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0
Fort Lewis FLC 0-10 , 0-9
80
Winner Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM 9-2 , 9-0
Fort Lewis FLC
0-10 , 0-9
0
Final
80
Colo. Sch. of Mines CSM
9-2 , 9-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FLC Fort Lewis 0 0 0 0 0
CSM Colo. Sch. of Mines 21 28 17 14 80
Skyhawks Football vs. Arizona Christian 2022
Skyhawks Football vs. Arizona Christian

Game Recap: Football | | Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

No. 11/8 Mines rolls past Skyhawks in season finale

GOLDEN, Colo. – In the final Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game of the season, the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers topped the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks by a score of 80-0 on a cold Saturday afternoon in Golden.
 
Fort Lewis finishes its season 0-10 overall. Mines closes out the regular season 9-2, and the 9-0 RMAC Regular Season Champions will most likely represent the conference in Super Region 4 of the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
 
"Today was all about the seniors, them officially playing their last game," Fort Lewis College Head Coach Johnny Cox said. "I felt that the team responded with some good fight in the second half. We got down, and unfortunately, we were playing a really good team. I'm proud with the effort we laid on the field, and they [Mines] played with good class, the result just wasn't what we wanted."
 
The Orediggers were on the attack early, taking a two-score lead after converting on back-to-back drives to open the game with a 14-0 lead.
 
Fort Lewis found themselves on the goal line after a 71-yard strike from Braden Wingle to Mikal Baker, but Mines made a goal-line stand and the Skyhawks turned the ball over on downs. This was Fort Lewis' only appearance in the red zone this afternoon.
 
It was all Orediggers from there on out, as the conference champions held the Skyhawks to 173 yards of total offense and just nine first downs.
 
Mines finised with 701 yards of total offense, securing 341 yards through the air and another 360 on the ground.
 
John Matocha threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns on 13-16 passing attempts (81.2%). Backup quarterback Evan Foster was a perfect 6-6 for 60 yards and a single touchdown.
 
Michael Zeman, the now all-time program leader in career yards and rushing touchdowns, led the ground game for CSM with 133 net yards and three touchdowns on 18 attempts.
 
Wingle finished the afternoon 18-26 on passing attempts (69.2%) for 151 total yards. Nolan Bynum saw action under center and completed 2 of his 7 passing attempts for an additional 22 yards. Mines hit the Skyhawks quarterbacks five times.
 
Zach Russell led receivers with three total receptions, while Baker led with 71 total yards.
 
WHATS NEXT
With the 2022 season chapter now closed, Fort Lewis will take a prescribed two-week break before hitting the weight room and practice fields for winter workouts.
 
"The season as a whole was one where you say that you built the foundation. It's very interesting that after every game someone without fail would say, "hey you're making a lot of progress, we like how you're organized, we like how you're playing with class." Sometimes in life, your worst defeats inspire you to play your best ball in the future. This was a bad defeat but hopefully, we can have some energy and use that feeling to make us work hard in the weight room and in the classroom, so we don't have to feel it again. We have a long road to go, but the guys that want to be part of it will really reap the benefits if they stick to the plan and have confidence in what they can do."
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter FLC CSM
CSM
08:02 - CSM - Zeman,Michael 6 yd run (Eich,Matthew kick), 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:48
0 7
CSM
05:25 - CSM - Karp,Mason 47 yd pass from Matocha,John (Eich,Matthew kick) 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:04
0 14
CSM
00:41 - CSM - Johnston,Josh 67 yd pass from Matocha,John (Eich,Matthew kick) 6 plays, 96 yards, TOP 02:06
0 21
2nd Quarter FLC CSM
CSM
11:08 - CSM - Zeman,Michael 16 yd run (Eich,Matthew kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:57
0 28
CSM
07:20 - CSM - Zeman,Michael 1 yd run (Eich,Matthew kick), 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:40
0 35
CSM
01:25 - CSM - Yoo,Chris 2 yd run (Eich,Matthew kick), 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:14
0 42
CSM
00:29 - CSM - Hoffman,Zach 21 yd pass from Matocha,John (Eich,Matthew kick) 3 plays, 48 yards, TOP 00:34
0 49
3rd Quarter FLC CSM
CSM
12:22 - CSM - McLeod,Max 31 yd pass from Foster,Evan (Click,Jacob kick) 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:27
0 56
CSM
04:44 - CSM - Click,Jacob 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 05:30
0 59
CSM
01:20 - CSM - Lowery,Jack 2 yd run (Click,Jacob kick), 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:35
0 66
4th Quarter FLC CSM
CSM
11:05 - CSM - Mickelsen,Konnor 5 yd run (Click,Jacob kick), 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:44
0 73
CSM
07:08 - CSM - Lowery,Jack 44 yd run (Click,Jacob kick), 1 plays, 44 yards, TOP 00:08
0 80

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