	9	185	313	59.1	34.8	1,781	5.7	197.9	12	9	113.8	3.8	2.9	43	13	97	-82	2	1
Mountain West	1	13	20	65.0	20.0	82	4.1	82.0	0	1	89.4	0.0	5.0	22	1	9	-9
Southeastern	1	27	43	62.8	43.0	269	6.3	269.0	1	2	113.7	2.3	4.7	33	0	0	0
Sun Belt	1	33	47	70.2	47.0	338	7.2	338.0	2	1	140.4	4.3	2.1	37	0	0	3

Opponent

	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	ATT/G	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	LNG	SCK	SCKY	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	FUM	LOST
CMU	1	15	27	55.6	27.0	122	4.5	122.0	1	0	105.7	3.7	0.0	20	2	21	-26	0	1	1
CONN	1	19	39	48.7	39.0	147	3.8	147.0	0	1	75.3	0.0	2.6	18	1	6	-1	0	0	0
EMU	1	15	26	57.7	26.0	178	6.8	178.0	2	2	125.2	7.7	7.7	32	1	8	-8	0
FOR	1	1	2	50.0	2.0	5	2.5	5.0	0	0	71.0	0.0	0.0	5	0	0
GASO	1	33	47	70.2	47.0	338	7.2	338.0	2	1	140.4	4.3	2.1	37	0	0	3	0
IND	1	24	36	66.7	36.0	507	14.1	507.0	4	1	216.1	11.1	2.8	67	1	8	-8	0	0	0
IOWA	1	22	47	46.8	47.0	215	4.6	215.0	0	0	85.2	0.0	0.0	32	1	5	-5	0	1	0
KENT	1	25	40	62.5	40.0	248	6.2	248.0	2	1	126.1	5.0	2.5	43	1	4	-1	0
KU	1	0	0		0.0	0		0.0	0	0				0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M-OH	2	24	38	63.2	19.0	162	4.3	81.0	0	2	88.4	0.0	5.3	19	2	10	-10	0
MINN	1	3	3	100.0	3.0	85	28.3	85.0	1	0	448.0	33.3	0.0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0
MURR	1	27	44	61.4	44.0	227	5.2	227.0	3	1	122.7	6.8	2.3	19	1	9	-9	0
NIU	1	40	58	69.0	58.0	403	6.9	403.0	3	2	137.5	5.2	3.4	30	1	12	0	0	1	0
NW	1	24	34	70.6	34.0	334	9.8	334.0	3	2	170.5	8.8	5.9	80	2	17	-22	0	0	0
OHIO	1	29	48	60.4	48.0	273	5.7	273.0	2	1	117.8	4.2	2.1	22	1	3	-2	0
PSU	2	15	23	65.2	11.5	163	7.1	81.5	1	0	139.1	4.3	0.0	31	2	5	-4	0	0	0
PUR	1	2	6	33.3	6.0	24	4.0	24.0	0	0	66.9	0.0	0.0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
TENN	1	27	43	62.8	43.0	269	6.3	269.0	1	2	113.7	2.3	4.7	33	0	0	0	0
TOL	1	13	35	37.1	35.0	94	2.7	94.0	0	1	54.0	0.0	2.9	28	5	39	-35	0	0	0
WMU	1	24	41	58.5	41.0	301	7.3	301.0	2	0	136.3	4.9	0.0	39	0	0
WYO	1	13	20	65.0	20.0	82	4.1	82.0	0	1	89.4	0.0	5.0	22	1	9	-9	0

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More Ball State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,300

Luster

RUSH

426

Horton

REC

310

Hamilton

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

114th

OPP PPG

35.3

152nd

RUSH YDS/G

141.3

106th

PASS YDS/G

196.3

121st

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Miami (OH)	3-2	5-4
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5
7	Ball State	2-2	3-5
8	Kent State	2-3	3-6
9	Bowling Green	2-3	2-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	BUFF	@	BALL	7:30 PM
Tue 11/17	BALL	@	OHIO	7:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CMU	@	BALL	12:00 PM

Last Game

Sacramento State

1 - 7

Final

Ball State

3 - 5

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375