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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 20-ranked Washburn Ichabods held Pittsburg State to their lowest point total in an MIAA game in a 55-3 win over the Gorillas on Homecoming Saturday in Yager Stadium. Washburn (6-2, 4-2 MIAA) will travel to Maryville, Mo., next week with a 1:30 p.m. start. The Ichabods scored the first 38 points of the game holding the Gorillas scoreless until their first drive of the second half.

The Ichabods opened the game with a 73-yard kickoff return by Pierre Desir to the Pittsburg State 18, but the drive stalled and Steve Ivanisevic connected on a 31-yard field goal putting the Ichabods on the board. After the teams traded interceptions, The Ichabods drove 38 yards on five plays with Drameagon Powers recovering a Washburn fumble in the end zone putting the Ichabods up 10-0.

On the first play of the second quarter, Dane Simoneau hit Cameron Knox on a 4-yard touchdown pass wrapping up a 45-yard, six-play drive increasing the Washburn lead to 17-0.

After forcing a Gorilla punt, Simoneau hooked up with Brad Cole for a 22-yard touchdown reception. On PSU's ensuing drive, the Ichabods held the Gorillas on a fourth-and-one from the Washburn 33. Washburn would then take over possession and drive 66 yards in six plays capped by a Simoneau pass to Vershon Moore from 26-yards out.

The Ichabods would wrap up the scoring in the half on another Simoneau touchdown pass to Greg Schoenberg from 12-yards with 55 seconds to play in the half. Washburn outgained the Gorillas 249 to 96 in the second quarter only.

The lone points for the Gorillas came on a 26-yard field goal by Jared Witter with 11:11 to go in the third quarter.

Ivanisevic responded with a 32-yard field goal of his own wrapping up a 47-yard drive in eight plays with 8:51 on the clock.

After forcing a Gorilla punt, the Ichabods took possession and Simoneau hit Powers on a 31-yard completion putting the Ichabods up 48 to 3 with 4:55 to play in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Simoneau wrapped up the Ichabod scoring with a record-breaking pass to Cole on a 77-yard touchdown pass. Simoneau's touchdown pass was his sixth of the afternoon tying both the MIAA's and Washburn's single-game record. He tied the school record of six set by Barry Griffiths, who recorded six against Emporia State in 1988.

Simoneau finished 20 of 28 for 362 yards with the six touchdown passes playing into the first drive. Cameron Kasel came in the game was completed three of seven passes for 16 yards.

Cole led the Ichabods receivers with six catches for 149 yards and two touchdowns.

Casey Curran led the Ichabods with 11 tackles with five solo stops. Zach Watkins had nine with 1.5 tackles for loss. Eric Lawrence had eight tackles with a sack and two tackles for loss. Pierre Desir recorded two interceptions, a pass break up and three tackles.

Washburn recorded 26 first downs gaining 588 total yards averaging 8.4 yards per play. The Ichabod defense held the Gorillas to 266 total yards.

Notes:
* The three points by the Gorillas were the fewest they had scored in an MIAA game since joining the conference in 1989.
* The win was also the largest margin of victory by an Ichabod team topping the previous margin of 23 set in 1953.
* The 55 points was also the most points scored by the Ichabods in the 82-game history of the series.
* The win was the third-straight win over the Gorillas in Topeka following wins in 2005 and 2007.