2016 Washburn Ichabods football team

The 2016 Washburn Ichabods football team represented Washburn University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Ichabods played their home games on Foster Field in Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl in Topeka, Kansas, as they have done since 1928.[1] 2016 was the 126th season in school history.[2] The Ichabods were led by fifteenth-year head coach, Craig Schurig.[3] Washburn has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1989.[4]

2016 Washburn Ichabods football
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record7–5 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Schwinn (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrock Luke (6th year)
Zach Watkins (3rd year)
Home stadiumYager Stadium at Moore Bowl
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^   11 0     15 0  
No. 10 Emporia State ^   10 1     11 2  
No. 21 Central Missouri ^   9 2     9 3  
Fort Hays State #   7 4     8 4  
Pittsburg State   7 4     7 4  
Washburn #   7 4     7 5  
Missouri Western   4 7     4 7  
Central Oklahoma   3 8     3 8  
Lindenwood   3 8     3 8  
Missouri Southern   2 9     2 9  
Northeastern State   2 9     2 9  
Nebraska–Kearney   1 10     1 10  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Preseason

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The Ichabods entered the 2016 season after finishing with a 5–6 record overall and in conference play, under Schurig.[5] On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Ichabods were chosen to finish in 8th place in both the Coaches Poll and in the Media Poll.[6]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Along with Schurig, there were 11 assistants.

Name Position Seasons at
WU
Alma Mater
Craig Schurig Head Coach/QB's 15 Colorado Mines (1987)
Zach Watkins Co-Defensive Coord./Special Teams 3 Washburn (2009)
Brock Luke Co-Defensive Coord./Defensive Line 6 Clarion (2005)
Jeff Schwinn Offensive Coord./Running Backs 6 Kansas State (2006)
Eric Eisenbarth Assist. Coach – Offensive Line 6 Washburn (2008)
Josh Osborne Assist. Coach – WR/Recruiting Coord. 7 Washburn (2009)
LaRon Moore Assist. Coach – Defensive Backs 5 Texas Tech (2011)
David Trupp Strength & Conditioning Coach 14 Baker (1991)
Frank Crosson Volunteer Coach – Linebackers 11 Ottawa (1977)
Skyler Parker Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs 2 Ottawa (2012)
Kyle Duncan Graduate Assistant – Offensive Line 2 Washburn (2014)
T.D. Hicks Volunteer Coach 11 Houston Bible Institute (2010)
Reference:[7]

Roster

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2016 Washburn Ichabods football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Wesley Collins Jr
WR 3 Jake Horner So
WR 6 Carey Woods Jr
QB 7 Will Bolster So
WR 8 James Brania-Hopp So
WR 10 Tyrell Brown Sr
QB 11 Derek McGinnis Sr
QB 12 Logan Twehous   Fr
WR 14 Bryce Chavis Sr
WR 15 Will Hamilton So
WR 17 Blake Peterson   Fr
QB 18 Cody Summers   Fr
RB 20 Mickeel Stewart Sr
WR 21 Anthony Daniels, Jr. Sr
RB 29 Curtis Whitten Fr
RB 30 Isaiah Ming Jr
RB 31 Kenyatte Harris, Jr.   Fr
RB 37 Malik Veal Jr
RB 38 Chris McGee, Jr.   Jr
FB 42 Jackson Kirby   Fr
FB 45 Logan Lexow So
FB 46 Joe Lewis   Fr
FB 49 Michael Shirk Jr
OL 51 Cal Harris Fr
OL 55 Saul Monteon Sr
OL 57 Jake Riederer   Fr
OL 60 Zac Gillis Sr
OL 61 Jacob Struber   Fr
OL 62 C.J. Donaldson   Fr
OL 64 Michael Miller Sr
OL 66 Colton Dunkle Fr
OL 68 Kyle Hinton Fr
OL 73 Joe Ferron   Fr
OL 74 Trevon Allen So
OL 76 Bob Marco Jr
OL 77 Colin McKewon So
OL 78 Jeremy Luck Fr
TE 80 Marcus Meier   Fr
WR 81 Riley Davis Jr
TE 82 Alex Wilson Fr
TE 83 Michael Lickteig So
TE 84 Semaj Johnson So
WR 85 Austen Hubert   Fr
WR 86 Blake Kitrell Jr
TE 87 Kelton Fisher   Fr
WR 88 Jace Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Corey Ballentine So
LB 4 Derrick McGreevy So
LB 5 Cody Heiman Sr
DB 13 Jamel Johnson   Fr
LB 16 Nathan Mikloeit   Fr
S 19 Trey Merritt So
DB 22 Keaton Cofield Sr
FS 23 Trevin Wiens Sr
DB 24 Zach Franklin Sr
S 26 Peter Pfannenstiel Jr
S 27 Heath Tucker   Fr
LB 28 Cedric Gonzalez Jr
DB 32 Josh Wright   Fr
LB 33 Austin Tillman Jr
DB 34 Nick Foster Jr
S 35 DeVonta Staples Fr
LB 36 Kyle Emerick   Fr
DB 39 Alvin Houston   Fr
LB 40 DeJuan Gardenhire   Fr
DE 41 Kastin Spencer Jr
FS 43 Chase Williams   Fr
DE 44 Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq Sr
LB 47 Garret Barnett-Kruger Fr
DT 56 Jalen Durham Jr
DE 58 Rashade Chester   Fr
DT 90 Ricardo Olivieri Jr
DL 91 Brandon Hughes Jr
DT 92 Aaron Charleston Jr
DT 94 Trey Parker Jr
DE 95 Spenser Matthews Sr
DT 97 Ardis Palmer Sr
DE 98 Ian Martin   Fr
DT 99 Gary Wilson So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 25 Perry Schmiedeler So
LS 48 Zach Downing Jr
P 50 Jordan Hardy   Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-19

