Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Week 12 Release | November 18, 2013 Primary Contact: Kaleb Center, Director of Media Relations • E-mail: [email protected] • Secondary Contact: Kelley deWaha-Williams • E-mail: [email protected]
2013 RMAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Institution X^ - CSU-Pueblo Chadron State Colorado Mines Adams State Colorado Mesa Western New Mexico Fort Lewis Black Hills State Western State New Mexico Highlands
RMAC W-L Pct. 9-0 1.000 7-2 0.778 7-2 0.778 5-4 0.556 4-5 0.444 4-5 0.444 3-6 0.333 2-6 0.250 2-6 0.250 1-8 0.111
Overall W-L Pct. Streak 11-0 1.000 W11 8-3 0.727 L1 8-3 0.727 W4 7-4 0.636 W1 5-6 0.455 L4 4-6 0.400 W2 4-7 0.364 L2 2-8 0.200 W1 2-8 0.200 L1 2-9 0.182 L8
X - Clinched RMAC Championship ^ - Qualified for NCAA Championships
RMAC/Rawlings Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week Chris Bonner CSU-Pueblo Junior, Quarterback, 6-7, 225 San Diego, Calif./Clairemont HS Bonner turned in his third career 300yard game in the ThunderWolves’ 3813 RMAC-clinching win over Western State. In the game, he vaulted over previous recordholder Ross Dausin to become the ThunderWolves’ top single-season passing yardage leader (now at 3,116). This season, Bonner has thrown 30 touchdowns, also a single season school record.
Defensive Player of the Week
Upcoming Games Nov. 23 Western State at Black Hills State*
1 p.m.
Nov. 30 NCAA Championships Second Round CSU-Pueblo vs. TBD Noon
Last Week’s Results Nov. 9 Colorado Mines 23, Chadron State 0* Western N.M. 43, New Mexico Highlands 14* Adams State 19, Colorado Mesa 17* CSU-Pueblo 38, Western State 13* Black Hills State 17, Fort Lewis 14*
Kole Kadavy Colorado Mines Junior, Linebacker, 5-11, 205 Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central Kadavy led the defensive efforts for Mines during the squad’s 23-0 victory over Chadron State on Saturday with five tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and two pass break ups in addition to a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Orediggers a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. It the third defensive touchdown of Kadavy’s career after scoring twice during the 2012 season.
Special Teams Player of the Week
CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team Court Pietra, Colorado Mines Glen Clinton, Chadron State Scotland Coyle, CSU-Pueblo Sam Parker, Chadron State Evan Wagstrom, Fort Lewis Pierre Etchemendy, Chadron State Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa Chad McGraw, Colorado Mines Zach Sandstrom, Chadron State Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo
Logan Beck Adams State Freshman, Kicker, 6-0, 165 Highlands Ranch, Colo./ ThunderRidge HS Beck kicked the go-ahead, 39-yard field goal, as time expired in front of nearly 2,000 opposing fans, to give the Grizzlies the road win at Colorado Mesa on Saturday. He also had a 44-yarder which sailed true midway through the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10 apiece after ASU fell behind 10-0 in the opening period. The Grizzlies won 19-17.
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2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Adams State University (7-4, 5-4 RMAC) Offense: Justin Kauffman (Junior, Running Back, 6-2, 215, Anchorage, Alaska / West Anchorage HS) Kauffman rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown in a win over Colorado Mesa University, 19-17. Defense: Bobby Anzures (Sophomore, Safety, 5-11, 190, Moorpark, Calif. / Moorpark HS) Anzures had an interception for 20 yards in a win over Colorado Mesa University, 19-17. Special Teams: Logan Beck (Freshman, Kicker, 6-0, 165, Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge HS) RMAC Special Team Player of the Week Black Hills State University (2-8, 2-6 RMAC) Defense: Brian Baldwin (Junior, Centerback, 5-9, 173, Camarillo, Calif. / Adolfo Camarillo HS) In the Yellow Jackets 17-14 win at Fort Lewis, Baldwin had his second interception of the year returned for a touchdown for at least 70 yards as he took an 83-yard interception for a touchdown and added four solo tackles for a defense that held Fort Lewis scoreless the final three quarters and to 77 total yards in the second half. Special Teams: Christian Parr (Freshman, Kicker, 6-5, 180, Forsyth, MT / Forsyth HS) Parr had his second game-winning field goal of the season as he hit from 34 yards out on Saturday at Fort Lewis with less than six minutes remaining to give the Yellow Jackets a 17-14 lead and eventual victory. Parr is now an RMAC-leading 11-of-12 on field goals with a long of 44 yards and has 16 touchbacks on kickoffs this season to date. Chadron State College (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) Team Notes: Colorado Mines dashed Chadron State College’s hopes of advancing to the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon by blanking the Eagles 23-0 in the season finale for both teams. The Eagles, who were averaging 506.3 yards in total offense entering the game, were limited to just 262 by the Orediggers and never got beyond Mines’ 38-yard line. The Eagles completed 23 of 44 passes for 146 yards, but had nine passes broken up by the Orediggers. CSC rushed for 116 yards with tailback Glen Clinton carrying 21 times for 94 yards, giving him 1,518 for the season. Colorado Mesa University (5-6, 4-5 RMAC) Defense: Jake Edmiston (Senior, Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Palisade, Colo./Palisade HS) Senior Linebacker Jake Edmiston continued to rack up tackles in the narrow 19-17 home loss to Adams State. He picked up 22 stops on his way to his final NCAA-best total of 177 for the year.
2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Colorado School of Mines (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) Offense: Matt Brown (Junior, Quarterback, 6-3, 205, Limon, Colo. / Limon) Brown led the Orediggers offensively during the squad’s season-closing 23-0 win over Chadron State on Saturday with 318 yards of total offense and a rushing touchdown. He finished 22-of-34 for 233 yards through the air while adding 80 yards rushing on 22 carries, including a six-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Mines a 17-0 lead. Defense: Kole Kadavy (Junior, Linebacker, 5-11, 205, Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central HS) RMAC Defensive Player of the Week Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn (Sophomore, Kicker/Punter, 6-4, 180, Durango, Colo. / Durango HS) Llewellyn made all three of his field goal attempts (24, 27, 33) and punted once for 56 yards in Mines’ 23-0 win over Chadron State on Saturday at Campbell Field in Golden. He finished the year 14-of-19 on field goals and 44-of-47 on extra points after making both his attempts on Saturday. The two-time RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week also notched two touchbacks on six kickoffs and accounted for 11 of Mines’ 23 points in the win. Team Notes: Mines (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) held Chadron State (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) to just 262 yards of offense after the Eagles entered Saturday’s contest averaging 506.3 yards per game. The biggest impact came on the Eagles’ rushing attack, boasting Harlon Hill candidate Glen Clinton, who spearheaded the CSC 245.4 rushing average with 142.4 yards per game. The Oredigger defensive unit held CSC to 153 yards on the ground, including 94 by Clinton on 21 attempts. Mines picked off CSC quarterback Jonn McClain twice and forced another fumble, including a 33-yard pick-six by junior Kole Kadavy to start the second quarter which gave Mines a 10-0 lead. Senior Ryan Wood thwarted a hail mary attempt at halftime with an interception in the end zone and sophomore Billy Sprague pulled off a sack-fumble in early stages of the fourth quarter that was returned by Dallas Fields. Despite going 0-for-2 on fourth down attempts inside the CSC two yard line, Mines was able to put up 23 points and 369 yards of offense on 78 plays. The Orediggers showed great discipline in the matchup after committing just one penalty for five yards. Conversely, the Eagles were flagged 10 times for a total of 109 yards. Junior Matt Brown led the offense with 313 yards of total offense after finishing 22-of-34 for 233 yards through the air. He also added 80 rushing yards on 22 carries, including a six-yard touchdown run with 9:24 remaining in the second quarter to put Mines up 17-0. Senior Dan Palmer finished with 29 yards on 13 carries and will end his storied career with 2,407 yards – good for second in program history. He also finished his career with 236 career points to also finish second in program history for the category. Senior Tyler Denson went over 100 tackles for the second-straight season with 10 on Saturday for 103 on the season. Junior defensive back Ian McFadden led the squad with 11 tackles (six solo) and 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass break up. Sprague notched 10 stops, 1.0 sack, 1.5 tackle for loss and a forced fumble to close his season second on the team with 81 tackles. Senior Chad McGraw recorded seven stops, 1.5 tackle for loss, two pass break ups and a quarterback hurry, while Kadavy notched five stops, 0.5 tackle for loss, two pass break ups and the 33-yard pick six. Senior defensive linemen Jake Utley and Alex Laudenslager added five stops apiece, with Laudenslager adding a team-high 2.0 tackles for loss. Wood added five stops, a pass break up and an interception as well. Sophomore Jimmy Ellis, the leading receiver in the RMAC entering Saturday, added 12 catches for 103 yards while classmate Cole Spurgeon notched 85 yards on four catches. Senior Jordan Ward added 46 receiving yards on five catches in his final collegiate game. Sophomore Avery Llewellyn made all three of his field goal attempts (24, 27, 33) and punted once for 56 yards. The two-time RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week also notched two touchbacks on six kickoffs. Colorado State University - Pueblo (11-0, 9-0 RMAC) Offense: Chris Bonner (Junior, Quarterback, 6-7, 225, San Diego, Calif./Clairemont HS) RMAC Offensive Player of the Week Defense: Ryan Cummings (Junior, Linebacker, 5-9, 232, Carson, Calif. / Lakewood HS) Cummings recorded his team-leading fourth interception, returning it 24 yards for a touchdown in the ThunderWolves’ 38-13 RMAC-clinching win over Western State. He also recorded five tackles, second-most on the team, in a game that saw the first-team defense only play in the first half. Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen (Senior, Punter, 5-10, 221, Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South HS) The second-leading punter in the nation, Kliesen kept his average high with five punts for an average of 43.4 yards per punt. His longest kick of 63 yards was the fourth-longest of his career. Three of his five punts landed inside the 20 and Western’s average starting position following Kliesen punts was their own 21-yard line. Fort Lewis College (4-7, 3-6 RMAC) Team Notes: Despite recording 207 yards of total offense, completing 9-of-9 passes and scoring two touchdowns in the opening quarter, Fort Lewis fell short in their final game of the regular season, 17-14 to Black Hills State Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Jordan Doyle started the game with 12 straight completions, including 117 yards and two scores in the first quarter. After forcing BHSU to punt on the first drive of the game, Fort Lewis took an early 7-0 lead six minutes into the game. Doyle and Nova Hardy capped off an eight play, 89-yard drive when Hardy caught an 11 yard pass for a score. As a team, Fort Lewis put up 392 yards of total offense on 72 plays to BHSU’s 279 yards of total offense. New Mexico Highlands University (2-9, 1-8 RMAC) Team Notes: The Cowboys travled to Silver City, New Mexico to face Western New Mexico. Despite the Cowboys efforts, they lost 14-43.
2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Western New Mexico University (4-6, 4-5 RMAC) Offense: Donald Byrd(Junior, Wide Reciever, 5-10, 180, Long Beach, CA/ Long Beach Poly) Byrd helped power the Mustang passing attack to help them reclaim the Warrior Helmet with a 43-14 win over New Mexico Highlands. He brought in six passes for 105 yards with two touchdowns. He had a long reception of 44, while his touchdown receptions went for 22 and 29 yards. Defense: Anthony Avina (Sophomore, Defensive Line, 6-1, 275, Lake Elsinore, CA/ Lakeside HS) Avina disrupted the Cowboys throughout the game Saturday. He helped come through with a big early play for WNMU with NMHU pinned inside their own 10, he read a draw play and forced a fumble in the end zone that was recovered for a touchdown. He also had three tackles, two solo, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry. Special Teams: Josh McIntire (Sophomore, Kicker, 6-0, 195, El Cajon, Calif./West Hills HS) McIntire changed field position several times in helping the Mustangs to the win over NMHU. He drilled his best punt of the day on his first one that went 69 yards and pinned the Cowboys deep in their own territory. That later led to a WNMU touchdown on defense. Three other punts went inside the 20, as he had another punt sail over 50 yards. He averaged 43.3 yards per punt on seven attempts. In addition, he was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and made a 24-yard field goal. His kickoffs were also solid as five of his eight went for touchbacks and he averaged 64.1 yards per kick. Western State Colorado University (2-8, 2-6 RMAC) Offense: Arius Norris (Junior, Running Back, 5-8, 175, Denver, Colo. / Thornton High School) Arius Norris replaced starting running back Austin Ekeler for the Mountaineers after Ekeler suffering a season-ending injury. Norris ran for 130 on a mere 16 carries, averaging 8.1 yards per carry against CSU-Pueblo’s RMAC leading rush defense. Defense: Kalvin Winter (Junior, Linebacker, 6-1, 205, Confier, Colo. / Conifer High School) Kalvin Winter scored the only touchdown for the Mountaineers on Saturday. Winter scored his touchdown on a pick-six. The Western linebacker intercepted an errand pass from CSU-Pueblo and returned it 18 yards for the score. Winter also recorded four tackles in the game. Special Teams: Ryan Winke (Freshman, Kicker, 6-2, 210, Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS) Ryan Winke kicked two field goals and one extra point on Saturday against CSU-Pueblo. Winke put the Mountaineers ahead 3-0 on Western’s first drive of the game, kicking a 21-yard field goal. Winke added another field goal, this one from 26 yards out, at the 4:28 mark in the third quarter.
2013 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKET 2013 NCAA Division II
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP All game times not listed below are Noon local time unless a different time was approved by the Division II Football Committee.
