UCM Mules running back Xavier Jackson (0) during an MIAA college football game against the Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) Lions at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri on October 15, 2022.
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Mules Football Wraps Up Home Slate Saturday with Senior Day and Salute to Veterans Day Contest vs. Missouri Western

Game 10: Central Missouri (3-6, 3-6 MIAA) vs. Missouri Western (4-5, 4-5 MIAA)
Saturday, Nov. 5 | 1 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field)
**Senior Day and Salute to Veterans Day**
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR
TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

Live Stats | Live Audio | Game Notes (PDF)
SCENE SETTER
  • University of Central Missouri Mules football (3-6, 3-6 MIAA) is scheduled to welcome the Missouri Western State University Griffons (4-5, 4-5 MIAA) to Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field for the final home game of the season Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m.
  • Saturday's game is Senior Day and Salute to Veterans Day. All veterans and their family members will receive FREE admission to the game with a valid ID. Mules football will honor its seniors prior to the game at 12:35 p.m.
  • The Mules are coming off a 61-14 victory over Lincoln Oct. 29 in Warrensburg while the Griffons took down Missouri Southern in St. Joseph the same day, 31-27.
  • 2022 marks the 125th season in Mules football history.
  • In the MIAA Football Preseason Polls, UCM was picked in a tie for seventh in the coaches' poll and ninth in the media poll. Lincoln was picked last in both polls.
ON THE AIR
  • Saturday's game will be broadcast live on 1450 KOKO, 98.5 The Bar, the new 107.9 FM and warrensburgradio.com with Greg Hassler calling the action, Joe Moore providing color commentary and Corrine Benedict on the sidelines.
  • The game will also be webcast online through Central Missouri's Blueframe Internet portal at http://www.themiaanetwork.com/ucmmules. It is a pay-to-view webcast. MIAA Network content is available live via DVR and is immediately archived for on-demand viewing after each event.
  • All MIAA football games are also available for viewing on The MIAA Network Apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku.
MULE LEADERS
  • Offense: With nine games in the books, the Mules are paced offensively by redshirt sophomore quarterback Cedric Case (196-of-294 with 7 INT, 2158 yds, 17 TD, 78 long, 239.8 yds/game, 197 yds rushing, 2 rushing TD), redshirt senior running back Xavier Jackson (39 catches, 447 yds, 1 TD, 55 long, 49.7 receiving yds/game, 89 carries, 287 net yds, 4 TD, 20 long, 31.9 yds/game) and redshirt junior receiver Arkell Smith (42 catches, 602 yds, 7 TD, 78 long, 66.9 yds/game).
  • Defense: Through nine games, UCM is paced defensively by redshirt sophomore defensive back Noah Blair (56 tackles [35 unassisted/21 assisted], 2 TFL/3 yds, 3 INT/83 yds, 4 breakup), redshirt senior linebacker Kingsley Ayeni, IV (43 tackles [22 unassisted, 21 assisted], 2 TFL/6 yds, 2 breakup) and redshirt junior defensive back Diondre Glover (1 INT/0 yds, 11 breakup).
  • Special Teams: Redshirt junior kicker Sam Knowlton is 6-for-8 in field goals converted, hitting a season-long 42-yarder at Pittsburg State...Redshirt freshman punter Ethan Brown has 41 punts for 1,726 yards with an average distance of 42.1 yards and a long of 58. He has placed 10 punts inside the 20-yard line and has five punts of at least 50 yards.
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saturday's home finale against the Griffons will mark the 38th meeting in the all-time series dating back to 1975. The series is tied, 18-18-1. Last season, Missouri Western posted a 59-28 win over UCM in St. Joseph, Mo.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE MULES
  • 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.
  • 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 performance set a UCM single-game record for highest NCAA passing efficiency (since 1988).
  • 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.
LAST TIME OUT VS. MISSOURI WESTERN
  • Missouri Western outscored Central Missouri Mules football, 28-0, in the fourth quarter to hand the Mules a 59-28 loss Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.
  • Logan Twehous went 25-of-40 for 400 yards and had four touchdown passes, while Cameron Saunders posted 189 receiving yards on six receptions, leading the Mules in the game.
  • Missouri Western posted 687 yards of total offense, including 343 yards rushing and 344 yards passing, while holding Central Missouri to just 66 yards rushing and 466 yards of total offense in the contest.
  • Reagan Jones went 17-for-24 for 324 yards, and Brandon Hall rushed for 124 yards with two touchdowns on 13 carries, pacing the Griffons.
THE MULES IN MIAA PLAY
  • UCM is 3-6 in MIAA action entering Saturday's contest vs. Missouri Western.
  • Through nine games, the Mules rank second in the conference in interceptions with nine for 88 yards.
  • Noah Blair is tied for the MIAA lead with three interceptions for 83 yards entering Saturday.
  • Diondre Glover leads the MIAA in pass breakups through nine games with 11.
  • Cedric Case is third in the conference in passing with 2,158 yards through nine games. He is also third in total offense with 2,355 yards and 261.7 yards per game.
  • Arkell Smith is fifth in receiving through nine contests with 602 yards on 42 catches. He is averaging 66.9 yards through the air per game.
THE MULES AT HOME
  • The Mules are 254-186-13 overall and 2022 is their 90th season playing home games at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
  • Under Josh Lamberson, Central Missouri is 3-1 at home.
SCORING STREAK CONTINUES
  • Central Missouri has scored in 323 straight games.
  • The streak dates to week three of the 1991 season.
MULES FOOTBALL HISTORY
  • In the 124 seasons of UCM Football the Mules have compiled a 583-532-51 record.
  • The Mules have won 10 or more games four times in the history of the program and have posted 13 seasons of eight or more wins.
  • UCM tied the program-record for wins in a season with 11 in 2019. The Mules also won 11 games in 2010 -- Josh Lamberson's first season as offensive coordinator for UCM.
  • UCM has won or shared 13 MIAA championships in school history with the last coming in 2019.
  • The Mules have qualified for the postseason 10 times in their history, including three trips to the NCAA-II Playoffs, the last coming in 2019.
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
  • Central Missouri has won a combined 233 MIAA conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
  • Last season, UCM captured two regional championships in men's golf and women's soccer, and five MIAA Championships - women's soccer, volleyball (regular season and tournament) and baseball (regular season and tournament).
  • Since 1983, the tenure of Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 179 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
  • Central Missouri has won 10 national championships during Hughes' tenure (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, women's bowling in 2003, men's basketball in 2014, women's indoor and outdoor track & field in 2015, and women's soccer and women's basketball in 2017 and 2018) and 12 national championships overall.
MULES IN THE PROS
  • Former Mules' All-American tight end Zach Davidson (2016-2020) was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
  • He marked the 12th Mules football player to be drafted in program history and the first since former UCM standout tight end Delanie Walker in 2006.
  • In program history, 78 Central Missouri football players have either been drafted or signed professional free-agent contracts.
ON THE HORIZON
  • The Mules wrap up their 2022 season with a road contest at Central Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at Chad Richison Stadium in Edmond, Okla.
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