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KICKOFF
• The Central Missouri Mules return home to host Central Oklahoma on Homecoming. The Mules look to get back on the winning track after a 30-21 loss at No. 1-ranked Pittsburg State last Saturday. Kickoff for the Homecoming game is set for 1:30 p.m. inside Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.

QUICK HITS
• The Mules will look to start a new winning streak after having their four-game streak snapped in the loss at No. 1 Pittsburg State last Saturday.
• The Mules have not lost back-to-back games in the Jim Svoboda era and have not lost consecutive games since 2008.
• Central Missouri is 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the MIAA for the second straight year.
• This will be the second of four games against MIAA newcomers for the Mules in 2012. UCM beat Lindenwood 35-28 in St. Charles, Mo. back on September 15.
• Based on rankings, the Mules played the toughest first two weeks of any team in NCAA-II facing Missouri Western, who was ranked 18th at the time, and Northwest Missouri (No. 3).
• The Mules will play a 10-game schedule in the new-look MIAA this season. UCM will play five home games and five road games, this is the third straight year that the Mules have just five home games on their schedule in the regular season.
• The Mules were 8-4 a season ago and received a bid to play in the Kanza Bowl.

SERIES HISTORY
• This is the first ever meeting between the two schools.

LAST TIME VS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
• This is the first meeting between Central Missouri and Central Oklahoma.

ABOUT CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
• The Bronchos enter the game at 1-5 overall and 1-5 in MIAA play after a 70-7 loss at home to Northwest Missouri last Saturday.
• UCO has dropped two straight games after beating Washburn 35-20 back on September 22 in Edmond.
• The Bronchos are giving up 39.3 points per game defensively and averaging 19.7 points per game themselves.
• UCO has been out-scored 60-7 in the first quarter of games this season and 130-26 in the first half. The second half of games has been much closer with opponents out-scoring the Bronchos 106-92.
• Joshua Birmingham leads UCO offensively averaging 85.8 yards per game rushing and 19.2 yards per game receiving. He has scored six rushing touchdowns.
• Quarterback Adrian Nelson has completed 51 percent of his passes for 1,166 yards with six touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
• Christian Hood leads the receiving corp with 26 catches for 246 yards. Marquis Walters has 16 receptions for 265 yards, a 16.6 yards per catch average, and three touchdowns.
• The Broncho defense is led by Devoris Dozier's 45 tackles.
• Herbert Byrd has seven tackles for loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks.
• UCO has 31 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a unit. The Bronchos have picked off six passes and forced six fumbles.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Mules rallied from a 14-0 deficit to take a 21-17 early in the fourth quarter, but eventually fell 30-21 to top-ranked Pittsburg State.
• Colter Smith had a pair of rushing touchdowns and LaVance Taylor added one to complete the scoring for UCM.
• The Mules were out-gained 539-324 by Pittsburg State, but did force three Gorilla turnovers.
• Taylor had 16 carries for 69 yards and a score.
• Smith was 16-of-32 passing for 256 yards, including a long of 59 to Ralph Watson.
• Ronrei Lloyd hauled in eight passes for 123 yards, while Watson had three grabs for 88 yards.
• Defensively, Patrick Lewis led the Mules with 10 tackles to move into 10th place on Central Missouri's all-time tackles list.
• Brett Ginn added nine tackles and David Bax had eight to go along with a quarterback sack.
• Ricky Spratley had four tackles in addition to a fumble recovery and an interception.

MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• The Mules are 18-6 in MIAA play under Jim Svoboda and 4-2 this season after a 30-21 loss at Pittsburg State last Saturday.
• The loss snapped UCM's four-game MIAA winning streak.
• The Mules' 14 combined conference wins in 2010 and 2011 are the most by a UCM head coach in their first two seasons.
• UCM was 6-3 in MIAA play last season.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 11-3 at home under Jim Svoboda, including 3-0 this year after a 35-10 win over Missouri Southern last week.
• The Mules are 216-177-13 in their 82nd season playing home games at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• The Mules are 12-5 in road games under Jim Svoboda and 1-2 this year after a 30-21 loss at Pittsburg State on October 6.
• UCM was 5-1 on the road last season.
• The Mules averaged 43 points per game in their five road wins last year and 36.8 points per game on the road overall.

THE MULES VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
• The Mules are 5-6 against ranked opponents during the Jim Svoboda era and 1-2 this season after their 30-21 loss at No. 1 Pittsburg State on October 6.
• The Mules were 1-2 against ranked opponents last season, including the 38-17 loss to then-No. 4 Pittsburg State.
• UCM's last win over a top 5-ranked opponent was a 31-21 win over No. 3 Northwest Missouri last Saturday.
• The Mules have never beaten a team ranked No. 1 in the country.

MULES FOLLOWING A LOSS
• The Mules are 6-0 under Jim Svoboda following a loss.
• UCM has not lost back-to-back games since losing in weeks nine and 10 of the 2008 season.
• The Mules are averaging 41.0 points per game in their six wins following losses under Jim Svoboda.

21 AND UP
• The Mules lost for just the third time under Jim Svoboda when scoring at least 21 points in a game, losing to No. 1 Pittsburg State 30-21.
• The Mules are now 23-3 under Jim Svoboda when scoring at least 21 points.
• Central Missouri is 4-2 this season when scoring 21 or more points.
• UCM was 8-0 last season when scoring at least 21 points.

