Fort Hays State looks to remain unbeaten on Saturday night (Sept. 16) when it plays at Central Oklahoma in Edmond. The Tigers take a No. 21 AFCA ranking into the game, its first time ever in the top 25 of the AFCA poll. FHSU is 2-0, while Central Oklahoma enters at 1-1.
 
The Tigers are coming off a 35-6 win over then No. 13 ranked Central Missouri last week in Hays. Central Missouri dropped from the top 25, while the Tigers moved to the spot UCM held in the preseason poll. In the D2Football.com supplemental poll, the Tigers are No. 17 in the nation. FHSU is looking for its third straight win over UCO overall and third straight win in Edmond. The Tigers are 3-1 against the Bronchos under head coach Chris Brown.
 
Fort Hays State leads the MIAA in both scoring offense and defense, putting up 41.5 points per game and allowing just 6.5 per game. The Tigers rank third in the nation in points allowed per game. The defense is allowing just 261.5 yards per game, second in the MIAA only to Northwest Missouri State's 231.5 per game. The Tigers are averaging 432 yards of total offense per game to rank third in the MIAA.
 
Through two weeks of play, Fort Hays State and two-time defending national champion Northwest Missouri State are the only teams to remain unbeaten in the MIAA. Eight of the 12 teams currently sit at 1-1.
 
Jacob Mezera reached a milestone last week in the win over Central Missouri. He became the ninth Tiger quarterback in history to reach 3,000 passing yards for a career. Layne Bieberle leads Tiger receivers with 10 catches for 190 yards so far, producing his second career 100-yard receiving game last week. Kenneth Iheme is the top rusher on the team with 133 yards. Connor Shedeed leads the Tigers in tackles with 14 for the season.