•    The Ichabod football returns to Yager Stadium for Washburn's Homecoming game on Oct. 29 when they will play host to Missouri Western with a 1 p.m. kickoff.
•    The Ichabods (5-3, 5-3 MIAA) are coming off a 29-27 loss at Central Missouri for the Mules' homecoming game on Oct. 22.
•    The Griffons lost their last game on the road at Fort Hays State 35-27 falling to 4-4 on the season.
•    Washburn is part of a two-way tie for fifth place in the MIAA standings with Pittsburg State …  Northwest Missouri is 7-0 and Emporia State is 6-1 followed by Central Missouri and Fort Hays State at 6-2.
•    Washburn is 46-43 all-time on its homecoming since it was first played during the 1920-21 school year … there was no homecoming designated during the 1921-1927 seasons … Washburn has played the Griffons six times on homecoming in Topeka … Washburn is 1-5 against the Griffons on its homecoming … Washburn topped the Griffons 35-27 on Oct. 17, 1998 in the Ichabod homecoming game … since then the Griffons have won the last two times they have been Washburn's opponents in an Oct. 26, 2002 34-28 double overtime win and on Oct. 18, 2014 in a 40-14 win in Yager Stadium.
•    The Ichabods are 12-10 in games played in Topeka against the Griffons.
•    The Griffons have won three of the last four played in Yager Stadium.
•    Washburn has played Pittsburg State the most times on its homecoming game with 12 contests … followed by Emporia State (10), Benedictine (9), Fort Hays State (7), Missouri Western and Truman (6).
•    The Ichabods have had 65 plays of longer than 20 yards this season including 17 more than 40 yards.
•  On the ground, the Ichabods are averaging 4.3  yards per carry on first down, 4.5 yards per carry on second down and 3.8 yards per carry on third down … on fourth down the Ichabods are averaging 0.2 yards per carry on 11 attempts.
•    When passing, Washburn is 31 of 63 on first down, 32 of 64 on second down, 38 of 9 on third down and 3 of 7 on fourth down.
•    This season, Washburn has ran the ball on first down 223 times compared to 70 passing attempts … on second down its 121 to 74 run to pass and on third down its 95 to 36 pass to run.
•    The Ichabods are 11th in the MIAA in penalties with 65 for 609 yards averaging 76.1 yards per game … Washburn is 8th in opponent penalties at 55 for an average of 59.0 yards per game.
  Washburn Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig . . .
•    was named head coach of the Ichabod football program Dec. 28, 2001.
•    is 101-67 (.611) in his 15th season as the Ichabod head coach.
•    is 83-57 (.603) against the MIAA.
•    has led the Ichabods to three NCAA Playoff appearances and two bowl appearance championships.
•    led the Ichabods to the 2005 MIAA regular season outright championship.
•    led the Ichabods to the program's first 10-win season and their first NCAA or NAIA playoff game victory in school history with a win over Abilene Christian during the 2011 season.
•    is Washburn's all-time winningest football coach with 101 wins.
•    is 6-8 against Missouri Western.
 
Missouri Western head coach Jerry Partridge . . .
•    was named the sixth head coach of the Griffon football program in 1997
•    is 149-79 (.669) in his 20th season as the Griffon head coach.
•    is 117-64 (.662) against the MIAA.
•    has led the Griffons to four NCAA Playoff appearances and seven Mineral Water bowl appearance.
•    has led the Griffons to the 2012 MIAA Championship and 2003 Co-MIAA regular season championship.
•    is Missouri Western's all-time winningest coach with 143 wins.
•    is third in all-time wins in the MIAA.
•    is 12-7 against Washburn.
  •    This season, a different Ichabod senior will be wearing the No. 9 jersey which was worn last season by Brandon Bourbon, who passed away earlier this summer.
•    In the opening game against Northeastern State, Mickeel Stewart rushed for 53 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown.
•    Bryce Chavis wore No. 9 against Northwest Missouri.
•    Against Lindenwood, James Brania-Hopp wore No. 9 and had one catch for 25 yards and a tackle on special teams.
•    Long-snapper Zach Downing wore No. 9 this past week and recorded a tackle on special teams.
•    Against Pitt State, quarterback Derek McGinnis wore No. 9 and passed for 260 yards and two touchdowns.
•    Anthony Daniels, Jr. wore No. 9 against Missouri Southern and had one catch.
•    Saul Monteon wore No. 9 against Fort Hays State.