MOVING UP THE CAREER TOP 10 CHARTS
• Senior safety Patrick Lewis moved into 10th place on Central Missouri's all-time tackles list with his 10-tackle performance at Pittsburg State. Lewis now has 236 career tackles (110 solo, 126 assists) to rank 10th on the list. He is 26 tackles shy of eighth place.
• Senior tight end David Cannon has moved into eighth place on the career receptions list with 111. He passed Raymond Bass (1971-74) over the weekend. Cannon is currently six catches shy of seventh place.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 5-2 overall and MIAA record.
• Give the Mules a win in the first ever meeting between the two schools.
• Improve the Mules' record following a loss to 7-0 under Jim Svoboda.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 4-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
• Drop the Mules to 0-1 all-time against Central Oklahoma.
• Give UCM back-to-back losses for the first time under Jim Svoboda and the first time since the 2008 season.

MULES FOOTBALL HISTORY
• In the 117th season of UCM Football the Mules have compiled a 518-492-51 (.512) record in 1,061 total games.
• The Mules have won 10 or more games three times in the history of the program and have posted 11 seasons of eight or more wins.
• UCM won a school-record 11 games in Jim Svoboda's first season.
• UCM has won or shared eight MIAA championships in school history with the last coming in 2003.
• The Mules have qualified for the postseason seven times in their history, including two trips to the NCAA-II Playoffs, the last coming 2010.

SVOBODA LEADING THE WAY
• Central Missouri head coach Jim Svoboda has a career record of 23-9 (.719) in his third season leading the Mules.
• Svoboda's .719 winning percentage is the third highest for a UCM coach.
• UCM has posted the second most wins in a two-year span in school history under Svoboda.
• The Mules have appeared in the postseason in each of Svoboda's first two seasons. UCM made the NCAA-II Playoffs in year one under Svoboda and earned a bid to the Kanza Bowl in his second season. It is just the second time in school history that Mules Football has made back-to-back postseason appearances.
• UCM hosted the first ever playoff game in school history and won the school's first two playoff games in Svoboda's first season in 2010.
• The Mules have set or tied 63 school offensive records in Svoboda's first two seasons and 20 conference offensive records.
• The Mules became the first team in NCAA-II history to have a 5,000-yard passer (Eric Czerniewski) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Anthony Stewart) in the same season when they accomplished that feat in 2010.

MULES IN THE PROS
• There is one former Mules currently on an NFL roster. Tight end Delanie Walker is in his seventh season in the league with the San Francisco 49ers. Last season, Walker had one of his best years to date. He started seven games, hauling in 19 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning TD in San Francisco's 25-19 win at Detroit in week six. For his career, Walker has 106 catches for 1,160 yards and five touchdowns.
• Former Central Missouri All-American running back Anthony Stewart is continuing his football career north of the border. Stewart is currently a member of the BC Lions practice sqaud in the Canadian Football League.

JAMIESON NAMED TO WATCH LIST
• Senior placekicker Aaron Jamieson has been named to the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Placekicker Award watchlist for the second straight season. Jamieson was a semifinalist for the award last season. The award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate placekicker among FCS, DII, DIII, NAIA and NJCAA.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ATHLETIC ARENA
• Central Missouri has won a combined 190 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured seven MIAA regular season and three tournament championships.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 136 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
• Central Missouri has won five national championships since 1980 (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, and women's bowling in 2003) and seven national championships overall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
• The 500+ Central Missouri student-athletes received 245 Academic Awards from the MIAA office for the 2011-12 academic year.
• 195 UCM student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• 32 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Scholar Athletes with at least a 3.5 GPA and having earned all-MIAA honors in their respective sport.
• 18 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had 10 student-athletes earn Academic All-America honors, including Shawn Boss being named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Track & Field.

MULES FOOTBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri football is broadcast live on 1450 KOKO/98.5 “The Bar”, 90.9 The Bridge and on the internet at warrensburgradio.com. 90.9 The Bridge will pick up the broadcasts at kickoff. The broadcast team of Shawn Jones (play-by-play), Bill Turnage (color commentary) and Greg Hassler (sideline) will have all the UCM action. The Mules Tailgate show begins 80 minutes prior to kickoff.
• The Jim Svoboda Mules Football Radio Show, presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. airs on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO as well as online at warrensburgradio.com. Remaining show dates are October 10, 17, 24 and Tuesday, Oct. 30.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly one-hour look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV. Senior Associate Athletic Director Shawn Jones will sit down with Mules head coach Jim Svoboda to discuss the previous week's game as well as weekly spotlights of Mules football players.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• Live video coverage for all Central Missouri home and away MIAA games will be available through the America One Sports Network on a pay-per-view basis. The cost is $8 per game, $30 for a 30-day pass or $69.95 for an all-season pass for UCM football. Fans can access webcasts through the America One Sports link on the UCM Athletics homepage or by going to AmericaOneSports.com.

UPCOMING
• The Mules head back out on the road traveling to Tahlequah, Okla. to battle conference newcomer Northeastern State on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m.