Nationally ranked and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference preseason favorites Colorado State Pueblo and Western Colorado stayed on course for a regular-season collision in the Steel City with decisive Saturday wins.
Air Force, Colorado School of Mines and Northern Colorado also posted conference victories on Saturday as the Centennial State collegiate football schools resumed action after eight teams had a bye the previous weekend.
After fourth-ranked Colorado State Pueblo (7-0, 5-0) won its 30th straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game with a 77-17 win over New Mexico Highlands (3-4, 1-5) at the ThunderBowl, sixth-ranked Western Colorado (7-0, 5-0) scored a 55-0 victory over Fort Lewis (2-4, 1-4) in Gunnison at the Mountaineer Bowl, and kicker JT Miller tied a Centennial State single-game record with six field goals.
CSU Pueblo quarterback Nazi Bruzon threw for a season-high six touchdowns, completing 18 of 26 passes for 283 yards. He has now passed for 2,081 yards and 24 scoring tosses this season. RECAP
Entering the game as the third-ranked offensive team in NCAA Division II with 552.8 yards per game, CSU Pueblo had 616 yards, including 370 passing and 246 yards rushing. In the last two games, the Pack has compiled 1,442 total yards on offense and scored 149 points.
A junior transfer, Miller tied Adams State’s Rocky Paulson and Colorado State’s Caylen Camper for the most field goals in a game by a Centennial State collegiate kicker. Miller’s six field goals against the Skyhawks are the most by any individual this season in the NCAA’s four divisions and tie an NCAA Division II record. WESTERN COLORADO RECAP / FORT LEWIS RECAP
Miller converted three of his longest kicks of the season, 43, 47 and 45, along with field goals of 19, 20 and 30 yards and two extra points. He has now made 15 of 16 field goals for the Mountaineers this season.
Paulson made his six field goals (19, 26, 37, 21, 25, 43) in a 25-7 win over Western Colorado in Gunnison on October 11, 1980. He also recovered a fumble for a TD and added an extra point.
Air Force (5-1, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) won its fifth straight game, beating UNLV 41-24 at Falcon Stadium. Air Force trailed 24-20 at the end of the third quarter and scored on three straight drives to extend its winning ways. Evan Medders rushed for 152 yards on 18 carries with three touchdowns to lead the Falcons. RECAP
Colorado Mines (4-2-1, 4-1 RMAC) won its fourth straight game, 31-24, at Colorado Mesa (3-4, 2-4 RMAC) in Grand Junction. Joseph Capra completed 25 of 32 passes for 278 yards and four touchdown passes. MINES RECAP / MESA RECAP
Trey Olsen scored two decisive touchdowns on a 30-yard pass reception and a 15-yard run, leading Northern Colorado (3-5, 2-3) to a 28-18 Big Sky Conference win over Cal Poly in Greeley. Olsen’s first pass-catching score gave the Bears a 21-10 lead in the third quarter. Olsen finished with 136 all-purpose yards (121 receiving on four catches). RECAP
The miseries continued for Adams State (0-7, 0-5) as the Grizzlies fell 69-0 to Chadron State in the school’s 35th straight loss, including 29 in the RMAC and 18 consecutive on the road. Adams State last won on September 30, 2023, with a 21-14 win at New Mexico Highlands. ADAMS RECAP
In one of Saturday’s final games, Colorado (2-4, 0-3) made it exciting until the end, but the Buffs could not hold onto a 17-13 lead after three quarters and dropped a 27-17 Big XII Conference decision to 11th-ranked Utah (6-0, 3-0) in Boulder.
In the Lone Star State, Colorado State (2-4 overall, 0-2 Pac-12) fell to Texas State, 66-27, in San Marcos on Thursday evening. The Bobcats amassed 716 total yards, led by 503 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns, as Texas State roared to a 28-0 lead after 18 minutes in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. READ MORE
Thursday, October 15 Results
- at Texas State 66, Colorado State 27 BOX SCORE / RECAP
Saturday, October 17 Results & Schedule
- at Chadron State 69, Adams State 0 BOX SCORE
- Colorado Mines 31, at Colorado Mesa 24 BOX SCORE
- at Air Force, 41, Nevada-Las Vegas 31 BOX SCORE
- at CSU Pueblo 77, New Mexico Highlands 17 BOX SCORE
- at Western Colorado 55, Fort Lewis 0 BOX SCORE
- at Northern Colorado 28, Cal Poly 18 BOX SCORE
- Utah 27, at Colorado 24 BOX SCORE
- CENTENNIAL STATE WEEKLY STATISTICAL LEADERS – PDF
- CENTENNIAL STATE COMPOSITE SCHOOL STATISTICS – PDF
American Football Coaches Association Rankings
FBS / FCS / NCAA Division II
|
2026 CONFERENCE STANDINGS BIG XII / MOUNTAIN WEST / BIG SKY / RMAC |
| FBS Statistics – Air Force (5-1); Colorado (2-4); Colorado State (2-4); FCS Statistics – Northern Colorado (3-5) |
| DII Statistics – Adams State (0-7); Colorado Mesa (3-4); Colorado Mines (4-2-1); CSU Pueblo (7-0); Fort Lewis (2-4); Western Colorado (7-0) |
