Josh Lamberson Head Football Coach | University of Central Missouri Athletics
Josh Lamberson Head Football Coach | University of Central Missouri Athletics
The University of Central Missouri Mules football team has been ranked 22nd in the 2025 American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) Division II Preseason Poll, released on August 11 from Waco, Texas.
The Mules earned a total of 149 points in the poll. The team returns 11 starters from last season's Heritage Bowl Championship squad, which finished with a 9-3 overall record and tied for third place in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at 6-3.
Returning players include 2024 All-MIAA selections Jack Pospisil (wide receiver), LaAngelo Bell (running back), Hogan Wasson (wide receiver), and Austin Bressler (linebacker).
Ferris State University in Michigan, last year’s national champion, leads the preseason poll with 773 points and received 30 first-place votes. Other teams from the MIAA featured in the rankings are Central Oklahoma at number five and Pittsburg State at number nine.
Central Missouri is set to open its season on Thursday, August 28, at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. The home opener is scheduled for Thursday, September 11, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field in Warrensburg against Colorado State-Pueblo, which holds the sixth spot in the preseason poll.
"The Mules compiled 149 total points in the poll for their number 22 ranking."
"The Mules welcome back 11 starters from last season's Heritage Bowl Championship Team that posted an overall record of 9-3 and finished tied for third in the MIAA at 6-3."
"Among the returning starters for UCM are 2024 All-MIAA selections Jack Pospisil (wide receiver), LaAngelo Bell (running back), Hogan Wasson (wide receiver) and Austin Bressler (linebacker)."
"Ferris State (Michigan), the defending national champion, is the preseason favorite in the poll, tallying 773 points and 30 first-place votes."
"Fellow MIAA teams Central Oklahoma (No. 5) and Pittsburg State (No. 9) are also ranked in the 2025 AFCA Division II Preseason Poll."
"UCM is scheduled to kick-off its 2025 season Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. at Delta State in Cleveland, Miss. Central Missouri's home opener, which is also the annual Get the Red Out game, is slated for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field in Warrensburg against preseason No. 6-ranked Colorado State-Pueblo."
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