CHADRON STATE 2019 FOOTBALL 8 RMAC Championships | 7 D-II Playoff Appearances | 27 First Team All-Americans | 162 All-RMAC Selections Chadron State Game 3 (1-1, 1-1 RMAC) Saturday, Sept. 21 Time: .......................Noon *Sept. 7 .....................at Black Hills State, W 48-31 Durango, Colo. *Sept. 14 ................................CSU-Pueblo, L 21-42 Dennison Field *Sept. 21 ..................................at Fort Lewis, Noon Chadron State (1-1, 1-1 RMAC) Fort Lewis (1-1, 1-1 RMAC) *Sept. 28 ............................Colorado Mesa, 1 p.m. Skyhawks *Oct. 5 .............................. at Western State, 1 p.m. EAGLES Series: CSC leads Last Game: .............................. 28-4-0 Last Game: *Oct. 12 ....................................Adams State, Noon L, 21-42 vs CSU-Pueblo Streak: CSC (3) L, 14-23 vs Dixie State Oct. 19 ...................... Texas-Permian Basin, Noon Coach: Jay Long Coach: Brandon Crosby *Oct. 26 ..................................at Dixie State, 1 p.m. *Nov. 2 ...........at New Mexico Highlands, 1 p.m. Last Outing *Nov. 9 .......................South Dakota Mines, Noon Chadron State College football fell to 1-1 in its home opener versus Colorado State *Nov. 16 ..............................Colorado Mines, Noon University-Pueblo, then ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II. The ThunderWolves broke open a 29-0 halftime lead, owing partly to their preferable starting field position on several drives. Despite the early setbacks, CSC’s Fort Lewis offensive attack got going in the second half, and the Eagles took the momentum for (1-1, 1-1 RMAC) much of the second half. Straight out of halftime, the Eagles’ Justin Cauley forced a fumble on the opening kickoff and marched 36 yards to paydirt. CSC held the visitors *Sept. 7 ........................... at N.M. Highlands, W 7-0 to 192 yards of offense in the second half, while racking up 318 of its own, but the *Sept. 14................ ................... Dixie State, L 14-23 Eagles couldn’t completely deny CSUP, which was efficient enough on both sides of *Sept. 21 ............................... Chadron State, Noon the ball to complete the win, 42-21. *Sept. 28 .......................at Black Hills State, 1 p.m. Fans who endured all four quarters of the ballgame were treated to a CSC highlight when Priest Jennings broke through the line and raced 56 yards for a late touchdown *Oct. 5 ........................................Adams State, Noon with 17 seconds left in the game. With the last-minute scoring play, the Eagles passed *Oct. 12 ..........................at Colorado Mesa, 7 p.m. the ThunderWolves 449 to 421 in total offense. *Oct. 19 ..........................at Colorado Mines, Noon Travis Wilson tied for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference lead in tackles at 30, *Oct. 26 .................... at Western Colorado, 1 p.m. with 14 (10 solo) against the ThunderWolves. *Nov. 2 ........................................ CSU-Pueblo, Noon For the second consecutive week CSC faces an opponent coming off a game against *Nov. 16 ..........................................S.D. Mines, Noon Dixie State. Fort Lewis fared much less successfully against the Trailblazers than did the ThunderWolves, however. * Conference Games FLC got out to a 14-0 halftime lead, largely due to the 143 passing yards and 57 All times are subject to change rushing by quarterback Jake Lowry, who connected twice with receiver Isaac Leppke for scores. However the Trailblazers struck back in the second half, outgaining FLC 311 to 105 in the third and fourth quarters. DSU quarterback Kody Wilstead found three different receivers for touchdowns of 35 yards or more, and James Baird added a field goal as the game story went nearly identically to Dixie’s previous trip to Durango in a 23-14 Trailblazer victory. Formidable Foe The series record with Fort Lewis may tilt heavily in CSC’s favor, however the Eagles’ .875 win percentage belies a game in which CSC has historically struggled to pull away. Half of CSC’s 28 wins have been by a margin of 13 points or less, with 10 decided by a single possession. Four of those “close” games have been played in the past five years, with Fort Lewis claiming victory in 2015. What’s more, 10 of them occurred in seasons where the Eagles won seven games or more. Three close calls occurred in years CSC won RMAC titles. In 1996 the teams played a season opener, won by CSC 25-24 at a neutral site in Ray Patterson Stadium at Loveland, Colorado’s Thompson Valley High. Peculiarly they also ended the 1996 season with a 26-19 Eagles win in Chadron, in which CSC clinched an RMAC title and playoff berth. In 2006 CSC won 40-27 in Durango en route to an undefeated regular season and playoff win.. 1 2019 Chadron State Football | Twitter: @csceagles / CSCFootball | Facebook: /csceagles | #rmacfb | #EagleVision20 