Air Force and Colorado posted key FBS wins, while CSU Pueblo, Western Colorado, and Colorado Mines continued their winning ways in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, highlighting Saturday afternoon’s action ahead of a spooky Halloween in the Centennial State.
Air Force (6-0, 3-2 Mountain West) became bowl-eligible with a 35-26 win over UConn at the Academy. The Buffs (3-5, 1-4 Big XII) made it exciting in Boulder against Kansas State, winning 27-24 in overtime to snap a five-game losing streak.
Colorado Mines (6-2-1, 6-1 RMAC) posted the first RMAC win Saturday with a 69-12 win at Adams State (0-9, 0-7 RMAC) in Alamosa before sixth-ranked Western Colorado (9-0, 7-0 RMAC)) secured a 37-6 win over South Dakota Mines in Gunnison.
Fourth-ranked CSU Pueblo (9-0, 7-0 RMAC)) never trailed in its 38-31 win over Black Hills State in the Steel City. It was the ThunderWolves’ 32nd-straight RMAC win as Black Hills State rallied from a 24-3 deficit to tie the game at 24-24 with 2:47 remaining in the third quarter.
With two games left in the regular season, the RMAC title will be decided in the next two weeks as Western Colorado hosts Colorado Mines in Gunnison on November 7. The Mountaineers are traveling to Pueblo on November 14 for the possible title contest. CSU Pueblo plays at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City on November 7
With Northern Colorado (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) idle, Colorado Mesa (5-4, 4-3 RMAC) posted a 59-46 win over New Mexico Highlands in Grand Junction, and Fort Lewis (2-6, 1-6 RMAC) dropped a 34-3 decision at Chadron State.
In Saturday’s final game for Centennial State schools, Colorado State (3-5, 1-3 Pac-12) was losing 31-14 at Utah State in Logan.
Saturday, October 31 Results
- at Colorado, 27, Kansas State 24 OT BOX SCORE / RECAP
- Colorado Mines 69, at Adams State 12 BOX SCORE / MINES RECAP / ADAMS STATE RECAP not posted
- at Air Force 35, Connecticut 26 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- at Colorado Mesa 59, New Mexico Highlands 46 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- at CSU Pueblo 38, Black Hills State 31 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- at Chadron State 34, Fort Lewis 3 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- at Western Colorado 37, South Dakota Mines 6 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- at Utah State 31, Colorado State 14 BOX SCORE / RECAP
- Northern Colorado is idle
Conference Standings – BIG XII / MOUNTAIN WEST / PAC-12 / BIG SKY / RMAC
Saturday, November 7 Schedule
- Adams State at New Mexico Highlands, 12 p.m.
- Colorado Mesa at Fort Lewis, 12 p.m.
- Colorado Mines at Western Colorado, 1 p.m.
- Northern Colorado at Southern Utah, 1 p.m.
- CSU Pueblo at South Dakota Mines, 3 p.m.
- Boise State at Colorado State, 4 p.m. USA
- Air Force at Army, 5:30 p.m. CBS
- Colorado at Arizona State, 5:30 p.m. ESPN2
Rankings / Bowls & Playoffs – American Football Coaches Association, FBS/FCS/Division II; Post-Season – Bowls/FCS/NCAA Division II
School Statistics
FBS
- Air Force (6-2)
- Colorado (3-5)
- Colorado State (3-5)
FCS
- Northern Colorado (3-6)
DIVISION II
- Adams State (0-9)
- Colorado Mesa (5-4)
- Colorado Mines (6-2-1)
- CSU Pueblo (9-0)
- Fort Lewis (2-6)
- Western Colorado (9-0)
