First and 10
• The Washburn Ichabods will wrap up the home slate with a senior day battle against Central Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Yager Stadium.
• Prior to the start of the game, 13 seniors including D.J. Olmstead, Carey Woods, Mickeel Stewart, Nick Foster, Cedric Gonzalez, Chris McGee, Jr., Peter Pfannenstiel, DeVonta Staples, Michael Shirk, Jalen Durham, Bob Marco, Ricardo Olivieri and Trey Parker will be honored.
• The game will also be Veteran's Appreciation Day with pregame festivities including an Oath Ceremony as well as a caravan of more than 100 Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
• Washburn is coming off a 34-24 win over Missouri Western last time out defeating the Griffons on their Homecoming Saturday.
• Central Oklahoma enters the game with a 5-4 record winning its last three games with victories over Nebraska-Kearney (27-13), Missouri Southern (63-33) and Central Missouri (48-30).
• The Bronchos have the second-best scoring offense in the league averaging 36.1 points per game and the eighth-best scoring defense at 29.1 points per game.
• The Ichabods have the four-best scoring defense in the MIAA allowing an average of 26.1 ppg and the fourth-best scoring offense at 34.6 ppg.
• Offensively, the Bronchos are ranked third in the MIAA in total offense with 460.0 yards per game and the 10th-best total defense allowing 437.8 ypg. Washburn is ranked sixth in the MIAA in total offense at 390.4 yards per game and sixth in total defense allowing 396.7 ypg.
• Washburn is outscoring its opponents 85-18 in the first quarter this season and 96-70 in the third quarter but have been outscored 71-63 in the second quarter and 76-67 in the fourth quarter of games this season including 58-0 in the last four games.
• The Ichabods have been flagged 55 times for 419 yards compared to 41 times for 357 yards for their opponents. In the MIAA, the Ichabods are fourth in penalties against and 12th in opponent penalties.
• Of the 183 first downs gained by opponents this season, 15 have been aided by Ichabod penalties … Ichabod opponents have 189 first downs compared to 183 for Washburn.
• The 92 plays ran against Missouri Western last time out was the third-most amount of plays ran in a game by a Craig Schurig-coached team only behind the 95 plays against Missouri Southern in 2015 and the 93 at Pittsburg State in 2011. The 58 carries by the Ichabods were the ninth-most in school history and the second-highest total in the Schurig era.
• Washburn has gone 9-6 on senior day under head coach Craig Schurig.
• Washburn is 4-10 in games played on Nov. 4 and have not played a game on Nov. 4 since a 14-13 win at Missouri Southern in 2006. 
 
Washburn / Central Oklahoma series notes
• Series Record: Series tied 3-3-0
• Streaks: WU won the last meeting
• First Meeting: WU 48-3 (10/15/2011) in Topeka
• Last Meeting: WU won 31-28 (11/05/2016) in Edmond
• Last WU win: 31-28 (11/05/2016) in Edmond
• Last UCO win: 38-27 (10/24/2015) in Topeka
• Largest WU win: 48-3 (10/15/2011) in Topeka
• Largest UCO win: 35-20 (09/22/2012) in Edmond
• Washburn is 2-1 in games played in Topeka.
• Washburn won for the first time in Edmond last season in a 31-28 win on UCO's homecoming.
 
Coaches
Washburn Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig . . .
• was named head coach of the Ichabod football program Dec. 28, 2001.
• is 109-72 (.599) in his 16th season as the Ichabod head coach.
• is 91-61 (.603) against the MIAA.
• has led the Ichabods to three NCAA Playoff appearances and three 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 106 wins.
• is 3-3 against Central Oklahoma.
 
Central Oklahoma head coach Nick Bobeck . . . 
•                is 27-37 in his sixth year at the helm.
•  was a four-year standout at fullback for UCO from 1999-02, serving as a graduate assistant for the Bronchos for three years (2003-05).
•  was an assistant coach one year each at Texas A&M and Navarro (Texas) before taking over at Navarro in 2008, going 42-5 in four years there and leading the Bulldogs to the 2010 junior college national title.
•  returned to his alma mater in January 2012 and UCO went 2-8 each of his first two seasons before improving to 8-4 in 2014.
•  is 3-2 against Washburn.
 
