RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota School of Mines football team will close out the 2018 season with the final game of the season Saturday against Fort Lewis College in a 1 p.m. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup on Dunham Field at O'Harra Stadium in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Hardrockers are 4-6 overall this season and 3-6 in RMAC play. SD Mines is 4-1 at home this season with their only loss coming this past weekend in a heartbreaking defeat to Chadron State College, 50-46.

SD Mines is having a record-breaking season with an offense that scores a lot, averaging 44 points per game, and accumulates a tremendous amount of yards.

The Hardrockers head into the final weekend ranked second in the nation in total offense (550.9 yards per game); third in passing offense (336 ypg); sixth in scoring offense (44.2 ppg); first in third down conversion percentage (.562); first in first down offense (289 total).

That also transfers well into individual performances as a number of the senior play-makers are reaping the benefits as well.

RECORDS BROKE THIS SEASON
Jake Sullivan
Records he broke
Total Yards in a game (715) old record was 535 by Trent McKinney 2014
Passes Complete in a Game (40) old record was 36 by Trent McKinney 2014
Passes completed in a season (267) old record was 242 by Trent McKinney in 2014
Passes completed in a career (731)
Pass Attempts in a Game (60) old record was 57 by Nick Russell 2009
Passes attempted in a season (411) old record was Nick Wald had 401 in 2001
Passing Yards in a Game (592) old record was 481 Trent McKinney in 2014  
Passing Yards in a season (3,283) old record was 2,974 by Trent McKinney 2014
Passing Yards in a career (8,918) old record was 7,264 by Nick Wald 1998-2001
TD Passes in a game (6) in 2016 old record was 5 by John Hortness in 1995
TD Passes in a season (28) old record was 24 by Trent McKinney 2014
TD Passes in a career (71) old record was 45 by Nick Wald 1998-2001
Points scored in career (182) old record was 181 by Andy Smith 2008-11
What he needs to break record
Total yards on season 3,610 (needs 57 to break record held by Trent McKinney 3,666 in 2014)
Total Pass Attempts is 1,211 (needs 50 to break career record of 1,261 by Nick Wald 198-2001)
 
Isaiah Manley
Records he broke
Catches in a season (81) old record was 65 by Tony Ostheimer 2009
TD catches in a career (19) old record was 17 by Marcus Sanchez 2014-16
What he needs to break record
Receiving yards in a season (1,115) needs 67 to break record of 1,182 held by Ryan Cadwallader 1995
TD Catches in a season (11) needs three TD catches to break record of 13 in a season by Ryan Cadwallader in 1995
 
Conner Silveria
Records he broke
Rushing Yards in a game (425) old record of 245 by Jim Guthrie and Kevin Ptak  
Points scored in a season (96) old record was 88 by Jamie Dale in 2008
 
Enis Sefa
Points in a season by a kicker (75) old record was 72 by Devin Jones in 2013
 
Robbie Jo Gerarden
Extra Points in a career (99) old record was 82 by Andy Smith 2008-11
 
Fort Lewis College is 1-8 overall and 1-8 in RMAC play and are coming off a bye week. Last time out, it was a tough matchup with then No. 13 CSU-Pueblo as the ThunderWolves claimed the 39-0 victory in Pueblo.

Brayden Lucero leads the rushing attack going for 611 yards on 138 carries and two touchdowns. He has a long carry of 49 yards. Jack Harper adds a pair of rushing touchdowns. Nick McNamee has completed 98-177 for 1,071 yards and 11 touchdowns. Erik Ornduff has added 19 completions in 38 attempts for 109 yards and a score. Ta'Jon Mondy-Smith also has spent time this season at quarterback completing 6-13 for 82 yards and a touchdown. Four receivers have at least 300 yards receiving led by 438 from Mondy-Smith. He has 19 total receptions and six touchdowns. Mason Hatton leads the team with 46 grabs for 406 yards and three scores. Parker Strahler adds 303 yards on nine catches and a pair of touchdowns. Arealous Hughes has two touchdown receptions.

On defense, Isiah Mayberry leads the Skyhawks with 68 tackles, 30 solo, with 12.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. Donell Pleasant III has 64 tackles, with a team-high 44 solo. He has four tackles for loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble and four passes defended. Darrian Stickney gives FLC three players with at least 60 tackles as he is right at 60, including 20 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three QB hurries and a pass defended. Lorenzo Tanner leads the way in sacks with three and Suli Tukumoeatu is tied with Pleasant III for the team-high in interceptions with two. George Marpaung has a team-best 13.5 tackles for a loss of 46 yards.

FLC ranks in the top-five in the RMAC and high in several national categories including fifth in the RMAC and 56^th nationally in blocked kicks (3), first in the RMAC and fifth nationally in defensive touchdowns (4), first in the RMAC and 39^th nationally in fewest penalties (58), fourth in the RMAC and 56^th nationally in fewest penalties per game (6.44), first in the RMAC and 32^nd nationally in fewest penalty yards per game (510), second in the RMAC and 45^th nationally in fewest penalty yards per game (56.67), fourth in the RMAC in first downs defense (208), second in the RMAC and 54^th nationally in fumbles lost (6), third in the RMAC and 28^th nationally in net punting (36.55), fourth in the RMAC and 80^th nationally in rushing defense (150.6), third in the RMAC and 38^th nationally in team tackles for loss (7.7) and fourth in the RMAC in total defense (425.6).

Individually, Javonta Norman is fifth in the RMAC in combined kick return yards (350). McNamee is sixth in the RMAC and 86^th nationally in completion percentage (.554), ninth in the RMAC in completions per game (10.89), eighth in the RMAC in passing efficiency (110.9), eighth in the RMAC and 88^th nationally in passing touchdowns (11) and eighth in the RMAC in passing yards per completion (10.93). Mayberry is third in the RMAC and 61^st nationally in forced fumbles (0.22), sixth in the RMAC and 54^th nationally in tackles for loss (1.4). Tukumoeatu is third in the RMAC and sixth nationally in fumbles recovered (3) and he is 11^th in the RMAC and 92^nd nationally in passes defended per game (1.0). Max Peets is second in the RMAC and third nationally in punting average (44.3). Mondy-Smith is ninth in the RMAC and 79^th nationally in receiving touchdowns (6) and is first in the RMAC and seventh nationally in yards per reception (23.05). Hatton is eighth in the RMAC and 47^th nationally in receptions per game (5.1). Lucero is 11^th in the RMAC in rushing yards (611) and 12^th in the RMAC in rushing yards per game (67.9). Pleasant III is third in the RMAC and 28^th nationally in solo tackles per game (5.5) and he is also 11^th in the RMAC and 93^rd nationally in total tackles per game (8.0). Marpaung is second in the RMAC and 33^rd nationally in tackles or loss (1.5).

The game will be streamed live on stretch internet with the broadcast starting about 15 minutes before game time at: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/sdsmt/; get up to the minute statistics from the livestats at: https://gorockers.com/sidearmstats/football/summary .