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KICKOFF
• The Mules head out on the road to take on Northeastern State on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
• The Mules are coming off a 31-19 win over No. 22 Central Oklahoma on Homecoming last Saturday at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field. The Mules led 31-6
• The RiverHawks are coming off a 34-7 loss at Missouri Southern on Saturday and are winless on the season. NSU led 7-0 after one quarter, but the Lions scored 34 unanswered points for the win.

ON THE AIR
• The game will be broadcast on the 44,000-watt 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO with Greg Hassler and Bill Turnage calling the action. With Saturday's game kicking off at 1 p.m. the Mules Tailgate Show will begin at 11:50 a.m.
• The game will also be webcast online through Stretch Internet. Fans can access the pay-per-view webcast at
portal.stretchinternet.com/ucmo/

QUICK HITS
• A win over Northeastern State on Saturday would give the Mules their first five-game winning streak since the 2010 season.
• The Mules, and the rest of the MIAA, will be playing an 11-game schedule in 2014 with all 11 games against conference competition.
• The Mules will play six of their 11 games at home this season. It is the first time in five years that the Mules have more than five games at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
• Central Missouri went 6-4 last season finishing in seventh place in the MIAA standings. It was the seventh straight winning season for Mules Football and the 15th in the last 16 seasons.

SERIES HISTORY
 This will be the 11th all-time meeting between Central Missouri and Northeastern State.
The RiverHawks lead the series 8-1, Northeastern State's win in 1986 (42-22) in Tahlequah was later vacated.
• The Mules got their first win in the series last year, with a 51-7 victory in Warrensburg.
• The Mules are 0-3 against NSU in Tahlequah since 1966, including a 24-23 loss to the RiverHawks on Oct. 20, 2012. UCM led that game 23-7 at halftime, but the Mules were outscored 17-0 in the second half.

LAST MEETING WITH NORTHEASTERN STATE
• The Mules racked up 603 yards of total offense, the seventh most in a single game in school history, and the second straight game with over 600 yards of total offense in the 51-7 win over Northeastern State on Oct. 26, 2013 in Warrensburg.
• UCM had 374 yards rushing, the seventh most in a single game in school history, including 137 from LaVance Taylor on just 10 carries.
• Hayden Hawk was 16 of 33 for 211 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Ronrei Lloyd caught two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown to move into a tie for fifth all-time at UCM with 17 career touchdown grabs.
• Eight different receivers caught passes for Central Missouri.
• UCM held Northeastern State to just 215 yards of total offense, including 39 yards rushing on 35 carries.
• Josh Powell had six tackles and three sacks, the sixth most sacks in a single game in UCM history.
• The defense registered seven sacks, the fourth most in a single game in school history.

ABOUT THE RIVERHAWKS
• Northeastern State comes in to the game at 0-7 overall and in the MIAA after a 34-7 loss at Missouri Southern on Saturday. NSU led 7-0 and was tied 7-7 at halftime, but Missouri Southern scored 34 unanswered points in the win.
• The RiverHawks are led by first year head coach Rob Robinson, who spent the previous 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Washburn including the last four as offensive coordinator.
• NSU is giving up 39.1 points per game, while scoring just 9.9 points per contest.
• The RiverHawks average 283.7 yards per game offensively, 209.0 through the air and 74.7 on the ground. They give up 219.9 yards per game rushing and 180.6 through the air.
• NSU has turned the ball over 19 times this season and forced just seven of their own turnovers.
• They have been outscored 72-7 in the second quarter this year and 86-0 in the third.
• Derrick Moore is NSU's leading rusher at 35.3 yards per game. He's run for 247 yards and a touchdown on 49 carries.
• Quarterback Kevin Pantastico is completing 53 percent of his passes for 1,409 yards and five touchdowns with 11 interceptions. His favorite target has been Garrett Powell with 42 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns. The next closest receiver, Ricki Herod, has 20 catches on the year.
• Defensively, Steffon Herd leads NSU with 50 tackles including 40 solo stops. The unit as a whole has amassed 53 tackles for loss and 10 quarterback sacks.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Mules jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back in a 31-19 win over No. 22 Central Oklahoma on Homecoming.
• LaVance Taylor rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. He had scoring runs of 10 and 80 yards.
• Hayden Hawk was 11-of-19 passing for 178 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score.
• J.R. Alexander had a team-high eight tackles and intercepted his team-leading third pass of the season.
• The UCM defense forced three Broncho interceptions in the game.
• UCM registered six tackles for loss and five sacks, including 1.5 each for Jason Venckus and Josh Powell. Venckus, the MIAA leader in tackles for loss, had 2.5 TFL in the game.
• UCM totaled 444 yards in total offense in the game.

MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• The Mules are 5-2 in MIAA play this season after the 31-19 win over 22nd-ranked Central Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
• UCM is 30-14 in conference action under Jim Svoboda. The Mules were 5-4 in league play a season ago and finished in seventh place in the MIAA standings.
• The Mules are 22-13 in MIAA play since 2011.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 19-6 at home under Jim Svoboda after the win over Central Oklahoma last Saturday.
• The Mules are averaging 42.5 points per game at home this season and giving up 19.5 points per contest.
• The Mules are 224-180-13 in their 84th season playing home games at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• Central Missouri is 1-2 on the road in 2014 after the win at Missouri Southern on Oct. 4
• The Mules went 3-2 on the road in 2013 and are 16-10 in road games during the Jim Svoboda era.
• UCM is 5-5 in the last 10 road games.

THE MULES IN OKLAHOMA
• Central Missouri is 1-1 in the state of Oklahoma during the Jim Svoboda era and 0-1 against the RiverHawks in Tahlequah.
• The Mules are 4-10 all-time against schools from the Sooner State.
THE MULES VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
• The Mules are 2-2 this season and 7-11 overall against ranked competition during the Jim Svoboda era after the win over No. 22 Central Oklahoma on Oct. 18.
• Central Missouri is 3-7 against ranked opponents over the past three seasons.
• UCM's last win over a top 5-ranked opponent was a 31-21 win over No. 3 Northwest Missouri on Sept. 8, 2012.

LEADING THE PACK
• Senior running back LaVance Taylor currently leads the MIAA in rushing at 143.1 yards per game and in scoring with 13 touchdowns in 2014.
• Taylor has gone over the 100 yard mark in five of Central Missouri's seven games and has gone over the 200-yard mark twice, including a school-record 288 yards on 23 carries in the win over Emporia State.
• His 206.3 all-purpose yards per game average also leads the conference.
• Taylor is eighth in NCAA-II in rushing yards per game and his 1,002 yards on the season are the sixth most in the country.

TAYLOR NAMED MIAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• LaVance Taylor earned his third MIAA Offensive Player of the Week award this season for his performance in UCM's 31-19 win over No. 22 Central Oklahoma last Saturday. He rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries in the win. He also caught two passes for 18 yards.
• Taylor now has 1,002 rushing yards on the season to lead the MIAA. It is the first 1,000 yard rushing season in his career.

 TACKLING MACHINES
• Junior linebacker Ricky Spratley is currently fifth in the MIAA in tackles, averaging 9.7 stops per game. His 68 total tackles leads the team, as do his 32 solo stops. His linebacking mate Alex Perlin is sixth in the league in tackles at 9.5 per contest. He has 57 total tackles on the season in six games.
• Spratley set a new career-high with 19 tackles in the win at Missouri Southern.

VENCKUS CONTROLLING THE LINE
• Junior defensive end Jason Venckus currently leads the MIAA in tackles for loss with 10.5 on the year.  He is tied for second in the league with 4.5 sacks.
• He had a career-high three tackles for loss in the win over Nebraska-Kearney and followed that up with two against Missouri Southern and 2.5 against Central Oklahoma.

NO FLY ZONE
• Sophomore cornerback Diaron Rhodes is second in the MIAA with 12 passes defended on the season and is averaging 1.71 passes defended per game.
• Sophomore J.R. Alexander is tied for third in the league in interceptions with three after picking off one pass in the win over UCO.

STREAKING MULES
• During the current four-game winning streak the Mules are averaging 38.5 points per game and giving up 19.5 per contest.

LEADING AT THE HALF
• The Mules are 28-5 during the Jim Svoboda era when leading at halftime, including a 2-1 mark this season after beating Central Oklahoma.
• The Mules are 6-12 under Svoboda when trailing at halftime, but 2-1 this season. UCM was trailing 14-7 at halftime to Nebraska-Kearney and 24-13 at Missouri Southern.

21 AND UP
• UCM is 35-7 under Jim Svoboda when scoring at least 21 points.
• When scoring 30 or more points, UCM 35-1 during the Svoboda era and 21-1 when scoring 40 or more points.
• The only loss when scoring 30 or more points was a 55-54 defeat to Division I FCS Illinois State in 2010.

