WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Records fell as No. 16-ranked Central Missouri Mules football rolled past the No. 23-ranked Emporia State Hornets, 77-27, in the annual UCM Homecoming Game Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (7-1, 7-1 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to Joplin, Mo., to take on the Missouri Southern Lions Saturday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m.
Quarterback
Zach Zebrowski established new Central Missouri and MIAA single-game records for passing touchdowns with eight, passing yards with 615 and total offense with 673 yards. He went 31-of-51 for his record-breaking 615 yards through the air and added 58 yards on nine carries on the ground.
Running back
Marcellous Hawkins added a career-best 183 rushing yards on 14 carries with three touchdowns while receiver
Arkell Smith tallied 137 yards on five catches with three touchdowns.
Zion Perry also eclipsed 100 yards receiving in the victory with 119 yards on four catches, including a touchdown.
Zach Phipps (2),
Michael Fitzgerald (1) and
Demarcus Gregory (1) also posted receiving touchdowns for Central Missouri.
For the game, UCM set new program and MIAA records for total yards with 976 and passing yards with 659. Central Missouri outgained Emporia State, 976 to 451, including a 659-367 advantage in passing and 317-84 edge in rushing.
The Mules scored a combined 56 points in the first and second quarter to open up a 56-27 halftime lead over the Hornets (5-3, 4-3 MIAA) and never looked back the remainder of the game enroute to the win.
Defensively for Central Missouri,
Garrett Hormann tallied a team-best nine tackles while
Wyryor Noil and
Jaden Dawson both had interceptions.
Emporia State quarterback Braden Gleason went 35-for-60 for 349 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Hornets.
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