WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Cedric Case threw for 246 yards with six touchdown passes and
Trevor Twehous had 100 receiving yards with a pair of TDs leading the Central Missouri Mules football team to a 61-14 rout of the Lincoln Blue Tigers Saturday, Oct. 29, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (3-6, 3-6 MIAA) are scheduled to host Missouri Western (4-5, 4-5 MIAA) for their final home game of the season and Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m.
Case, a redshirt sophomore quarterback from Lincoln, Neb., went a perfect 16-for-16 with no interceptions and a long of 52 for his 246 passing yards and added 54 rushing yards, pacing the UCM offense. His passing performance set a new Central Missouri single-game record for highest NCAA passing efficiency (since 1988), breaking former UCM standout Toby Korrodi's record set back in 2006 against Southwest Baptist.Â
Twehous had three catches, including a 52-yard touchdown pass from Case in the second quarter, for his career-high 100 receiving yards while
Avian Thomas rushed for a game-high 93 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown.
Defensively for Central Missouri,
Lane West had a 25-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown while
Keshawn Howell added a 33-yard fumble recovery and forced fumble.
Clay Griffin also forced a fumble, and
Cooper Crane tallied six tackles, rounding out the Mules' defensive leaders in the victory.
UCM outgained Lincoln (0-9, 0-9 MIAA) for the game, 557-234, including a 225-54 advantage in rushing yards and 332-180 edge in passing yards. The Mules' 557 yards of total offense is a season high.
Central Missouri also won both the turnover battle, 2-0, and time-of-possession, 36:48 to 23:12, with the Blue Tigers.
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