| Colorado Mines Orediggers football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1888 |
| Head coach | Pete Sterbick 1st season, 14–1 (.933) |
| Stadium | Alumni Field (capacity: 4,000) |
| Year built | 1893 |
| Location | Golden, Colorado |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | RMAC |
| All-time record | 516–562–32 (.479) |
| Conference titles | 25 |
| Colors | Silver and blue[1] |
The Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represents the Colorado School of Mines in the sport of American football.[2] Pete Sterbick has been the head coach since 2023, succeeding Brandon Moore after the latter left to coach for the University of San Diego. The football team has played in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since 1909. They have won 23 conference titles, with 10 of them occurring prior to joining the RMAC (1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1906, 1907). They have won 16 conference titles in the RMAC (1912, 1914, 1918, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1958, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023). They have made the NCAA Tournament five times in this century. As of October 21 of the 2023 season, the Orediggers have an all-time record of 515–557–30.[3]
- ^ "Mines Graphic Standards Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Mines Football History - Colorado School of Mines". Minesathletics.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado School of Mines" (PDF). minesathletics.com.