**First Round November 23
**Second Round November 30
*Shepherd (10-0)
Slippery Rock (9-2)
5
*Winston-Salem (9-1)
4
*West Chester (10-1)
3
American Int'l (9-2)
6
**Quarterfinals December 7
**Semifinals December 14
Final December 21
1
Super Regional One
Newberry (9-2)
5
*Carson-Newman (9-2)
4
*North Alabama (8-2)
3
Tuskegee (8-2)
6
*Bloomsburg (10-1)
2
*Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1)
1
Super Regional Two
*UNC Pembroke (9-1)
2 Florence, Alabama
*Northwest Mo. St. (11-0)
Emporia St. (9-1)
5
*Minn. Duluth (10-1)
4
*Henderson St. (11-0)
3
St. Cloud St. (10-1)
6
1
NATIONAL CHAMPION
Super Regional Three
Saginaw Valley (9-2)
5
*Grand Valley St. (9-2)
4
*Indianapolis (10-1)
3
West Tex. A&M (9-2)
6
*Minn. St. Mankato (11-0)
2
*Colorado St. - Pueblo (11-0)
1
Super Regional Four
*Ohio Dominican (10-0)
2
* Denotes Host Institution ** First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games will be played on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The home team at the championship will be decided by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Team Stats R SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Points AVG/G 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 64 13 59 0 0 0 482 43.8 2 Colorado Mines 11 51 14 44 1 0 1 398 36.2 3 Chadron State 11 50 10 40 1 0 0 376 34.2 4 Western New Mexico 10 37 6 30 0 0 0 272 27.2 5 Black Hills State 10 31 11 25 0 0 1 246 24.6 6 N.M. Highlands 11 35 8 34 0 0 0 268 24.4 7 Adams State 11 32 13 23 3 0 0 260 23.6 8 Colorado Mesa 11 29 12 23 0 0 0 233 21.2 9 Western State 10 21 12 20 0 0 1 184 18.4 10 Fort Lewis 11 19 10 13 1 0 0 161 14.6
R SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Points AVG/G 1 Colorado Mines 11 23 11 16 0 0 0 187 17.0 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 26 8 20 0 0 0 204 18.5 3 Colorado Mesa 11 25 12 20 1 0 1 212 19.3 4 Chadron State 11 27 19 22 0 0 0 243 22.1 5 Adams State 11 34 13 30 0 0 0 275 25.0 6 Western State 10 34 10 32 0 0 0 266 26.6 7 Fort Lewis 11 44 8 44 0 0 1 334 30.4 8 Western New Mexico 10 43 9 35 1 0 1 326 32.6 9 N.M. Highlands 11 47 18 42 0 0 0 378 34.4 10 Black Hills State 10 59 8 50 2 0 0 432 43.2
R TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 2453 3250 826 5703 6.9 2 Colorado Mines 11 1926 3509 988 5435 5.5 3 Chadron State 11 2570 2755 884 5325 6 4 N.M. Highlands 11 1317 3768 855 5085 5.9 5 Western New Mexico 10 1144 2880 765 4024 5.3 6 Adams State 11 2129 2166 927 4295 4.6 7 Black Hills State 10 1137 2616 767 3753 4.9 8 Colorado Mesa 11 1836 1930 820 3766 4.6 9 Western State 10 1345 1823 687 3168 4.6 10 Fort Lewis 11 1278 1895 796 3173 4
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R RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG 1 Chadron State 11 452 2570 5.7 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 479 2453 5.1 3 Adams State 11 538 2129 4.0 4 Colorado Mines 11 452 1926 4.3 5 Colorado Mesa 11 468 1836 3.9 6 Western State 10 317 1345 4.2 7 N.M. Highlands 11 341 1317 3.9 8 Fort Lewis 11 449 1278 2.8 9 Western New Mexico 10 367 1144 3.1 10 Black Hills State 10 333 1137 3.4
TD AVG/G 56 518.5 50 494.1 49 484.1 31 462.3 35 402.4 28 390.5 27 375.3 28 342.4 20 316.8 17 288.5
TD YDS/G 23 233.6 25 223.0 15 193.5 21 175.1 12 166.9 8 134.5 10 119.7 7 116.2 9 114.4 12 113.7
TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P Adams State 11 1588 2238 836 3826 4.6 Colorado Mines 11 1517 2323 808 3840 4.8 Chadron State 11 1699 2490 831 4189 5.0 N.M. Highlands 11 1465 2784 846 4249 5.0 CSU-Pueblo 11 1247 3008 892 4255 4.8 Fort Lewis 11 1785 2545 813 4330 5.3 Colorado Mesa 11 1609 2810 889 4419 5.0 Western State 10 1209 3185 783 4394 5.6 Western New Mexico 10 2068 2433 758 4501 5.9 Black Hills State 10 2723 3026 885 5749 6.5
R RUSHING DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 376 1247 3.3 2 Western State 10 363 1209 3.3 3 N.M. Highlands 11 461 1465 3.2 4 Colorado Mines 11 404 1517 3.8 5 Adams State 11 435 1588 3.7 6 Colorado Mesa 11 459 1609 3.5 7 Chadron State 11 446 1699 3.8 8 Fort Lewis 11 437 1785 4.1 9 Western New Mexico 10 386 2068 5.4 10 Black Hills State 10 501 2723 5.4
TD YDS/G 6 113.4 9 120.9 14 133.2 12 137.9 12 144.4 13 146.3 12 154.5 12 162.3 16 206.8 28 272.3
R PASSING OFFENSE G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD AVG/G 1 N.M. Highlands 11 303 514 15 58.9 3768 7.3 21 342.5 2 Colorado Mines 11 326 536 9 60.8 3509 6.5 29 319.0 3 CSU-Pueblo 11 205 347 11 59.1 3250 9.4 31 295.5 4 Western New Mexico 10 210 398 9 52.8 2880 7.2 26 288.0 5 Black Hills State 10 236 434 19 54.4 2616 6.0 15 261.6 6 Chadron State 11 278 432 18 64.4 2755 6.4 26 250.5 7 Adams State 11 206 389 12 53.0 2166 5.6 13 196.9 8 Western State 10 209 370 5 56.5 1823 4.9 12 182.3 9 Colorado Mesa 11 181 352 18 51.4 1930 5.5 16 175.5 10 Fort Lewis 11 181 347 13 52.2 1895 5.5 10 172.3
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R FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1 Colorado Mines 11 113 158 48 319 29.0 2 Chadron State 11 127 130 39 296 26.9 3 N.M. Highlands 11 67 166 16 249 22.6 4 CSU-Pueblo 11 109 118 13 240 21.8 5 Black Hills State 10 68 117 30 215 21.5 6 Western New Mexico 10 62 118 33 213 21.3 7 Adams State 11 111 103 20 234 21.3 8 Colorado Mesa 11 89 98 19 206 18.7 9 Fort Lewis 11 85 80 28 193 17.5 10 Western State 10 64 84 21 169 16.9
R INTERCEPTIONS G NO YDS TD AVG 1 Colorado Mesa 11 23 279 0 12.1 2 Black Hills State 10 15 327 3 21.8 3 CSU-Pueblo 11 15 317 3 21.1 4 Adams State 11 13 62 1 4.8 5 Chadron State 11 12 171 1 14.3 6 Colorado Mines 11 12 156 1 13.0 7 Western State 10 9 42 1 4.7 8 Fort Lewis 11 8 54 0 6.8 9 Western New Mexico 10 8 67 0 8.4 10 N.M. Highlands 11 8 119 1 14.9
R 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1 Chadron State 2 Colorado Mines 3 CSU-Pueblo 4 Colorado Mesa 5 N.M. Highlands 6 Adams State 7 Western New Mexico 8 Black Hills State 9 Fort Lewis 10 Western State
R SACKS BY G NO YDS 1 Adams State 11 40 266 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 38 217 3 N.M. Highlands 11 34 213 4 Fort Lewis 11 29 132 5 Western State 10 29 180 6 Colorado Mesa 11 28 173 7 Colorado Mines 11 19 125 8 Chadron State 11 18 103 9 Western New Mexico 10 16 85 10 Black Hills State 10 13 86
G CONV 11 95 11 84 11 71 11 68 11 67 11 76 10 54 10 53 11 44 10 37
ATT 182 191 170 183 180 211 160 157 174 149
PCT 52.2 44.0 41.8 37.2 37.2 36.0 33.8 33.8 25.3 24.8
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TD AVG/G 32 347.8 22 349.1 24 380.8 41 386.3 24 386.8 38 393.6 24 401.7 32 439.4 40 450.1 58 574.9
PASSING DEFENSE G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD AVG/G Adams State 11 184 401 13 45.9 2238 5.6 20 203.5 Colorado Mines 11 229 404 12 56.7 2323 5.8 10 211.2 Chadron State 11 225 385 12 58.4 2490 6.5 12 226.4 Fort Lewis 11 207 376 8 55.1 2545 6.8 26 231.4 Western New Mexico 10 196 372 8 52.7 2433 6.5 24 243.3 N.M. Highlands 11 223 385 8 57.9 2784 7.2 27 253.1 Colorado Mesa 11 262 430 23 60.9 2810 6.5 11 255.5 CSU-Pueblo 11 283 516 15 54.8 3008 5.8 18 273.5 Black Hills State 10 247 384 15 64.3 3026 7.9 30 302.6 Western State 10 264 420 9 62.9 3185 7.6 23 318.5
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Individual Stats R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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RUSHING Glen Clinton (CSC) Austin Ekeler (WESTERN) Jake Cimolino (CMU) Abe Macias (WNMU) Chris Ashe (CSUP) Matt Brown (CSM) C. McDondle (CSUP) Dewaun Wesley (FLC) Michael Madkins (CSC) Dan Palmer (CSM)
G ATT 11 242 9 182 11 229 10 202 10 165 9 101 11 87 11 149 11 80 10 120
PASSING G COMP Emmanuel Lewis (NMHU) 11 272 Mitch Glasmann (WNMU) 10 209 Chris Bonner (CSUP) 11 198 Ward Anderson (BHSU) 10 225 Jonn McLain (CSC) 11 258 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 155 Brett Arrivey (WESTERN) 10 208 Auston Hillman (ASU13) 11 140
YDS 1518 1049 1136 932 888 572 676 524 508 461
AVG 6.3 5.8 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.7 7.8 3.5 6.4 3.8
ATT INT PCT 465 11 58.5 395 9 52.9 328 8 60.4 410 17 54.9 394 17 65.5 237 3 65.4 363 5 57.3 244 9 57.4
TD LONG AVG/G 13 77 138.0 7 71 116.6 7 48 103.3 6 36 93.2 10 58 88.8 7 63 63.6 6 68 61.5 3 63 47.6 6 52 46.2 3 16 46.1
YDS 3354 2876 3116 2481 2615 1683 1751 1477
TD LONG AVG/G EFFIC 18 68 304.9 127.1 26 93 287.6 131.2 30 84 283.3 165.5 15 66 248.1 109.5 23 84 237.7 131.9 13 51 187.0 140.6 11 58 175.1 105.1 9 60 134.3 113.0
RECEIVING G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C AVG/G REC/G Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 63 1241 12 93 19.7 124.1 6.3 Paul Browning (CSUP) 11 50 1012 10 84 20.2 92.0 4.5 Ty Young (CSM) 9 43 674 5 73 15.7 74.9 4.8 Donald Byrd (WNMU) 10 60 692 5 47 11.5 69.2 6.0 Ricky Marvray (NMHU) 11 61 738 1 52 12.1 67.1 5.5 Luke Whalen (BHSU) 10 50 649 3 37 13.0 64.9 5.0 Jimmy Ellis (CSM) 11 80 687 3 36 8.6 62.5 7.3 Michael Harrison (NMHU) 9 36 538 5 56 14.9 59.8 4.0 Josh Sandoval (CSUP) 11 39 602 3 70 15.4 54.7 3.5 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 43 598 6 84 13.9 54.4 3.9
R SCORING G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G 1 Greg O’Donnell (CSUP) 11 0 13 59 0 98 8.9 2 Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 14 0 0 1 86 7.8 3 Avery Llewellyn (CSM) 11 0 14 44 0 86 7.8 4 Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 12 0 0 1 74 7.4 5 Chris Ashe (CSUP) 10 11 0 0 0 66 6.6 6 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 9 0 0 1 56 6.2 7 Randy Wentz (CSC) 11 0 10 38 0 68 6.2 8 Ryan Winke (WESTERN) 8 0 11 15 0 48 6.0 9 Christian Parr (BHSU) 10 0 11 25 0 58 5.8 10 Cody Roes (CSC) 11 10 0 0 0 60 5.5 R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL OFFENSE G Emmanuel Lewis (NMHU) 11 Ward Anderson (BHSU) 10 Mitch Glasmann (WNMU) 10 Chris Bonner (CSUP) 11 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 Jonn McLain (CSC) 11 Auston Hillman (ASU13) 11 Brett Arrivey (WESTERN) 10 Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 Justin Dvorak (CSM) 9
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ALL PURPOSE G Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 Austin Ekeler (WESTERN) 9 Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 Jake Cimolino (CMU) 11 Jimmy Ellis (CSM) 11 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 Abe Macias (WNMU) 10 Akeelie Mustafa (NMHU) 8 Paul Browning (CSUP) 11 Donald Byrd (WNMU) 10
RUSH 245 380 -68 -97 572 41 448 -36 1518 164 RUSH 1518 1049 -14 1136 8 0 932 240 5 -8
PASS 3354 2481 2876 3116 1683 2615 1477 1751 0 902
PLAYS 561 512 437 354 338 432 337 400 242 176
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TACKLES Jake Edmiston (CMU)* Trent Boner (BHSU) Shea Koch (CSC) Tyler Denson (CSM) Andrew Hurley (CMU) Joey Alvarez (FLC) Ibe Nduka (NMHU) DiAmaal Holmes (NMHU) Damion Whittington (NMHU) Jeremy Tuten (BHSU)
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TACKLES FOR LOSS Lane Stuht (WESTERN) Darius Allen (CSUP) Dylan Flannery (ASU13) Otis Jones (NMHU) Andrew Hurley (CMU) Jared Koster (NMHU) Jake Edmiston (CMU) Chad McGraw (CSM) Ibe Nduka (NMHU) Kole Kadavy (CSM)
G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACKS 11 102 75 50 177 16.1 5 10 56 61 33 117 11.7 1.5 11 52 75 23 127 11.5 2 11 39 64 34 103 9.4 3 10 50 40 74 90 9.0 7 11 67 29 32 96 8.7 3 11 51 45 57 96 8.7 4.5 11 39 55 8 94 8.5 0 11 45 48 21 93 8.5 2 10 41 39 19 80 8.0 0
G SOLO ASST 10 16 8 11 15 8 11 16 5 11 13 7 10 13 2 10 9 10 11 12 6 11 12 4 11 10 8 11 10 5
YDS TOTAL AVG/G 95 20 2.0 95 19 1.7 91 18.5 1.7 81 16.5 1.5 74 14 1.4 54 14 1.4 50 15 1.4 59 14 1.3 57 14 1.3 52 12.5 1.1
R SACKS G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 1 Darius Allen (CSUP)* 11 12 3 72 13.5 1.23 2 Lane Stuht (WESTERN) 10 8 2 58 9 0.90 3 Otis Jones (NMHU) 11 8 1 61 8.5 0.77 4 Dylan Flannery (ASU13) 11 8 1 61 8.5 0.77 5 Valentino Dress (ASU13) 10 7 1 44 7.5 0.75 6 Andrew Hurley (CMU) 10 7 0 61 7 0.70 7 Ryan Ross (FLC) 11 6 0 44 6 0.55 8 Morgan Fox (CSUP) 11 5 2 41 6 0.55 9 Kyle McCarthy (CSC) 11 3 5 37 5.5 0.50 10 Delano Cook (ASU13) 11 5 1 37 5.5 0.50 R PASSES DEFENDED G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G 1 Stephan Dickens (CSUP) 11 16 3 19 1.73 2 Jordan Price (CMU) 11 11 5 16 1.45 3 Jarrod Lacy (CSUP) 9 12 0 12 1.33 4 Michael Brady (CMU) 11 7 6 13 1.18 5 Cariel Brooks (ASU13) 11 10 3 13 1.18 6 Cole Waliczek (WESTERN) 7 8 0 8 1.14 7 Ryan Griffith (CSM) 9 8 2 10 1.11 8 Ryan Wood (CSC) 10 7 3 10 1.00 9 Eldrick Bright (WNMU) 10 9 1 10 1.00 10 Conor Casey (CSC) 11 10 0 10 0.91
