Washburn University

Washburn University

Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...

men's athletic teams are known as the Ichabods (named for Ichabod Washburn

Ichabod Washburn

Ichabod Washburn was a church deacon and industrialist from Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. His financial endowments led to the naming of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and the foundation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.Washburn became an apprentice in...

) and the women's teams are called the Lady Blues. Washburn is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and effective in 2012 in Oklahoma in the Midwestern United States. The conference was formerly known as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic...

 and the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Division II.

The university currently field 10 intercollegiate sports programs:

Men's Sports	Women's Sports
Baseball Basketball Football Golf Tennis	Basketball Soccer Softball Tennis Volleyball

Men's

In 1987, the Washburn men's basketball team defeated West Virginia State 79-77 to win the NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 national championship at Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena is a 19,500 seat indoor arena, in Kansas City, Missouri.It is named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million, from his estate for the arena...

 in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

.

Women's

In 2005 the Washburn Lady Blues basketball team posted a record of 35-2, setting a school record for wins and capturing the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Women's Division II Basketball National Championship

NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship

Division II women's basketball champions for the NCAA The finals are played at St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.-Championships:- Schools ranked by titles :-See also:*NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship...

 by defeating Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1891 by the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary...

 70-53.

Football

Washburn began playing Football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 in 1891 with a record of 1 win and 4 losses. In 1907, under Garfield Weede

Garfield Weede

Dr. Garfield W. Weede was a college football, track & field coach and athletic director in the United States. He was one of the first college coaches to "break the color line" and allow racial integration among his players.-Playing career:Garfield Weede played football at the University of...

 the team completed a perfect season of 8 wins and 0 losses to be declared champions of the Kansas Collegiate Conference, forerunner to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. It is commonly called "The Kansas Conference", and as the name implies, all members are located in Kansas...

. The program has won 8 conference championships in its history.

The current head coach is Craig Schurig

Craig Schurig

Craig Schurig is the current head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position since the 2002 season. He is the 40th person to hold the post. As of the 2007 season, his overall coaching record at Washburn was 40 wins, 29 losses, and 0 ties...

, who has held the position since the start of the 2002 season and led his team to a victory in the Mineral Water Bowl

Mineral Water Bowl

The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium....

 in 2004.
Former coaches at Washburn include John H. Outland

John H. Outland

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, Garfield Weede

Garfield Weede

Dr. Garfield W. Weede was a college football, track & field coach and athletic director in the United States. He was one of the first college coaches to "break the color line" and allow racial integration among his players.-Playing career:Garfield Weede played football at the University of...

, Bert Kennedy

A. R. Kennedy

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, Dick Godlove

Dick Godlove

Richard M. "Dick" Godlove was a college football coach, athletic director, and sports figure in the United States. His lifetime football coaching record was 104 wins, 55 losses, and 10 ties...

, Ellis Rainsberger

Ellis Rainsberger

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, Harold "Bud" Elliott

Harold Elliott

Harold "Bud" Elliott was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas , Washburn University , Emporia State University , the University of Texas at Arlington , Northwest Missouri State University , and...

, and Tony DeMeo

Tony DeMeo

Tony DeMeo is an American football coach and former player.DeMeo currently leads the coaching staff at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. His Golden Eagles finished the 2007 season with an 8-3 record and ranked 9th in the Northeast Region of Division II...

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Year	Bowl Game	Opponent	Result
1905	Three Down Experiment 1905 Fairmount vs. Washburn football game The 1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game was a college football game between Fairmount College and the Washburn Ichabods played on December 25, 1905. The game was played in Wichita, Kansas...	Fairmount College Wichita State Shockers The Shockers are the athletic teams at Wichita State University, who compete in the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State is well known for its fan support and its baseball program, which has the highest winning percentange of any college baseball team over the past 31 years...	T 0–0 1905 Fairmount vs. Washburn football game The 1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game was a college football game between Fairmount College and the Washburn Ichabods played on December 25, 1905. The game was played in Wichita, Kansas...
1974	Boot Hill Bowl Boot Hill Bowl The Boot Hill Bowl was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics post-season college football bowl game played in Dodge City, Kansas from 1970 to 1980.-Game results:-1971 game:...	Millikin University Millikin University Millikin University is an American co-educational, comprehensive, private, four-year university with traditional undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, fine arts, and professional studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs and graduate programs in...	W 21–7
2004	Mineral Water Bowl Mineral Water Bowl The Mineral Water Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association hosted in Excelsior Springs, Missouri at Tiger Stadium....	Northern State University Northern State University Northern State University is a four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 38 majors and 42 minors, as well as six associate, eight pre-professional and nine graduate degrees.-History:Founded on the...	W 36–33
2010	Kanza Bowl Kanza Bowl The Kanza Bowl is an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game between teams from the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association that is played the first Saturday of each December at the Hummer Sports Park on the grounds of the former Topeka...	Midwestern State University Midwestern State University Midwestern State University is a public liberal arts college in Wichita Falls, Texas, and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...	W 45–14