Oct 3, 2009 - 4:35 PM
0 shoutsMUNCIE, Ind.(AP) -- Aaron Opelt hit Stephen Williams for a 51-yard touchdown with 27 seconds left Saturday to lift Toledo to a 37-30 victory over Ball State.
Ball State had taken a 30-29 lead just 15 seconds earlier when Kelly Page connected with Torieal Gibson on a 10-yard touchdown pass and MiQuale Lewis ran for a two-point conversion.
Opelt went 30 of 38 for 422 yards for the Rockets (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American). Williams and Tom Burzine each caught two TD passes, and Eric Page had another. Williams reeled in 10 passes for 231 yards, and Page caught 11 for 132.
Kelly Page was 25 of 41 for 234 yards for the Cardinals (0-5, 0-1), who dropped their homecoming game. Page threw scoring passes to Gibson and Briggs Orsbon, and Lewis ran for another. Ian McGarvey kicked three field goals, though his streak of extra points was snapped when he missed the kick after Lewis' TD.
From the Bleachers
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TOLEDO: 37
BALL STATE: 30
Final
Oct 3 3:33 PM -
NCAAF
TD TOLEDO
STEPHEN WILLIAMS 51 YD PASS FROM AARON OPELT
(AARON OPELT PASS TO ERIC PAGE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
TOLEDO 37
BALL ST 30 0:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 3:33 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
TORIEAL GIBSON 10 YD PASS FROM KELLY PAGE
(MIQUALE LEWIS RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
TOLEDO 29
BALL ST 30 0:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 3:28 PM -
NCAAF
TD TOLEDO
TOM BURZINE 4 YD PASS FROM AARON OPELT
(ALEX STEIGERWALD KICK)
TOLEDO 29
BALL ST 22 3:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 3:18 PM -
NCAAF
TD TOLEDO
STEPHEN WILLIAMS 51 YD PASS FROM AARON OPELT
(AARON OPELT PASS TO STEPHEN WILLIAMS FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
TOLEDO 22
BALL ST 22 6:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 3:03 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
MIQUALE LEWIS 2 YD RUN
(PAT FAILED)
TOLEDO 14
BALL ST 22 8:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 2:52 PM -
TOLEDO: 14
BALL STATE: 16
End of 3rd
Oct 3 2:37 PM -
NCAAF
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 25 YD
TOLEDO 14
BALL ST 16 2:59 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 2:22 PM -
TOLEDO: 14
BALL STATE: 13
Halftime
Oct 3 1:52 PM -
NCAAF
TD TOLEDO
TOM BURZINE 5 YD PASS FROM AARON OPELT
(ALEX STEIGERWALD KICK)
TOLEDO 14
BALL ST 13 0:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 1:27 PM -
NCAAF
TD BALL ST
BRIGGS ORSBON 6 YD PASS FROM KELLY PAGE
(IAN MCGARVEY KICK)
TOLEDO 7
BALL ST 13 6:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 1:12 PM -
TOLEDO: 7
BALL STATE: 6
End of 1st
Oct 3 1:02 PM -
NCAAF
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 47 YD
TOLEDO 7
BALL ST 6 0:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 12:47 PM -
NCAAF
FG BALL ST
IAN MCGARVEY 22 YD
TOLEDO 7
BALL ST 3 6:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 12:32 PM -
NCAAF
TD TOLEDO
ERIC PAGE 39 YD PASS FROM AARON OPELT
(ALEX STEIGERWALD KICK)
TOLEDO 7
BALL ST 0 10:21 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 12:22 PM
