CHADRON STATE 2017 FOOTBALL 8 RMAC Championships | 7 D-II Playoff Appearances | 26 First Team All-Americans | 157 All-RMAC Selections Chadron State Game 4 (2-1, 2-1 RMAC) Saturday, Sept. 23 Time: .......................Noon *Sept. 2 ............................... at Fort Lewis, W 25-19 Chadron, Neb. *Sept. 9 .............................Colorado Mesa, L 10-24 Elliott Field *Sept. 16 ....................... at Western State, W 49-7 Chadron State (2-1, 2-1 RMAC) Adams State(2-1, 2-1 RMAC) *Sept. 23 .................................Adams State, 1 p.m. Sept. 30 .......................at Humboldt State, 7 p.m. EAGLES Series: CSC leads 21-5 GRIZZLIES Last Game: Last Game: *Oct. 7 .....................................at Dixie State, 1 p.m. Streak: ASU (1) W, 49-7 vs Western State W, 34-27 vs Fort Lewis *Oct. 14 ..........at New Mexico Highlands, Noon Coach: Jay Long Coach: Timm Rosenbach *Oct. 21 .....................South Dakota Mines, Noon *Oct. 28 ..............................Colorado Mines, Noon *Nov. 4 ...........................at Black Hills State, Noon Sophomore Surge Several members of a talented sophomore class are making a name for *Nov. 11 ....................................CSU-Pueblo, Noon themselves this season on both sides of the ball, posting stand out performances in the Eagles’ first three games. Jackson Dickerson led the way for the receiving corps this past week catching Adams State University four passes, a week after setting a new CSC record with 16 catches in a single game. He now has 196 total yards receiving for the year, and his per-game average (2-1, 2-1 RMAC) leads the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Not far behind Dickerson are four other second-year players. *Sept. 2 .................................at Black Hills State, L 41-47 Brandon Fullerton has 125 yards on eight catches, ranking him 13th in the *Sept. 9 ...................................... Western State , W 51-14 conference with 17.9 yard per reception *Sept. 16 .......................................at Fort Lewis, W 34-27 Also contributing to the air attack is Stevann Brown, CSC’s quarterback’s second *Sept. 23 ...................................at Chadron State, 1 p.m. favorite receiver with 177 yards on 11 receptions, including a 75-yard catch and *Sept. 30 ............................South Dakota Mines, 1 p.m. run in the opener at Fort Lewis. *Oct. 7 .............................................at CSU-Pueblo, 6 p.m. Colt Foster has shown big play-making ability on multiple occasions among his *Oct. 14 .................................at West Texas A&M, 4 p.m. 10 receptions for 184 yards, and scored what proved the winning touchdown in *Oct. 21 ........................................ Colorado Mesa, 1 p.m. the Eagles’ comeback in week one. Tevon Wright, who emerged as a top deep threat late last season and in the *Oct. 28 ............................................at Dixie State, 1 p.m. spring, continues to impress early on in 2017, with a 57-yard score in CSC’s win Nov. 4 ...........................................Colorado Mines, 1 p.m. over FLC, and a total of 105 yards on six catches so far on the season. *Nov. 11 ........................ New Mexico Highlands, 1 p.m. All told the five young receivers combined for 787 yards. On the defensive side, sophomore DeAndre Barthwell filled the stat-sheet against * Conference Games Colorado Mesa notching three tackles (one for loss), an interception, a key fourth- All times at game site and are subject to change down pass breakup, and a sack. Chadron native Keenan Johnson who led the team in total tackles as a freshman in 2016, once again paces the Eagles so far this year with 25 stops including a team -high 11 which were solo. He also has a forced fumble and a half-sack to his name. Finally, Tyler “Gator” Lewis, who has 14 tackles on the season, has two tackles for loss with a huge sack he recorded against Colorado Mesa to start the fourth quarter. Something’s Gotta Give This coming Saturday, the Eagles will host Adams State University in a game which promises a contrast of styles between Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponents. The Grizzlies enter Saturday leading the conference in scoring offense, total offensive yardage, and passing yardage. On the other hand, CSC leads the league in total and passing defense, and has given up the fewest points on defense. ASU averages 28.3 first downs per game, an RMAC best, while Chadron State allows the fewest of any conference team, at 17.0 per game. Both teams are on the plus side of turnover margin. Adams is plus-one with five turnovers committed and six gained, while Chadron State is plus-four after last week’s seven-turnover rout of Western State. 