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Winner Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM 4-2 , 2-2
14
South Dakota Mines SDM 2-5 , 2-3
Winner
Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM
4-2 , 2-2
24
Final
14
South Dakota Mines SDM
2-5 , 2-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CSM Colo. Sch. of Mines 14 0 7 3 24
SDM South Dakota Mines 7 0 0 7 14
Mason Galbreath
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Game Recap: Football | | Luke Kotcher, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Hardrocker Football Falls to Orediggers to Open Homestand

RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Football fell 14-24 to Colorado School of Mines at O'Harra Stadium on Saturday.

Colorado School of Mines set the tone with a touchdown on their opening drive. Midway through the first quarter, the Hardrockers tied the score 7-7. Dawson Dunbar recorded a 23 yard run, followed by a 44 yard run to put the Hardrockers inside the 20 yard line. Dunbar picked up a seven yard touchdown to tie the game.

On the next drive, the Orediggers took a 14-7 lead. In the middle of the second quarter, Bryson Patten punted a ball 75 yards, the second-longest punt of any RMAC punter this season.
 
The Hardrockers went into the locker room with a 7-14 deficit to the Orediggers.
 
In the middle of the third quarter, the Orediggers went on a 15-play touchdown drive to take a 21-7 lead.

With a 24-7 Oredigger lead in the fourth, the Hardrockers attempted a comeback. Dunbar put the Hardrockers at the 30 yard line and Mason Galbreath caught a 30 yard touchdown pass from Gage Baker.

However, the Orediggers defense stood tall at the end of the game as they topped South Dakota Mines 24-14.

Dunbar ran for 117 yards with one touchdown. He recorded 8.4 yards per carry. Ty Harris picked up 64 rushing yards. Galbreath led the Hardrocker receivers with seven catches for 123 yards and one touchdown. Baker was 17-for-29 with 182 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively, Charlie Johnson totaled 11 tackles and 0.5 sacks. Lang Gappelberg tallied nine tackles and one sack. Will Lester and Nathan Kneubuhler both had eight sacks. Patten totaled five punts for 231 yards and a 46.2 average.

What's Next

South Dakota Mines continues their three-game homestand with #5 Western Colorado on Oct. 18 at 12 p.m. After a bye week, they will host (RV) Chadron State on Nov. 1 at 12 p.m.
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter CSM SDM
CSM
10:00 - CSM - Stone,Nick 2 yd pass from Capra,Joseph (Kyle,Preston kick) 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:40
7 0
SDM
04:29 - SDM - Dunbar,Dawson 7 yd run (Eccles,Sam kick), 8 plays, 86 yards, TOP 03:20
7 7
CSM
01:31 - CSM - Stone,Nick 6 yd pass from Capra,Joseph (Kyle,Preston kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:53
14 7
3rd Quarter CSM SDM
CSM
03:21 - CSM - Tate,Braelon 2 yd pass from Capra,Joseph (Kyle,Preston kick) 15 plays, 99 yards, TOP 08:02
21 7
4th Quarter CSM SDM
CSM
12:13 - CSM - Kyle,Preston 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 36 yards, TOP 04:15
24 7
SDM
09:39 - SDM - Galbreath,Mason 30 yd pass from Baker,Gage (Eccles,Sam kick) 5 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:26
24 14

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