WARRENSBURG, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Mules Football posted a 49-43 victory over the Washburn Ichabods during the annual UCM Homecoming Game on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 17, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (5-2, 4-1 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to No. 8-ranked Emporia State (7-0, 5-0 MIAA) on Saturday, Oct. 24, for a 7 p.m. MIAA contest at Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan.
UCM raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
Jake Weber reeled in an eight-yard pass from quarterback
Jordan Pachot for the opening touchdown of the contest before
DJ Brown snagged a six-yard feed from Pachot with 1:45 remaining in the opening stanza to double Central Missouri's advantage.
After a Washburn TD with 11:01 to go in the second quarter, wide receiver
Marlon Lindsey, Jr., scored his first-career rushing touchdown on a nine-yard run, upping the Mules' lead to 21-7 at the 6:45 mark of the second.
Jack Pospisil caught a 20-yard feed from Pachot in the end zone with 2:36 to go in the second quarter, building the Central Missouri lead to 28-7, before the Ichabods scored with one minute remaining, sending the game into halftime with the Mules in front, 28-14.
Washburn trimmed the UCM lead to 28-21 before the Mules responded.
Brown recorded back-to-back rushing TDs of 22 and 23 yards at the 1:27 mark of the third quarter and 10:09 mark of the fourth quarter, before Lindsey, Jr., returned an Ichabod kickoff 90 yards into the end zone for the first kickoff return for a touchdown since Pospisil at Emporia State in 2022, giving the Mules a 49-28 cushion with 7:13 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Washburn had two touchdowns in the final five minutes, but the Mules stopped the Ichabods on one final pass attempt with seven seconds to go in the final stanza, sealing the win.
Pachot went 41-of-50 for 339 passing yards with three touchdowns, while Brown had a game-high 112 rushing yards on 24 carries with two rushing touchdowns, and added a receiving TD on seven catches and 40 yards through the air, and Pospisil tallied 111 receiving yards on 13 catches with a touchdown, leading Central Missouri offensively.
Abraham Hoskins III compiled six tackles, including a tackle-for-loss, and snagged his team-best third interception of 2026, pacing the UCM defense.
For the game, Washburn outgained the Mules, 503 yards to 488 yards, including a 444-339 advantage in passing yards. UCM won the ground game; however, it out-rushed the Ichabods, 149-59.
The Mules also bested Washburn in first downs, 30-29, and time-of-possession, 33:18 to 26:42. UCM was also a perfect 5-of-5 in red zone scoring.
Washburn (4-2-1, 3-2 MIAA) quarterback Logan Madden was 28-of-51 for 441 passing yards with three touchdowns, and Tre Calhoun had 166 receiving yards on 11 catches with a touchdown, leading the Ichabods.
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