TOTAL 3599 2861 2808 3019 2255 2656 1925 1715 1518 1066
YDS/G 327.2 286.1 280.8 274.5 250.6 241.5 175.0 171.5 138.0 118.4
R INTERCEPTIONS 1 Michael Brady (CMU) 2 Jordan Price (CMU) 3 Ryan Cummings (CSUP) 4 Ryan Wood (CSC) 5 Ryan Lendrum (CMU) 6 Cody Daniels (CMU) 7 Deshawn Hathorne (WNMU) 8 D. Eisenbraun (BHSU) 9 Austin Haynes (BHSU) 10 Brian Baldwin (BHSU)
RCV PR KR YDS 405 0 0 1923 160 0 0 1209 1241 0 0 1227 127 0 0 1263 687 228 256 1179 598 0 539 1137 94 0 0 1026 92 93 344 769 1012 0 0 1017 692 239 0 923
YDS/G 174.8 134.3 122.7 114.8 107.2 103.4 102.6 96.1 92.5 92.3
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
FUMBLES RECOVERED Thaddius Brown (FLC) Michael Brady (CMU) Dylan Flannery (ASU13) L. Tarkington (CSUP) Jacob Weiss (WESTERN) Dylan Furrier (CSC) Tyler Denson (CSM) Darius Allen (CSUP) 6 other players 6 other players
*-National leader
G NO 11 6 11 5 11 4 10 3 11 3 11 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 G 8 11 11 9 10 11 11 11 10 11
YDS 55 112 54 0 45 37 17 47 55 166
TD LONG AVG/G 0 17 0.55 0 55 0.45 1 24 0.36 0 0 0.30 0 29 0.27 0 19 0.27 0 17 0.30 0 17 0.30 0 25 0.30 2 83 0.30
NO YDS AVG/G 3 0 0.38 4 3 0.36 4 0 0.36 3 0 0.33 3 0 0.3 3 0 0.27 3 0 0.27 3 70 0.27 2 0.20 2 0.18
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Individual Stats R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
KICK RETURNS G Akeelie Mustafa (NMHU) 8 Darius Millines (CSUP) 10 H. Dollins (BHSU) 8 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 Bradley Adamson (BHSU) 10 Lajuantae Hicks (NMHU) 11 Jordan VanVleet (FLC) 9 Michael Ball (WNMU) 8 J.R. Watters (ASU13) 12
NO 15 16 20 27 24 15 11 10 18
YDS 344 328 404 539 470 288 187 162 266
R 1 2 3 4 5
PUNT RETURNS Donald Byrd (WNMU) EJ Kreis (WESTERN) Jimmy Ellis (CSM) Josh Sandoval (CSUP) Austin Rodriguez (CMU)
G 10 10 11 11 11
NO 18 19 27 30 17
R PUNTING 1 Scottie Gallardo 2 Brandon Kliesen (CSUP) 3 Patrick Carney (NMHU) 4 Scott Gallardo (FLC) 5 Evan Dick (ASU13) 6 D. Swinehart (WESTERN) 7 Michael Brady (CMU) 8 O. Bengtsson (BHSU) 9 Josh McIntire (WNMU) 10 Zach Smith (CSC)
G 11 11 11 8 11 10 11 8 10 11
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
G MADE 8 11 11 14 11 13 10 11 10 10 11 10 8 6 8 6 11 8 10 6
FIELD GOALS Ryan Winke (WESTERN) Avery Llewellyn (CSM) Greg O’Donnell (CSUP) Christian Parr (BHSU) Logan Beck (ASU13) Randy Wentz (CSC) Eli Williams (CMU) Tanner Donahue (CMU) Zach Tapia (NMHU) Josh McIntire (WNMU)
TD LONG 0 81 0 44 0 33 0 39 0 48 0 37 0 29 0 32 0 33 YDS 239 206 228 245 83
AVG 22.9 20.5 20.2 20.0 19.6 19.2 17.0 16.2 14.8
TD LONG AVG 1 0 13.3 0 0 10.8 0 0 8.4 1 0 8.2 0 0 4.9
NO YDS LONG AVG 79 3640 77 46.1 54 2478 64 45.9 62 2804 73 45.2 56 2506 64 44.8 70 2979 75 42.6 71 3001 60 42.3 62 2587 59 41.7 53 2127 58 40.1 55 2186 69 39.7 41 1621 54 39.5 ATT 16 19 18 12 18 12 9 9 16 9
PCT MADE/G 68.8 1.4 73.7 1.3 72.2 1.2 91.7 1.1 55.6 1.0 83.3 0.9 66.7 0.8 66.7 0.8 50.0 0.7 66.7 0.6
LONG 49 50 53 44 53 40 32 46 56 47
*-National leader
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Academic Awards COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- October 23, 2013 -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is recognizing all-academic performers in the sport of football. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a grade point average of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and have completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. Their cumulative GPA is what they had earned prior to football season beginning. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools that sponsor the sport of football selected the first team.
First Team All-Academic Offense Pos. QB RB RB TE WR TE OL OL OL OL OL
Name *Jonn McLain Glen Clinton *Jake Cimolino Court Pietra Doyle Bode Cody Roes Sam Parker Evan Wagstrom Brett Boyer Chris McGee Scotland Coyle
Defense Pos. DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
Name Zach Sandstrom Zach Beach Josh Hartner #*Jake Edmiston Shea Koch Chad McGraw Zach Hamm *Michael Brady Pierre Etchemendy Travis McRae Tyler McFarland
Special Teams Pos. Name K Eli Williams P Michael Brady
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Gr. Jr.
School Chadron State Chadron State Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines Fort Lewis Chadron State Chadron State Fort Lewis Colorado Mesa Adams State Colorado St.-Pueblo
Hometown Chadron, Neb. Cody, Wyo. Fort Bragg, Calif. Littleton, Colo. Tucson, Ariz. Chadron, Neb. Harrison, Neb. Silt, Colo. Loveland, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Longmont, Colo.
GPA 3.83 3.60 3.84 3.89 3.67 3.30 3.80 3.88 3.59 3.76 3.51
Major Social Science Biology Exercise Science Mechanical Engineering Exercise Science Physical Education Communication Arts European History Criminal Justice Government/Pre-Law History
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Gr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
School Chadron State Colorado Mesa Western State Colorado Mesa Chadron State Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Chadron State Colorado Mesa Chadron State
Hometown Chadron, Neb. Castle Rock, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Palisade, Colo. Custer, S.D. Castle Rock, Colo. Tempe, Ariz. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Douglas, Wyo. South Jordan, Utah Boise, Idaho
GPA 3.94 3.60 3.60 3.82 3.59 3.71 4.00 3.99 3.85 3.48 3.87
Major Physical Education Land/Energy Management Psychology Secondary Education Business Administration Engineering Technology Management Undeclared Sports Management Rangeland Management Business Social Science
Yr. R-Fr. Sr.
School Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa
Hometown Aurora, Colo. Highlands Ranch, Colo.
GPA 3.64 3.99
Major Sports Management Sports Management
# - RMAC Football Academic Player of the Year *- unanimous first team selection.
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic RMAC Football Honor Roll Pos. QB QB QB QB QB QB RB RB RB RB RB WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE TE TE TE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB
Name Cody Davies Patrick O’Boyle Jake Garegnani Jacob Engle Aaron Rosipalja Caleb Flack John De La Rosa Cameron DeChesaro Chris Ashe Dan Geubelle Eddie Schroeder Aaron Holt Taylor Schmidt Reeve Sanders Kieren Duncan Travis Haney Kyle Hooper Logan Woish Mason Woish Ethan Bauer Austen Stephens Nathan Reed Zach Whitham Bryan Bunner Cole Coffeen Kyle Gilbert Ted Olszanski Zayde Khalil Celso Lopez D.J. Toczek Jake Ludwick Hasan Shaar Chase Cline Zach Martinez Taylor Suta Richard Rice Cory Mikelson Matt Sokhy Eric Box Trevon Lewis Cory Miller Jarret Yargus Derek Mathiason Colton Emich Dylan Nicholson Mark Gorka Oscar Bengtsson Joe Shultz Corbin Feenstra Josh Croy Austin Yurko Taylor Schultz Nathan Johnson Brian Amsberry Ian Driskill Isaac Holscher Justin LaBorde
Yr. Gr. Jr. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. So. So. So. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So.
School Adams State Chadron State Adams State Western State CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo Western New Mexico Adams State CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Western State Fort Lewis Adams State Western State CSU-Pueblo Western State Chadron State Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Chadron State Chadron State Adams State Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Western New Mexico Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Western New Mexico New Mexico Highlands Black Hills State Colorado St.-Pueblo Colorado Mines Western State CSU-Pueblo Fort Lewis Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa CSU-Pueblo Western New Mexico CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mines Western New Mexico Adams State Western State Western State Colorado Mines Black Hills State CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo Western State Colorado Mesa Adams State Western State Colorado Mesa Chadron State CSU-Pueblo
Hometown Bozeman, Mont. Gering, Neb. Lakewood, Colo. Eagle, Colo. Castle Rock, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Vinton, Texas Scottsdale, Ariz. Widefield, Colo. Broomfield, Colo. Westminster, Colo. Rio Rancho, N.M. Centennial, Colo. Grand Junction, Colo. Goodyear, Ariz. Aurora, Colo. Alliance, Neb. Monument, Colo. Monument, Colo. Morse Bluff, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Buena Vista, Colo. Omaha, Neb. Mililani, Hawaii Springerville, Ariz. San Diego, Calif. Rochester Hills, Mich. Murrieta, Calif. Corona, Calif. Martin, S.D. Castle Rock, Colo. Castle Rock, Colo. Elizabeth, Colo. Redlands, Calif. Littleton, Colo. Lincoln, Neb. Julesberg, Colo. Gilbert, Ariz. Ramona, Calif. Colorado Springs, Colo. Boise, Idaho Bagdad, Ariz. Centennial, Colo. Arvada, Colo. Sterling, Colo Littleton, Colo. Stockholm, Sweden Gilbert, Ariz. Superior, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Aurora, Colo. Centennial, Colo. Centennial, Colo. Bakersfield, Calif. Scottsbluff, Neb. Pueblo West, Colo.
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GPA 3.44 3.50 4.00 3.76 3.97 3.88 3.30 3.95 3.56 3.45 3.44 3.74 3.30 3.80 3.48 3.44 3.80 3.77 3.55 3.82 3.48 4.00 3.80 3.54 3.44 3.39 3.57 3.49 3.42 3.34 3.56 3.54 3.44 3.37 3.30 3.89 3.82 3.67 3.41 3.31 3.61 3.52 3.50 3.30 3.62 3.44 3.33 4.00 4.00 3.64 3.46 3.42 4.00 3.56 3.53 3.44 3.92
Major Business Administration/Small Business Physical Education English/Communications Undeclared Business Civil Engineering Management Business Administration Automotive Industry Management Environmental Science Exercise & Sport Science History History/Government Biology Sports & Recreation Accounting/Business Management Undeclared Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Criminal Justice Business Physics/Pre-Engineering Biochemical Engineering Undeclared Kinesiology Mining Engineering Chemical Engineering Sociology Criminal Justice Social Science/Education Business Petroleum Engineering History Business Political Science Petroleum Engineering Criminal Justice Exercise Science Undeclared Computer Information Systems Engineering Technology Management Environmental Sustainability Sport Management Business Administration Exercise and Sport Science Petroleum Engineering Marketing Mathematics Business Business Exercise and Sport Science Business Administration History/Social Studies Education Business Administration Mathematics Sport and Recreation Management Exercise Science
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic RMAC Football Honor Roll, Continued Pos. LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB K P P
Name Joe Rosenbrock Trent Boner Daniel Paponetti Taz Olson Justin Bralish Tommy Hoskins Clay Cundall Kevin Cuff Devon Suits Alex Sleep Keegan Pratt Joe Gonzales Ryan Wood Tyler Wright Edward Stanley Kennis Lewis Tyler Palmer Luke Janssen Jacob Weiss Conor Casey Kristian King Chase Yaeger Stephan Dickens Cody Daniels Shawn Kobylinski Matt Biery Frank deBraga Michael Arterburn Cole Montgomery Jade Gale Cole Waliczek Caleb Courkamp Shayne Justice Cody Dixon Tyler Winder Marcus Cross Logan Beck Brandon Kliesen Patrick Carney
Yr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr.
School CSU-Pueblo Black Hills State Adams State Chadron State Adams State Colorado Mines Chadron State CSU-Pueblo Western State Chadron State Colorado Mines CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mines Chadron State Adams State New Mexico Highlands Colorado Mines Black Hills State Western State Chadron State Western New Mexico Western State CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Adams State Chadron State Western State Western State Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Adams State CSU-Pueblo New Mexico Highlands
Hometown Brush, Colo. Douglas, Wyo. Coral Springs, Fla. Prairie City, S.D. Arvada, Colo. Houston, Texas Greybull, Wyo. San Diego, Calif. Aurora, Colo. Breckenridge, Colo. Westminster, Colo. Brighton, Colo. San Antonio, Texas Arvada, Colo. Los Angeles, Calif. Houston, Texas Grand Junction, Colo. Chadron, Neb. Salida, Colo. Rapid City, S.D. Redlands, Calif. Monument, Colo. Aurora, Colo. Fruita, Colo. Tucson, Ariz. Kiowa, Colo. Fallon, Nev. Englewood, Colo. Casper, Wyo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Parker, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Loma, Colo. Grand Junction, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Pueblo, Colo. Chico, Calif.