SCORING STREAK CONTINUES
• With Hayden Hawk's eight-yard touchdown run against Central Oklahoma, Central Missouri has scored in 256 consecutive games - the longest streak in MIAA history.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 6-2 overall and MIAA record and give the Mules five straight wins for the first time since the 2010 season.
• Give the Mules back-to-back wins over Northeastern State.
• Give UCM a 4-0 record in the month of October for the first time since 2010.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 5-3 overall and in conference play and snap Central Missouri's four-game winning streak.
• Give the Mules an 0-4 record all-time in Tahlequah.

MULES FOOTBALL HISTORY
• In the 119th season of UCM Football the Mules have compiled a 531-500-51 (.514) record in 1,082 total games.
• The Mules have won 10 or more games three times in the history of the program and have posted 11 seasons of eight or more wins.
• UCM won a school-record 11 games in Jim Svoboda's first season in 2010.
• UCM has won or shared 12 MIAA championships in school history with the last coming in 2003.
• The Mules have qualified for the postseason seven times in their history, including two trips to the NCAA-II Playoffs, the last coming in 2010.

SVOBODA AT THE HELM
• Central Missouri head coach Jim Svoboda has a record of 36-17 (.679) in his fifth season leading the Mules.
• He is fifth place on Central Missouri's career wins list with 36.
• Svoboda's .674 winning percentage entering the 2014 season was the fourth highest for a UCM coach.
• UCM posted the second most wins in a two-year span in school history in Svoboda's first two seasons.
• The Mules appeared in the postseason in each of Svoboda's first two seasons. UCM made the NCAA-II Playoffs in year one under Svoboda and earned a bid to the Kanza Bowl in his second season. It is just the second time in school history that Mules Football has made back-to-back postseason appearances.
• UCM hosted the first ever playoff game in school history and won the school's first two playoff games in Svoboda's first season in 2010.
• The Mules have set or tied 68 school offensive records and 20 MIAA offensive records during Svoboda's tenure.
• The Mules became the first team in NCAA-II history to have a 5,000-yard passer (Eric Czerniewski) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Anthony Stewart) in the same season when they accomplished that feat in 2010.

MULES IN THE PROS
• There is one former Mule currently on an NFL roster. Tight end Delanie Walker is in his ninth season in the league and his second with the Tennessee Titans. Walker signed a four-year deal with the Titans last season after playing in Super Bowl XLVII with San Francisco. He caught two passes for 17 yards in Tennessee's loss at Washington on Sunday. Walker has 214 catches for 2,474 yards with 17 touchdowns in his career.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
• Central Missouri has won a combined 200 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured seven MIAA regular season titles, the most of any school in league history and the second time Central Missouri accomplished the feat.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 146 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
• Central Missouri has won six national championships since 1980 (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, women's bowling in 2003 and men's basketball in 2014) and eight national championships overall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
• Central Missouri had 220 student-athletes named to the 2013-14 MIAA Academic Honor Roll with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher.
• 41 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Scholar Athletes with at least a 3.5 GPA and having earned all-MIAA honors in their respective sport.
• 17 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had 12 student-athletes earn Academic All-Region awards in their respective sports with seven of those earning CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

MULES FOOTBALL ON THE AIR
• The Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. Jim Svoboda Mules Football Radio Show, Live from Traditions Restaurant airs on Monday nights at 6 p.m. on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO as well as online at warrensburgradio.com. The show is broadcast live on the patio at Traditions Restaurant at the Audrey J. Walton Clubhouse at Keth Memorial Golf Course.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly one-hour look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV and re-airs on Saturdays at 5 p.m.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• Live video coverage for all Central Missouri home and away MIAA games will be available through Stretch Internet on a pay-per-view basis. The cost is $9.95 for a day pass or $69.95 for an all-season pass for UCM football. With a day pass, fans can access any MIAA game being broadcast that day. Fans can access webcasts through the GameCentral by Stretch Internet link on the UCM Athletics homepage or through the "Video" links on the Mules Football schedule page. Fans can also go directly to portal.stretchinternet.com/ucmo/

UP NEXT
• The Mules return home to host Lindenwood on Saturday, Nov. 1 for the MIAA Television Game of the Week. Kickoff at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field is set for 2:07 p.m.