Colorado School of Mines Football ๐ 16x RMAC Champs ๐ 2022+2023 NCAA finalist โ USA Todayโs
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The last guy off the field today was John Matocha. With a smile and a โthanks for coming!โ he signed autographs for every kid who asked.
Thatโs our quarterback. Thatโs Mines Football.
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Thank you to the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Groupโled by Greg Penner, Carrie Penner & Rob Waltonโfor a generous donation from
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Foundation to the Mines Foundation, helping to offset costs for our students to cheer us on at the D-II Championship Game in Texas!
When freshmen first get to Mines, they wear a yellow stripe on their helmet. When their big brother decides theyโve shown what it takes to be an Oredigger, the stripe comes off - and thatโs what Aksel Richard did for Bryce Lisaka today!
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The ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ starts now.
We are proud to introduce Brandon Moore
@madbacker56
as the 30th Head Football Coach at Colorado School of Mines!
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"There will be two quarterbacks participating in the Broncoโs rookie minicamp this weekend.
One is the NCAA all-time leader in touchdown passes and total touchdowns.
The other is Bo Nix."
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Happy birthday to our assistant equipment manager, team psychologist, lover of snow, empty water bottle enthusiast, and Official Team Dog Ella!
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Announcing your 2022 Ron Lenz National Offensive Player of the Year, John Matocha.
Every Lenz Award winner since 2008 has gone on to win the Harlon Hill...
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John Matocha is one of one.
A 55-yard touchdown to Flynn Schiele means Matocha has produced more touchdowns than any player in the ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ of college football.
Mines 28, Fort Lewis 0 5:45 1Q
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Itโs the biggest home game weโve ever played.
Itโs the biggest home game weโll ever play.
Be there early, be there loud - just be there for a 1:30 kickoff tomorrow!
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Not just the ๐ฝ๐๐๐ player in D-II football - the ๐ฝ๐๐๐ scholar-athlete, too.
John Matocha is the 2022 Academic All-American of the Year, only the fifth man to ever win both the Harlon Hill and the nation's highest academic honor!
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Does this look like the face of a man who holds the all-time NCAA record for career touchdowns?
Meet John Matocha, QB at Colorado School of the Mines. He threw three TDs and ran for another on Saturday to give him 181 for his career (155 passing, 25 rushing, 1 receiving).
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ Harlon Hill finalist in the NCAA semis.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ TD producer in college football history.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ leader on and off the field.
Seeing is believing: John Matocha deserves your vote for the Harlon Hill.
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For those out there keeping tabs, hereโs an update on our 2023 class following Official Visit Weekend
#1
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โ 20 commits
โ 22 total D1 offers
This is probably something youโre going to want to be a part ofโฆ
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โ Class of โ23 recruits โ
As many other programs hit the recruiting trail, we wanted to make sure you know we havenโt forgotten about you!
Our focus is on winning a National Championship right now and weโre eager to get out to see you future Orediggers when our season ends!
The ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ is our very own
@madbacker56
!
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Thank you to the many fans who have asked how Cam Forrest is doing. Cam had movement and feeling on the field and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. We are happy to say he is doing well and not seriously injured.
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FINAL
Valdosta St. 34
Mines 31
We battled to the very end, but our journey ends here in our first - but not last - NCAA semifinal.
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Every year, hundreds of companies come to Mines to recruit from our elite pool of students.
Here are 20 organizations that visited and inquired about our student-athletes this season - from Mines, you can go anywhere!
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Mines 55
Bemidji St. 6
FINAL
For the first time ever, the Orediggers are headed to the national quarterfinals. Matocha goes 25-34 for 348 and 3 passing TDs. He rushes for one as well. Zeman pops off for 95 and 3 TDs. McLeod has 2 catches for 91.
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Going to have to research this some more, we believe itโs federally owned (itโs down the road at the Denver Federal Center) but Mines managed?
Anyway hereโs Blaster.
We have many, many people and organizations to thank for making our trip to the national championship game an unforgettable experience for our student-athletes and our program... ๐งต
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Pow day!
Thanks to
@coschoolofmines
facilities staff and our redshirts for getting the stadium ready - itโll be great for kickoff!
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Mines recovers the onside kick and finishes this one out in victory formation to advance to the quarterfinals to set up a rematch with Angelo State!
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