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  South Dakota Mines Football opened the 2026 season with a historic 38-35 upset victory over Drake on Thursday night. Drake held the Hardrockers in check early, kicking a field goal on its opening drive and forcing a South Dakota Mines punt before taking a 10-0 lead with 6:41 remaining in the first quarter. As the Hardrockers drove late in the quarter, Drake recovered a fumble to regain possession. The Bulldogs drove to the South Dakota Mines 31-yard line, but an incomplete deep pass on fourth down gave the Rockers the ball back. With 10:01 remaining in the first half, the Hardrockers cashed in on a three-play touchdown drive. Gage Baker found Dawson Dunbar for a 58-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 10-7. Following a three-and-out by the Bulldogs, the Hardrocker offense went back to work with 7:57 remaining in the half. After Ty Harris accounted for 21 yards on four plays, Dunbar broke free for a 49-yard rushing touchdown to give the Rockers a 14-10 lead. Both teams traded field goals to close the half, with South Dakota Mines taking a 17-13 lead into halftime.

Dunbar averaged 7.1 yards per carry while rushing for a career-high 120 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught three passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. Harris added 108 rushing yards as the Hardrockers totaled 221 yards on the ground. Through the air, Morales recorded four receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown, while Kooper Koehn added three catches for 41 yards. Baker completed 19 of 31 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns, marking the third 300-plus-yard passing game of his career. The Hardrocker offense totaled 527 total yards, with 306 passing yards and 221 rushing yards. - South Dakota Mines football


(DS#999 RB) rSr/2027 RB Dawson DunbarSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Ahmad Lewis, Jr., RB, South Dakota Mines,...Lewis, a 5-foot-11-inch running back from Tacoma Washington, broke the South Dakota Mines season rushing record, finishing the year with 1,385 yards, which also tops the RMAC rushing rankings. He also set a SD Mines school record for most carries in a season with 308. In the NCAA, Lewis ranked eighth overall in total rushing yards and 10th in rushing yards per game (125.9). Lewis closed out the season with nine rushing touchdowns and one receiving. He also had 16 catches for 139 yards this season. During the season he had eight games where he rushed over 100 yards. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2022 RB Ahmad LewisSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Enis Sefa, Jr., K, South Dakota Mines,...Sefa, a 6-2 place kicker from Rosharon, Texas, also set a milestone in 2019, becoming the all-time leading scorer in Hardrocker History with 190 points. He also holds the record for most extra points in a career with 106. He finished the year making good on 13-20 field goals, was 27-28 on extra points, racked up 3,408 yards on 57 kickoffs with 21 touchbacks. Sefa ranked second in the conference for field goals with 65 percent. He had a long of 47 yards this season; and was 13th overall in scoring with 66 points. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 K) rSr/2022 K Enis SefaSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Carson Hunt, SDSMT - WR,...Hunt, a junior wide receiver from Arvada, Colorado, led the Hardrockers with five touchdown catches, and 547 receiving yards on 33 catches. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Carson HuntSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Will Carroll, SDSMT - OLB,...Carroll, a 6-0 sophomore linebacker from Gatesville, Texas, closed out the season with two interception, one retuned for a touchdown, three tackles-for-a -loss of 11 yards, 66 total tackles and one broken up pass. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 OLB) Sr/2022 OLB Will CarrollSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Grant Smith, SDSMT - OL,...Smith, a 6-5, 350 pound right tackle from Celina, Texas, helped solidify an offensive line that helped the offense accumulated 2,529 yards rushing. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 OG) Sr/2020 OG Grant SmithSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Thomas Chapman, SDSMT - DE,...Chapman, a 6-2 sophomore defensive lineman from Colleville, Texas, led SD Mines with six total sacks for a loss of 32 yards and 12.5 total tackles-for-a-loss of 53 yards. He also was credited with two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and 65 total tackles. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 DE) Sr/2022 DE Thomas ChapmanSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Dominick Jackson, SDSMT - CB,...Jackson, a 6-0 junior defensive back from Aurora, Colorado, had three interceptions on the season, two of which were returned for touchdowns. He also led the 'Rockers with 10 broken up passes and added a fumble recovery as well. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 CB) rSr/2022 CB Dominick JacksonSouth Dakota Mines
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  2019 ALL-RMAC HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Cole Peterson, SDSMT - ILB,...Peterson, a 6-1 sophomore linebacker from Boulder, Colorado -- who earned CoSIDA Academic All-District and RMAC All-Academic First Team honors earlier this year -- led the Hardrockers in total tackles with 114, collected 2.5 sacks, 11 tackles for a loss, one interception, one broken up pass, one forced fumble and QB hurry. - South Dakota Mines Football

(DS#999 SS) Sr/2022 SS Cole PetersonSouth Dakota Mines
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  The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) released the 2019 Preseason Football Coaches Poll and Players to Watch on Wednesday, ahead of the 2019 RMAC Football Kickoff. The coaches poll was voted on by all 11 head football coaches. Coaches could not vote for their own institution. The Preseason Players to Watch were selected by each institution. The RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 16-member schools, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The RMAC sponsors 21 varsity NCAA sports and has produced 62 NCAA Division II national champions and 52 national runners-up since 1992. - RMAC Football

(DS#44 OT) rSr/2021 OT Jack Batho IVSouth Dakota Mines
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