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNortheastern StateW 38–195,775
September 87:00 pmat No. 1 Northwest Missouri StateL 7–417,501
September 176:00 pmLindenwood Lions
  • Yager Stadium
  • Topeka, KS
W 34–296,721
September 242:00 pmat Nebraska–KearneyW 47–44 3OT4,028
October 11:00 pmPittsburg State
  • Yager Stadium
  • Topeka, KS
L 27–456,323
October 83:00 pmat Missouri SouthernW 45–135,674
October 151:00 pmFort Hays State
  • Yager Stadium
  • Topeka, KS
W 30–245,350
October 221:30 pmat Central MissouriL 27–299,138
October 291:00 pmMissouri Western 
  • Yager Stadium
  • Topeka, KS
W 16–136,023
November 52:00 pmat Central OklahomaW 31–285,334
November 122:00 pmNo. 9 Emporia State
L 3–306,789
December 3Noonvs. Bemidji State*L 23–362,123

Source: [8]

Game notes, regular season

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Northeastern State

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Northeastern State at Washburn
1 234Total
Northeastern State 0 1063 19
Washburn 7 1678 38

Northwest Missouri State

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Washburn at Northwest Missouri State
1 234Total
Washburn 0 700 7
#1 Northwest Missouri State 17 01410 41
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, MO
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 7,501
  • Game weather: Overcast, 80°F
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Lindenwood

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Lindenwood at Washburn
1 234Total
Lindenwood 7 6016 29
Washburn 7 2700 34
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 6,721
  • Game weather: Calm, 83°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Nebraska–Kearney

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Washburn at Nebraska–Kearney
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Washburn 3 3147776 47
Nebraska–Kearney 7 0614773 44

Pittsburg State

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Pittsburg State at Washburn
1 234Total
Pittsburg State 7 141410 45
Washburn 10 377 27
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 6,323
  • Game weather: Calm, 68°F
  • Referee: Danny Harris

Missouri Southern

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Washburn at Missouri Southern
1 234Total
Washburn 3 71421 45
Missouri Southern 0 0013 13

Fort Hays State

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Fort Hays State at Washburn
1 234Total
Fort Hays State 0 1437 24
Washburn 13 1070 30
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 5,350
  • Game weather: Overcast, 72°F
  • Referee: Sean Johnston

Central Missouri

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Washburn at Central Missouri
1 234Total
Washburn 3 1707 27
Central Missouri 13 1303 29

Missouri Western

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Missouri Western at Washburn
1 234Total
Missouri Western 6 700 13
Washburn 3 760 16
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 1:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 6,023
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Central Oklahoma

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Washburn at Central Oklahoma
1 234Total
Washburn 7 10140 31
Central Oklahoma 0 7714 28
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Wantland Stadium, Edmond, OK
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 5,334
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70°F
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling

Emporia State

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Emporia State at Washburn
1 234Total
#9 Emporia State 0 1776 30
Washburn 0 300 3
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Yager Stadium, Topeka, KS
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 6,789
  • Game weather: Clear and sunny, 58°F
  • Referee: Craig Helser

Game notes, post-season

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Minnesota–Duluth

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Washburn vs. Bemidji State
1 234Total
Bemidji State 0 13149 36
Washburn 10 0103 23
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Tiger Stadium, Excelsior Springs, MO
  • Game start: Noon CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 2,123
  • Game weather: Overcast and chilly, 47°F
  • Referee: Danny Harris

References

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  1. ^ "Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl". August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ichabods Open 126th Season of Football Hosting RiverHawks on Sept. 1" (Press release). August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Craig Schurig biography". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ichabods Picked 8th in MIAA Preseason Polls". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "NWMSU Tops Football Polls". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Washburn Athletics – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Washburn Athletics - 2016 Washburn Ichabod Football Schedule". Retrieved August 19, 2016.