Black Hills State football is hosting the 136th Black Hills Brawl this Saturday, Oct. 30, taking on South Dakota Mines at 1 p.m. from Lyle Hare Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets (4-4, 2-4 RMAC) will look to get back in the win column against the rival Hardrockers (4-4, 2-4 RMAC).
History of the Black Hills Brawl
This is the 136th edition of the historic rivalry game between Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines, known as the Black Hills Brawl - Battle for the Homestake trophy.
The deceptively heavy Homestake Trophy introduced in 1946, takes its name from the Homestake Mine located in Lead, S.D., the largest mine in the Western Hemisphere.
Measuring over 8,000 feet (1.5 miles) deep, and 0.5 miles across at its surface, the Homestake Mine produced more than 41 million ounces of gold and 9 million ounces of silver before closing in 2002.
The trophy has resided in Rapid City with South Dakota Mines over the last year after the Hardrockers won last season's matchup on Oct. 10, 34-17.
This will be the 136th Black Hills Brawl, continuing one of the longest running NCAA rivalry games in the nation.
Currently at 135 games played, the Black Hills Brawl is the most played rivalry series at the NCAA DII level, and fourth-most in any division nationwide behind only Lafayette vs. Lehigh (156 games), Yale vs. Princeton (142) and Yale vs. Harvard (136).
BHSU is 60-64-11 all-time in the series, first playing in 1900, but hold a 27-11 advantage over the Hardrockers since 1987.
Last Time Out
Black Hills State football fell to New Mexico Highlands last Saturday, 24-10 at Lyle Hare Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets totaled 362 yards of total offense, 179 rushing and 183 passing.
Hasaan Williams hauled in his third touchdown of the season, scoring on a 42-yard reception. He totaled 60 yards on four catches in the game.
Zechariah Rodriguez-Brown had his first career interception in the second quarter, picking off a pass in the endzone and returning it 42 yards.
Matthew Collier had his fifth 100+ yard game of the season, totaling 111 yards on 15 attempts.
South Dakota Mines
Like the Yellow Jackets, the Hardrockers also hold a 4-4 overall and 2-4 RMAC record. After earning two non-conference wins to open the season, SDSMT has also defeated Adams State (45-42) and Fort Lewis (42-7). Since those wins, the Hardrockers have dropped their last two games to Colorado Mines and Western Colorado.
Weather Forecast
According to the 10-day weather forecast, the weather on Saturday, October 30 in Spearfish, S.D. projects partly cloudy skies with a high of 55 degrees and a low of 30.
Coverage
Yellow Jacket fans can catch Steve Ammerman on The Eagle Country at 95.9/96.3 FM or live online at MyEagleCountry.com. Ammerman is the voice of the Yellow Jacket Athletics and can be heard for every football and women's/men's basketball game throughout the year.
Homecoming Comeback
BHSU trailed Adams State 24-3 at halftime of their Sept. 25 matchup before winning 51-48 in double overtime. Overcoming the 21-point deficit is the team's largest comeback since a 28-point comeback on Sept. 2, 2017 - also against Adams State. That season, BHSU had three wins in which they came back from down at least 18 points.
Largest Comebacks Since 2012 (Division II Era):
Down 28 points - Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Adams State (W, 47-41 2OT)
Down 21 points - Sept. 25, 2021 vs. Adams State (W, 51-48 2OT)
Down 18 points - Sept. 23, 2017 vs. South Dakota Mines (W, 25-24)
Down 18 points - Sept. 30, 2017 @ N.M. Highlands (W, 50-40)
First for Breske
Since being hired on as head coach in 2019,
Josh Breske had only 2 games under his belt entering the 2021 season. After a wait of nearly two years, Breske earned the first win of his head coaching career on Sept. 2 in a 30-24 victory over Dickinson State.
Breakout Year for Collier
RB
Matthew Collier entered this year with only 22 total yards in his collegiate career, all accumulated in 2019. Now in his junior season, he's scored six touchdowns while accumulating 804 rushing yards. He's run for over 100 yards, five times this season, totaling 174 against Adams State (9/25), 125 against Dickinson State (9/2), 103 at Fort Lewis (10/2), 125 against Colorado Mines (10/9), and 111 against New Mexico Highlands (10/23).
Captains
The Green and Gold Captains for the 2021 season are
Jacob Parks,
Kielar Harpham,
Keyshawn Farmer,
Cody Hooker,
Clayton Koch, Lathan Stevens,
Jarrell Ganaway,
Joseph Moraga and
Jordan Pace.
Key Returners
Some with the help of the covid year, key returning seniors include WR
Kielar Harpham, DL
Jarrell Ganaway, OL
Joseph Moraga, LB
Cody Hooker and K
Jacob Parks who holds the school record for longest field goal (53 yards).
Key returning juniors include S
Bailey Rosenstrauch, DB
Brady Morris, OL
Sam Ambrogio and WR
Jordan Pace.
Quarterback
Chance Eben leads the returning sophomore class along with WR
Hasaan Williams and WR Mitch McKibbon, OL
Troy Mittelstedter, DL
Morgan Tigner and DL
Nikolas Arnold.
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