SEC Football Preview: Ball State at Vanderbilt

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Ball State visits Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville. 16Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Rowan Rehbein, 14Powers.com SEC Football

TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS

Ball State

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Date Guest PTs Home PTs Time (EST)
Sep. 7 Missouri State 34 Ball State 42 ESPN+
Sep. 14 Ball State 0 Miami (FL) 62
Sep. 21 Ball State 34 Central Michigan 37
Sep. 28 Ball State 7 James Madison 63
Oct. 5 Western Michigan 45 Ball State 42
Oct. 12 Ball State 37 Kent State 35
Oct. 19 Ball State Vanderbilt 6:00 PM
Oct. 26 Northern Illinois Ball State
Nov. 5 Miami (OH) Ball State
Nov. 12 Ball State Buffalo
Nov. 23 Bowling Green Ball State
Nov. 29 Ball State Ohio

Vanderbilt

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Date Guest PTs Home PTs Time (EST)
Aug. 31 Virginia Tech 27 Vanderbilt 34 OT ESPN Noon
Sep. 7 Alcorn St. 0 Vanderbilt 55 ESPNU 7:30 PM
Sep. 14 Vanderbilt 32 Georgia State 36 ESPN+ 7:00 PM
Sep. 21 Vanderbilt 27 Missouri 30 TBA TBA
Oct. 5 Alabama 35 Vanderbilt 40 TBA TBA
Oct. 12 Vanderbilt 20 Kentucky 13 SEC 4:45 PM
Oct. 19 Ball State Vanderbilt ESPN+ 6:00 PM
Oct. 26 Texas Vanderbilt TBA TBA
Nov. 2 Vanderbilt Auburn TBA TBA
Nov. 9 South Carolina Vanderbilt TBA TBA
Nov. 23 Vanderbilt LSU TBA TBA
Nov. 30 Tennessee Vanderbilt TBA TBA

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS

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Rating Ball State Vanderbilt
ESPN FPI 131 35
Sagarin 106 57
Massey Composite 123 34
PiRate Ratings 128 52

KEY STATS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Ball State

QB Kadin Semonza, RB Braedon Sloan, WR Justin Bowick, WR Ty Robinson, OL Jon Mucciolo, OL Damon Kaylor, C Ethan Crowe, OL Kevin Meeder, DL Riley Tolsma, DL Dakari Frazier, LB Joey Stemler, LB Keionte Newsome, K Jackson Courville, P Qian Magwood

Vanderbilt

QB Diego Pavia, RB Sedrick Alexander, WR Junior Sherrill, WR Quincy Skinner, TE Cole Spence, C Steven Losoya , OL Gage Pitchford, OL Chase Mitchell, DL Khordae Sydnor, DL Devin Lee, LB Langston Patterson, LB Bryce Cowan, CB Tyson Russell, CB Kolbey Taylor, S CJ Taylor, S De’Ricky Wright, K Brock Taylor, P Jesse Mirco

INJURIES

Ball State



Player		POS	Status

H. Sanderson	DL	Out

M. Webster	RB	Out

T. Horton	RB	Out

T. Firestone	WR	Out

A. Taylor	DB	Out

E. McClain	DB	Out

T. Robinson	WR	Out

J. Bowick	WR	Out

Vanderbilt



Player		POS	Status

B. Coleman	TE	Out

M. Davis	CB	Out

Source: Covers.com

Ball State vs. Vanderbilt Football Series History

First meeting

COMMENTS

The upcoming game between Ball State and Vanderbilt on October 19, 2024, promises to be a compelling matchup. Vanderbilt, led by head coach Clark Lea, is coming in with a 4-2 record and will rely heavily on their offensive stars, such as quarterback Diego Pavia. Vanderbilt has struggled defensively, allowing over 430 yards per game but should have the advantage against Ball State, which is 2-4 and struggling offensively.

Ball State, under head coach Mike Neu, will look to Thailand Baldwin in the secondary to disrupt Vanderbilt’s passing game, but their own inconsistent offense could prove problematic. Vanderbilt holds a significant statistical edge, particularly in offensive yardage and red-zone efficiency.

PREDICTIONS

14Powers Preseason Prediction

Vanderbilt 28, Ball St. 13

14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction

Vanderbilt 35, Ball State 21

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:00 PM. Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN+ Network.

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Statistic Teams Nat. Rank Conf. Rank Value
3rd down Coversion Pct Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 10
69		 2
3		 0.513
0.407
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 97
128		 15
12		 0.425
0.500
4th Down Conversion Pct Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 15
70		 3
6		 0.750
0.529
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 25
29		 2
4		 0.400
0.429
Blocked Kicks Ball St. 9 2 2
Blocked Kicks Allowed Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 1
1		 1
1		 0
0
Blocked Punts Ball St. 11 2 1
Blocked Punts Allowed Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 1
1		 1
1		 0
0
Completion Percentage Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 14
38		 4
3		 0.688
0.651
Defensive TDs Vanderbilt 8 1 2
Fewest Penalties Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 29
76		 3
7		 31
40
Fewest Penalties Per Game Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 28
77		 3
7		 5.17
6.67
Fewest Penalty Yards Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 27
106		 4
12		 257
410
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 25
108		 4
12		 42.83
68.33
First Downs Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 62
122		 12
10		 114
140
First Downs Offense Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 65
81		 4
13		 127
121
Fumbles Lost Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 5
5		 1
1		 1
1
Fumbles Recovered Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 53
86		 6
10		 3
2
Kickoff Return Defense Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 32
87		 3
14		 17.00
20.73
Kickoff Returns Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 26
102		 4
14		 24.08
17.60
Net Punting Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 31
106		 10
10		 41.37
36.77
Passes Had Intercepted Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 2
107		 1
9		 1
7
Passes Intercepted Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 37
114		 5
7		 6
2
Passing Offense Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 69
104		 3
12		 228.8
188.8
Passing Yards Allowed Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 74
132		 12
12		 219.3
316.8
Passing Yards per Completion Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 33
128		 7
12		 13.17
9.67
Punt Return Defense Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 82
112		 9
15		 8.17
12.40
Punt Returns Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 7
124		 2
10		 18.67
2.67
Red Zone Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 64
123		 9
11		 0.833
0.957
Red Zone Offense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 9
18		 1
2		 0.960
0.941
Rushing Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 46
111		 11
9		 122.7
187.3
Rushing Offense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 64
113		 10
9		 165.0
110.2
Sacks Allowed Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 61
108		 6
10		 1.67
2.83
Scoring Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 67
132		 14
11		 23.5
46.0
Scoring Offense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 28
80		 5
5		 34.7
27.0
Tackles for Loss Allowed Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 71
102		 8
7		 5.33
6.50
Team Passing Efficiency Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 12
81		 4
4		 172.38
131.30
Team Passing Efficiency Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 83
133		 11
12		 134.97
190.53
Team Sacks Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 37
62		 5
11		 2.33
2.00
Team Tackles for Loss Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 71
79		 13
8		 5.5
5.3
Time of Possession Ball St.
Vanderbilt		 13
14		 2
3		 32:45
32:44
Total Defense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 54
132		 12
11		 342.0
504.2
Total Offense Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 96
108		 14
8		 353.8
339.0
Turnover Margin Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 15
97		 2
6		 1.00
-0.50
Turnovers Gained Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 58
109		 8
9		 8
5
Turnovers Lost Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 2
69		 1
5		 2
8
Winning Percentage Vanderbilt
Ball St.		 40
97		 9
8		 0.667
0.333