2016 Washburn Ichabods football

Mineral Water Bowl, L 23–36 vs. Bemidji State
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record	7–5 (7–4 MIAA)
Head coach	Craig Schurig (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Schwinn (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brock Luke (6th year) Zach Watkins (3rd year)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Wahsburn - Mineral Water Bowl, Fort Hays State - C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

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]

Preseason

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

Coaching staff

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

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

Craig Schurig

Coordinators/assistant coaches

See coaching staff

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-19

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Northeastern State	Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 38–19	5,775
September 8	7:00 pm	at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	L 7–41	7,501
September 17	6:00 pm	Lindenwood Lions	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	W 34–29	6,721
September 24	2:00 pm	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 47–44 ^3OT	4,028
October 1	1:00 pm	Pittsburg State	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	L 27–45	6,323
October 8	3:00 pm	at Missouri Southern	Fred G. Hughes Stadium Joplin, MO	W 45–13	5,674
October 15	1:00 pm	Fort Hays State	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	W 30–24	5,350
October 22	1:30 pm	at Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 27–29	9,138
October 29	1:00 pm	Missouri Western	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS	W 16–13	6,023
November 5	2:00 pm	at Central Oklahoma	Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK	W 31–28	5,334
November 12	2:00 pm	No. 9 Emporia State	Yager Stadium Topeka, KS (Turnpike Tussle)	L 3–30	6,789
December 3	Noon	vs. Bemidji State*	Tiger Stadium Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)	L 23–36	2,123
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[8]

Game notes, regular season

Northeastern State

Northeastern State at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northeastern State	0	10	6	3	19
• Washburn	7	16	7	8	38

Date: September 1
Location: Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl, Topeka, KS
Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 5,775
Game weather: Beautiful, Clear, 83°F
Referee: John Adams

Northwest Missouri State

Washburn at Northwest Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washburn	0	7	0	0	7
• #1 Northwest Missouri State	17	0	14	10	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

Lindenwood at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lindenwood	7	6	0	16	29
• Washburn	7	27	0	0	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

Washburn at Nebraska–Kearney

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
• Washburn	3	3	14	7	7	7	6	47
Nebraska–Kearney	7	0	6	14	7	7	3	44

Date: September 24
Location: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE
Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 4,028
Game weather: Calm, 65°F

Pittsburg State

Pittsburg State at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pittsburg State	7	14	14	10	45
Washburn	10	3	7	7	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

Washburn at Missouri Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washburn	3	7	14	21	45
Missouri Southern	0	0	0	13	13

Date: October 8
Location: Fred G. Hughes Stadium, Joplin, MO
Game start: 3:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 5,674
Game weather: Clear, 71°F
Referee: Dwight Neibling

Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fort Hays State	0	14	3	7	24
• Washburn	13	10	7	0	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

Washburn at Central Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washburn	3	17	0	7	27
• Central Missouri	13	13	0	3	29

Date: October 22
Location: Audrey J. Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO
Game start: 1:30 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 9,138
Game weather: Clear, 65°F
Referee: Lonnie Brickman

Missouri Western

Missouri Western at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri Western	6	7	0	0	13
• Washburn	3	7	6	0	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

See also: 2016 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

Washburn at Central Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washburn	7	10	14	0	31
Central Oklahoma	0	7	7	14	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

Emporia State at Washburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Emporia State	0	17	7	6	30
Washburn	0	3	0	0	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

Minnesota–Duluth

Washburn vs. Bemidji State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bemidji State	0	13	14	9	36
Washburn	10	0	10	3	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

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

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