Liberty squares off against Ball State in Week 3

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Ball State (1-1) at Liberty (1-1), Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Liberty by 14.5. Against the spread: Liberty 0-2, Ball State 1-1.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Liberty Offense

Overall: 350.0 yards per game (103rd in FBS)

Passing: 208.0 yards per game (88th)

Rushing: 142.0 yards per game (93rd)

Scoring: 18.5 points per game (120th)

Liberty Defense

Overall: 297.5 yards per game (54th in FBS)

Passing: 152.0 yards per game (34th)

Rushing: 145.5 yards per game (94th)

Scoring: 21.5 points per game (75th)

Ball State Offense

Overall: 323.5 yards per game (117th in FBS)

Passing: 188.0 yards per game (103rd)

Rushing: 135.5 yards per game (98th)

Scoring: 22.0 points per game (107th)

Ball State Defense

Overall: 500.5 yards per game (134th in FBS)

Passing: 290.5 yards per game (131st)

Rushing: 210.0 yards per game (128th)

Scoring: 36.5 points per game (130th)

Ball State is 129th in third down percentage, converting 25.0% of the time. Liberty ranks 79th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 37.5%.

Liberty ranks 133rd in the FBS averaging 89.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Ball State's 80th-ranked 57.0 per-game average.

Liberty ranks 112th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 75.0% of trips.

Team leaders

Liberty

Passing: Deshawn Purdie, 352 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 52.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Kam Davis, 118 yards on 26 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Makai Jackson, 142 yards on 5 catches, 2 TDs

Ball State

Passing: Keldric Luster, 345 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 69.2 completion percentage

Rushing: T.J. Horton, 129 yards on 15 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Jabari Smith Jr., 72 yards on 6 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Liberty beat Gardner-Webb 24-23 on Sept. 12. Purdie passed for 122 yards on 6-of-17 attempts (35.3%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Peyton Jones carried the ball 13 times for 76 yards. Jackson had two receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown.

Ball State won 41-17 over Stony Brook on Sept. 12. Luster threw for 256 yards on 27-of-32 attempts (84.4%) with three touchdowns and one interception. Horton had 125 rushing yards on nine carries and one touchdown, adding three receptions for -4 yards. Smith had six receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Liberty plays at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 24. Ball State plays at Kent State on Sept. 26.