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
Mineral Water Bowl, L 23–36 vs. Bemidji State
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2016 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 (capacity: 7,200)

2016 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 NW Missouri St. $^		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 Rankings from AFCA Poll

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]

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

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

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

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.