Football 11/10/2021 10:17:00 AM Chris Brannick

Central Oklahoma Wraps Up Season At Central Missouri

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The University of Central Oklahoma football team is scheduled to play its final game of the 2021 season Saturday, with the Bronchos taking on the Mules of Central Missouri. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Central Oklahoma enters Week 11 with a 4-6 record. Central Missouri is 3-7.

UCO heads into the final week of the season looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The number has been a constant as of late. Central snapped a three-game losing streak in Week 5, then reeled off a three-game win streak to follow before the current three-game slide.

UCM had a four-game losing streak to start the season and is looking to not end the year on a two-game slide this weekend.

The two schools have met eight times on the gridiron. Central Missouri won the first five meetings before the Bronchos won the next two. UCM won its sixth game in eight tries in 2019 at its Homecoming in the most recent meeting between Centrals.

Both of Central's wins (48-30 in 2017 and 33-26 in 2018) came in Edmond.

UCO goes to Warrensburg averaging 25.6 points per game this season. The Bronchos average 353.7 yards per game, splitting the mark between 210.5 passing yards per game and 143.2 rushing yards per game. The Bronchos have scored 32 offensive touchdowns this season, with 22 coming on the ground and 10 more coming through the air.

Defensively, Central Oklahoma is allowing 24.4 points per game this season. UCO allows 381.6 total yards per game with a 214.7 passing and 166.9 rushing split.

Dylan Buchheit leads the UCO defense. The sophomore defensive back from Moore, Oklahoma has a team-high 81 tackles this season. He's made 47 solo tackles and 34 more assisted stops. Buchheit also has two interceptions – one he returned 37 yards for a touchdown – and has forced a fumble and recovered another. He's been credited with three pass breakups as well.

Elijah Wright, 57 stops, is the team's second leading tackler. The freshman from Vian, Oklahoma has 34 solo tackles and has been in on 23 assisted tackles. He has made four stops behind the line of scrimmage and also has one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry, and one forced fumble.

Michael Slater, fourth on the team with 34 tackles, has a team-high 12.5 tackles for a loss. The physical defensive end from St. Louis, Missouri has two and a half sacks, two pass breakups, one QB hurry, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Robert Fuentes, with 21 tackles, has a team-high four sacks. Dontez Fagan, with eight tackles, also has two interceptions. Buchheit, Fagan, and Rae'Quan Wicks each have two picks. Darius Hawkins, Johnathan Mosley, and Tre'Vaughn Craig each have one interception.

Keats Calhoon has led the UCO offense and has performed a little better in each game. He's played in eight games this fall and is 127-for-207 with 1,475 yards and eight touchdowns. He threw for 301 yards last week in Edmond. Two weeks ago, he had two touchdown throws of 75 and 78 yards.

Josh Moore and Markiese King have been the main targets in the UCO passing game this season. Moore has a team-high 41 receptions for 550 yards and two touchdowns, including the 75-yarder two weeks ago. King has 36 receptions for a team-high 637 yards and five touchdowns, including the 78-yarder in Week 9.

King's five touchdowns have come in impressive fashion. The junior wide receiver from Dallas, Texas has a 30-yard touchdown in Week 1 and that's the shortest of the season. He's also scored from 57, 59, 56, and 78. King also has a 6-yard touchdown on a screen pass but the backwards pass is scored as a run.

UCO has managed 22 rushing touchdowns this fall. Stephon Brown has a team-high eight rushing touchdowns and is the second-leading rusher with 358 yards on 85 carries.

Jayce Gardner leads the team in rushing with 106 carries for 548 yards and he has six rushing touchdowns. Gardner scored twice last week against Nebraska Kearney. He also has 25 receptions for 159 yards.

Payton Scott (62-270) has three rushing touchdowns and Tucker Pawley (25-125) does too.

Central Missouri welcomes the Bronchos to Warrensburg averaging 29.7 points per game. The Mules do so with 438.5 total yards per game. UCM averages 328.3 passing yards per contest and 110.2 rushing yards.

Central Missouri allows 33.5 points per game this season, giving up 501.1 total yards per game (292.1 passing and 209 rushing).

Koby Wilkerson is the team's leading rusher with 121 carries for 493 yards and six touchdowns. Logan Twehous has 76 carries for 196 yards and three touchdowns from the quarterback position. Twehous is 182-for-289 with 2,640 yards passing and 25 touchdowns. Cameron Saunders, 60 catches for 1,316 yards and nine touchdowns, has some of the best receiver numbers in the country.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Dylan Buchheit: DB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#18 Keats Calhoon: QB; 6' 1"; Junior

#29 Dontez Fagan: DB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

#20 Jayce Gardner: RB; 5' 11"; Freshman

#1 Markiese King: WR; 5' 8"; Junior

#0 Josh Moore: WR; 5' 10"; Senior

#2 Johnathan Mosley: DB; 6' 1"; Freshman

#21 Tucker Pawley: RB; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#33 Payton Scott: RB; 5' 5"; Sophomore

#15 Elijah Wright: LB; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Dylan Buchheit
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: DB

#18 Keats Calhoon
: 6' 1"; Junior
: QB

#29 Dontez Fagan
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman
: DB

#20 Jayce Gardner
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: RB

#1 Markiese King
: 5' 8"; Junior
: WR

#0 Josh Moore
: 5' 10"; Senior
: WR

#2 Johnathan Mosley
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: DB

#21 Tucker Pawley
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: RB

#33 Payton Scott
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: RB

#15 Elijah Wright
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: LB