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Sep 19, 2009

CSM football defeats Fort Lewis, 51-10


GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines defeated Fort Lewis College by the score of 51-10 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) football action on Saturday afternoon, September 19th, at Brooks Field.  For the box score, click here.

CSM's Jahre Cheeseman caught a 52-yard scoring pass from David Pesek with less than one minute elapsed (14:02) in the first quarter to begin Saturday's scoring.  Less than three minutes later, a 30-yard field goal from Dalton Lane gave the Orediggers a 10-point advantage.  Adam Saur hauled in a 26-yard touchdown reception from fellow wideout Cody Renken on a halfback option pass at 7:13 in the opening stanza to provide Mines with a 17-0 lead.  With the Orediggers backed up to their own one-yard line, Fort Lewis' Joel Johnson tackled Renken in the CSM endzone on an Oredigger screen pass late in the first quarter (3:34) for the Skyhawks' first points of the contest.

In the second quarter, Lane connected on a 28-yard field goal at the 13:01 mark to increase the Orediggers' lead to 18 points at 20-2.  FLC responded when starting quarterback Tim Jenkins found the endzone on a one-yard plunge at 6:19 in the second period.  Justin Johnson caught a pass from Jenkins on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt and fumbled while being tackled by the Orediggers' Dan Moose (six total tackles) just shy of the goal line.  Johnson proceeded to recover his own fumble in the endzone to trim Fort Lewis' deficit to 10 points (20-10), but it proved to be the last score of the day for the Skyhawks.

Cheeseman scored on a 43-yard scamper (11:05), Saur caught a five-yard touchdown pass (5:57) and Lane connected from 36 yards out (2:39) in the third quarter to give CSM a 37-10 cushion heading into the final period.

Robbin Vinnola caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Clay Garcia (9:44) and Keegan Moyer added a 21-yard scoring run (5:16) in the fourth quarter to provide the final margin of victory.

Cheeseman finished the afternoon with 90 yards on 16 carries (5.6 yards per carry) while Saur caught 10 passes for 174 yards and a pair of scores.  Renken, who had seven receptions for 104 yards, also returned five punts for 83 yards (16.6 yards per return) and concluded the game with 187 all-purpose yards.  Pesek went 22-of-32 with two touchdowns while amassing a career-second-best 385 yards passing.  Josh Ruff, who had five solo stops, and Alex Vigil (2.0 tackles for a loss) came away with eight total tackles apiece.

The Orediggers amassed 640 yards of total offense on Saturday to come within 46 yards of tying their single-game program record of 686 (September 11th, 2004, at Western State College).  CSM outgained Fort Lewis 179 to 13 on the ground and 461 to 248 through the air.  Mines converted on 67% (8-of-12) of their third-down opportunities while improving to 2-2 overall (2-0 RMAC).  After scoring 52 points at Western New Mexico University last week, today's 51-point outing against the Skyhawks marked the first time since the 2001 season that the Orediggers had scored 50-or-more points in back-to-back games since the 2001 season (October 6th - W, 65-30 vs. Fort Lewis College; October 13th - W, 50-43 at New Mexico Highlands University).

Johnson caught 15 passes for 115 yards for the Skyhawks while Jenkins completed 26-of-37 passes for 224 yards (one interception).  Phillip Odell led all players with 11 total tackles (four solo) as Fort Lewis fell to 1-3 overall (0-2 RMAC).

With 24 career touchdown receptions, Saur is now just seven away from tying the CSM individual career record of 31 (Jonny Chan; 2001-04).  Saur is currently ranked first in the RMAC in receiving yards per game (118.0), touchdowns (seven) and receiving yards (472).  Renken is currently ranked first in the RMAC in receptions (41), receptions per game (10.2), punt returns (12.1 ypr) and all-purpose yardage (201.8 ypg).  Pesek is currently ranked atop the RMAC in passing (310.0 ypg), touchdown passes (10), passing yardage (1,240), completions (109) and completion % (69.4).  As a team, CSM is currently ranked first in the RMAC in passing offense (353.0 ypg), quarterback efficiency (152.1), kickoff returns (24.5 ypr), extra-point % (tied - 100%; 18-of-18) and first downs per game (24.5).

Today's game between Fort Lewis and CSM was televised live on ALTITUDE 2 as the RMAC Football Game of the Week.  The game is also scheduled to be re-broadcast on ALTITIDE on Sunday afternoon, September 20th, at 1:00 p.m. (MST).

In Denver, ALTITUDE is available on Comcast 25, Dish Network 410 and DirecTV 681 in Denver.  To find out what channel ALTITUDE is on in your area, please visit http://www.altitude.tv/WhatsOn/ZipCodeSearch.aspx and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Mines will play at Colorado State University - Pueblo (3-1 overall, 2-0 RMAC) on Saturday afternoon, September 26th, at 2:00 p.m. (MST) at the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colo.  CSM will also play at Mesa State College on Saturday evening, October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. (MST) at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colo.

The Orediggers will return home to host Western State College in the annual Homecoming / Hall of Fame game on Saturday afternoon, October 10th, at 12:00 p.m. (MST) at Brooks Field in Golden.  CSM will induct four former student-athletes, as well as three outstanding supporters, into the 14th annual class of its Athletics Hall of Fame during a banquet on Friday evening, October 9th, at the Ben Parker Student Center on the CSM campus.  A reception at 6:00 p.m. will precede the banquet, which will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Former student-athletes who will be inducted include Dayven Johnston (track & field, football), John Simpson (wrestling), Eric Stellmon (track & field) and Rob Zimmerman (men's soccer).  Outstanding supporters to be inducted include Kim Harden, George Puls III and Dean Stoughton.  The 2009 CSM Athletics Hall of Fame inductees will also be recognized during a halftime ceremony at the game on October 10th.  Furthermore, the annual Golden Chamber of Commerce / Silver & Blue Homecoming Luncheon will be held on Friday, October 9th, at 11:30 a.m. on the CSM campus (Green Center).

For information about tickets to the Homecoming Luncheon ($25), the 2009 CSM Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet ($25) and the Homecoming / Hall of Fame football game ($10 adults / $7 children & seniors), please call 303-384-2254.

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