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The University of Central Missouri Mules football team is set to play against the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos in an away game at Chad Richison Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 4, at 7 p.m. Both teams currently hold a 2-2 record for the season.

Central Missouri enters the matchup following a decisive 62-10 victory over Missouri Southern Lions on September 27. In that game, the Mules recorded 620 yards of total offense, their highest since achieving 781 yards against Missouri Southern last season. The team also rushed for 325 yards, marking their best ground performance since 2023.

Through four games this season, Central Missouri leads the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in scoring offense with an average of 35.8 points per game and total offense at 492.8 yards per game. The team ranks second in passing offense within the conference and is second nationally in NCAA Division II for total offense.

Wide receiver Hogan Wasson is third nationally in receptions per game with nine catches on average, while quarterback Donovyn Omolo stands seventh in total offense with an average of 313.7 yards per game.

Last season, Central Missouri finished with a 9-3 record and tied for third place in the MIAA. The team advanced to postseason play for a second consecutive year and won the Heritage Bowl Powered by RIOT against the University of Texas Permian Basin.

This season marks the program’s 129th year. Since its founding in 1895—except for a break during World War I—the Mules have compiled a historical record of 606 wins, 540 losses, and 51 ties. The team has achieved at least eight wins in fifteen different seasons and has qualified for postseason play thirteen times.

The upcoming contest will be the thirteenth meeting between Central Missouri and Central Oklahoma since their first encounter in 2012; Central Missouri leads the series with eight wins to four.

Saturday's game will be broadcast live on several radio stations including "Your Country" 98.5 The BAR FM and "Good Time Oldies" 1450 KOKO AM as well as online through warrensburgradio.com. A pay-per-view webcast will be available via TheMIAANetwork.com/UCMMULES, which can also be accessed through apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku devices.

Central Missouri’s offensive leaders include Latravious Boyd (171 rushing yards), Donovyn Omolo (809 passing yards), Hogan Wasson (391 receiving yards), and Garrett Hormann (29 tackles). Defensively, Trey Patrick has two interceptions while Trenton Bell has recovered two fumbles.

Jack Pospisil was named MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week on September 15; Jordan Pachot received similar honors on September 22.

For this season, Central Missouri welcomed fifty-eight new student-athletes—thirty-six freshmen and twenty-two transfers—and added seven new coaches to its staff.

After Saturday's road game, Central Missouri will return home to face Northwest Missouri State at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field on October 11.