•    Cody Heiman wore No. 9 against Central Missouri and recorded four tackles and a tackle for loss.  
  •    Cody Heiman leads the team with 64 tackles with 31 solo stops adding 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks with two interceptions and 10 passes defended adding a 60-yard fumble recovery against Missouri Southern for a touchdown … he went over the 200 career tackle mark against Missouri Southern and now has 214 at Washburn … Heiman is 10th in the MIAA in tackles.
•    Austin Tillman is second on the team with 62 tackles recording a career-high 13 against the Lopers earlier this season and ranks 12th in the MIAA in tackles.
•    Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq is fourth in the MIAA in sacks and ranks 10th in tackles for loss for 8.0 for 50 yards and he is fourth in the MIAA in sacks with 4.5 for 38 yards … he is fourth on the Ichabods with 42 tackles … he is fifth in tackles for loss all-time at Washburn with 30 and his 12.5 sacks is eighth all-time as an Ichabod.
•  Spenser Matthews leads the Ichabods with 10.0 tackles for loss for 26 yards and has 3.0  sacks … he is ranked fifth in the MIAA in tackles for loss and he is 11th in sacks … for his Ichabod career he is seventh in sacks (13.5) and 10th in tackles for loss (27.5).
•    Trevin Wiens is third on the team with 44 tackles including eight pass break ups and 10 deflections.
•    Corey Ballentine is fifth on the team with 42 tackles and has 5.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards.
•    Derrick McGreevy tied a career-high with six tackles against the Tigers.
•  The Ichabods have the fourth-best total defense in the league allowing 392.4 yards per game … Northwest Missouri leads the league allowing 248.8 yards per game and Fort Hays State is second allowing 380.6 yards per game … Missouri Western has the fifth-best overall defense allowing 409.8 yards per game.
•    Washburn is second in the league in rush defense allowing 113.9 yards per game trailing Northwest Missouri (71.4 ypg) … Missouri Western is fourth in the MIAA in rush defense allowing  132.3 yards per game.
•    The Ichabods are third in the league in sacks with 19 for 100 yards … Fort Hays State leads the league with 29 sacks … Missouri Western has recorded 14 sacks for 85 yards.
•    Derrick McGreevy has tied his career-high for tackles with six in back to back games.
  •    Mickeel Stewart is eighth in the MIAA in rushing averaging 55.0 yards per game … he had a career-high 21 rushes for a career-high 108 yards against Missouri Southern.
•    Jake Horner is ranked 11th in the MIAA in receiving averaging 65.4 yards per game.
•    Derek McGinnis went over the 4,000-yard  career passing mark against Central Missouri becoming the eighth Ichabod to pass for at least 4,000 yards in a career … he needs 87 yards to move into seventh all-time … his 37 touchdown passes are fifth all-time on the Ichabod chart … two of three of his touchdown rushes in his career have came against Central Missouri.
•    Bryce Chavis recorded two touchdowns for the fourth time in his career against Fort Hays State … he has 1,166 career receiving yards and 75 catches.
•    The Ichabods are seventh in scoring offense at 31.9 ppg in the MIAA rankings and eighth in total offense at 397.5 yards per game.
•    Washburn has the fifth-best rushing offense in the league at 172.6 yards per game and they are ranked 11th in passing offense at 224.9 yards per game.
  •  Perry Schmiedeler is fourth in the MIAA in kick scoring at 7.6 points per game and ranked sixth overall in the MIAA in scoring.
•    Schmiedeler is third in the MIAA in punting with a 41.1 ypg average … the 41.1 ypp average ranks fourth on the Ichabod single season chart.
•    Schmiedeler set a career-high with six extra points against Missouri Southern … his 61 career extra points is 11th on the all-time chart at Washburn.
•    Josh Wright's 70-yard kickoff return against Central Missouri was a career-long and the longest by an Ichabod since Zach Franklin's 65-yard return against Northwest Missouri on Nov. 14, 2015 … he had a career-high 128 all-purpose yards against the Mules last time out.
  •    The Griffons are 4-4 this season losing their last two games in a 55-47 loss to Pittsburg State and a 35-27 road loss to Fort Hays State last time out.
•    Josh Caldwell leads the team with 1,188 rushing yards and nine touchdowns averaging 148.5 yards per game leading the MIAA by an average of 50 yards per game.
•    Skyler Windmiller is passing for 256.9 yards per game throwing 17 touchdowns with five interceptions.
•    Dijuan Ussery leads the team with 87.4 yards per game receiving with five touchdowns averaging 26.9 yards per catch.
