In the series history between Lindenwood and Washburn, the games have always been decided late in the fourth quarter. This season's matchup was no different when the Lindenwood football team fell to the Ichabods by a 26-16 score at Hunter Stadium.
 
The first quarter was a defensive affair with neither team scoring points. Lindenwood's defense picked up the first big victory in the game when Washburn took over for the first time on Lindenwood's side of the field. On a fourth-and-two play from the 22-yard line, Ace Rogers chased down an Ichabod runner on the outside and kept him a yard side of the first-down marker.
 
Late in the quarter, Lindenwood offense put together one of its longest drives of the young season. Najee Jackson led the Lions on a 13-play, 87-yard drive that ended on the first play of the second quarter when Calen Campbell rushed the ball in from a yard out.
 
The rest of the second quarter saw the Lindenwood defense dominate Washburn, while the Lions offense moved the ball but couldn't get in the endzone. The Ichabods punted the ball all three times they touched it in the quarter, and they finished the half with just 88 yards of offense.
 
Lindenwood's offense moved the ball into the redzone twice more in the second quarter. The first time, Travis Spraul kicked a 41-yard field goal, and the second time the team turned it over on downs when its fourth-down play came up one-yard short. Late in the half, the Lions got the ball back with 11 seconds left. A quick pass got Lindenwood down to the 23-yard line, and Spraul kicked a career-long 40-yard field goal to put the Lions up 13-0 at halftime.
 
Lindenwood's fortunes looked to continue in the second half when Washburn fumbled the opening kickoff, and Orlando Woolens jumped on the ball at the Ichabods' 30-yard line. The Lions moved into the redzone, but once again had to settle for three points from Spraul's leg.
 
The momentum of the game changed on the next kickoff. Washburn got a big return and needed just 35 yards and six plays to score a touchdown, and the two-point conversion made the score 16-8.
 
Lindenwood's next drive stalled around midfield, and Washburn's offense kept its momentum going. The Ichabods kicked a field goal with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter, but they took the points off the scoreboard after a roughing the kicker penalty. Three plays later, on the first play of the fourth quarter, the Ichabods tied the game on a one-yard run and their second two-point conversion.
 
On Washburn's next possession, it got the ball inside the Lindenwood five-yard line. The Lions defense held and forced a field goal which put Washburn up for the first time at 19-16.
 
The Lions got the ball back with 7:29 left in the game, and Jackson looked for his first fourth-quarter comeback in a Lindenwood uniform. He completed a big third-down pass early in the drive, and several Calen Campbell runs got the ball down to the Washburn 34-yard line. On a third-and-eight play, Jackson found a receiver open down the middle for a big gain. Washburn's defense though didn't give up on the play and forced a fumble on the two-yard line, and the Ichabods recovered the ball in the endzone.
 
Washburn's offense looked to run out the clock and picked up three big third-down conversions. The final one saw the runner break a 48-yard run for a touchdown, which put the game away as Washburn went up 26-16 with less than a minute left.
 
The final team statistics were fairly even. Lindenwood had 146 rushing yards and 196 passing yards for a total of 342 yards. Washburn had just six fewer total yards, with 198 rushing and 138 passing. Both teams turned the ball over just once.
 
True freshman linebacker Drew Seers had a breakout game, making 18 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. The 18 tackles were the most for a Lion since the NCAA's all-time tackles leader Connor Harris had that same amount against Nebraska-Kearney in 2015. Seers also had a pass breakup on a third-down play in the first half, forcing one of Washburn's punts.
 
Antonio Davis and Jonathan Harris both had a sack in the game, and Arsante Conners had two quarterback hurries. A.J. Dudley forced the fumble that Lindenwood recovered to open the second half.
 
Offensively, Jackson completed 17-of-32 passes for 196 yards. He once again did not throw an interception, and has started his Lindenwood career by throwing 79 passes without a pick. Deantrell Prince caught six passes for 116 yards, his second 100-yard receiving game of his career. Campbell led the rushing attack with 63 yards.
 
Spraul led the special teams with 10 points, including field goals of 34, 40, and 31 yards.