TOPEKA, Kan. – Griffon Football won on the road for the seventh straight time, dominating Washburn from start to finish on Saturday, 46-21.
 
The Griffons used 144 first quarter rushing yards to jump out to a 21-7 after one quarter, forcing two Washburn turnovers in the quarter.
 
NOTABLES

• The Griffons' 503 offensive yards gave the program three consecutive 500-plus-yard performances for the first time in MWSU history.
• Shamar Griffith became the third Griffon back to rush for over 100 yards (113) in the last two weeks.
• After rushing for more than 300 yards last week, MWSU rand for 267 on Washburn.
• Eight of those rushing yards came on a backward pass to offensive tackle Shawn Rouse for a touchdown early in the second quarter.
• Rouse became the 15^th different Griffon to score a touchdown this season, the 14^th offensive player after Jhaidyn Richardson put the Griffs on the board with his first career TD.
• Sam Aviles gave the Griffons their first made field goal of the season with a 46-yarder into the wind in the fourth quarter.
• Markel Smith at least temporarily captured the MIAA rushing touchdown lead with two more to bring his season total to seven.
• 12 different Griffons caught passes on 32 total completions by Wyatt Steigerwald (16-25) and Anthony Vespo (6-7) after spreading the ball to 10 different receivers last week.

 
UP NEXT

• Missouri Western returns to Spratt Stadium for homecoming against Missouri Southern.
• The Lions were 1-3 pending the result of Saturday's game with Central Missouri.
• The Oct. 12 game kicks off at 4 p.m. with a postgame fireworks show.