•    Donte Watkins leads the team with 71 tackles with 48 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss adding two interceptions.
  Series Record: MWSU leads 24-18-2
Streak: WU won the last one
First Meeting: WU 58-3 (09/16/1972) in Topeka
Last Meeting: WU 21-7 (10/17/2014) in St. Joseph
Last WU win: 21-7 (10/17/2014) in St. Joseph
Last MWSU win: 40-14 (10/18/2014) in Topeka
Largest WU win: 58-3 (09/16/1972) in Topeka
Largest MWSU win: 52-0 (11/7/1981) in St. Joseph 
  (10/17/2015) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods held the ball for the final 8:04 of the game picking up a 21-7 win over Missouri Western spoiling the Griffons' homecoming.
After neither team scored in the first quarter, Bryce Chavis hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Derek McGinnis in the back of the end zone for the 7-0 lead. It would be all the scoring in the first half as the Ichabod defense held the Griffons to 135 yards on 27 plays while the Ichabods had 43 plays for 208 yards.
Washburn (4-3, 4-3 MIAA) increased its lead to 14-7 after Cody Heiman picked off a pass from TJ LaFaver and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.
On the ensuing kickoff, Western (4-3, 4-3 MIAA) returned it 84 yards to the Ichabod 16 and would score four plays later cutting Washburn's lead to 14-7 with 12:16 to play in the third quarter.
Two possessions later Heiman picked off his second pass of the game of the game returning it to the Western 49 yard line.
The Ichabods drove down to the Griffon 9, but the field goal was missed.
In the fourth, Chavis pulled down his second touchdown reception on a 46-yard pass from McGinnis with 10:09 to play going up 21-7.
After a three-play, five yard drive, Missouri Western punted and would not see the ball again as the Griffons ran 17 plays going 81 yards using the remaining 8:04 of the clock sealing the victory for Washburn.
Heiman led the Ichabods with nine tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions including 42 yards in return yards. Austin Tillman had seven tackles and Dwane Simmons had four tackles and an interception returning it 55 yards.
Brandon Bourbon had 78 yards on 22 carries on the ground and Mickeel Stewart had 61 yards on 16 carries and Hayden Groves had 17 carries for 52 yards.
McGinnis finished 12 of 25 for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
Jake Horner led the Ichabods with five catches for 84 yards and Chavis finished with 101 yards receiving on four catches and two touchdowns.
Overall the Ichabods had 414 yards holding Missouri Western to 245 yards on 59 plays while Missouri Western had 414 yards on 82 plays. In the second half the Ichabods defense held the Griffons to only 110 yards.
  HAYS, Kan. -- (Oct. 22, 2016) HAYS, Kan. – The Missouri Western football team lost its second straight game, 35-27 Saturday afternoon at Fort Hays State.
The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak over Fort Hays State for the Griffons and dropped Missouri Western to 4-4 on the season. The Griffons' four losses have come by a total of 30 points.
Saturday's game was Missouri Western's second lowest scoring total of the season, getting a touchdown off an 8-yard pass from Skyler Windmiller to Patrick Bolton with 43 seconds remaining to avoid the season's lowest scoring output. Bolton's touchdown catch gave the Griffons a chance, but just like the prior week, an onside kick attempt was recovered by the opposition.
The Griffons had their chances, gaining 497 yards of offense on 92 plays in the game compared to 463 on 67 plays for Fort Hays State. The Tigers took a 21-19 lead to halftime after Missouri Western missed two point after attempts and a field goal in the first 30 minutes. The teams went scoreless in the third quarter, but five second half sacks by Fort Hays State and three second half turnovers by the Griffons hurt the comeback effort.
Windmiller went over 2,000 passing yards on the season with an 18-30 performance for 231 yards and three touchdowns. The junior threw two interceptions and was sacked five times. Josh Caldwell had his seventh 100-yard game of the season, rushing 26 times for 147 yards and a touchdown. Dijuan Ussery caught four passes for 106 yards and a touchdown, a 70-yarder that put Missouri Western up 12-0 in the first quarter. Brock Broughton and Bolton caught the other TD passes.
  (10/22/2106) WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabod football team cam up just shy of its third-straight win in a 29-27 loss to Central Missouri on Saturday afternoon.
The Ichabods and Mules (6-2, 6-2, MIAA) traded punts on their first two drives while remaining scoreless until Central Missouri opened the scoring with a 6-yard rush by Marquel McNac with 7:32 in the game capping a seven-play, 75-yard drive.
