The Ball State Cardinals (3-7, 2-4 MAC) trailed 17-10 with under six minutes remaining. But Northern Illinois quarterback, Rocky Lombardi, fumbled the ball on back-to-back drives giving the Cardinals the game tying touchdown and then the game winning field goal.
The Huskies (4-6, 3-3 MAC) turned the ball over three times, all on fumbles by Lombardi and allowed one of the worst offenses in the FBS to comeback and win.
Ball State jumped out to an early 7-0 on their first drive of the game, when quarterback Kaiel Kelly tucked the ball and ran it in from 6-yards out to cap the 7-play, 65-yard drive.