Ball State Cardinals at Liberty Flames
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Purdie throws 3 TD passes as Liberty rolls past Ball State 51-15
Purdie connected twice with Jamari Person for scores and another to Makai Jackson, who finished with four receptions for 88 yards. Purdie was 13-of-20 passing for 211 yards.
Kam Davis, Ethan Vasko and Jaylin Belford added touchdown runs for Liberty (2-1). Jaylen Henderson threw a 21-yard pass to Terron Kellman with 7:29 left to play.
Horton finished with 79 yards rushing on eight carries. He added another short-yardage touchdown run in the third quarter for the Cardinals.
Liberty is 4-0 at home against Mid-American Conference opponents and 8-12 overall.
Liberty: At Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:16 | Makai Jackson 12 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves PAT failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:47 | TJ Horton 2 Yd Run (Brody Boehm Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:46 | Jamari Person 16 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:48 | Chase Reeves 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:13 | Jamari Person 7 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:17 | Ethan Vasko 4 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:59 | Kam Davis 14 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:42 | TJ Horton 1 Yd Run (Keldric Luster Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:29 | Terron Kellman 21 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Tyler Black Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:02 | Jaylin Belford 1 Yd Run (Tyler Black Kick) |
Statistics
 BALL |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 1-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 10-13 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 261 | Total Yards | 460 |
| 93 | Passing | 248 |
| 10/21 | Comp/Att | 16/24 |
| 4.4 | Yards per pass | 10.3 |
| 168 | Rushing | 212 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 40 |
| 4.8 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 11-107 | Penalties | 3-25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:01 | Possession | 31:59 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 18,330 · Capacity:
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