WARRENSBURG, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Mules Football tallied 436 yards of offense en route to a 49-10 victory over the Missouri Western State University Griffons in the 2026 home opener, and the annual Get the Red Out game on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (1-1, 1-0 MIAA) are scheduled to host Delta State (0-1) in a non-conference game on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in the annual UCM Family Weekend game.
MoWest (0-2, 0-1 MIAA) led 10-7 after a touchdown with 11:58 in the second quarter before Central Missouri scored three touchdowns in the final 10 minutes of the quarter to take a 28-10 lead into halftime.
Jack Pospisil reeled in an eight-yard pass from quarterback
Jordan Pachot for the go-ahead touchdown with just under 10 minutes on the clock before
Jake Weber snagged a 30-yard touchdown feed from Pachot at the 6:26 mark, upping the UCM lead to 21-10.
Marlon Lindsey, Jr., caught a five-yard pass from Pachot in the end zone with 29 seconds to go, wrapping up the 21-point second quarter for the home team.
Central Missouri kept rolling in the second-half. Running back
DJ Brown posted two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter, before tight end
Cole Watson put an exclamation point on the contest with eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, reeling in Pachot's fourth TD pass of the game, sealing the 49-10 win.
Pachot went 21-of-31 with four passing touchdowns and 254 yards, Weber had six catches for 95 receiving yards with one TD,
DJ Brown rushed for three touchdowns, and
Kamrin Cox had 74 rushing yards on nine carries, leading UCM offensively.
Marcus Williams had 12 tackles and a forced fumble,
Kyan Franklin compiled nine tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss for 13 yards, and 1.5 sacks for 11 yards, and
Abraham Hoskins III had two pass breakups, pacing the Mules defensively.
For the game, Central Missouri outgained MoWest, 436-270, including a 182-125 rushing and 254-145 passing advantage. UCM also bested MWSU in first downs, 26-16, and went a perfect 6-for-6 inside the red zone with six touchdowns.
Isaiah Tate was 12-of-24 with 115 yards, leading the Griffons.
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