Storylines:
- The Lindenwood football team ends its 2017 season on Saturday at home with a 1 p.m. game against Central Missouri.
 
- Lindenwood picked up its fourth win of the season last week with a 37-17 road win at Missouri Southern. That fourth win was the most for the program in a season since 2012. The Lions enter the final week tied for eighth in the MIAA standings, and still have a shot to move up one spot in the final standings.
 
- Central Missouri enters play this week with a 7-3 record, and it is in sole possession of third place in the MIAA. The Mules are ranked 10th in the latest NCAA regional rankings, giving them an outside shot to still make the national tournament. Central Missouri picked up a 52-24 victory last time out against Northeastern State.
 
- Central Missouri leads the all-time series with Lindenwood by a 6-0 margin, with three of those victories coming in Hunter Stadium. The Mules have averaged over 40 points a game in the series, while the Lions have put up under 20 points a contest. The closest game came in 2013 at Hunter Stadium when the Mules escaped by 35-28 score.
 
- Last season, Lindenwood did not crack the scoreboard until under three minutes remained in the game, as the Mules defeated the Lions by a 35-7 score. Central Missouri controlled possession in the game, running 43 more plays and having nearly 400 more yards of total offense.
 
- Lindenwood's biggest improvement in 2017 has been on defense, where it is allowing 7.6 fewer points a game. That defense will get its bigget test in week 11, as the Mules have one of the top offense in the country, ranking 12th nationally in points and second in total offense.
 
- Last week, Lindenwood scored a touchdown late in the second quarter to go up by two possessions at 24-10, and it then added two third-quarter touchdowns to spark the win over Missouri Southern. Five different Lions scored touchdowns in the contest.
 
Lions Offense
- Lindenwood is currently seventh in the MIAA in total offense (386.4), and eighth in scoring offense (26.9).
 
- Running back Calen Campbell is 17 rushing yards away from 600 for the season. He would be the first Lion to reach that mark since 2012, and his 5.9 yards per carry would also be the best among running backs since 2012.
 
- Wide receiver Deantrell Prince is averaging 70.7 receiving yards a game. If he reaches 57 yards on Saturday, he will enter Lindenwood's top-10 list for single-season receiving yards per game.
 
- Quarterback Najee Jackson is sixth in the MIAA with 214.4 passing yards and 237.1 total offense yards a game. He has thrown at least one touchdown in seven games this season.
 
- Over the last four weeks, four different players have receiving touchdowns for the Lions. That total does not include Lindenwood's two leaders in receiving touchdowns this season, Deantrell Prince and DeSean Warren.
 
- Wide receiver Kendell Sparks caught his 100th career reception last week for the Lions. He is the ninth Lindenwood player to reach that mark.  Deantrell Prince is five receptions away from 100.
 
Lions Defense
- Lindenwood is currently ranked seventh in the MIAA in total defense (407.6), and fifth in scoring defense (26.8).
 
- Bakari Triggs has 10 interceptions and 27 pass breakups in his career. The 10 interceptions is the fourth-most in program history, and the 27 pass breakups is tenth in MIAA history.

- Ace Rogers has made the most of his one season at Lindenwood. He is third on the team with 66 tackles, second with eight pass breakups, and first with three fumble recoveries. He also has one interception, one forced fumble, and 3.5 tackles for loss.
 
- Jonathan Harris leads the team with 4.0 sacks, and he has 5.5 tackles for loss. In his career, the junior defensive lineman has 24.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks.
 
- Darrius Williams leads the team with 90 total tackles, and he ranks fifth in the MIAA with 9.0 tackles a game.
 
Lions Special Teams
- Lindenwood is third in the MIAA with 20.6 kickoff return yards a return, and it is fourth in the MIAA and 33rd nationally with 12.7 yards per punt returns.
 
- Travis Spraul currently leads the team with 51 points. He has made 33 PATs and six field goals this season.
 
- Michael Crowder is tied for the MIAA lead among punters with just one touchback on the season. He has 16 kicks inside the 20-yard line, and only one touchback.
 
Team Notes
- Lindenwood is 21st in NCAA Division II by converting 46.2 percent of its third-down conversions.
 
- The Lions are third in the MIAA in fewest passing yards allowed a game (202.3). It has held seven of its 10 opponents under 200 yards.
 
- The Lions are in the top-30 nationally in fewest penalties per game (5.70) and fewest penalty yards (46.8).
 
Scouting the Mules
- Central Missouri has won four out of its last five games, and it has averaged 52.0 points a game in that span.
 
- The Mules have lost just one game to a team behind them in the standings, falling to Central Oklahoma in week nine of the season.
 
- Central Missouri leads the MIAA in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense, passing yards per completion, first downs, and third and fourth-down conversions.
 
- Brook Bolles is third nationally with 322.3 passing yards a game. He has thrown 19 touchdown passes and rushed for eight scores. Bolles has nearly 50 rushing yards a game.

- Devante Turner and Koby Wilkerson are combining for 143.7 rushing yards a game. The pair has 20 rushing touchdowns.
 
- Jaylen Zachery leads the team with 75.0 receiving yards a game. Kyrion Parker has a team-high five receiving touchdowns. Eight other players have receiving touchdowns.
 
- Codie Bell and Diaron Rhodes each have a team-high 54 tackles. Austin Miller leads the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.
 
- Monteze Latimore has a team-high three interceptions and 14 pass breakups. Codie Bell has recovered two fumbles, and Jackson Newman has two interceptions.