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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 25 Ichabods fell 34-24 to the No. 5 ranked Chadron State Eagles in their home opener in front of 7,489 fans. The Ichabods will now hit the road next week taking on their second Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponent in as many weeks as they travel take the Colorado School of Mines at 1 p.m. CST next Saturday in Golden, Colo.
The Eagles turned an Ichabod turnover on the first drive of the season into a 3-0 lead as Travis Atter kicked a 24-yard field goal to put them up early. Washburn responded with a field goal of their own as freshman Kyle O'Neal booted a 36-yard field goal with 8:34 remaining in his debut with the Ichabods capping a nine-play, 59-yard drive knotting the score at 3-3.
On the Eagles' next possession, the 2006 Harlon Hill winner Danny Woodhead rushed for the first of his four touchdown runs on the afternoon going 16 yards putting the Eagles up 10-3.
With the Eagles kicking off after the score, the Ichabods Cary Williams returned the kick 94 yards to tie the score at 10. The 94-yard return was the fifth-longest in school history.
The Eagles took their next possession and scored in two plays as Woodhead ran for his second 16-yard touchdown rush putting the Eagles up 17-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Chadron State was the only team to score in the second quarter as the Eagles' Woodhead rushed for an 8-yard touchdown run with 6:51 remaining in the half while taking a 24-10 lead into halftime.
The Ichabods cut the lead to seven at 24-17 after Michael Krajicek returned a pick-six touchdown interception from 29 yards out.
After trading three-and-outs, the Ichabod forced another Eagle turnover as Michael Wilhoite forced Woodhead into a fumble, which was recovered by Jarod Tetuan at the Washburn 21. Washburn would then march 63 yards on 10 plays to the Chadron State 16 before the Eagles picked off a Washburn pass ending the drive. On the Eagles' next play, Woodhead rushed 89 yards down the left side of the field before cutting back for his third touchdown of the afternoon stretching the lead to 31-17 at the end of the third quarter.
After the Eagles' Atter hit his second field goal of the day, this time a 43-yard attempt, the Ichabods were down 34-17 with 6:31 left in the game.
On Washburn's next drive, Jordan Brill capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run trimming the lead to ten at 34-24. Brill's scamper was his first rushing touchdown of his career and the longest rush of his career as well.
After a failed onside kickoff attempt, the Eagles ran out the clock closing the door on the Ichabods.
Ra'Shawn Mosley led the Ichabods on the ground with 81 yards on 18 carries while Brill completed 24 of 41 passes for 249 yards. Brill completed passes to 10 different Ichabod receivers led by Joe Hastings, who had a team-high five receptions. Brad Cole led the Ichabod receivers with 47 yards on two receptions.
Zach Watkins led the Ichabods with nine tackles including a sack to go along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss.
For the Eagles, Woodhead finished with 290 yards on 32 carries and four touchdown scores. Joe McLain was 8 of 19 passing for 137 yards hitting Landon Ehlers and Micah Smith for two receptions each for 64 and 31 yards respectively.

Notes:
The Ichabods fell to 475-538-44 in its 117 year of college football … the Ichabods are now 0-1 all-time against Chadron State … the Ichabods fell to 3-3 all-time in season openers under head coach Craig Schurig … the Ichabods are now 8-7 in their last 15 season openers … the Ichabods lost for the first time in two home openers in Yager Stadium.