FOR STARTERS
»                The Washburn Ichabods will wrap up the home slate with senior day on Nov. 9 in Yager Stadium.
»                Washburn (2-7, 2-6 MIAA) lost a 14-13 decision to Nebraska-Kearney last time out on the Ichabod Homecoming.
»                No. 8-ranked Central Oklahoma picked up an overtime win over Missouri Western in a 37-34 last time out. The Bronchos scored with 13 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and kicked a 47-yard field goal in overtime to win the game.
»                There will be 16 seniors honored before the game: Caeden Spencer, Tyler Bowden, DeAndre Washington, Andrew Pujado, Kamble Haverkamp, Jai Haynes, Kaleb White, Tyce Brown, Eli Garnett, Mason Capper, Brycen Labertew, C.J. Callaghan, Connor Searcy, Simeon Sullivan, Sam Underwood, Chase McCoy, Nicholas Orr, Justice Akinmoladun and Nate Harding.
»                Central Oklahoma leads the all-time series 7-5 after braking an Ichabod two-game winning streak last season with a 41-7 win in Edmond.
»                The Ichabods are 3-3 in home games against UCO.
 
 BLUE NOTES
»                The Ichabods are ranked ninth in the nation in punt returns averaging 15.7 yards per return.
»                Chase McCoy is 23rd in the nation in sacks and leads the MIAA in sacks at 0.72 per game.
»                Tre Richardson is 19th in the nation and second in the MIAA in all-purpose yards averaging 135.2 yards per game … he is also 23rd in receiving yards with 738 and 23rd in receiving yards per game with 82.1.
»                Washburn is outscoring their opponents 69 to 58 in the first quarter and 69 to 65 in the third quarter of games this season, but have been outscored this season 62 to 56 in the second quarter and 86 to 27 in the fourth quarter.
»                The Ichabods have scored on their first possession of the game in each of the last four contests.
 
PRO BODS
»                The Washburn Ichabods have two former players on NFL rosters this season and one in the Canadian Football League.
»                Kyle Hinton is on the 53-man roster of the Atlanta Falcons.
»                Corey Ballentine is on the 53-man roster in Green Bay.
»                James Letcher, Jr. is a standout return specialist in the Canadian Football League playing for the Montreal Alouettes in his second season in the CFL. Earlier this season he had a 128-yard missed field goal return for a touchdown.

COACHES
Washburn head coach Craig Schurig . . .
»                was named head coach of the Ichabod football program Dec. 28, 2001.
»                is 141-108 (.599) in his 21st season as the Ichabod head coach and the sixth-longest tenured football coach in MIAA history.
»                is 122-91 (.603) against the MIAA in league games.
»                has led the Ichabods to four NCAA Playoff appearances and four bowl appearances and three bowl 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 139 wins.
»                is 5-6 against Central Oklahoma.
 
Central Oklahoma head coach Adam Dorrel . . .         
»                was hired to lead Central Oklahoma in December 2021 and has a 19-12 record at UCO in his third season.
»                has a 114-51 career record up to this his 15th season as a head coach.
»                the Maryville, Mo. native played for and coached at Northwest Missouri, winning three national championships as the head coach … he spent the six seasons coaching at Abilene Christian.
»                he is 7-1 against Washburn with the lone loss coming while coaching at Central Oklahoma.
 
NOTING THE BRONCHOS
»                The Bronchos are ranked No. 8 in the AFCA Top 25 poll and No. 7 in the d2football.com polls released earlier this week.
»                UCO is second in the nation in first downs, second in passing offense averaging 339.3 yards per game and 16th in the nation in rushing offense at 202.3 yards per game.
»                UCO is the No. 1 total offense in the country averaging 541.7 yards per game and ranked No. 2 in scoring offense averaging 48.8 yards per game.
»                The Bronchos qurterback Jett Huff is ranked third in the nation in passing touchdowns (28), passing yards (2,876), passing yards per game (319.6) and second in total offense at 333.6 yards per game.
»                Wide receiver Terrill Davis is the nation's top receiver leading the nation in receiving touchdowns (12), receiving yards (1,117), yards per game (124.1).
»                UCO running back Jalen Cottrell leads the nation in yards per carry at 8.22 per attempt and he is 14th in the nation in rushing yards per game at 103.2.
»                UCO placekicker Nicky Quevdeo is 20th in the nation in scoring averaging 8.3 a game.
»                Jack Puckett leads the team with 71 tackles (42 solo stops) adding 10.5 tackles for loss with five sacks and a forced fumble.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE BRONCHOS
(Nov. 4, 2024) EDMOND, Okla. – The Washburn Ichabods scored on their first drive of the game taking an early lead but Central Oklahoma scored the next 41 of the game en route to a 41-7 win.
Washburn (1-9, 0-9 MIAA) won the toss and took the ball to start the game and marched 75 yards in 11 plays as Sam Van Dyne scored on a 1-yard run as the Ichabods went up 7-0 with 9:48 to play in the opening quarter.
For the remainder of the game the Bronchos would score on seven of their 10 drives as they snapped a two-game winning streak by the Ichabods in the series.
Washburn was outgained 491 to 240 in the game as the Ichabods has the ball for 7:26 in the entire second half running 16 total plays compared to 41 to the Bronchos.
Van Dyne finished 17 of 33 passing with two interceptions for 187 yards and Tyce Brown had a team-high four catches for 69 yards averaging 17.3 ypc. D.J. Bell had 13 carries for 41 yards.
L.J. Minner, Jr. had seven tackles adding a tackle for loss and Caeden Spencer had five tackles and Julius Jackson had five as well.