GPA 3.89 3.59 3.56 3.53 3.50 3.44 3.40 3.39 3.57 3.50 3.34 3.32 3.39 3.65 3.40 3.38 3.36 3.59 3.37 3.35 3.35 3.34 3.33 3.86 3.79 3.78 3.62 3.57 3.50 3.47 3.47 3.74 3.58 3.37 3.36 3.33 3.33 3.58 3.65
RMAC Football Academic Players of the Year 2013 - Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa 2012 - Jonn McLain, Chadron State 2011 - Lee Meisner, CSU-Pueblo 2010 - Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines 2009 - Oscar Villa, Adams State 2008 - Joe McLain, Chadron State 2007 - Danny Woodhead, Chadron State
Major Mathematics Business Management Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Mechanical Engineering English Business Undeclared Rangeland Management Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Sociology/Criminology Engineering Technology Management Business Administration Exercise Science Health Petroleum Engineering Exercise Science & Physical Education Mathematics English Business Management Geology Psychology Undeclared Mechanical Engineering Exercise Science Criminal Justice Computer Science Mathematics Environmental Studies Exercise & Sport Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Public Administration & Safety Athletic Training Elementary Education Business Administration Civil Engineering Business Administration
2013 RMAC Football Release 2013 AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll November 18, 2013 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
November 18 Offense: Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Kole Kadavy, Colorado Mines Special Teams: Logan Beck, Adams State
School (1st votes) Minnesota St.-Mankato (21) Northwest Missouri St. (10) Colorado St.-Pueblo (1) Henderson St. (Ark.) Minnesota-Duluth Shepherd (W.Va.) Ohio Dominican North Carolina-Pembroke Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Bloomsburg (Pa.) St. Cloud State (Minn.) Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Emporia St. (Kan.) West Chester (Pa.) North Alabama Pittsburg St. (Kan.) Carson-Newman (Tenn.) West Texas A&M Slippery Rock (Pa.) Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Indiana (Pa.) Virginia St. Newberry (S.C.)
November 11 Offense: Austin Ekeler, Western State Defense: Kyle McCarthy, Chadron State Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo November 4 Offense: Chris Ashe, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Trent Boner, Black Hills State Special Teams: Kipp Castanha, Fort Lewis October 28 Offense: Justin Dvorak, Colorado MInes Defense: Bryant Miller, Chadron State Special Teams: Evan Dick, Adams State October 21 Offense: Glen Clinton, Chadron State Defense: Andrew Hurley, Colorado Mesa Special Teams: Greg O’Donnell, CSU-Pueblo
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Western St., 55; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 45; West Alabama, 36; American International (Mass.), 21; Tuskegee (Ala.), 17; Colorado School of Mines, 13; Harding (Ark.), 12; Washburn (Kan.), 12; Midwestern St. (Texas), 11; Tarleton St. (Texas), 10; Delta St. (Miss.), 5; New Haven (Conn.), 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Ferris St. (Mich.), 2.
RMAC Schools Ranked in the AFCA Poll November 18 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Colorado Mines November 11 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State November 4 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 28 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 21 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 14 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State RV Colorado Mines October 7 5. CSU-Pueblo 19. Chadron State
RMAC/Rawlings Players of the Week
September 30 5. CSU-Pueblo 19. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 23 5. CSU-Pueblo 21. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 16 5. CSU-Pueblo 21. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 9 5. CSU-Pueblo 18. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines RV. New Mexico Highlands August 19 8. CSU-Pueblo 20. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines RV. New Mexico Highlands
October 14 Offense: Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines October 7 Offense: Ronnell Pompey, Western New Mexico Defense: Dylan Furrier, Chadron State Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo September 30 Offense: Matt Baiz, Fort Lewis Defense: Tyler Denson, Colorado Mines Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines September 23 Offense: Matt Brown, Colorado Mines Defense: Shea Koch, Chadron State Special Teams: Elijah Williams, Colorado Mesa September 16 Offense: Dewaun Wesley, Fort Lewis Defense: Vince Coach, Adams State Special Teams: Josh Sandoval, CSU-Pueblo September 9 Offense: Matt Brown, Colorado Mines Defense: Stephan Dickens, CSU-Pueblo Special Teams: Logan Beck, Adams State
2013 RMAC Preseason Information 2013 RMAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll School (1st Place Votes) Points
1. CSU-Pueblo (6) 2. Chadron State (4) 3. New Mexico Highlands 4. Adams State Colorado Mines 6. Colorado Mesa 7. Western New Mexico 8. Black Hills State 9. Western State Colorado 10. Fort Lewis
12 14 28 36 36 45 55 66 75 77
2013 RMAC Football Preseason Players of the Year
2012 RMAC Record
Overall Record
9-0 8-1 7-2 6-3 4-5 4-5 3-6 3-6 1-8 0-9
12-1 9-3 8-3 8-3 6-5 4-7 4-7 4-7 1-10 0-10
Preseason All-RMAC - Offense Pos. Name Yr. School QB Jonn McLain Jr. Chadron State RB Glen Clinton Sr. Chadron State RB Jake Cimolino Jr. Colorado Mesa WR Darius Davis Sr. N.M. Highlands WR Nate Ross Sr. Chadron State WR Diamond Gillis Jr. Colorado Mines TE Roger Pfannenschmid Sr. CSU-Pueblo OL Jake McCrary Sr. Chadron State OL Drew Swartz Sr. CSU-Pueblo OL Brett Boyer Sr. Colorado Mesa OL Chris McGee Sr. Adams State OL Rene Haro-Sipes Sr. Western State Preseason All-RMAC - Defense Pos. Name Yr. School DL Darius Allen Jr. CSU-Pueblo DL Jake Utley Sr. Colorado Mines DL Lane Stuht Sr. Western State DL Tony Campton Sr. CSU-Pueblo LB Jared Koster Jr. N.M. Highlands LB Jake Edmiston Sr.. Colorado Mesa LB Kevin Cuff So. CSU-Pueblo LB Tyler Denson Sr. Colorado Mines DB Trelan Taylor Sr. Chadron State DB C.J. Roberts Jr. CSU-Pueblo DB Jarrod Lacy Jr. CSU-Pueblo DB E.J. Woods Sr. N.M. Highlands Preseason All-RMAC - Special Teams Pos. Name Yr. School K Alex Ferdinand Jr. Chadron State P Brandon Kliesen Sr. CSU-Pueblo KR Nate Ross Sr. Chadron State PR Josh Sandoval Sr. CSU-Pueblo
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Glen Clinton, Chadron State Running Back Senior, 5-10, 200 Cody, Wyo./Cody HS Clinton led the RMAC in rushing with 1,350 yards on 217 carries (6.7 yards/attempt) in 2012 and was named to the All-RMAC and All-Nebraska Division II First Teams following the season. He averaged 112.5 yards rushing per game and scored seven touchdowns. Clinton also had 21 receptions for 218 yards and a TD. He rushed for over 100 yards in six games and he eclipsed the 200-yard barrier twice, including a career-high 245 yards against CSU-Pueblo. Following the season, he was named a Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Darius Allen, CSU-Pueblo Defensive End Junior, 6-2, 218 Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East HS Allen was named All-RMAC Second Team in 2012. He recorded two sacks and a forced fumble over Northwestern Oklahoma State, and had a season-high 10 tackles, with 1.5 tackles for a loss, against Chadron State. He also made nine tackles in an NCAA DII Semifinal playoff game. Allen finished the season with 45 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries.
Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo Punter Senior, 5-10, 210 Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South HS A 2012 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican, Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American, and Second Team All-RMAC selection, Kliesen averaged 45.6 yards per punt. 17 of his punts were downed inside the 20, while only seven were touchbacks. Kliesen’s longest effort of the year came in the NCAA Division II Semifinal game against West Texas A&M in which he booted an 87-yard punt.
2013 RMAC Football Schedules Adams State University Date Opponent Sept. 6 Wayland Baptist (Texas) Sept. 14 at Oklahoma Panhandle State Sept. 21 Western State* Sept. 28 CSU-Pueblo* Oct. 5 at Chadron State* Oct. 12 Black Hills State* Oct. 19 at New Mexico Highlands* Oct. 26 Western New Mexico* Nov. 2 at Fort Lewis* Nov. 9 Colorado Mines* Nov. 16 at Colorado Mesa*
Time/Result W, 44-0 W, 26-10 W, 16-14 L, 7-48 L, 0-31 W, 49-43 W, 24-20 W, 41-20 L, 24-27 L, 10-45 W, 19-17
Colorado State University-Pueblo Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Northern Colorado W, 41-36 Sept. 14 Angelo State W, 45-24 Sept. 21 Western New Mexico* W, 44-7 Sept. 28 at Adams State* W, 48-7 Oct. 5 Fort Lewis* W, 35-3 Oct. 12 at Chadron State* W, 51-42 Oct. 19 Colorado Mines* W, 48-28 Oct. 26 at Black Hills State* W, 51-17 Nov. 2 Colorado Mesa* W, 34-6 Nov. 9 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 47-21 Nov. 16 Western State* W, 38-13
Black Hills State University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 5 at Angelo St. L, 26-38 Sept. 14 at South Dakota Mines L, 35-43 Sept. 21 Colorado Mines* L, 22-62 Sept. 28 at Colorado Mesa* L, 11-49 Oct. 5 Western State* Canceled Oct. 12 at Adams State* L, 43-49 Oct. 19 Chadron State* L, 13-43 Oct. 26 CSU-Pueblo* L, 17-51 Nov. 2 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 48-45 Nov. 9 Western New Mexico* L, 14-38 Nov. 16 at Fort Lewis* W, 17-14 Chadron State College Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 5 at Missouri S&T W, 40-34 (2 OT) Sept. 12 West Texas A&M University L, 31-34 Sept. 21 Colorado Mesa* W, 30-24 Sept. 28 at Western State* W, 35-13 Oct. 5 Adams State* W, 31-0 Oct. 12 CSU-Pueblo* L, 42-51 Oct. 19 at Black Hills State* W, 43-13 Oct. 26 New Mexico Highlands* W, 31-24 Nov. 2 at Western New Mexico* W, 59-17 Nov. 9 Fort Lewis* W, 34-10 Nov. 16 at Colorado Mines* L, 0-23
Fort Lewis College Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Southern Utah L, 0-49 Sept. 14 Oklahoma Baptist W, 23-14 Sept. 21 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 20-31 Sept. 28 Western New Mexico* W, 38-28 Oct. 5 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 3-35 Oct. 12 at Colorado Mines* L, 16-51 Oct. 19 Colorado Mesa* L, 0-42 Oct. 26 at Western State* W, 10-9 Nov. 2 Adams State* W, 27-24 Nov. 9 at Chadron State* L, 10-34 Nov. 16 Black Hills State* L, 14-17 New Mexico Highlands University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Eastern New Mexico University W, 31-28 Sept. 14 at Abilene Christian University L, 28-52 Sept. 21 Fort Lewis* W, 31-20 Sept. 28 at Colorado Mines* L, 10-30 Oct. 5 Colorado Mesa* L, 17-22 Oct. 12 at Western State* L, 27-33 Oct. 19 Adams State* L, 20-24 Oct. 26 at Chadron State* L, 24-31 Nov. 2 Black Hills State* L, 45-48 Nov. 9 CSU-Pueblo* L, 21-47 Nov. 16 at Western New Mexico* L, 14-43
Colorado Mesa University Date Opponent Sept. 7 Menlo College Sept. 14 at Montana State University Sept. 21 at Chadron State* Sept. 28 Black Hills State* Oct. 5 at New Mexico Highlands* Oct. 12 Western New Mexico* Oct. 19 at Fort Lewis* Oct. 26 Colorado Mines* Nov. 2 at CSU-Pueblo* Nov. 9 at Western State* Nov. 16 Adams State*
Western New Mexico University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at University of San Diego L, 35-38 Sept. 21 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 7-44 Sept. 28 at Fort Lewis* L, 28-38 Oct. 5 Colorado Mines* W, 25-22 Oct. 12 at Colorado Mesa* L, 17-22 Oct. 19 Western State* W, 42-34 Oct. 26 at Adams State* L, 20-41 Nov. 2 Chadron State* L, 17-59 Nov. 9 at Black Hills State* W, 38-14 Nov. 16 New Mexico Highlands* W, 43-14
Time/Result W, 34-0 L, 0-26 L, 24-30 W, 49-11 W, 22-17 W, 22-17 W, 42-0 L, 10-27 L, 6-34 L, 7-31 L, 17-19
Colorado School of Mines Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 South Dakota Mines W, 72-6 Sept. 14 Carson-Newman College L, 24-27 Sept. 21 at Black Hills State* W, 62-22 Sept. 28 New Mexico Highlands* W, 30-10 Oct. 5 at Western New Mexico* L, 22-25 Oct. 12 Fort Lewis* W, 51-16 Oct. 19 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 28-48 Oct. 26 at Colorado Mesa* W, 27-10 Nov. 2 Western State* W, 14-13 Nov. 9 at Adams State* W, 45-10 Nov. 16 Chadron State* W, 23-0
Western State Colorado Univeristy Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 West Texas A&M University L, 21-48 Sept. 14 at Idaho State University L, 3-29 Sept. 21 at Adams State* L, 14-16 Sept. 28 Chadron State* L, 13-35 Oct. 5 at Black Hills State* Canceled Oct. 12 New Mexico Highlands* W, 33-27 Oct. 19 at Western New Mexico* L, 34-42 Oct. 26 Fort Lewis* L, 9-10 Nov. 2 at Colorado Mines* L, 13-14 Nov. 9 Colorado Mesa* W, 31-7 Nov. 16 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 13-38
2013 RMAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS Institution X^ - CSU-Pueblo Chadron State Colorado Mines Adams State Colorado Mesa Western New Mexico Fort Lewis Black Hills State Western State New Mexico Highlands
RMAC W-L Pct. 9-0 1.000 7-2 0.778 7-2 0.778 5-4 0.556 4-5 0.444 4-5 0.444 3-6 0.333 2-6 0.250 2-6 0.250 1-8 0.111
Overall W-L Pct. Streak 11-0 1.000 W11 8-3 0.727 L1 8-3 0.727 W4 7-4 0.636 W1 5-6 0.455 L4 4-6 0.400 W2 4-7 0.364 L2 2-8 0.200 W1 2-8 0.200 L1 2-9 0.182 L8
X - Clinched RMAC Championship ^ - Qualified for NCAA Championships
RMAC/Rawlings Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week Chris Bonner CSU-Pueblo Junior, Quarterback, 6-7, 225 San Diego, Calif./Clairemont HS Bonner turned in his third career 300yard game in the ThunderWolves’ 3813 RMAC-clinching win over Western State. In the game, he vaulted over previous recordholder Ross Dausin to become the ThunderWolves’ top single-season passing yardage leader (now at 3,116). This season, Bonner has thrown 30 touchdowns, also a single season school record.
