Who to knowBall StateScott Kovanda - Freshman punter- Punted seven times in debut against North Texas- Had a 63-yard kick, the seventh longest punt in school history, during the third quarter- Averaged 44.1 yards per punt
Ryan Hartke- Sophomore tight end- Played Thursday after Madaris Grant was injured- In the mix to replace Grant as starting tight end- Converted from linebacker this spring
Zane Fakes- Freshman tight end- Did not play Thursday- In the mix to replace Grant as starting tight end- Converted from running back after high school
New HampshireR.J. Toman- Junior quarterback- Passed for 95 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions last week- Passed for 3,110 yards and 28 touchdowns last season- Ranked second on team with six rushing touchdowns last year
Hugo Souza- Sophomore safety- Recorded seven tackles and had a fumble recovery last week- Blocked a field goal- Led the team with three forced fumbles and had 66 tackles last year
Streaks to know28: games since coach Stan Parrish has won a game as head coach. The last time Parrish won a game was as Kansas State's head coach in 1986. Parrish led his team to a 29-12 victory against Kansas University.
6:Regular season game winning streak against teams from a state that was one of the original 13 colonies.
6:Game winning streak against teams from states James K. Polk won in the 1844 presidential election. New Hampshire's six electoral votes went to Polk in the election.
3:Home game losing streak for Ball State when it scores fewer than 21 points.
3:Game losing streak for Ball State head coaches in their third game as the Cardinals' football head coach
1: Game losing streak