Black Hills State football lost a close one against No. 5 ranked Colorado Mines, 41-20 at Lyle Hare Stadium Saturday evening.

The Yellow Jackets (4-2, 2-2 RMAC) totaled 278 yards of total offense, including 183 rushing.

Matthew Collier led the rushing attack with a touchdown on 125 yards, his fourth game this season with 100+ rushing yards.

Jamin Wurtz and Kielar Harpham each had a receiving touchdown, as Wurtz hauled in five passes for 30 yards, and Harpham four for 24 yards.

Chance Eben was 11 of 25 passing for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 50 yards on the ground on 12 runs.

Colorado Mines scored 20 unanswered points midway into the second quarter until the Yellow Jackets got into a groove on offense. Down 20-0, BHSU got on the board with a 17-yard rushing touchdown by Collier to cut the score to 20-7.

The Yellow Jackets defense kept the Orediggers at bay the rest of the first half, giving the offense the opportunity to score one more time before the half. On their final drive of the first half, Collier got BHSU into striking distance with a 49-yard rush before Eben found Harpham in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown as they went into the locker room down 20-14.

Out of the half, CSM drove down to the BHSU 10 on their first drive, but missed a field goal attempt, keeping it a 20-14 game. They would find the end zone on their next two drives, however, as they took a 34-14 lead into the final quarter.

The Yellow Jackets scored to open the fourth on a 7-yard touchdown pass to Wurtz to pull the score back to within two possessions at 34-20 with over 11 minutes left to play.

BHSU stopped the Orediggers on their ensuing drive to get the ball back with about 10 minutes to go, but ended up getting stopped by the CSM defense.

Mines would score once more to push the score to 41-20 in the final minutes, sealing the game.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets head to Gunnison, Colo. to take on Western Colorado on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.