Defensive Player of the Week
Upcoming Games Nov. 23 Western State at Black Hills State*
1 p.m.
Nov. 30 NCAA Championships Second Round CSU-Pueblo vs. TBD Noon
Last Week’s Results Nov. 9 Colorado Mines 23, Chadron State 0* Western N.M. 43, New Mexico Highlands 14* Adams State 19, Colorado Mesa 17* CSU-Pueblo 38, Western State 13* Black Hills State 17, Fort Lewis 14*
Kole Kadavy Colorado Mines Junior, Linebacker, 5-11, 205 Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central Kadavy led the defensive efforts for Mines during the squad’s 23-0 victory over Chadron State on Saturday with five tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and two pass break ups in addition to a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Orediggers a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. It the third defensive touchdown of Kadavy’s career after scoring twice during the 2012 season.
Special Teams Player of the Week
CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team Court Pietra, Colorado Mines Glen Clinton, Chadron State Scotland Coyle, CSU-Pueblo Sam Parker, Chadron State Evan Wagstrom, Fort Lewis Pierre Etchemendy, Chadron State Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa Chad McGraw, Colorado Mines Zach Sandstrom, Chadron State Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo
Logan Beck Adams State Freshman, Kicker, 6-0, 165 Highlands Ranch, Colo./ ThunderRidge HS Beck kicked the go-ahead, 39-yard field goal, as time expired in front of nearly 2,000 opposing fans, to give the Grizzlies the road win at Colorado Mesa on Saturday. He also had a 44-yarder which sailed true midway through the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10 apiece after ASU fell behind 10-0 in the opening period. The Grizzlies won 19-17.
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2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Adams State University (7-4, 5-4 RMAC) Offense: Justin Kauffman (Junior, Running Back, 6-2, 215, Anchorage, Alaska / West Anchorage HS) Kauffman rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown in a win over Colorado Mesa University, 19-17. Defense: Bobby Anzures (Sophomore, Safety, 5-11, 190, Moorpark, Calif. / Moorpark HS) Anzures had an interception for 20 yards in a win over Colorado Mesa University, 19-17. Special Teams: Logan Beck (Freshman, Kicker, 6-0, 165, Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge HS) RMAC Special Team Player of the Week Black Hills State University (2-8, 2-6 RMAC) Defense: Brian Baldwin (Junior, Centerback, 5-9, 173, Camarillo, Calif. / Adolfo Camarillo HS) In the Yellow Jackets 17-14 win at Fort Lewis, Baldwin had his second interception of the year returned for a touchdown for at least 70 yards as he took an 83-yard interception for a touchdown and added four solo tackles for a defense that held Fort Lewis scoreless the final three quarters and to 77 total yards in the second half. Special Teams: Christian Parr (Freshman, Kicker, 6-5, 180, Forsyth, MT / Forsyth HS) Parr had his second game-winning field goal of the season as he hit from 34 yards out on Saturday at Fort Lewis with less than six minutes remaining to give the Yellow Jackets a 17-14 lead and eventual victory. Parr is now an RMAC-leading 11-of-12 on field goals with a long of 44 yards and has 16 touchbacks on kickoffs this season to date. Chadron State College (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) Team Notes: Colorado Mines dashed Chadron State College’s hopes of advancing to the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon by blanking the Eagles 23-0 in the season finale for both teams. The Eagles, who were averaging 506.3 yards in total offense entering the game, were limited to just 262 by the Orediggers and never got beyond Mines’ 38-yard line. The Eagles completed 23 of 44 passes for 146 yards, but had nine passes broken up by the Orediggers. CSC rushed for 116 yards with tailback Glen Clinton carrying 21 times for 94 yards, giving him 1,518 for the season. Colorado Mesa University (5-6, 4-5 RMAC) Defense: Jake Edmiston (Senior, Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Palisade, Colo./Palisade HS) Senior Linebacker Jake Edmiston continued to rack up tackles in the narrow 19-17 home loss to Adams State. He picked up 22 stops on his way to his final NCAA-best total of 177 for the year.
2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Colorado School of Mines (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) Offense: Matt Brown (Junior, Quarterback, 6-3, 205, Limon, Colo. / Limon) Brown led the Orediggers offensively during the squad’s season-closing 23-0 win over Chadron State on Saturday with 318 yards of total offense and a rushing touchdown. He finished 22-of-34 for 233 yards through the air while adding 80 yards rushing on 22 carries, including a six-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Mines a 17-0 lead. Defense: Kole Kadavy (Junior, Linebacker, 5-11, 205, Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central HS) RMAC Defensive Player of the Week Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn (Sophomore, Kicker/Punter, 6-4, 180, Durango, Colo. / Durango HS) Llewellyn made all three of his field goal attempts (24, 27, 33) and punted once for 56 yards in Mines’ 23-0 win over Chadron State on Saturday at Campbell Field in Golden. He finished the year 14-of-19 on field goals and 44-of-47 on extra points after making both his attempts on Saturday. The two-time RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week also notched two touchbacks on six kickoffs and accounted for 11 of Mines’ 23 points in the win. Team Notes: Mines (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) held Chadron State (8-3, 7-2 RMAC) to just 262 yards of offense after the Eagles entered Saturday’s contest averaging 506.3 yards per game. The biggest impact came on the Eagles’ rushing attack, boasting Harlon Hill candidate Glen Clinton, who spearheaded the CSC 245.4 rushing average with 142.4 yards per game. The Oredigger defensive unit held CSC to 153 yards on the ground, including 94 by Clinton on 21 attempts. Mines picked off CSC quarterback Jonn McClain twice and forced another fumble, including a 33-yard pick-six by junior Kole Kadavy to start the second quarter which gave Mines a 10-0 lead. Senior Ryan Wood thwarted a hail mary attempt at halftime with an interception in the end zone and sophomore Billy Sprague pulled off a sack-fumble in early stages of the fourth quarter that was returned by Dallas Fields. Despite going 0-for-2 on fourth down attempts inside the CSC two yard line, Mines was able to put up 23 points and 369 yards of offense on 78 plays. The Orediggers showed great discipline in the matchup after committing just one penalty for five yards. Conversely, the Eagles were flagged 10 times for a total of 109 yards. Junior Matt Brown led the offense with 313 yards of total offense after finishing 22-of-34 for 233 yards through the air. He also added 80 rushing yards on 22 carries, including a six-yard touchdown run with 9:24 remaining in the second quarter to put Mines up 17-0. Senior Dan Palmer finished with 29 yards on 13 carries and will end his storied career with 2,407 yards – good for second in program history. He also finished his career with 236 career points to also finish second in program history for the category. Senior Tyler Denson went over 100 tackles for the second-straight season with 10 on Saturday for 103 on the season. Junior defensive back Ian McFadden led the squad with 11 tackles (six solo) and 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass break up. Sprague notched 10 stops, 1.0 sack, 1.5 tackle for loss and a forced fumble to close his season second on the team with 81 tackles. Senior Chad McGraw recorded seven stops, 1.5 tackle for loss, two pass break ups and a quarterback hurry, while Kadavy notched five stops, 0.5 tackle for loss, two pass break ups and the 33-yard pick six. Senior defensive linemen Jake Utley and Alex Laudenslager added five stops apiece, with Laudenslager adding a team-high 2.0 tackles for loss. Wood added five stops, a pass break up and an interception as well. Sophomore Jimmy Ellis, the leading receiver in the RMAC entering Saturday, added 12 catches for 103 yards while classmate Cole Spurgeon notched 85 yards on four catches. Senior Jordan Ward added 46 receiving yards on five catches in his final collegiate game. Sophomore Avery Llewellyn made all three of his field goal attempts (24, 27, 33) and punted once for 56 yards. The two-time RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week also notched two touchbacks on six kickoffs. Colorado State University - Pueblo (11-0, 9-0 RMAC) Offense: Chris Bonner (Junior, Quarterback, 6-7, 225, San Diego, Calif./Clairemont HS) RMAC Offensive Player of the Week Defense: Ryan Cummings (Junior, Linebacker, 5-9, 232, Carson, Calif. / Lakewood HS) Cummings recorded his team-leading fourth interception, returning it 24 yards for a touchdown in the ThunderWolves’ 38-13 RMAC-clinching win over Western State. He also recorded five tackles, second-most on the team, in a game that saw the first-team defense only play in the first half. Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen (Senior, Punter, 5-10, 221, Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South HS) The second-leading punter in the nation, Kliesen kept his average high with five punts for an average of 43.4 yards per punt. His longest kick of 63 yards was the fourth-longest of his career. Three of his five punts landed inside the 20 and Western’s average starting position following Kliesen punts was their own 21-yard line. Fort Lewis College (4-7, 3-6 RMAC) Team Notes: Despite recording 207 yards of total offense, completing 9-of-9 passes and scoring two touchdowns in the opening quarter, Fort Lewis fell short in their final game of the regular season, 17-14 to Black Hills State Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Jordan Doyle started the game with 12 straight completions, including 117 yards and two scores in the first quarter. After forcing BHSU to punt on the first drive of the game, Fort Lewis took an early 7-0 lead six minutes into the game. Doyle and Nova Hardy capped off an eight play, 89-yard drive when Hardy caught an 11 yard pass for a score. As a team, Fort Lewis put up 392 yards of total offense on 72 plays to BHSU’s 279 yards of total offense. New Mexico Highlands University (2-9, 1-8 RMAC) Team Notes: The Cowboys travled to Silver City, New Mexico to face Western New Mexico. Despite the Cowboys efforts, they lost 14-43.
2013 RMAC Football News & Notes Western New Mexico University (4-6, 4-5 RMAC) Offense: Donald Byrd(Junior, Wide Reciever, 5-10, 180, Long Beach, CA/ Long Beach Poly) Byrd helped power the Mustang passing attack to help them reclaim the Warrior Helmet with a 43-14 win over New Mexico Highlands. He brought in six passes for 105 yards with two touchdowns. He had a long reception of 44, while his touchdown receptions went for 22 and 29 yards. Defense: Anthony Avina (Sophomore, Defensive Line, 6-1, 275, Lake Elsinore, CA/ Lakeside HS) Avina disrupted the Cowboys throughout the game Saturday. He helped come through with a big early play for WNMU with NMHU pinned inside their own 10, he read a draw play and forced a fumble in the end zone that was recovered for a touchdown. He also had three tackles, two solo, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry. Special Teams: Josh McIntire (Sophomore, Kicker, 6-0, 195, El Cajon, Calif./West Hills HS) McIntire changed field position several times in helping the Mustangs to the win over NMHU. He drilled his best punt of the day on his first one that went 69 yards and pinned the Cowboys deep in their own territory. That later led to a WNMU touchdown on defense. Three other punts went inside the 20, as he had another punt sail over 50 yards. He averaged 43.3 yards per punt on seven attempts. In addition, he was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and made a 24-yard field goal. His kickoffs were also solid as five of his eight went for touchbacks and he averaged 64.1 yards per kick. Western State Colorado University (2-8, 2-6 RMAC) Offense: Arius Norris (Junior, Running Back, 5-8, 175, Denver, Colo. / Thornton High School) Arius Norris replaced starting running back Austin Ekeler for the Mountaineers after Ekeler suffering a season-ending injury. Norris ran for 130 on a mere 16 carries, averaging 8.1 yards per carry against CSU-Pueblo’s RMAC leading rush defense. Defense: Kalvin Winter (Junior, Linebacker, 6-1, 205, Confier, Colo. / Conifer High School) Kalvin Winter scored the only touchdown for the Mountaineers on Saturday. Winter scored his touchdown on a pick-six. The Western linebacker intercepted an errand pass from CSU-Pueblo and returned it 18 yards for the score. Winter also recorded four tackles in the game. Special Teams: Ryan Winke (Freshman, Kicker, 6-2, 210, Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail HS) Ryan Winke kicked two field goals and one extra point on Saturday against CSU-Pueblo. Winke put the Mountaineers ahead 3-0 on Western’s first drive of the game, kicking a 21-yard field goal. Winke added another field goal, this one from 26 yards out, at the 4:28 mark in the third quarter.
2013 NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKET 2013 NCAA Division II
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP All game times not listed below are Noon local time unless a different time was approved by the Division II Football Committee.
