Chiles powers Northwestern past Ball State at Ryan Field

EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Aidan Chiles accounted for four touchdowns and Northwestern rolled past Ball State 45-14 on Saturday in a Football Bowl Subdivision game at Ryan Field. Chiles completed 17 of 23 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 32 yards and another score as the Wildcats improved to 4-1. Ball State fell to 1-5. Northwestern led 31-14 at halftime after Chiles threw a 19-yard touchdown to Griffin Wilde, Caleb Komolafe ran for a 14-yard score and Jackson Kleather kicked a 52-yard field goal. Robert Fitzgerald returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown. Keldric Luster completed 27 of 41 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown for the Cardinals. TJ Horton added a 1-yard touchdown run for Ball State. Wilde finished with eight catches for 144 yards and a touchdown. Drew Wagner added four catches for 61 yards and a score, and Alex Honig had two receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Braydon Brus made eight tackles for Northwestern, while Kaleb Stewart had eight tackles and a sack for Ball State. Attendance was 25,629.