TAHLEQUAH, Okla – The Washburn Ichabod football team ended the season with a 35-28 win scoring the tiebreaking touchdown with 48 seconds to play as the Ichabods won their 12th-game in a row over Northeastern State on Saturday. Washburn ends the season with a 3-8 record.
 
Tre Richardson pulled down a third and 10 pass from Sam Van Dyne in the back corner of the endzone for the game-winner capping an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took 4:05 off the clock. On the RiverHawks (2-9) ensuing possession, Northeastern State drove down to the Ichabod 28, but their final pass into the endzone was picked off by DeAndre Washington closing the game and securing the seven-point win for Washburn.
 
The Ichabods took the first lead of the game at the 9:54 mark of the first quarter when Jaquez White picked off a Dereun Dortch pass and returned it 30 yards for the touchdowns and his first interception of the season.
 
The RiverHawks came right back with a 75-yard drive of their own to tie the score with 5:34 to play. Neither team would score the rest of the quarter and Washburn returned to the scoreboard with 8:01 to play in the opening half when Lucas Oitker had a 2-yard run up the middle putting Washburn up 14-7, however the RiverHawks came back and tied the score after a 3:02 drive at 14.
 
On the RiverHawks' kickoff, Richardson returned the ball 84 yards down to the NSU 11 yard line and then Tyler Bowden scampered 11 yards on the one-play drive touchdown run breaking the deadlock putting Washburn up 21-14 entering the break.
 
Washburn went up 28-14 on a Keller Hurla 53-yard touchdown run on a third and one finishing off a three-play drive with 1:42 to go in the third quarter.
 
Northeastern State then went on a 12-play, 75-yard drive cutting the lead to 28-21 and after an Ichabod three-and-out, the RiverHawks tied the score with a 52-yard drive knotting the game at 28.
 
Washburn then went ahead for good on the Van Dyne to Richardson connection and Washington's pick ended the game with the win for Washburn.
 
Bowden rushed for 83 yards and a score on 16 carries and Van Dyne was 12 of 18 with the touchdown pass. Richardson finished with five catches for 52 yards and had a total of 166 all-purpose yards in the game.
 
The MIAA's leader in tackles, L.J. Minner, Jr., had 14 to lead the team and Mason Capper had 10 tackles.
 
Washburn was outgained 382 to 324 in the game.