**First Round November 23
**Second Round November 30
*Shepherd (10-0)
Slippery Rock (9-2)
5
*Winston-Salem (9-1)
4
*West Chester (10-1)
3
American Int'l (9-2)
6
**Quarterfinals December 7
**Semifinals December 14
Final December 21
1
Super Regional One
Newberry (9-2)
5
*Carson-Newman (9-2)
4
*North Alabama (8-2)
3
Tuskegee (8-2)
6
*Bloomsburg (10-1)
2
*Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1)
1
Super Regional Two
*UNC Pembroke (9-1)
2 Florence, Alabama
*Northwest Mo. St. (11-0)
Emporia St. (9-1)
5
*Minn. Duluth (10-1)
4
*Henderson St. (11-0)
3
St. Cloud St. (10-1)
6
1
NATIONAL CHAMPION
Super Regional Three
Saginaw Valley (9-2)
5
*Grand Valley St. (9-2)
4
*Indianapolis (10-1)
3
West Tex. A&M (9-2)
6
*Minn. St. Mankato (11-0)
2
*Colorado St. - Pueblo (11-0)
1
Super Regional Four
*Ohio Dominican (10-0)
2
* Denotes Host Institution ** First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games will be played on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The home team at the championship will be decided by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Team Stats R SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Points AVG/G 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 64 13 59 0 0 0 482 43.8 2 Colorado Mines 11 51 14 44 1 0 1 398 36.2 3 Chadron State 11 50 10 40 1 0 0 376 34.2 4 Western New Mexico 10 37 6 30 0 0 0 272 27.2 5 Black Hills State 10 31 11 25 0 0 1 246 24.6 6 N.M. Highlands 11 35 8 34 0 0 0 268 24.4 7 Adams State 11 32 13 23 3 0 0 260 23.6 8 Colorado Mesa 11 29 12 23 0 0 0 233 21.2 9 Western State 10 21 12 20 0 0 1 184 18.4 10 Fort Lewis 11 19 10 13 1 0 0 161 14.6
R SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF Points AVG/G 1 Colorado Mines 11 23 11 16 0 0 0 187 17.0 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 26 8 20 0 0 0 204 18.5 3 Colorado Mesa 11 25 12 20 1 0 1 212 19.3 4 Chadron State 11 27 19 22 0 0 0 243 22.1 5 Adams State 11 34 13 30 0 0 0 275 25.0 6 Western State 10 34 10 32 0 0 0 266 26.6 7 Fort Lewis 11 44 8 44 0 0 1 334 30.4 8 Western New Mexico 10 43 9 35 1 0 1 326 32.6 9 N.M. Highlands 11 47 18 42 0 0 0 378 34.4 10 Black Hills State 10 59 8 50 2 0 0 432 43.2
R TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 2453 3250 826 5703 6.9 2 Colorado Mines 11 1926 3509 988 5435 5.5 3 Chadron State 11 2570 2755 884 5325 6 4 N.M. Highlands 11 1317 3768 855 5085 5.9 5 Western New Mexico 10 1144 2880 765 4024 5.3 6 Adams State 11 2129 2166 927 4295 4.6 7 Black Hills State 10 1137 2616 767 3753 4.9 8 Colorado Mesa 11 1836 1930 820 3766 4.6 9 Western State 10 1345 1823 687 3168 4.6 10 Fort Lewis 11 1278 1895 796 3173 4
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R RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG 1 Chadron State 11 452 2570 5.7 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 479 2453 5.1 3 Adams State 11 538 2129 4.0 4 Colorado Mines 11 452 1926 4.3 5 Colorado Mesa 11 468 1836 3.9 6 Western State 10 317 1345 4.2 7 N.M. Highlands 11 341 1317 3.9 8 Fort Lewis 11 449 1278 2.8 9 Western New Mexico 10 367 1144 3.1 10 Black Hills State 10 333 1137 3.4
TD AVG/G 56 518.5 50 494.1 49 484.1 31 462.3 35 402.4 28 390.5 27 375.3 28 342.4 20 316.8 17 288.5
TD YDS/G 23 233.6 25 223.0 15 193.5 21 175.1 12 166.9 8 134.5 10 119.7 7 116.2 9 114.4 12 113.7
TOTAL DEFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P Adams State 11 1588 2238 836 3826 4.6 Colorado Mines 11 1517 2323 808 3840 4.8 Chadron State 11 1699 2490 831 4189 5.0 N.M. Highlands 11 1465 2784 846 4249 5.0 CSU-Pueblo 11 1247 3008 892 4255 4.8 Fort Lewis 11 1785 2545 813 4330 5.3 Colorado Mesa 11 1609 2810 889 4419 5.0 Western State 10 1209 3185 783 4394 5.6 Western New Mexico 10 2068 2433 758 4501 5.9 Black Hills State 10 2723 3026 885 5749 6.5
R RUSHING DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG 1 CSU-Pueblo 11 376 1247 3.3 2 Western State 10 363 1209 3.3 3 N.M. Highlands 11 461 1465 3.2 4 Colorado Mines 11 404 1517 3.8 5 Adams State 11 435 1588 3.7 6 Colorado Mesa 11 459 1609 3.5 7 Chadron State 11 446 1699 3.8 8 Fort Lewis 11 437 1785 4.1 9 Western New Mexico 10 386 2068 5.4 10 Black Hills State 10 501 2723 5.4
TD YDS/G 6 113.4 9 120.9 14 133.2 12 137.9 12 144.4 13 146.3 12 154.5 12 162.3 16 206.8 28 272.3
R PASSING OFFENSE G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD AVG/G 1 N.M. Highlands 11 303 514 15 58.9 3768 7.3 21 342.5 2 Colorado Mines 11 326 536 9 60.8 3509 6.5 29 319.0 3 CSU-Pueblo 11 205 347 11 59.1 3250 9.4 31 295.5 4 Western New Mexico 10 210 398 9 52.8 2880 7.2 26 288.0 5 Black Hills State 10 236 434 19 54.4 2616 6.0 15 261.6 6 Chadron State 11 278 432 18 64.4 2755 6.4 26 250.5 7 Adams State 11 206 389 12 53.0 2166 5.6 13 196.9 8 Western State 10 209 370 5 56.5 1823 4.9 12 182.3 9 Colorado Mesa 11 181 352 18 51.4 1930 5.5 16 175.5 10 Fort Lewis 11 181 347 13 52.2 1895 5.5 10 172.3
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R FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTAL AVG/G 1 Colorado Mines 11 113 158 48 319 29.0 2 Chadron State 11 127 130 39 296 26.9 3 N.M. Highlands 11 67 166 16 249 22.6 4 CSU-Pueblo 11 109 118 13 240 21.8 5 Black Hills State 10 68 117 30 215 21.5 6 Western New Mexico 10 62 118 33 213 21.3 7 Adams State 11 111 103 20 234 21.3 8 Colorado Mesa 11 89 98 19 206 18.7 9 Fort Lewis 11 85 80 28 193 17.5 10 Western State 10 64 84 21 169 16.9
R INTERCEPTIONS G NO YDS TD AVG 1 Colorado Mesa 11 23 279 0 12.1 2 Black Hills State 10 15 327 3 21.8 3 CSU-Pueblo 11 15 317 3 21.1 4 Adams State 11 13 62 1 4.8 5 Chadron State 11 12 171 1 14.3 6 Colorado Mines 11 12 156 1 13.0 7 Western State 10 9 42 1 4.7 8 Fort Lewis 11 8 54 0 6.8 9 Western New Mexico 10 8 67 0 8.4 10 N.M. Highlands 11 8 119 1 14.9
R 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1 Chadron State 2 Colorado Mines 3 CSU-Pueblo 4 Colorado Mesa 5 N.M. Highlands 6 Adams State 7 Western New Mexico 8 Black Hills State 9 Fort Lewis 10 Western State
R SACKS BY G NO YDS 1 Adams State 11 40 266 2 CSU-Pueblo 11 38 217 3 N.M. Highlands 11 34 213 4 Fort Lewis 11 29 132 5 Western State 10 29 180 6 Colorado Mesa 11 28 173 7 Colorado Mines 11 19 125 8 Chadron State 11 18 103 9 Western New Mexico 10 16 85 10 Black Hills State 10 13 86
G CONV 11 95 11 84 11 71 11 68 11 67 11 76 10 54 10 53 11 44 10 37
ATT 182 191 170 183 180 211 160 157 174 149
PCT 52.2 44.0 41.8 37.2 37.2 36.0 33.8 33.8 25.3 24.8
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TD AVG/G 32 347.8 22 349.1 24 380.8 41 386.3 24 386.8 38 393.6 24 401.7 32 439.4 40 450.1 58 574.9
PASSING DEFENSE G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD AVG/G Adams State 11 184 401 13 45.9 2238 5.6 20 203.5 Colorado Mines 11 229 404 12 56.7 2323 5.8 10 211.2 Chadron State 11 225 385 12 58.4 2490 6.5 12 226.4 Fort Lewis 11 207 376 8 55.1 2545 6.8 26 231.4 Western New Mexico 10 196 372 8 52.7 2433 6.5 24 243.3 N.M. Highlands 11 223 385 8 57.9 2784 7.2 27 253.1 Colorado Mesa 11 262 430 23 60.9 2810 6.5 11 255.5 CSU-Pueblo 11 283 516 15 54.8 3008 5.8 18 273.5 Black Hills State 10 247 384 15 64.3 3026 7.9 30 302.6 Western State 10 264 420 9 62.9 3185 7.6 23 318.5
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Individual Stats R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RUSHING Glen Clinton (CSC) Austin Ekeler (WESTERN) Jake Cimolino (CMU) Abe Macias (WNMU) Chris Ashe (CSUP) Matt Brown (CSM) C. McDondle (CSUP) Dewaun Wesley (FLC) Michael Madkins (CSC) Dan Palmer (CSM)
G ATT 11 242 9 182 11 229 10 202 10 165 9 101 11 87 11 149 11 80 10 120
PASSING G COMP Emmanuel Lewis (NMHU) 11 272 Mitch Glasmann (WNMU) 10 209 Chris Bonner (CSUP) 11 198 Ward Anderson (BHSU) 10 225 Jonn McLain (CSC) 11 258 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 155 Brett Arrivey (WESTERN) 10 208 Auston Hillman (ASU13) 11 140
YDS 1518 1049 1136 932 888 572 676 524 508 461
AVG 6.3 5.8 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.7 7.8 3.5 6.4 3.8
ATT INT PCT 465 11 58.5 395 9 52.9 328 8 60.4 410 17 54.9 394 17 65.5 237 3 65.4 363 5 57.3 244 9 57.4
TD LONG AVG/G 13 77 138.0 7 71 116.6 7 48 103.3 6 36 93.2 10 58 88.8 7 63 63.6 6 68 61.5 3 63 47.6 6 52 46.2 3 16 46.1
YDS 3354 2876 3116 2481 2615 1683 1751 1477
TD LONG AVG/G EFFIC 18 68 304.9 127.1 26 93 287.6 131.2 30 84 283.3 165.5 15 66 248.1 109.5 23 84 237.7 131.9 13 51 187.0 140.6 11 58 175.1 105.1 9 60 134.3 113.0
RECEIVING G REC YDS TD LONG AVG/C AVG/G REC/G Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 63 1241 12 93 19.7 124.1 6.3 Paul Browning (CSUP) 11 50 1012 10 84 20.2 92.0 4.5 Ty Young (CSM) 9 43 674 5 73 15.7 74.9 4.8 Donald Byrd (WNMU) 10 60 692 5 47 11.5 69.2 6.0 Ricky Marvray (NMHU) 11 61 738 1 52 12.1 67.1 5.5 Luke Whalen (BHSU) 10 50 649 3 37 13.0 64.9 5.0 Jimmy Ellis (CSM) 11 80 687 3 36 8.6 62.5 7.3 Michael Harrison (NMHU) 9 36 538 5 56 14.9 59.8 4.0 Josh Sandoval (CSUP) 11 39 602 3 70 15.4 54.7 3.5 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 43 598 6 84 13.9 54.4 3.9
R SCORING G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS PTS/G 1 Greg O’Donnell (CSUP) 11 0 13 59 0 98 8.9 2 Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 14 0 0 1 86 7.8 3 Avery Llewellyn (CSM) 11 0 14 44 0 86 7.8 4 Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 12 0 0 1 74 7.4 5 Chris Ashe (CSUP) 10 11 0 0 0 66 6.6 6 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 9 0 0 1 56 6.2 7 Randy Wentz (CSC) 11 0 10 38 0 68 6.2 8 Ryan Winke (WESTERN) 8 0 11 15 0 48 6.0 9 Christian Parr (BHSU) 10 0 11 25 0 58 5.8 10 Cody Roes (CSC) 11 10 0 0 0 60 5.5 R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL OFFENSE G Emmanuel Lewis (NMHU) 11 Ward Anderson (BHSU) 10 Mitch Glasmann (WNMU) 10 Chris Bonner (CSUP) 11 Matt Brown (CSM) 9 Jonn McLain (CSC) 11 Auston Hillman (ASU13) 11 Brett Arrivey (WESTERN) 10 Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 Justin Dvorak (CSM) 9
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ALL PURPOSE G Glen Clinton (CSC) 11 Austin Ekeler (WESTERN) 9 Ronnell Pompey (WNMU) 10 Jake Cimolino (CMU) 11 Jimmy Ellis (CSM) 11 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 Abe Macias (WNMU) 10 Akeelie Mustafa (NMHU) 8 Paul Browning (CSUP) 11 Donald Byrd (WNMU) 10
RUSH 245 380 -68 -97 572 41 448 -36 1518 164 RUSH 1518 1049 -14 1136 8 0 932 240 5 -8
PASS 3354 2481 2876 3116 1683 2615 1477 1751 0 902
PLAYS 561 512 437 354 338 432 337 400 242 176
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TACKLES Jake Edmiston (CMU)* Trent Boner (BHSU) Shea Koch (CSC) Tyler Denson (CSM) Andrew Hurley (CMU) Joey Alvarez (FLC) Ibe Nduka (NMHU) DiAmaal Holmes (NMHU) Damion Whittington (NMHU) Jeremy Tuten (BHSU)
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TACKLES FOR LOSS Lane Stuht (WESTERN) Darius Allen (CSUP) Dylan Flannery (ASU13) Otis Jones (NMHU) Andrew Hurley (CMU) Jared Koster (NMHU) Jake Edmiston (CMU) Chad McGraw (CSM) Ibe Nduka (NMHU) Kole Kadavy (CSM)
G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACKS 11 102 75 50 177 16.1 5 10 56 61 33 117 11.7 1.5 11 52 75 23 127 11.5 2 11 39 64 34 103 9.4 3 10 50 40 74 90 9.0 7 11 67 29 32 96 8.7 3 11 51 45 57 96 8.7 4.5 11 39 55 8 94 8.5 0 11 45 48 21 93 8.5 2 10 41 39 19 80 8.0 0
G SOLO ASST 10 16 8 11 15 8 11 16 5 11 13 7 10 13 2 10 9 10 11 12 6 11 12 4 11 10 8 11 10 5
YDS TOTAL AVG/G 95 20 2.0 95 19 1.7 91 18.5 1.7 81 16.5 1.5 74 14 1.4 54 14 1.4 50 15 1.4 59 14 1.3 57 14 1.3 52 12.5 1.1
R SACKS G SOLO ASST YDS TOTAL AVG/G 1 Darius Allen (CSUP)* 11 12 3 72 13.5 1.23 2 Lane Stuht (WESTERN) 10 8 2 58 9 0.90 3 Otis Jones (NMHU) 11 8 1 61 8.5 0.77 4 Dylan Flannery (ASU13) 11 8 1 61 8.5 0.77 5 Valentino Dress (ASU13) 10 7 1 44 7.5 0.75 6 Andrew Hurley (CMU) 10 7 0 61 7 0.70 7 Ryan Ross (FLC) 11 6 0 44 6 0.55 8 Morgan Fox (CSUP) 11 5 2 41 6 0.55 9 Kyle McCarthy (CSC) 11 3 5 37 5.5 0.50 10 Delano Cook (ASU13) 11 5 1 37 5.5 0.50 R PASSES DEFENDED G BRUP INT TOTAL AVG/G 1 Stephan Dickens (CSUP) 11 16 3 19 1.73 2 Jordan Price (CMU) 11 11 5 16 1.45 3 Jarrod Lacy (CSUP) 9 12 0 12 1.33 4 Michael Brady (CMU) 11 7 6 13 1.18 5 Cariel Brooks (ASU13) 11 10 3 13 1.18 6 Cole Waliczek (WESTERN) 7 8 0 8 1.14 7 Ryan Griffith (CSM) 9 8 2 10 1.11 8 Ryan Wood (CSC) 10 7 3 10 1.00 9 Eldrick Bright (WNMU) 10 9 1 10 1.00 10 Conor Casey (CSC) 11 10 0 10 0.91
TOTAL 3599 2861 2808 3019 2255 2656 1925 1715 1518 1066
YDS/G 327.2 286.1 280.8 274.5 250.6 241.5 175.0 171.5 138.0 118.4