SERIES HISTORY WITH BRONCHOS
»                The Bronchos lead the all-time series 7-5.
»                The Ichabods are 3-3 in home games and 2-4 in road contests against UCO.
»                The Ichabods have averaged 24 ppg in 12 meetings with UCO. UCO has averaged 25.6 incuding scoring a series-high 41 points in last season's 41-7 win.
»                Washburn's last win over the Bronchos in Topeka came on Oct. 22, 2022 in a 37-9 win in the last meeting in Yager Stadium.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE ICHABODS
(Nov. 2, 2024)  TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod football team came up just shy battling the rain and the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers in a 14-13 Homecoming loss in a game that saw two lightning delays totaling 153 minutes in game stoppage. 
The Ichabods opened the scoring on their first drive of the game after taking the kickoff and marched 68 yards on four plays capped by a 3-yard touchdown run from Cam Robinson from 3-yards out, but the Lopers blocked the extra point. The big play of the drive was a 44-yard pass from Sam Van Dyne to Maury Sullivan down to the UNK five.
Neither team would score in the middle of a downpour after trading punts and a pair of fumbles, Julius Jackson picked off a Reagan Jones pass returning it from the UNK redzone 78 yards to the Ichabod 16 yard line. Five plays later, the Ichabods went up 13-0 after Lucas Oitker scored from two yards out on a fourth and two with 2:19 go to in the half.
Once the intermission started, the field and stadium was cleared after a lightning strike.
On the Lopers' first drive of the half, De'Andre Washington picked off a Jones pass setting up the Ichabods Washburn 48, but the drive stalled as Jake Zeller placed a punt down at the Loper 5.
The teams again traded punts and the Lopers scored cutting the Washburn lead to 13-7  after a 41-yard play drive.
On the Ichabod's second play of the ensuing drive, Washburn threw an interception and the Ichabod 33 and the Lopers took a 14-13 lead with 8:57 to go in the game after Jones scored on a 9-yard touchdown scamper.
The Ichabods next drive stalled and had to punt with 6:43 left, but the Ichabod defense held the Lopers and after a 19-yard UNK punt, Washburn took over at its own 36 with 2:04 to play. After four  plays, another lightning strike within eight miles halted the game with 1:14 remaining.
After the teams returned to the field after a 115-minute delay with a 3rd and 12, Washburn's first play back on the field was an incomplete pass. Following a timeout, another Ichabod incomplete pass turned the ball back to the Lopers on down. The Lopers ran out the clock, securing the one-point win.
The Lopers outgained the Ichabods 331 to 193 turning out 20 first downs compared to 10 for the Ichabods. UNK also outgained the Ichabods 213 to 109 on the ground running 24 more plays. Washburn finished 6 of 14 passing for 84 yards while the Lopers were 13 of 29 for 118. The Ichabod defense limited the Lopers to 142 yards in the second half while the Ichabod offense was held to 47 yards.
L.J. Minner had 15 tackles with 10 assisted tackles and Jordan Finnesy had 12 tackles with nine solo stops. Chase McCoy had two sacks.
Tyler Bowden had 16 carries for 74 yards and Sullivan had three catches for 58 yards.

A WIN OVER THE BRONCHOS WOULD
»                move the Ichabods to 3-7 on the season.
»                be the Ichabods' second-straight win over UCO in Topeka.
»                move the Ichabods to 6-7 all-time against the Bronchos.
 
A LOSS TO THE BRONCHOS WOULD
»                drop the Ichabods to 2-8 on the season.
»                be the second-straight loss to the Bronchos.
»                drop the Ichabods to 5-8 all-time against the Bronchos.
 
ICHABOD FOOTBALL HISTORY
»                Washburn is 579-615-44 (.484) in the 134th year of Ichabod football.
»                The Ichabods are 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 176 first team all-MIAA picks and 61 first team all-MIAA selections.
»                Washburn has had 96 All-American selections and 72 All-American picks since joining the NCAA Division II ranks in 1989.
»                Washburn has made 14 postseason appearances including bowl games and tournament games going 5-2 in a bowl games.
»                Seven Ichabods have been picked in the NFL Draft.
 
ICHABODS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
The Ichabods, under head coach Craig Schurig, have been ranked or have received votes in the AFCA poll 79 times and have been ranked in the top 10 a total of 15 times.
 
UP NEXT
The Ichabods will wrap up the 2024 season on Nov. 16 at Northeastern State. The Ichabods will open the 2025 season hosting former MIAA foe Truman State on Aug. 30. The game will mark the first match up with the Bulldogs since Oct. 13, 2012 before Truman left for the Great Lakes Valley Conference, before opening MIAA play on Sept. 6 against Northwest Missouri hosting the Bearcats in Topeka for the third year in a row. Washburn will have a non-conference game with Colorado Mines on Sept. 13 in Golden, Colo.