Chadron State Sports Information | www.chadroneagles.com Winning Tradition According to the NCAA Division II record book, the Chadron CHADRON STATE COLLEGE QUICK FACTS State football program began the season No. 23 all-time in total City/Zip ................................................................Chadron, NE 69337 victories. With their week one victory at BHSU, the Eagles have Founded/Enrollment ......................................................1911/3,000 racked up 524 wins in 104 seasons, making theirs the winningest Nickname .................................................................................... Eagles tradition in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Among School Colors ....................................................Cardinal and White schools with at least 100 seasons of football history, CSC ranks Stadium/Cap. ......... Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium/3,500 11th in NCAA Division II in terms of winning percentage, coming Surface .....................................................................................Field Turf out on top in 58.6 of its contests. The Eagles are looking for Press Box Phone ..........................................................308-430-4807 milestone win #525 in Saturday’s game versus the Skyhawks. Affiliation ..................................................................NCAA Division II Tale of Two Halves Conference ......................Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference In both of CSC’s games so far, the Eagles went scoreless through President ................................................................... Dr. Randy Rhine the first 30 minutes of play, before outscoring their opponents Athletic Director ............................................................Joel R. Smith in the second half. At BHSU the Eagles were down 17-0 at the Athletic Dept. Phone .................................................308-432-6344 midpoint, and won the remainder of the game 48-14. Last week, Tickets Phone ...............................................................308-432-6255 CSC spotted the ThunderWolves 29 points before outscoring them Sports Information Director .....................................Kaleb Center 21-13 in the final 30 minutes. CSC is down 46 points in the first E-mail ........................................................................kcenter@csc.edu and second quarters, while outscoring its opponents 69-27 in the Office Phone .................................................................308-432-7082 second half of play. Yardage-wise, that’s 199 yards of real estate in Head Athletic Trainer ......................................................... Don Watt the first half, compared with 735 in the second. TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Record .......................................................................................7-3 In Pursuit of Greatness RMAC Record/Finish ...........................................................7-3/T-3rd Dalton Holst, the Eagles’ third-year starter at quarterback, is on Final AFCA/D2Football.com Rankings .............................. RV/NR a red hot start to the season after his freshman and sophomore Last NCAA Playoff Appearance ............................................... 2012 campaigns which were nothing to sneeze at, either. His 625 yards Playoff Result ......................................L 38-30 to West Texas A&M passing rank him No. 7 in NCAA Division II, just two games into Basic Offense ...........................................................Run Pass Option the 2019 season. Hypothetically, assuming a healthy 11 games, Basic Defense ....................................................................................3-4 if he could at least maintain his career average of 242 yards per Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................40/13 game, he would finish just 88 yards shy of the CSC season record Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................16/6 of 2,891 yards, which has been held by John Riggs since 1985. COACHING STAFF However if he continues this season’s pace, he would lap the Head Coach/Offensive Line ..............................................Jay Long school record by more than 500 yards. His odds at breaking the Alma Mater ......................................................Chadron State, 2001 record go up tremendously if the Eagles make the postseason, *Record at Chadron State ........................38-32 (Eighth Season) since that would likely mean a better-than-average season, and *Career Record (Years) ................................. 53-47 (10th Season) the extra game would only require him to average 227 yards per Office Phone .................................................................308-432-6281