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Missouri Western (3-2) vs. Fort Hays State (4-1)
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. | Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium | Hall of Fame Game / Military Appreciation Day
 

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ST. JOSEPH - Griffon Football will look to get back in the win column, Saturday, when the team hosts Fort Hays State. It's the annual Hall of Fame game and also Military Appreciation Day at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. 

Missouri Western can extend a streak of 10-straight wins over Fort Hays this Saturday. It's the longest active streak for the Griffons versus any current MIAA member. Last week MWSU lost a 20-point halftime lead and its second game of the season, 31-27 at No. 15 Pittsburg State. Fort Hays held on for a 35-30 win over Washburn last week and is now 4-1 for the first time under current head coach Chris Brown, and the first time for the program since 2009. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. with an extended halftime that will include Hall of Fame ring presentations to the three newest members of the 2015 MWSU Athletics Hall of Fame: Amy Beverly, Nicole Lindsey-Collier and Eric "EBO" Walker. MWSU Athletics will also recognize active members and veterans of the armed services and conduct an enlistment ceremony during halftime as part of Military Appreciation Day. 

MISSOURI WESTERN NOTABLES

• Griffons missed 4^th-straight win at Pittsburg State last week; giving up 28 unanswered points in second half
• Griffons with 0 penalties last week; 39 penalties 4^th most in MIAA
• Lost one fumble all season (3^rd fewest nationally), 5 total fumbles
• MWSU won last 10 vs. Fort Hays; longest active win streak vs. an opponent
• Defense still 2^ND in MIAA, allowing 19.2 points/game
• Despite allowing 412 yards at Pitt State, defense 2^nd in MIAA in total D (297.8 yards/game)
• Rush defense 3^rd in MIAA (126.6 yards/game)
• Pass defense 2^nd in MIAA (171.2 yards/game)
• Defense leads MIAA/10^th nationally with 10 interceptions, 3^rd with 16 sacks
• Defense also leads MIAA/2^ND nationally in opponent 3^rd down conversion (21.1%); 12^th in opponent 4^th down conversion (81.8%)
• Cody Lindsay (LB) leads MIAA in tackles for loss (10.5); T-2^nd sacks (4.5); T-2^nd (2 forced fumbles; both came last week at Pitt State)
• Three individuals in MIAA top-8 passes defended; Michael Jordan (1^st, 14); Sam Brown (5^th, 8); Donte Watkins (8^th, 6)
• Jordan leads nation in passes defended
• Jordan 4^th MIAA with 3 interceptions; Darrian Bass , Brown, Watkins among 8 others tied with 2 (top-12)
• Skyler Windmiller leads nation with 18.17 yards per completion
• Dee Toliver 7^th nationally with 24.6 yard/catch average
• Toliver 2^nd in MIAA in receiving yards (419) and yards/game (83.8); has two 100-yard receiving games (at Pittsburg State-101, Central Oklahoma-162)
• Tolver, Brandynn Clark and DiJuan Ussery have recorded 100-yard receiving games this season; Alek Ferbet finished with 99 at Northeastern State

  FORT HAYS STATE NOTABLES

• Fort Hays leads MIAA/7^th nationally in rushing offense (283.4 yards/game)
• Traveon Albert leads MIAA with 8.13 rush yards/carry
• Albert (610) and Shaquille Cooper (679) are 1^st and 2^nd in MIAA rushing
• Passing offense ranks 12^th in MIAA (119.2 yards/game)
• Tigers 152^nd of 169 teams nationally in time of possession (26:50 min./game)
• 26 penalties are 2^nd least in MIAA; 228 penalty yards are least in MIAA
• Kickoff return defense ranks 11^th in MIAA
• Defense has allowed 3rd most first downs in MIAA
• Daniel Lindsey has blocked three kicks, most in MIAA; 2^nd most in nation