South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football
| South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1895 |
| Athletic director | Dick Kaiser |
| Head coach |
Stacy Collins[1] 3rd year, 10–22 (.313) |
| Other staff |
Jarod Dodson Gary Hyman Ken Ackerman Gino Polastri Eric Raisbeck Rafael Tolentino Dane Carlson Scott Baird Todd Sherman Aman Anand |
| Home stadium | O'Harra Stadium |
| Stadium surface | Artificial |
| Location | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Conference | RMAC |
| Past conferences |
Dakota Athletic Conference NAIA |
| All-time record | 342–430–35 (.445) |
| Claimed national titles | 0 |
| Conference titles | 14 |
| Colors |
Navy and Old Gold |
| Fight song | Ramblin' Wreck from Rapid Tech |
| Mascot | Grubby the Miner |
| Website | www.gorockers.com |
The South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football program represents the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) in college football. In 2010, South Dakota Mines announced that it would end the school's affiliation with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to join the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II beginning with the 2011 season as a probationary member and becoming a full member in 2013.[2]
The Hardrockers also went by the "Longhairs"[3] early in their history. They have played football since 1895 with hiatuses taken in 1896–1899, 1907, 1915, and 1942–1945. There have been 34 recorded coaches in the school's history. The coach, if there was one, for the 1905 season is unknown.[4]
West River Rivalry
SDSM&T's first ever game was an 18–0 loss to Black Hills College (now Black Hills State University) on Nov. 28, 1895. This would prove to be long-standing rivalry.[5]
SDSM&T's main athletic rival is Black Hills State University. The rivalry is generated from proximity, with BHSU located less than 50 miles to the west in Spearfish, South Dakota. Educational differences between the schools also help fuel the rivalry, with BHSU being mainly a liberal arts college and SDSM&T an engineering research university. The football rivalry is the second most-frequently played series in the US, behind the Harvard–Yale football rivalry (128 games played vs. 127). It is also the oldest football series west of the Mississippi River. The last game of each season is reserved for the two schools to play, however the two schools may play twice in the same season, and early in their history have played three times in a season. In the later game, they battle for the Homestake Trophy, named for a mine in the Black Hills area. This game is called the Black Hills Brawl, due to the ferocity in which the teams play each other.[5]
Since their first meeting in football 1895, the schools have played total of 127 times and to the point of having at least one yearly game since 1919 (excluding the lack of teams from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II).[5] The only years they have not played one game against each other but have had teams are 1902, 1904, 1910, 1911, and 1918.
Head coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. F. Flinterman (1895) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E. M. Stevens (1900–1902) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Green (1903) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hendrickson (1904) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Unknown (1905) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T. R. Nelson (1906) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .666 |
| Rev. G. S. Keller (1908–1909) | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 |
| Joseph Power (1910) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .400 |
| Howard Fulweiler (1911) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| Dr. G. C. Redfield (1912) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| J. H. Winterrinner (1913) | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| E. L. Allmendinger (1914) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| J. F. Dulebahn (1916) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Fred Gushurst (1917, 1919–1920) | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .666 |
| Lt. K. M. Harkness (1918) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| John Redmon (1921) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .286 |
| B. R. Schroeder (1922–1923) | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .643 |
| Ollie C. Thomas (1924–1928) | 5 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 1 | .560 |
| Ray D. Hahn (1929–1934) | 6 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 0 | .357 |
| Lem Herting (1935–1938) | 4 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | .483 |
| Art Sullivan (1939–1940) | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .333 |
| Dave Strong (1941) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .571 |
| Dan Lennon (1946) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Marvin "Barney" Lewellyn (1947–1951) | 5 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | .487 |
| Clare Ekeland (1952–1958) | 7 | 56 | 15 | 32 | 9 | .268 |
| Homer Englund (1959–1960, 1962) | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 |
| Jerry Welfl (1961) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Darold "Dud" King (1963–1970) | 8 | 66 | 25 | 36 | 5 | .379 |
| Gary Boner (1971–1989) | 19 | 172 | 92 | 73 | 7 | .535 |
| Erv Mondt (1990–1994) | 5 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 0 | .244 |
| Rick Fiala (1995–1997) | 3 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .233 |
| Ron Richards (1998–1999) | 2 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .100 |
| Darren Soucy (2000–2004) | 5 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 0 | .200 |
| Daniel Kratzer (2005–2011) | 7 | 71 | 23 | 48 | 0 | .323 |
| Stacy Collins (2012–present) | 3 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .313 |
References
- ↑ "Hardrocker Athletics". Gorockers.com. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ "'Rockers enter final year to becoming NCAA member". Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Hardrocker Athletics". Gorockers.com. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2