HAYS, Kan. – Senior quarter Treveon Albert accounted for all four Fort Hays State touchdowns, leading the Tigers to a 28-14 win over No. 20 Central Missouri Saturday afternoon in front of 2,975 at Lewis Field. They finish the season 8-3, tying the school record for wins, and tie for third place in the MIAA with the Mules, their highest finish ever.

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Game Highlights

 

Albert threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to senior running back Derek Kendall-Campbell with 0:13 to play in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. His 44-yard strike to senior Garrett Holle, following a Doyin Jibowu interception, gave FHSU a 14-0 lead with 6:44 to play in the first half.

Up 14-7 at the half, Albert scored on touchdowns runs of one and 17 yards to push the lead to 28-7.

The Mules got a 13-yard TD pass from Garrett Fugate to Kyle Echols following a Shaquille Cooper fumble to pull within four with 12:13 to play, but the Tiger defense picked off two passes on the Mules final two possessions to end any comeback.

The Tiger came up big all day, picking off four passes and recovering a fumble while sacking Fugate five times. The Tigers held the MIAA leader in total offense to 268 yards, 220 below their season average and 23 points below their season scoring average.

Brock Long recorded 17 tackles and is just two shy of tying Alex Whitehill’s single-season record of 164 set in 2011. He also recorded 0.5 sacks and is 2.5 behind the single-season record of nine held by Trevell Smittick (1998).

Doyin Jibowo had two interceptions and Sie Doe recorded three sacks and four tackles for loss.

The Tigers rushed for 376 yards led by Shaquille Copper’s ninth career 100-yards game, going for 158 on 26 carries. Albert added 89 and Kendall-Campbell 72. Albert threw for 115 yards with one interception.

Fort Hays State’s win over Central Missouri was the first in Hays since 1965. The Mules had won five straight in Hays, all in MIAA play since the Tigers joined the conference in 2006. FHSU has now won two straight against UCM after losing eight straight.