Washburn notes
• Derrick McGreevy is third in the MIAA and 20th in the NCAA in tackles at 10.2 per game and Heath Tucker is 18th in the MIAA with 7.2 tackles per game … Peter Pfannenstiel is averaging 6.3 tackles per game which is 27th in the MIAA.
• D.J. Olmstead is leads the MIAA with six interceptions and is fifth in the nation overall. He recovered his fourth fumble of the season against Missouri Western, which tied an Ichabod single season record with Anthony Brooks (1987), Clay Phillips (1987), Leonard Jackson (1991) and Fred Caldwell (1989).
• Zach Willis is seventh in the MIAA in rushing with 66.3 yards per game which also leads the Ichabods.
• Mickeel Stewart ranks 11th in the MIAA with 55.1 which is second on the team while leading the Ichabods with seven rushing touchdowns.
• Corey Ballentine is ranked ninth in the nation and first in the MIAA in kickoff returns averaging 30.6 yards per return.
• Perry Schmiedeler is 23rd in the nation in punting and fifth in the MIAA averaging 41.1 yards per punt.
• James Brania-Hopp leads the Ichabods with 495 receiving yards averaging 16.5 yards per catch and 30 receptions for five touchdowns.
• Derrick McGreevy leads the team with 92 tackles adding 5.0 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
• Rashade Chester leads the team with 9.0 tackles for loss for 28 yards.
• Will Jones' 4.5 sacks for 26 yards leads the Ichabods.
• Perry Schmiedeler has moved into the top five all-time at Washburn in career kick scoring with 185 points. Next up on the kick scoring chart is Nick Kresic who had 186 from 1983-86. His overall point total of 187 (after adding in the two-point conversion he ran for earlier this season) ranks him 11th on the all-time scoring chart at Washburn.
 
Career highs from the Missouri Western game
The following Ichabods had career highs in various categories against Missouri Western last time out.
• Corey Ballentine - 135 all-purpose yards, 54 yard kickoff return
• Kyle Emerick - 7 tackles
• Perry Schmiedeler - 26 rushing yards
• Mickeel Stewart - 23 rushing attempts, 5 receptions, 53 receiving yards, 142 all-purpose yards
• Zach Willis, 17 rushing attempts
 
Central Oklahoma Notes
• The Bronchos are 5-4 this season and have won their last three game with wins over No. 23-ranked Central Missouri (48-30) last time out adding in wins at Missouri Southern (63-33) and at home against Nebraska-Kearney (27-13). The other two wins are over Lindenwood (35-14) to start the season and Emporia State in a 53-52 shootout.
• In UCO's four losses, they have lost by a combined total of 21 points, including just 17-10 on the road at Northwest Missouri. 
• Central Oklahoma is 4-1 in games played in Edmond and 1-3 in road contests. 
• Averaging 36.1 points per game, the Bronchos have one of the top offenses in the MIAA, tied for third. On the defensive side though, they allow 29.1 points which is 10th in the league. 
• Averaging 301.4 passing yards per game, UCO ranks second in the MIAA and 12th in Division II. 
• Chas Stallard is the Broncho quarterback. He has 2,683 passing yards this season, which is fourth in the nation. He has completed 193 passes for 23 touchdowns. He's completing 64.3 percent of his passes which is second in the MIAA and his 160.8 efficiency rating tops the conference. He's also first with his 19 touchdowns. Overall he is fourth in the nation and second in the MIAA in total offense averaging 341.1 yards per game trailing Central Missouri's Brook Bolles who has 356.3 yards per game.
• Most of Stallard's passes are in the direction of J.T. Luper, the NCAA leader in receiving yards with 1,322. He's caught 83 passes on the season, an average of more than nine per game. He has 47 more receptions than teammate Josh Crockett, who has 36 for 524 yards and five  touchdowns. Lupers 10 receiving touchdowns are ninth in D2 and lead the MIAA. 
• Chas Stallard also leads the team with 387 rushing yards for three touchdowns followed by Jake Standlee with 345 rushing yards.
• Defensively, Colton Lindsey leads the team with 75 tackles. Alex Figueroa has 63 tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss for 25 yards and three sacks. The Bronchos nine sacks are second-fewest in the MIAA. 
• Kicker Alex Quevedo is 7-for-9 on field goal attempts this season with a long of 46. He's hit  all three of his attempts between 40-49 yards.  Quevedo has 19 touchbacks in 57 kickoffs. 
 
Last time out for Washburn …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabods scored 24 points in the first 15:24 of the game and withstood a late Griffon charge in a 34-24 win over Missouri Western on Saturday in Spratt Stadium.  
The Ichabods (6-3, 6-3 MIAA) won the opening toss and deferred to the second half and the Griffons fumbled the kickoff and Washburn took over at the Western 28 and five plays later, Blake Peterson connected with Mickeel Stewart on an 8-yard touchdown pass staking Washburn to a 7-0 lead. 
After a three-and-out on the Griffons' next drive, Washburn needed six plays and marched 66 yards to go up 14-0 when Peterson ran for a 21-yard touchdown scamper with 9:44 to go in the first quarter.
 The Griffons (4-5, 4-5 MIAA) were forced to punt again after a 6-yard drive and the Ichabods pushed their lead to 17-0 after a 24-yard field by Perry Schmiedler. Washburn outgained the Griffons 190 to 36 in the first quarter.
Western's next drive went only five yards and the Ichabods took over at their own 35 yard line, but was forced to punt, but Schmiedeler rushed 11 yards for the first down keeping the drive alive. With the teams switching ends at the end of the quarter, Carey Woods took a double reverse run 16 yards for the score as Washburn increased its lead to 24-0. The Girffons would get on the board with a 13-play, 62-yard drive taking 6:46 off the clock as Tyler Basch hit a 32-yard field goal with 2:24 remaining in the opening half.
Schmiedeler connected on a 27-yard field goal with three seconds to go before the break as Washburn went up 27-3.
To start the second half, Washburn went 53 yards on eight plays capped by a Stewart 2-yard run as Washburn went up 34-3 with 11:31 to go in the third quarter.
The Griffons would then score the next 21 points with their final score coming with 9:21 to go in the game as Washburn snapped a two-game losing streak and won its third straight over the Griffons on a homecoming game.
Stewart rushed for 89 yards leading the Ichabods and one score while Zach Willis had 41, Peterson had 32 and Schmiedeler had 26 yards on two carries. Peterson was 14 of 33 passing for 181 yards and one score. Stewart led the Ichabods with five catches for 53 yards and one score finishing the game with 142 all-purpose yards.
Derrick McGreevy led the Ichabod defense with nine tackles and D.J. Olmstead had eight.
Washburn ran 92 plays in the game, which was just shy of a school record of 96 racking up 404 yards while the Griffons finished with 414 on 59 plays. Washburn had the ball 35:58 of the game compared to 24:02 for the Griffons.
 
