RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Football was blanked 31-0 to #3 CSU Pueblo at O'Harra Stadium Saturday afternoon.
CSU Pueblo put up two touchdowns in the first half. After starting with the ball, they put together a nine-play drive to go up 7-0. After the Rockers went three-and-out, the ThunderWolves put up another touchdown, extending their lead to 14-0 with 6:23 left.
Both teams remained scoreless the rest of the quarter as the Hardrocker defense forced a punt from CSU Pueblo.
The Hardrockers went on a long drive down to the CSU Pueblo six-yard line. On fourth and six, the Hardrockers missed a field goal as they turned the ball over deep in the ThunderWolves territory.
Both defenses kept the other offense in check before CSU Pueblo cashed in a touchdown with 40 seconds remaining. At halftime, CSU Pueblo led 21-0.
After the Hardrockers turned the ball over on downs out of halftime, the ThunderWolves answered with a touchdown to extend their lead to 28-0. CSU Pueblo made a 41-yard field goal to make the score 31-0 at the start of the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Rockers defense forced three turnovers.
Aundreay Hamilton grabbed an interception and
Caleb Rickenbach recovered a fumble forced by
Thomas Chikos. Chikos grabbed a fumble as well in the quarter. CSU Pueblo would win the game 31-0.
After
Austin Glimpse took over at halftime, he completed eight passes for 86 yards, while
Gage Baker was 11-for-15 with 78 yards in the first half.
Dawson Dunbar caught five passes for 57 yards, while
Kooper Koehn also caught five throws for 44 yards.
Evan Hatton led the game with 11 tackles.
Gabe Frerichs and
Charlie Johnson each had eight tackles.
Aiden Werlinger put up seven tackles and one sack, while Chikos forced and recovered a fumble.
South Dakota Mines fell to 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the RMAC after the loss.
What's Next
The Hardrockers will end the 2026 season at Chadron State on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.