Washburn (5-3, 5-3 MIAA) came back for its own score after driving down to the Central Missouri 3-yard line, but the drive stalled with three plays inside the Mule five and the Ichabods settled for a 22-yard field goal by Perry Schmiedeler with 3:59 to play in the first quarter.
The Mules scored on their ensuing drive on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Garrett Fugate to Wesley Thomas, but the extra point was blocked by Josh Wright as UCM led 13-3 with 1:31 left in the first quarter.
Washburn again returned serve after a score when Derek McGinnis scrambled for a 2-yard run with 12:01 to go in the first half wrapping up a 9-play, 78-yard drive.
As the case after the two previous Ichabod scoring drives, the Mules needed only five plays to go 65-yards in 86 seconds to go back up 20-10 with 10:37 to play in the half.
Neither team would score until a Peter Pfannenstiel fumble recovery setting Washburn up at the UCM 36. Two plays later Mickeel Stewart scored on a 5-yard run with 7:11 remaining trimming the Mule lead to 20-17.
Again the Mules scored on their next possession on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Fugate to Seth Hebert for 31 yards going up 26-17, but Schmiedeler connected on a 36-yard field goal after a penalty on the Mules with no time left on the first half clock as the Ichabods trailed 26-20 entering the break.
The Ichabods were outgained 343 to 217 in the first half.
Neither team scored in the third quarter and UCM put the first points of the second half on the board with a 26-yard field goal by Billy Greco with 13:42 left in the game as the Mules would go up 29-20.
Washburn came back with a score of its own when Chris McGee, Jr. scored on an 18-yard run cutting the Ichabod deficit back to two at 29-27.
After the Ichabod defense forced a three-and-out, Washburn drove down to the Central 30 yard line, but Schmiedeler's 47-yard field goal attempt hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field of play.
The Mules regained possession and reached the Ichabod 43 before the defense forced another UCM punt, however the Ichabods would turn the ball back over on downs after two rushes for four yards and two incomplete passes giving the ball back to the Mules at the Ichabod 14 yard line.
The Ichabod defense held the Mules to one of offense and a missed 30-yard field goal with 1:02 to play in the game.
However the Mules would come up empty with only one first down to the Washburn 37. Two incomplete passes by the Ichabods and a Mule interception at the UCM 42 sealed the win for Central Missouri taking a knee to run out the clock.
Austin Tillman led the Ichabods with 11 tackles and Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq finished with seven tackles adding 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack for 15 yards.
McGee, Jr. finished with 57 yards rushing and eight carries and a touchdown and McGinnis was 15 of 33 for 214 yards with one interception as the Ichabods finished with 14.3 yards per completion. Bryce Chavis had seven catches for 99 yards.
Central Missouri had 26 first downs compared to the Ichabods' 19. The Ichabods outrushed the Mules 130 to 113, but were outpassed 357 to 214 as the Mules tallied 470 yards overall to 344 for Washburn.
  •    lift the Ichabods to 540-574-44 in their football history.
•    move the Ichabods to 6-3 on the season.
•    improve the Ichabods 19-24-2 all-time against the Griffons.
•    be the Ichabods' second-straight win over the Griffons.
•    snap a two-game losing streak on Washburn's Homecoming game.
  •    drop the Ichabods to 539-575-44 in their football history.
•    drop the Ichabods to 5-4 on the season.
•    be the third-straight loss to the Griffons in Topeka.
•    be the Ichabods' third-straight loss on their Homecoming game.
  •  Washburn is 539-574-44 (.484) in the 125th year of Ichabod football.
•  The Ichabods are ranked 15th in NCAA Division II history in wins.
•  The Ichabods have 12 conference titles with the last coming in 2005 in the MIAA.
•  Washburn has had 126 first team all-conference picks and 44 first team all-MIAA selections.
•  Washburn has had 78 all-American selections and 54 all-American picks since joining the NCAA Division II ranks in 1989.
•  Five Ichabods have been picked in the NFL Draft.
  WACO, Texas -- The Ichabods did not receive votes in the first regular season poll of the 2016 season. Under head coach Craig Schurig, the Ichabods have been ranked or have received votes in the AFCA poll 55 times and have been ranked in the top 10 a total of 15 times.
  Washburn hits the road for the final time with a trip to Edmond, Okla., on Nov. 5, before wrapping up the regular season with Emporia State on Nov. 12 for senior day for the Ichabods with a 2 p.m. start time.