Fort Hays State hosts Washburn on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays. Kickoff is set for 2 pm in the annual Hall of Fame Game. The Tigers enter the game ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 6-0 record, while Washburn is one game back in the MIAA standings at 5-1.

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The Ichabods are receiving votes in the latest AFCA rankings, but hold the No. 22 mark in the latest D2Football.com Poll. Washburn’s only loss this year is to top-ranked Northwest Missouri State by a score of 20-14. Washburn defeated Missouri Southern last week by a score of 49-21.

The Tigers are coming off a 21-17 Homecoming win over Pittsburg State last week. Down 17-0 to open the game, FHSU rallied for 21 unanswered points to remain undefeated and tied for first place in the MIAA with Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers look for a second consecutive win over Washburn in Hays (won 35-30 in 2015). However, Washburn holds a 9-2 edge in the series since FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006. The Ichabods won last year’s meeting in Topeka 30-24. Washburn leads the all-time series 44-24-3.

Kenneth Iheme has been a workhorse for the Tigers over the past two weeks. In the 38-35 win at Lindenwood, he had 174 rushing yards and 58 receiving yards for a career-high 232 all-purpose yards. Last week, he rushed for 189 yards in the win over Pittsburg State to earn MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week honors. Iheme leads the MIAA in touchdowns with nine (eight rushing, one receiving), while averaging 111 rushing yards and 146.5 all-purpose yards per game.

Quarterback Jacob Mezera is completing 68 percent of his passes this season for 1,414 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is 33 passing yards away from 4,000 in his career, looking to become the sixth Tiger quarterback in history to reach that mark. Monterio Burchfield has 517 receiving yards this year, averaging 20.7 yards per catch with six touchdowns. Defensively, Jose Delgado averages 10.4 tackles per game to rank 20th in the nation.

Fort Hays State is allowing just 16 points per game, which ranks 17th in the nation. The Tigers have held three opponents under 10 points this season. Fort Hays State is averaging 34 points per game. On the flip side, Washburn looks very similar, averaging 35.8 points per game while giving up 18.7 per game.

The Tigers will be looking to match the best start in school history on Saturday. The 1917 team went 7-0 for its entire season.