2005 Washburn Football Schedule Date Opponent Place Time Aug. 27 at Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 2 p.m. Sept. 3 Western Washington Topeka 1 p.m. Sept. 10 *Central Missouri Topeka 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at Central Washington Ellensburg, Wash. 3 p.m. Sept. 24 *at Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 1:30 p.m. Oct. 1 *Pittsburg State Topeka 1 p.m. Oct. 8 *at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 1 p.m. Oct. 15 *Truman State (Homecoming/Hall of Fame) Topeka 1 p.m. Oct. 22 *at Emporia State Emporia, Kan. 1 p.m. Oct. 29 *Missouri Southern (Senior Day) Topeka 1 p.m. Nov. 5 *at Missouri Western St. Joseph, Mo. 2 p.m. Home Games (Bold Face, played at Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl (7,200) *Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Game • Times listed CST Senior Wide Receiver Senior Wide Receiver Senior Offensive Tackle Cason Lehman Mike Odupitan Jim Holland Senior Linebacker Senior Linebacker Senior Tight End Terell Cobb Josh Looney Jeff Scott Senior Defensive Back Senior Linebacker Senior Punter Calvin Stuckey Mike Gonzalez Curtis Massey This is Washburn Football TABLE OF CONTENTS The Washburn View Ichabod Record Book Travel Itinerary . 3 Offensive Records and Year By Year Leaders Media Information . 3 Individual Rushing . 96 Covering the Ichabods . 3 Individual Passing . 97 About Washburn . 4-5 Individual Receiving . 98 WASHBURN VIEW President Jerry Farley . 5 Individual Total Offense . 99 2004-05 Athletics in Review . 6 Individual All Purpose Yards . 100 Athletics Director Loren Ferre’ . 6 Individual Kickoff Returns . 101 Ichabod Club . 6 Individual Scoring . 102 Washburn Athletics Success . 7 Defensive Records and Year By Year Leaders Athletics Staff . 8-9 Individual Punting . 103 COACHES Washburn Staff Directory . 10 Individual Defense . 104 About Topeka . 11 Team Records Yager Stadium . 12-13 Ichabod Team Records . 105 Washburn Facilities . 14-16 Ichabod Charts . 106 2005 Season Outlook Ichabod Football History Ichabod Coaching Staff Ichabod Most Valuable Players . 107 Ichabod Football History . 108 PLAYERS Head Coach Craig Schurig . 18-19 Assistant Coaches . 20-22 Conference Ties . 108 Graduate Assistant Coaches . 23 Ichabods in Postseason Play . 109-110 The 2005 Washburn Ichabods Ichabod Postseason Record Book . 111 Homegrown in Kansas . 24 Ichabod Honors and Awards . 112 Numerical Roster . 26-27 All-time Roster (1946-2005) . 113-115 Alphabetical Roster . 26-27 Ichabod Yearly Summary . 116-117 2005 Preseason Two-Deep . 28 Ichabod Coaching Records . 117 2005 Season Preview . 29-30 Who Threw the First Forward Pass? 118 OPPONENTS Returning Ichabods . 31-47 All-Time Game Results . 118-124 Ichabod Newcomers . 48-51 2006-2011 Future Schedule . 124 Ichabod Stats and Facts . 52 All Opponents Series History . 125-127 All-Time Record Versus Opponents 128 2005 Opponents Colorado School of Mines . 54 Washburn Sports REVIEW Western Washington University . 55 Central Missouri State University . 56 Information Office Central Washington University . 57 Southwest Baptist University . 58 Sports Information Director . Gene Cassell Pittsburg State University . 59 SID Office Phone . (785) 670-1791 Northwest Missouri State University . 60 SID Home Phone . (785) 357-5094 Truman State University . 61 SID Fax . (785) 670-1091 Emporia State University . 62 SID e-mail . [email protected] RECORDS Missouri Southern State University . 63 Assistant SID . Brad Noller Missouri Western State University . 64 2005 Opponent Composite Schedule 65 Assistant SID e-mail . [email protected] Game-by-Game Record vs 2005 Home Phone . (785) 228-2304 Opponents . 66 Athletics Web site . .www.wusports.com 2004 Season Media Guide Credits HISTORY Flashback The 2005 Washburn University Football Media Guide was written and Season Flashback . 68 designed by Gene Cassell, sports information director. The book was edited 2004 Game Recaps . 69-80 by Regina Cassell, Louisa Schurig and Brad Noller. 2004 Season Stats . 81-84 Players’ mug shots and some action photos were also taken by Cassell. Superlatives/Starting Lineups . 85 Additional action photos were taken by Chad Hickman. Campus photos Final MIAA Standings/Honors . 86 were provided by Peggy Clark, Washburn University photographer. Coaches 2004 Final Stats . 87-90 and player photos of opposing schools courtesy of each respective school’s All-time MIAA Final Standings . 91 sports information office. Topeka photos courtesy of Topeka Visitor MIAA Record Book . 91-93 and Convention Breau. Heartland Park photos courtesy of Heartland WUSPORTS.COM About the MIAA . 94 Park, Topeka. The guide was printed by Mainline Printing, Topeka. 2 2005 Washburn Football Media Guide MEDIA INFORMATION WASHBURN VIEW The 2005 Washburn University Football Media is in the Bianchino Pavilion on the west side of Yager Ichabods’ Travel itinerary Guide Stadium on the third level. Press box space is reserved is intended to provide information for writ- Aug. 27, 2005 ers, broadcasters, sports editors, sports information on a game-by-game basis and space is limited. Please Colorado School of Mines personnel and fans who follow the Ichabods. Material contact the Sports Information Office at least one week Leave: in the guide was current as of the printing deadline before the game date to ensure a seat in the press box. Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. via charter bus Radio Stations Lodging: of July 7, 2005. Additional information is available in wishing to broadcast from Yager Best Western Central Denver the Washburn Sports Information Office and through Stadium should make broadcast requests through the 200 W 48th Avenue weekly releases available to personnel from accredited Sports Information Office at least one week in advance. Denver, Colorado, 80216-1802 media outlets covering the Ichabods. One courtesy line will be made available to the official Washburn University Phone: (303) 296-4000 COACHES is in Topeka, Kan., at the station of each visiting team. Additional stations wish- Return: intersection of 21st Street and Washburn Avenue. Yager ing to broadcast must install their own line. Aug. 27 following the game Telephone lines for writers Stadium is located west of the Petro Allied Health to file their stories Sept. 17, 2005 Center in the center of campus. Media parking is are available in Bianchino Pavilion. There are plenty of located on the west side of the press box in the parking telephone lines for writers to file stories and photogra- Central Washington area north of the practice fields with entrance through phers to wire photos. Leave: Media Services Sept. 16 at 5 a.m. via charter bus to a pass game.. include a game program and Kansas City International Airport - United The Washburn University Sports Information lineups, plus statistics and game notes for each team. Office Airlines flight No. 1245 to Denver; United is located in room No. 200 D-E of the Petro Halftime stats are provided as well as individual and PLAYERS Allied Health Center. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 team stats and a play-by-play summary. Statistics are Airlines flight No. 875 from Denver to kept on the Automated Scorebook computer system Seattle; bus from airport to Ellensburg p.m., Monday though Friday. Phone: (785) 670-1791 ; Lodging in Ellensburg: Fax: (785) 231.1091. You may e-mail the SID office at by MRR Systems. Refresh ments are available before The Ellensburg Inn [email protected]. each game. 1700 Canyon Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926 Media Credentials Postgame Interviews with Coach Craig Schurig are available to personnel from Phone: 1-800-321-8791 Leave Ellensburg: accredited media outlets by contacting Gene Cassell, are available to media personnel after his brief meeting Following the game sports information director, Washburn University, with the team immediately following the game. Players Lodging in Seattle: Coast Gateway Hotel OPPONENTS Topeka, Kansas 66621. Credentials are available 90 and coaches will be made available on the field for 18415 International Boulevard minutes prior to kickoff at the Will Call window at the interviews. Interviews during the week can be arranged northwest entrance of Yager Stadium. All media seating by calling the Sports Information Office. Seattle WA 98188 Phone: (206) 248-8200 Return: Ichabods on Radio Sept. 18 - United Airlines flight No. Washburn football games are broadcast in northeast 418 to Denver; United Airlines flight No. Kansas on one of the strongest stations in the Midwest 598 from Denver to Kansas City; via char- - AM580 WIBW Topeka. Bruce Steinbrock is the play- ter bus from airport to Topeka by-play voice of the Ichabods and former Ichabod quar- terback and assistant coach Mark Elliott, will provide Sept. 24, 2005 REVIEW color commentary. Jamie Overocker will provide insight Southwest Baptist from the sidelines. Leave: Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. via charter bus The AM580 signal has a signal strength of six states. Lodging: All Washburn Ichabod games will also be broadcast Clarion Hotels on the World Wide Web at www.wusports.com by fol- Bruce Mark 3333 S. Glenstone Ave. lowing the links to listen to the games. Steinbrock Elliott Springfield, MO, US, 65804 Phone: (417) 883-6550 Return: Covering the Ichabods Sept. 24 following game via charter RECORDS bus PRINT RADIO STATIONS TV STATIONS Topeka Capital-Journal Wichita Eagle WIBW (580AM/94.5FM) KSNT-27 (NBC) Oct. 8, 2005 785.295.1188 800.825.6397 785.297.9797 785.582.3222 785.295.1230 Fax 316.268.6536 Fax 785.272.3536 Fax 785.582.5283 Fax Northwest Missouri State University Leave: 616 Jeff erson, Topeka, KS 825 East Douglas, Wichita, P.O. Box 119, Topeka, KS P.O. Box 2700, Topeka, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. via charter bus 66607 KS 67201 66601 KS 66601 Lodging: 1.800.777.7171 Small College Beat Writer Sports Department: Bruce Sports Director: Lance Comfort Inn Sports Editor: Eric Turner Steinbrock Veeser 2817 South Main Street Hutchinson News HISTORY WU Beat Writer: Ken WIBW-13 (CBS) Maryville, Mo.