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2023 Central Missouri Mules football team
American college football season
The 2023 Central Missouri Mules football represented the University of Central Missouri as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association during the 2023 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 2nd-year head coach Josh Lamberson, the Mules compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 9–1 in conference play; sharing the MIAA championship.
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Quick Facts Central Missouri Mules football, MIAA co-champion ...
| 2023 Central Missouri Mules football | |
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MIAA co-champion | |
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 34–35 vs. Harding | |
| Conference | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 6 |
| Record | 11–2 (9–1 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Justin Bane (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Joe Holtzclaw (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Jones (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Keiser Multi-Purpose Field |
Seasons ← 2022 2024 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Central Missouri +^ | 9 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Pittsburg State +^ | 9 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State # | 7 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western # | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Hays State | 6 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NW Missouri State | 6 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Oklahoma | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 2 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern State | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Missouri beat Henderson State in the first round before losing to the eventual champions, Harding, in the second round. Central Missouri played home games at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Quarterback transfer Zach Zebrowski from Southern Illinois was named the Harlon Hill Trophy winner following the season.[1]
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri Western | W 45–38 | [2] | |||
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Oklahoma | W 41–17 | 7,381 | [3] | ||
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Pittsburg State |
| L 37–38 | 10,048 | [4] | |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washburn | No. 25 | W 58–28 | 5,785 | [5] | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwest Missouri State | No. 21 |
| W 41–38 | 8,900 | [6] |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Nebraska–Kearney | No. 18 |
| W 38–14 | 8,100 | [7] |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northeastern State | No. 17 | W 63–24 | 3,180 | [8] | |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 24 Emporia State | No. 16 |
| W 77–27 | 12,102 | [9] |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri Southern | No. 15 | W 42–21 | 1,012 | [10] | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Fort Hays State | No. 11 |
| W 47–28 | 8,307 | [11] |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lincoln (MO)* | No. 7 |
| W 63–27 | 1,032 | [12] |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Henderson State* | No. 6 |
| W 56–14 | 2,500 | [13] |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Harding* | No. 6 |
| L 34–35 | 3,500 | [14] |
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More information Name, Position ...
| Central Missouri Mules | ||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Central Missouri in current position | Previous position | UCM profile |
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| Josh Lamberson | Head coach | 2nd | Abilene Christian assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2017–2021) | [16] |
| Hayden Hawk | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach | 1st | Henderson State offensive coordinator (2018–2022) | [17] |
| Justin Bane | Co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | 1st | N/A | [18] |
| Greg Jones | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | 1st | Oregon defensive analyst (2022) | [19] |
| Stephen Franklin | Special teams coordinator and linebackers coach | 1st | Bethel (MN) inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator (2021–2022) | [20] |
| Joe Holtzclaw | Co-offensive coordinator, run game coordinator, and offensive line coach | 1st | Central Missouri offensive line coach (2022) | [21] |
| Dana Chambers | Defensive line coach | 7th | Kalamazoo Central HS (MI) head coach (2009–2016) | [22] |
| Adrian Duncan | Running backs coach | N/A | N/A | [23] |
| Brian Smith II | Cornerbacks coach | N/A | N/A | [24] |
| Chace Gadapee | Tight ends coach | N/A | N/A | [25] |
| Terrance Dennis | Assistant special teams coordinator, kickers coach, punters coach, and long snappers coach | N/A | N/A | [26] |
| Reference:[27] | ||||
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- "Zach Zebrowski Wins Harlon Hill Trophy". www.d2football.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (1-0 , 1-0) -VS- MISSOURI WESTERN (0-1 , 0-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL OKLA. (1-1 , 1-1) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (2-0 , 2-0)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "PITTSBURG ST. (3-0 , 3-0) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (2-1 , 2-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (3-1 , 3-1) -VS- WASHBURN (1-3 , 0-3)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "NORTHWEST MO. ST. (2-3 , 1-3) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (4-1 , 4-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "NEB.-KEARNEY (2-4 , 2-4) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (5-1 , 5-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (6-1 , 6-1) -VS- NORTHEASTERN ST. (1-6 , 0-6)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "EMPORIA ST. (5-3 , 4-3) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (7-1 , 7-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (8-1 , 8-1) -VS- MO. SOUTHERN ST. (4-5 , 3-5)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "FORT HAYS ST. (7-3 , 6-3) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (9-1 , 9-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (10-1 , 9-1) -VS- LINCOLN (MO) (0-11 , 0-0)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "HENDERSON ST. (9-3 , 9-2) -VS- CENTRAL MO. (11-1 , 9-1)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "CENTRAL MO. (11-2 , 9-1) -VS- HARDING (12-0 , 11-0)". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "2023 Football Schedule". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "Josh Lamberson - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Hayden Hawk - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Justin Bane - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Greg Jones - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Stephen Franklin - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Joe Holtzclaw - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Dana Chambers - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Adrian Duncan - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Brian "BK" Smith II - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Chace Gadapee - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Terrance Dennis - Football Coach". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- "Football Coaches". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.