R INTERCEPTIONS 1 Michael Brady (CMU) 2 Jordan Price (CMU) 3 Ryan Cummings (CSUP) 4 Ryan Wood (CSC) 5 Ryan Lendrum (CMU) 6 Cody Daniels (CMU) 7 Deshawn Hathorne (WNMU) 8 D. Eisenbraun (BHSU) 9 Austin Haynes (BHSU) 10 Brian Baldwin (BHSU)
RCV PR KR YDS 405 0 0 1923 160 0 0 1209 1241 0 0 1227 127 0 0 1263 687 228 256 1179 598 0 539 1137 94 0 0 1026 92 93 344 769 1012 0 0 1017 692 239 0 923
YDS/G 174.8 134.3 122.7 114.8 107.2 103.4 102.6 96.1 92.5 92.3
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
FUMBLES RECOVERED Thaddius Brown (FLC) Michael Brady (CMU) Dylan Flannery (ASU13) L. Tarkington (CSUP) Jacob Weiss (WESTERN) Dylan Furrier (CSC) Tyler Denson (CSM) Darius Allen (CSUP) 6 other players 6 other players
*-National leader
G NO 11 6 11 5 11 4 10 3 11 3 11 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 G 8 11 11 9 10 11 11 11 10 11
YDS 55 112 54 0 45 37 17 47 55 166
TD LONG AVG/G 0 17 0.55 0 55 0.45 1 24 0.36 0 0 0.30 0 29 0.27 0 19 0.27 0 17 0.30 0 17 0.30 0 25 0.30 2 83 0.30
NO YDS AVG/G 3 0 0.38 4 3 0.36 4 0 0.36 3 0 0.33 3 0 0.3 3 0 0.27 3 0 0.27 3 70 0.27 2 0.20 2 0.18
2013 RMAC Football Statistical Leaders Individual Stats R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
KICK RETURNS G Akeelie Mustafa (NMHU) 8 Darius Millines (CSUP) 10 H. Dollins (BHSU) 8 Nathan Ross (CSC) 11 Bradley Adamson (BHSU) 10 Lajuantae Hicks (NMHU) 11 Jordan VanVleet (FLC) 9 Michael Ball (WNMU) 8 J.R. Watters (ASU13) 12
NO 15 16 20 27 24 15 11 10 18
YDS 344 328 404 539 470 288 187 162 266
R 1 2 3 4 5
PUNT RETURNS Donald Byrd (WNMU) EJ Kreis (WESTERN) Jimmy Ellis (CSM) Josh Sandoval (CSUP) Austin Rodriguez (CMU)
G 10 10 11 11 11
NO 18 19 27 30 17
R PUNTING 1 Scottie Gallardo 2 Brandon Kliesen (CSUP) 3 Patrick Carney (NMHU) 4 Scott Gallardo (FLC) 5 Evan Dick (ASU13) 6 D. Swinehart (WESTERN) 7 Michael Brady (CMU) 8 O. Bengtsson (BHSU) 9 Josh McIntire (WNMU) 10 Zach Smith (CSC)
G 11 11 11 8 11 10 11 8 10 11
R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
G MADE 8 11 11 14 11 13 10 11 10 10 11 10 8 6 8 6 11 8 10 6
FIELD GOALS Ryan Winke (WESTERN) Avery Llewellyn (CSM) Greg O’Donnell (CSUP) Christian Parr (BHSU) Logan Beck (ASU13) Randy Wentz (CSC) Eli Williams (CMU) Tanner Donahue (CMU) Zach Tapia (NMHU) Josh McIntire (WNMU)
TD LONG 0 81 0 44 0 33 0 39 0 48 0 37 0 29 0 32 0 33 YDS 239 206 228 245 83
AVG 22.9 20.5 20.2 20.0 19.6 19.2 17.0 16.2 14.8
TD LONG AVG 1 0 13.3 0 0 10.8 0 0 8.4 1 0 8.2 0 0 4.9
NO YDS LONG AVG 79 3640 77 46.1 54 2478 64 45.9 62 2804 73 45.2 56 2506 64 44.8 70 2979 75 42.6 71 3001 60 42.3 62 2587 59 41.7 53 2127 58 40.1 55 2186 69 39.7 41 1621 54 39.5 ATT 16 19 18 12 18 12 9 9 16 9
PCT MADE/G 68.8 1.4 73.7 1.3 72.2 1.2 91.7 1.1 55.6 1.0 83.3 0.9 66.7 0.8 66.7 0.8 50.0 0.7 66.7 0.6
LONG 49 50 53 44 53 40 32 46 56 47
*-National leader
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Academic Awards COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- October 23, 2013 -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is recognizing all-academic performers in the sport of football. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a grade point average of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and have completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. Their cumulative GPA is what they had earned prior to football season beginning. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools that sponsor the sport of football selected the first team.
First Team All-Academic Offense Pos. QB RB RB TE WR TE OL OL OL OL OL
Name *Jonn McLain Glen Clinton *Jake Cimolino Court Pietra Doyle Bode Cody Roes Sam Parker Evan Wagstrom Brett Boyer Chris McGee Scotland Coyle
Defense Pos. DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB
Name Zach Sandstrom Zach Beach Josh Hartner #*Jake Edmiston Shea Koch Chad McGraw Zach Hamm *Michael Brady Pierre Etchemendy Travis McRae Tyler McFarland
Special Teams Pos. Name K Eli Williams P Michael Brady
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Gr. Jr.
School Chadron State Chadron State Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines Fort Lewis Chadron State Chadron State Fort Lewis Colorado Mesa Adams State Colorado St.-Pueblo
Hometown Chadron, Neb. Cody, Wyo. Fort Bragg, Calif. Littleton, Colo. Tucson, Ariz. Chadron, Neb. Harrison, Neb. Silt, Colo. Loveland, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Longmont, Colo.
GPA 3.83 3.60 3.84 3.89 3.67 3.30 3.80 3.88 3.59 3.76 3.51
Major Social Science Biology Exercise Science Mechanical Engineering Exercise Science Physical Education Communication Arts European History Criminal Justice Government/Pre-Law History
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Gr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
School Chadron State Colorado Mesa Western State Colorado Mesa Chadron State Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Chadron State Colorado Mesa Chadron State
Hometown Chadron, Neb. Castle Rock, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Palisade, Colo. Custer, S.D. Castle Rock, Colo. Tempe, Ariz. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Douglas, Wyo. South Jordan, Utah Boise, Idaho
GPA 3.94 3.60 3.60 3.82 3.59 3.71 4.00 3.99 3.85 3.48 3.87
Major Physical Education Land/Energy Management Psychology Secondary Education Business Administration Engineering Technology Management Undeclared Sports Management Rangeland Management Business Social Science
Yr. R-Fr. Sr.
School Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa
Hometown Aurora, Colo. Highlands Ranch, Colo.
GPA 3.64 3.99
Major Sports Management Sports Management
# - RMAC Football Academic Player of the Year *- unanimous first team selection.
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic RMAC Football Honor Roll Pos. QB QB QB QB QB QB RB RB RB RB RB WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE TE TE TE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB
Name Cody Davies Patrick O’Boyle Jake Garegnani Jacob Engle Aaron Rosipalja Caleb Flack John De La Rosa Cameron DeChesaro Chris Ashe Dan Geubelle Eddie Schroeder Aaron Holt Taylor Schmidt Reeve Sanders Kieren Duncan Travis Haney Kyle Hooper Logan Woish Mason Woish Ethan Bauer Austen Stephens Nathan Reed Zach Whitham Bryan Bunner Cole Coffeen Kyle Gilbert Ted Olszanski Zayde Khalil Celso Lopez D.J. Toczek Jake Ludwick Hasan Shaar Chase Cline Zach Martinez Taylor Suta Richard Rice Cory Mikelson Matt Sokhy Eric Box Trevon Lewis Cory Miller Jarret Yargus Derek Mathiason Colton Emich Dylan Nicholson Mark Gorka Oscar Bengtsson Joe Shultz Corbin Feenstra Josh Croy Austin Yurko Taylor Schultz Nathan Johnson Brian Amsberry Ian Driskill Isaac Holscher Justin LaBorde
Yr. Gr. Jr. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. So. So. So. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So.
School Adams State Chadron State Adams State Western State CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo Western New Mexico Adams State CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Western State Fort Lewis Adams State Western State CSU-Pueblo Western State Chadron State Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Chadron State Chadron State Adams State Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Western New Mexico Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Western New Mexico New Mexico Highlands Black Hills State Colorado St.-Pueblo Colorado Mines Western State CSU-Pueblo Fort Lewis Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa CSU-Pueblo Western New Mexico CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mines Western New Mexico Adams State Western State Western State Colorado Mines Black Hills State CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo Western State Colorado Mesa Adams State Western State Colorado Mesa Chadron State CSU-Pueblo
Hometown Bozeman, Mont. Gering, Neb. Lakewood, Colo. Eagle, Colo. Castle Rock, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Vinton, Texas Scottsdale, Ariz. Widefield, Colo. Broomfield, Colo. Westminster, Colo. Rio Rancho, N.M. Centennial, Colo. Grand Junction, Colo. Goodyear, Ariz. Aurora, Colo. Alliance, Neb. Monument, Colo. Monument, Colo. Morse Bluff, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Buena Vista, Colo. Omaha, Neb. Mililani, Hawaii Springerville, Ariz. San Diego, Calif. Rochester Hills, Mich. Murrieta, Calif. Corona, Calif. Martin, S.D. Castle Rock, Colo. Castle Rock, Colo. Elizabeth, Colo. Redlands, Calif. Littleton, Colo. Lincoln, Neb. Julesberg, Colo. Gilbert, Ariz. Ramona, Calif. Colorado Springs, Colo. Boise, Idaho Bagdad, Ariz. Centennial, Colo. Arvada, Colo. Sterling, Colo Littleton, Colo. Stockholm, Sweden Gilbert, Ariz. Superior, Colo. Littleton, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Aurora, Colo. Centennial, Colo. Centennial, Colo. Bakersfield, Calif. Scottsbluff, Neb. Pueblo West, Colo.
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GPA 3.44 3.50 4.00 3.76 3.97 3.88 3.30 3.95 3.56 3.45 3.44 3.74 3.30 3.80 3.48 3.44 3.80 3.77 3.55 3.82 3.48 4.00 3.80 3.54 3.44 3.39 3.57 3.49 3.42 3.34 3.56 3.54 3.44 3.37 3.30 3.89 3.82 3.67 3.41 3.31 3.61 3.52 3.50 3.30 3.62 3.44 3.33 4.00 4.00 3.64 3.46 3.42 4.00 3.56 3.53 3.44 3.92
Major Business Administration/Small Business Physical Education English/Communications Undeclared Business Civil Engineering Management Business Administration Automotive Industry Management Environmental Science Exercise & Sport Science History History/Government Biology Sports & Recreation Accounting/Business Management Undeclared Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Criminal Justice Business Physics/Pre-Engineering Biochemical Engineering Undeclared Kinesiology Mining Engineering Chemical Engineering Sociology Criminal Justice Social Science/Education Business Petroleum Engineering History Business Political Science Petroleum Engineering Criminal Justice Exercise Science Undeclared Computer Information Systems Engineering Technology Management Environmental Sustainability Sport Management Business Administration Exercise and Sport Science Petroleum Engineering Marketing Mathematics Business Business Exercise and Sport Science Business Administration History/Social Studies Education Business Administration Mathematics Sport and Recreation Management Exercise Science
2013 RMAC Football All-Academic RMAC Football Honor Roll, Continued Pos. LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB K P P
Name Joe Rosenbrock Trent Boner Daniel Paponetti Taz Olson Justin Bralish Tommy Hoskins Clay Cundall Kevin Cuff Devon Suits Alex Sleep Keegan Pratt Joe Gonzales Ryan Wood Tyler Wright Edward Stanley Kennis Lewis Tyler Palmer Luke Janssen Jacob Weiss Conor Casey Kristian King Chase Yaeger Stephan Dickens Cody Daniels Shawn Kobylinski Matt Biery Frank deBraga Michael Arterburn Cole Montgomery Jade Gale Cole Waliczek Caleb Courkamp Shayne Justice Cody Dixon Tyler Winder Marcus Cross Logan Beck Brandon Kliesen Patrick Carney
Yr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Jr.
School CSU-Pueblo Black Hills State Adams State Chadron State Adams State Colorado Mines Chadron State CSU-Pueblo Western State Chadron State Colorado Mines CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mines Chadron State Adams State New Mexico Highlands Colorado Mines Black Hills State Western State Chadron State Western New Mexico Western State CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines CSU-Pueblo Colorado Mesa Adams State Chadron State Western State Western State Colorado Mines Colorado Mines Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Adams State CSU-Pueblo New Mexico Highlands
Hometown Brush, Colo. Douglas, Wyo. Coral Springs, Fla. Prairie City, S.D. Arvada, Colo. Houston, Texas Greybull, Wyo. San Diego, Calif. Aurora, Colo. Breckenridge, Colo. Westminster, Colo. Brighton, Colo. San Antonio, Texas Arvada, Colo. Los Angeles, Calif. Houston, Texas Grand Junction, Colo. Chadron, Neb. Salida, Colo. Rapid City, S.D. Redlands, Calif. Monument, Colo. Aurora, Colo. Fruita, Colo. Tucson, Ariz. Kiowa, Colo. Fallon, Nev. Englewood, Colo. Casper, Wyo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Thornton, Colo. Parker, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Loma, Colo. Grand Junction, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Pueblo, Colo. Chico, Calif.
