Colorado Mines Orediggers football

Football team representing the Colorado School of Mines

Colorado Mines Orediggers football

First season| 1888; 137 years ago (1888)
Head coach| Bob Stitt
16th season, 129–76 (.629)
Stadium| Alumni Field
(capacity: 4,000)
Year built| 1893
Location| Golden, Colorado
NCAA division| Division II
Conference| RMAC
All-time record| 548–569–32 (.491)
Conference titles| 25
Colors| Silver and blue[1]

Website| minesathletics.com/football

The Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represents the Colorado School of Mines in the sport of American football.[2] Bob Stitt has been the head coach since 2025, succeeding Pete Sterbick after the latter left to coach for Montana State as an offensive coordinator. Bob Stitt was previously the head coach from 2000 to 2014, returning for his 16th season in 2025. The football team has played in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since 1909. They have won 23 conference titles, with 10 of them occurring prior to joining the RMAC (1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1906, 1907). They have won 16 conference titles in the RMAC (1912, 1914, 1918, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1958, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023). They have made the NCAA Tournament five times in this century. As of October 21 of the 2023 season, the Orediggers have an all-time record of 515–557–30.[3]

## Playoff appearances

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### NCAA Division II

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Colorado Mines has made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, with a combined record of 12–9.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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2004 | First Round
Second Round  | Midwestern State
Pittsburg State | W, 52–33
L, 35–70
2010 | First Round  | Grand Valley State | L, 13–35
2014 | First Round  | Ohio Dominican | L, 23–34
2016 | First Round
Second Round  | Southwest Baptist
Ferris State | W, 63–35
L, 17–38
2018 | First Round  | CSU Pueblo | L, 17–37
2019 | First Round
Second Round  | Sioux Falls
Texas A&M–Commerce | W, 24–21
L, 3–23
2021 | Second Round
Regional Finals
Semifinals  | Bemidji State
Angelo State
Valdosta State | W, 55–6
W, 34–26
L, 31–34
2022 | First Round
Second Round
Regional Finals
Semifinals
Championship  | CSU Pueblo
Minnesota State
Angelo State
Shepherd
Ferris State | W, 45–24
W, 48–45
W, 42–24
W, 44–13
L, 14–41
2023 | Second Round
Regional Finals
Semifinals
Championship  | Augustana (SD)
Central Washington
Kutztown
Harding | W, 56–10
W, 38–14
W, 35–7
L, 7–38

## All-time coaching records

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Head coach | Period | Record | Win % |  Conference championships

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Unknown | 1888–1895 | 33–6–2 | .805 | 5
Louis Mein Whitehouse | 1896 | 3–3 | .500 | 0
Conrad F. Goss | 1897 | 6–3 | .667 | 1
Thomas Beadle | 1898–1903 | 21–14–2 | .595 | 1
Shorty Ellsworth | 1904–1907 | 15–1–4 | .850 | 3
Clarence W. Russell | 1908 | 2–3 | .400 | 0
Joe Curtis | 1909 | 3–3 | .500 | 0
Theodore M. Stuart | 1910–1911 | 4–9 | .308 | 0
William E. Johnston & Erle Kristler | 1912 | 8–1 | .889 | 1
Erle Kristler & Harry G. Buckingham | 1913 | 5–1 | .833 | 0
William J. Hanley | 1914–1915 | 9–2 | .818 | 1
Fred G. Carter | 1916 | 3–3 | .500 | 0
Charles "Poss" Parsons | 1917 | 5–3 | .625 | 0
Irving J. Barron | 1918 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1
Ralph Glaze | 1919–1920 | 0–10–3 | .115 | 0
Elmer Capshaw | 1921 | 1–5 | .167 | 0
Elmer Capshaw & Tim Callahan | 1922 | 4–2–1 | .643 | 0
Tim Callahan | 1923 | 2–5 | .286 | 0
Ray Courtright | 1924–1926 | 7–17–1 | .300 | 0
George H. Allen | 1927–1930 | 7–20 | .259 | 0
George H. Allen & Elmer Wynne | 1931–1932 | 2–12–1 | .167 | 0
Dutch Clark | 1933 | 1–5 | .167 | 0
George W. Scott | 1934–1935 | 2–12 | .143 | 0
A. F. White | 1936 | 2–6 | .250 | 0
John Mason | 1937–1946 | 22–25–2 | .469 | 2
Fritz S. Brennecke | 1947–1968 | 78–113–8 | .412 | 2
Marvin L. Kay | 1969–1994 | 84–157–6 | .340 | 0
Versie Wallace | 1995–1999 | 11–41 | .212 | 0
Bob Stitt | 2000–2014 | 110–62 | .640 | 3
Gregg Brandon | 2015–2021 | 59–15 | .797 | 4
Brandon Moore | 2022 | 13–3 | .813 | 1
Pete Sterbick | 2023–2024 | 22–4 | .846 | 1
Totals | 1888–present | 548–569–30 | .491 | 25

Source: Colorado School of Mines Football Media Guide[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Mines Graphic Standards Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. ^ "Mines Football History - Colorado School of Mines". Minesathletics.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
3. ^ "Colorado School of Mines" (PDF). minesathletics.com.
4. ^ "Football Record Book".

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