WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Colton Brunke-Brown converted a 19-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, sealing a 33-31 comeback win for the No. 21-ranked University of Central Missouri Mules Football team in the annual Military Appreciation Game on Saturday night, Oct. 3, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (4-1, 3-0 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to Maryville, Mo., for a MIAA road game at No. 13-ranked Northwest Missouri State (3-1, 2-1 MIAA) on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1:30 p.m.
Central Missouri trailed Central Oklahoma (2-3, 1-2 MIAA), 31-30, with 3:25 to go in the fourth quarter before UCM orchestrated a 15-play, 84-yard drive that ended with Brunke-Brown's field goal with seven seconds to go.
Facing a fourth down and seven yards to go at the UCO 35-yard line, quarterback
Jordan Pachot found
Jack Pospisil for a 12-yard catch, giving the Mules first and 10 at the Broncho 23-yard line.
Trevor Garlington hauled in a 22-yard pass from Pachot, setting up the Mules with first and goal at the one-yard line. After the Bronchos stopped the Mules short of the end zone on the first three downs, Brunke-Brown split the uprights from 19 yards out on fourth down, putting UCM in front, 33-31.
Pachot went 27-of-45 for a career-high 450 yards passing and had one 47-yard TD pass to Garlington in the first quarter, while running back
DJ Brown tallied 93 rushing yards on 20 carries with three rushing TDs and added 61 receiving yards on six catches. Pospisil added 88 receiving yards on seven receptions, and Garlington tallied 87 receiving yards on three snags with a touchdown, rounding out the UCM offensive leaders.
Marcus Williams tallied 10 tackles, including a nine-yard sack and an interception, while
Keiair Lewis had a seven-yard sack, and
Brian Dykstra made a 23-yard tackle-for-loss on the final play of the game, leading Central Missouri defensively.
For the game, UCM outgained UCO, 553 yards to 352 yards, including a 103-73 rushing and 450-279 passing advantage.
Quarterback Jett Huff was 28-of-45 for 296 yards with three touchdowns, and Makel Paiva had 131 receiving yards on 15 catches, pacing Central Oklahoma.
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