GPA 3.89 3.59 3.56 3.53 3.50 3.44 3.40 3.39 3.57 3.50 3.34 3.32 3.39 3.65 3.40 3.38 3.36 3.59 3.37 3.35 3.35 3.34 3.33 3.86 3.79 3.78 3.62 3.57 3.50 3.47 3.47 3.74 3.58 3.37 3.36 3.33 3.33 3.58 3.65
RMAC Football Academic Players of the Year 2013 - Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa 2012 - Jonn McLain, Chadron State 2011 - Lee Meisner, CSU-Pueblo 2010 - Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines 2009 - Oscar Villa, Adams State 2008 - Joe McLain, Chadron State 2007 - Danny Woodhead, Chadron State
Major Mathematics Business Management Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Mechanical Engineering English Business Undeclared Rangeland Management Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Sociology/Criminology Engineering Technology Management Business Administration Exercise Science Health Petroleum Engineering Exercise Science & Physical Education Mathematics English Business Management Geology Psychology Undeclared Mechanical Engineering Exercise Science Criminal Justice Computer Science Mathematics Environmental Studies Exercise & Sport Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Public Administration & Safety Athletic Training Elementary Education Business Administration Civil Engineering Business Administration
2013 RMAC Football Release 2013 AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll November 18, 2013 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
November 18 Offense: Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Kole Kadavy, Colorado Mines Special Teams: Logan Beck, Adams State
School (1st votes) Minnesota St.-Mankato (21) Northwest Missouri St. (10) Colorado St.-Pueblo (1) Henderson St. (Ark.) Minnesota-Duluth Shepherd (W.Va.) Ohio Dominican North Carolina-Pembroke Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Bloomsburg (Pa.) St. Cloud State (Minn.) Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Emporia St. (Kan.) West Chester (Pa.) North Alabama Pittsburg St. (Kan.) Carson-Newman (Tenn.) West Texas A&M Slippery Rock (Pa.) Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Indiana (Pa.) Virginia St. Newberry (S.C.)
November 11 Offense: Austin Ekeler, Western State Defense: Kyle McCarthy, Chadron State Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo November 4 Offense: Chris Ashe, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Trent Boner, Black Hills State Special Teams: Kipp Castanha, Fort Lewis October 28 Offense: Justin Dvorak, Colorado MInes Defense: Bryant Miller, Chadron State Special Teams: Evan Dick, Adams State October 21 Offense: Glen Clinton, Chadron State Defense: Andrew Hurley, Colorado Mesa Special Teams: Greg O’Donnell, CSU-Pueblo
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Western St., 55; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 45; West Alabama, 36; American International (Mass.), 21; Tuskegee (Ala.), 17; Colorado School of Mines, 13; Harding (Ark.), 12; Washburn (Kan.), 12; Midwestern St. (Texas), 11; Tarleton St. (Texas), 10; Delta St. (Miss.), 5; New Haven (Conn.), 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Ferris St. (Mich.), 2.
RMAC Schools Ranked in the AFCA Poll November 18 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Colorado Mines November 11 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State November 4 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 28 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 21 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State October 14 3. CSU-Pueblo RV Chadron State RV Colorado Mines October 7 5. CSU-Pueblo 19. Chadron State
RMAC/Rawlings Players of the Week
September 30 5. CSU-Pueblo 19. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 23 5. CSU-Pueblo 21. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 16 5. CSU-Pueblo 21. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines September 9 5. CSU-Pueblo 18. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines RV. New Mexico Highlands August 19 8. CSU-Pueblo 20. Chadron State RV. Colorado Mines RV. New Mexico Highlands
October 14 Offense: Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo Defense: Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines October 7 Offense: Ronnell Pompey, Western New Mexico Defense: Dylan Furrier, Chadron State Special Teams: Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo September 30 Offense: Matt Baiz, Fort Lewis Defense: Tyler Denson, Colorado Mines Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines September 23 Offense: Matt Brown, Colorado Mines Defense: Shea Koch, Chadron State Special Teams: Elijah Williams, Colorado Mesa September 16 Offense: Dewaun Wesley, Fort Lewis Defense: Vince Coach, Adams State Special Teams: Josh Sandoval, CSU-Pueblo September 9 Offense: Matt Brown, Colorado Mines Defense: Stephan Dickens, CSU-Pueblo Special Teams: Logan Beck, Adams State
2013 RMAC Preseason Information 2013 RMAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll School (1st Place Votes) Points
1. CSU-Pueblo (6) 2. Chadron State (4) 3. New Mexico Highlands 4. Adams State Colorado Mines 6. Colorado Mesa 7. Western New Mexico 8. Black Hills State 9. Western State Colorado 10. Fort Lewis
12 14 28 36 36 45 55 66 75 77
2013 RMAC Football Preseason Players of the Year
2012 RMAC Record
Overall Record
9-0 8-1 7-2 6-3 4-5 4-5 3-6 3-6 1-8 0-9
12-1 9-3 8-3 8-3 6-5 4-7 4-7 4-7 1-10 0-10
Preseason All-RMAC - Offense Pos. Name Yr. School QB Jonn McLain Jr. Chadron State RB Glen Clinton Sr. Chadron State RB Jake Cimolino Jr. Colorado Mesa WR Darius Davis Sr. N.M. Highlands WR Nate Ross Sr. Chadron State WR Diamond Gillis Jr. Colorado Mines TE Roger Pfannenschmid Sr. CSU-Pueblo OL Jake McCrary Sr. Chadron State OL Drew Swartz Sr. CSU-Pueblo OL Brett Boyer Sr. Colorado Mesa OL Chris McGee Sr. Adams State OL Rene Haro-Sipes Sr. Western State Preseason All-RMAC - Defense Pos. Name Yr. School DL Darius Allen Jr. CSU-Pueblo DL Jake Utley Sr. Colorado Mines DL Lane Stuht Sr. Western State DL Tony Campton Sr. CSU-Pueblo LB Jared Koster Jr. N.M. Highlands LB Jake Edmiston Sr.. Colorado Mesa LB Kevin Cuff So. CSU-Pueblo LB Tyler Denson Sr. Colorado Mines DB Trelan Taylor Sr. Chadron State DB C.J. Roberts Jr. CSU-Pueblo DB Jarrod Lacy Jr. CSU-Pueblo DB E.J. Woods Sr. N.M. Highlands Preseason All-RMAC - Special Teams Pos. Name Yr. School K Alex Ferdinand Jr. Chadron State P Brandon Kliesen Sr. CSU-Pueblo KR Nate Ross Sr. Chadron State PR Josh Sandoval Sr. CSU-Pueblo
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Glen Clinton, Chadron State Running Back Senior, 5-10, 200 Cody, Wyo./Cody HS Clinton led the RMAC in rushing with 1,350 yards on 217 carries (6.7 yards/attempt) in 2012 and was named to the All-RMAC and All-Nebraska Division II First Teams following the season. He averaged 112.5 yards rushing per game and scored seven touchdowns. Clinton also had 21 receptions for 218 yards and a TD. He rushed for over 100 yards in six games and he eclipsed the 200-yard barrier twice, including a career-high 245 yards against CSU-Pueblo. Following the season, he was named a Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Darius Allen, CSU-Pueblo Defensive End Junior, 6-2, 218 Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East HS Allen was named All-RMAC Second Team in 2012. He recorded two sacks and a forced fumble over Northwestern Oklahoma State, and had a season-high 10 tackles, with 1.5 tackles for a loss, against Chadron State. He also made nine tackles in an NCAA DII Semifinal playoff game. Allen finished the season with 45 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries.
Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year Brandon Kliesen, CSU-Pueblo Punter Senior, 5-10, 210 Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo South HS A 2012 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican, Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American, and Second Team All-RMAC selection, Kliesen averaged 45.6 yards per punt. 17 of his punts were downed inside the 20, while only seven were touchbacks. Kliesen’s longest effort of the year came in the NCAA Division II Semifinal game against West Texas A&M in which he booted an 87-yard punt.
2013 RMAC Football Schedules Adams State University Date Opponent Sept. 6 Wayland Baptist (Texas) Sept. 14 at Oklahoma Panhandle State Sept. 21 Western State* Sept. 28 CSU-Pueblo* Oct. 5 at Chadron State* Oct. 12 Black Hills State* Oct. 19 at New Mexico Highlands* Oct. 26 Western New Mexico* Nov. 2 at Fort Lewis* Nov. 9 Colorado Mines* Nov. 16 at Colorado Mesa*
Time/Result W, 44-0 W, 26-10 W, 16-14 L, 7-48 L, 0-31 W, 49-43 W, 24-20 W, 41-20 L, 24-27 L, 10-45 W, 19-17
Colorado State University-Pueblo Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Northern Colorado W, 41-36 Sept. 14 Angelo State W, 45-24 Sept. 21 Western New Mexico* W, 44-7 Sept. 28 at Adams State* W, 48-7 Oct. 5 Fort Lewis* W, 35-3 Oct. 12 at Chadron State* W, 51-42 Oct. 19 Colorado Mines* W, 48-28 Oct. 26 at Black Hills State* W, 51-17 Nov. 2 Colorado Mesa* W, 34-6 Nov. 9 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 47-21 Nov. 16 Western State* W, 38-13
Black Hills State University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 5 at Angelo St. L, 26-38 Sept. 14 at South Dakota Mines L, 35-43 Sept. 21 Colorado Mines* L, 22-62 Sept. 28 at Colorado Mesa* L, 11-49 Oct. 5 Western State* Canceled Oct. 12 at Adams State* L, 43-49 Oct. 19 Chadron State* L, 13-43 Oct. 26 CSU-Pueblo* L, 17-51 Nov. 2 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 48-45 Nov. 9 Western New Mexico* L, 14-38 Nov. 16 at Fort Lewis* W, 17-14 Chadron State College Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 5 at Missouri S&T W, 40-34 (2 OT) Sept. 12 West Texas A&M University L, 31-34 Sept. 21 Colorado Mesa* W, 30-24 Sept. 28 at Western State* W, 35-13 Oct. 5 Adams State* W, 31-0 Oct. 12 CSU-Pueblo* L, 42-51 Oct. 19 at Black Hills State* W, 43-13 Oct. 26 New Mexico Highlands* W, 31-24 Nov. 2 at Western New Mexico* W, 59-17 Nov. 9 Fort Lewis* W, 34-10 Nov. 16 at Colorado Mines* L, 0-23
Fort Lewis College Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Southern Utah L, 0-49 Sept. 14 Oklahoma Baptist W, 23-14 Sept. 21 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 20-31 Sept. 28 Western New Mexico* W, 38-28 Oct. 5 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 3-35 Oct. 12 at Colorado Mines* L, 16-51 Oct. 19 Colorado Mesa* L, 0-42 Oct. 26 at Western State* W, 10-9 Nov. 2 Adams State* W, 27-24 Nov. 9 at Chadron State* L, 10-34 Nov. 16 Black Hills State* L, 14-17 New Mexico Highlands University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at Eastern New Mexico University W, 31-28 Sept. 14 at Abilene Christian University L, 28-52 Sept. 21 Fort Lewis* W, 31-20 Sept. 28 at Colorado Mines* L, 10-30 Oct. 5 Colorado Mesa* L, 17-22 Oct. 12 at Western State* L, 27-33 Oct. 19 Adams State* L, 20-24 Oct. 26 at Chadron State* L, 24-31 Nov. 2 Black Hills State* L, 45-48 Nov. 9 CSU-Pueblo* L, 21-47 Nov. 16 at Western New Mexico* L, 14-43
Colorado Mesa University Date Opponent Sept. 7 Menlo College Sept. 14 at Montana State University Sept. 21 at Chadron State* Sept. 28 Black Hills State* Oct. 5 at New Mexico Highlands* Oct. 12 Western New Mexico* Oct. 19 at Fort Lewis* Oct. 26 Colorado Mines* Nov. 2 at CSU-Pueblo* Nov. 9 at Western State* Nov. 16 Adams State*
Western New Mexico University Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 at University of San Diego L, 35-38 Sept. 21 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 7-44 Sept. 28 at Fort Lewis* L, 28-38 Oct. 5 Colorado Mines* W, 25-22 Oct. 12 at Colorado Mesa* L, 17-22 Oct. 19 Western State* W, 42-34 Oct. 26 at Adams State* L, 20-41 Nov. 2 Chadron State* L, 17-59 Nov. 9 at Black Hills State* W, 38-14 Nov. 16 New Mexico Highlands* W, 43-14
Time/Result W, 34-0 L, 0-26 L, 24-30 W, 49-11 W, 22-17 W, 22-17 W, 42-0 L, 10-27 L, 6-34 L, 7-31 L, 17-19
Colorado School of Mines Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 South Dakota Mines W, 72-6 Sept. 14 Carson-Newman College L, 24-27 Sept. 21 at Black Hills State* W, 62-22 Sept. 28 New Mexico Highlands* W, 30-10 Oct. 5 at Western New Mexico* L, 22-25 Oct. 12 Fort Lewis* W, 51-16 Oct. 19 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 28-48 Oct. 26 at Colorado Mesa* W, 27-10 Nov. 2 Western State* W, 14-13 Nov. 9 at Adams State* W, 45-10 Nov. 16 Chadron State* W, 23-0
Western State Colorado Univeristy Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 7 West Texas A&M University L, 21-48 Sept. 14 at Idaho State University L, 3-29 Sept. 21 at Adams State* L, 14-16 Sept. 28 Chadron State* L, 13-35 Oct. 5 at Black Hills State* Canceled Oct. 12 New Mexico Highlands* W, 33-27 Oct. 19 at Western New Mexico* L, 34-42 Oct. 26 Fort Lewis* L, 9-10 Nov. 2 at Colorado Mines* L, 13-14 Nov. 9 Colorado Mesa* W, 31-7 Nov. 16 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 13-38