Last Ichabod meeting with Central Oklahoma …
Nov. 5, 2016 -- EDMOND, Okla. -- The Washburn Ichabods survived a late rally on Central Oklahoma's homecoming holding on for a 31-28 win over the Bronchos as UCO missed a 33-yard field goal with 14 seconds to play.
Central Oklahoma scored the final 14 points of the game rallying from a 31-14 deficit giving them the opportunity to tie or take the win on its final drive.
The Ichabods got on the board with 1:32 left in the first quarter when Derek McGinnis hit Bryce Chavis on a 14-yard strike and then after forcing a Central Oklahoma punt, McGinnis completed an 18-yard touchdown pass stretching the Ichabod lead to 14-0 with 14:13 to play in the game.
UCO cut the lead in half at 14-7 with 46 seconds to play in the first half when Chris Stallard hit Justin Crockett for an 8-yard touchdown pass.
The Ichabods would then take possession and go seven plays in 40 seconds as Perry Schmiedeler hit a 46-yard field goal as the first half horn expired staking the Ichabdos to a 17-7 lead.
To start the second half, McGinnis tossed his third touchdown pass of the day on an 18-yard touchdown strike to James Brania-Hopp for his first career collegiate touchdown with 10:02 to play in the third quarter.
UCO answered with a touchdown of its own cutting the lead to 10 at 24-14 with 7:46 to play in the third quarter.
Washburn answered when Mickeel Stewart scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds to play in the third quarter pushing the Ichabod lead to 31-14.
UCO would rally off 14-straight points taking advantage of a roughing the passer call on the first one as the Bronchos trailed 31-28 with 7:28 to go in the game.
The Bronchos would then drive all the way to the Ichabod 16 with under a minute to play, but the 33-yard field goal to tie the game was wide right as the Ichabods improved to 7-3 on the season.
McGinnis passed for 298 yards completing 19 of 26 attempts with three touchdowns. Chavis had a career-high 10 receptions for 176 yards and one score and Anthony Daniels, Jr., had five catches for 80 yards and a score.
On the ground, Stewart had 16 carries for 51 yards and a score.
Defensively for the Ichabods, Cody Heiman led the Ichabods with 11 tackles adding a tackle for loss for four yards. Peter Pfannenstiel and Austin Tillman had eight tackles.
Schmiedeler had five punts for 255 yards averaging 51 yards per punt with three more than 50 yards.
Overall the Ichabods finished with 421 yards on 61 plays while the Bronchos finished with 418 yards on 77 plays. The Ichabods had 335 passing yards overall with 86 rushing yards and 20 first downs while UCO had 298 yards passing yards and 120 rushing yards. 
 
A win over Central Oklahoma would …
• lift the Ichabods to 549-577-44 in their football history.
• improve the Ichabods 4-3 all-time against the Bronchos.
• be the second straight win over the Bronchos.
• improve the Ichabods to 7-3 on the season.
 
A loss to Central Oklahoma would …
• drop the Ichabods to 548-578-44 in their football history.
• drop the Ichabods to 6-4 on the season.
• drop the Ichabods to 3-4 all-time against the Bronchos.
• be the Bronchos' second straight win over the Ichabods in Topeka.
 
Ichabod football history
• Washburn is 548-577-44 (.484) in the 127th 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 127 first team all-conference picks and 45 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.
 
Ichabods in the national polls
WACO, Texas -- The Ichabods received votes for the eighth-straight week in the latest AFCA Top 25 coaches poll of the season.  Under head coach Craig Schurig, the Ichabods have been ranked or have received votes in the AFCA poll 63 times and have been ranked in the top 10 a total of 15 times.
 
Up Next
Washburn will wrap up the regular season at Emporia State on Nov. 11.