1 2017 Chadron State Football | Twitter: @csceagles | Facebook: /csceagles | #rmacfb | #ProtectTheRock Chadron State Sports Information | www.chadroneagles.com Know Your Opponent The Grizzlies come to Chadron Saturday with a 2-1 record after CHADRON STATE COLLEGE QUICK FACTS beating Western State Colorado University and Fort Lewis College. City/Zip ................................................................Chadron, NE 69337 The two wins for the Grizzlies already matches their win total from Founded/Enrollment ......................................................1911/3,000 last year. Nickname .................................................................................... Eagles With a young team and a dangerous offense averaging 423.7 School Colors ....................................................Cardinal and White pass yards per game to lead the nation, the Eagle’s defense Stadium/Cap. ......... Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium/3,800 will be put to test. Led by their quarterback Nick Rooney, who has completed 68.8% of his passes for 903 yards and eight Surface .............................................................................Natural Grass touchdowns, the Grizzlies offense has multiple nationally ranked Press Box Phone ..........................................................308-430-4807 receivers for Rooney to target. Affiliation ..................................................................NCAA Division II Marquese Surrell is fourth in the nation in receiving yards and Conference ......................Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference seventh in all-purpose yards. Jimmy Holtrop is second in the President ................................................................... Dr. Randy Rhine nation for receiving touchdowns and Chad Hovasse is 24th in Athletic Director ............................................................Joel R. Smith receiving yards and 22nd in yards per reception. Athletic Dept. Phone .................................................308-432-6344 Their running back, Corey Brown, has 358 yards on the year on 54 carries with 4 touchdowns. His 358 net yards is 50 yards more Tickets Phone ...............................................................308-432-6255 than the Eagles have ran for as a team all year. Sports Information Director .....................................Kaleb Center Defensively, the Grizzlies are led by Garrett Jackson who ranks E-mail ........................................................................kcenter@csc.edu sixth in the nation with 21 solo tackles. As a team, they rank 10th Office Phone .................................................................308-432-7082 in the conference while allowing an average of 480.3 yards per Head Athletic Trainer ......................................................... Don Watt game. TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record .......................................................................................3-8 Last Time They Met RMAC Record/Finish ...........................................................3-7/T-8th Last season the Eagles traveled to Alamosa, Colorado to face Final AFCA/D2Football.com Rankings ..............................NR/NR the Grizzlies for their third game of the year. Firing out of the gates, CSC scored 16 first quarter points and one second quarter Last NCAA Playoff Appearance ............................................... 2012 touchdown to take a 23-7 halftime lead off. They failed to convert Playoff Result ......................................L 38-30 to West Texas A&M on a two point conversion on one of their touchdowns. Basic Offense ........................................................... Multiple Spread The Grizzlies made second half changes for the better to score Basic Defense ................................................................................4-2-5 10 points before the Eagle’s found the end zone one last time. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................34/27 Phil Romero would catch a 3-yard touchdown pass with 9:42 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................16/6 left in the fourth quarter before Addie Brown scored on a 91-yard COACHING STAFF punt return with 7:48 left in the game to end the scoring. The punt return resulted in the game winning touchdown, giving the Head Coach/Offensive Line ..............................................Jay Long Grizzlies the 31-30 victory. CSC missed an opportunity, with three Alma Mater ......................................................Chadron State, 2001 seconds showing on the clock, to kick a game-winning field goal. *Record at Chadron State ...........................26-24 (Sixth Season) *Career Record (Years) ............................... 44-39 (Ninth Season) Home Sickness Office Phone .................................................................308-432-6281