South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football

South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football
First season 1895 (1895)
Athletic director Dick Kaiser
Head coach Stacy Collins[1]
4th year, 1627 (.372)
Other staff Jarod Dodson
Gary Hyman
Ken Ackerman
Gino Polastri
Eric Raisbeck
Rafael Tolentino
Dane Carlson
Scott Baird
Todd Sherman
Aman Anand
Stadium O'Harra Stadium
Seating capacity 4,000
Field surface Artificial
Location Rapid City, South Dakota
Conference RMAC (2016-Present)
Past conferences
GNAC (2013-2015)
NCAA DII Ind.(2011-2012)
DAC (NAIA) (2000-2010)
SDIC (NAIA) (1917-1999)
All-time record 35846535 (.438)
Claimed nat'l titles 0
Conference titles 14
Colors

Navy and Old Gold

          
Fight song Ramblin' Wreck from Rapid Tech
Mascot Grubby the Miner
Marching band Hardrocker Pep Band
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.

West River Rivalry-Black Hills Brawl

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.[4]

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/STEM-only research university. The football rivalry is the fourth most-frequently played series in the US, behind the Harvard–Yale football rivalry (131), Princeton–Yale (138), and The Rivalry (Lehigh–Lafayette) (151 games). It is also the oldest football series west of the Mississippi River and the most played between current NCAA Div. II teams. Generally, 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 (early in their history have played three times in a season) or earlier in the year. The teams battle for the Homestake Trophy, named for a mine in the Black Hills area and adorned with a prospector's pan. The rivalry is called the Black Hills Brawl, due to the location of the schools and ferocity in which the teams play each other,[4] or the West River Rivalry, named for the area of South Dakota that both school's inhabit.

Since their first meeting in football 1895, the schools have played total of 130 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).[4] The only years they have not played one game against each other but have had teams are 1902, 1904, 1910, 1911, and 1918. The Hardrockers currently lead the series 61-58-11[5]

Head coaching history

There have been 34 recorded coaches in the school's history. The coach, if there was one, for the 1905 season is unknown.[6]

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) 4 43 16 27 0 .372

References

  1. "Hardrocker Athletics". Gorockers.com. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  2. "'Rockers enter final year to becoming NCAA member". Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  3. Archived March 23, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 Archived August 27, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://www.sdsmt.edu/Athletics/Mens-Teams/Football/Records/Football-All-Time-Vs-/
  6. "Hardrocker Athletics". Gorockers.com. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

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