Colorado Mines Orediggers football
The Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represents the Colorado School of Mines in the sport of American football.[2] Gregg Brandon has been the head coach since 2015, taking over for Bob Stitt, the winningest coach in school history. The football team has played in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since 1909. They have claimed to have won 22 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 11 conference titles in the RMAC (1912, 1914, 1918, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1958, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018), with co-championships in the latter four years. They have made the NCAA Tournament five times in this century. As of the end of the 2018 season, the Orediggers have an all-time record of 470-550-30.[3]
| Colorado Mines Orediggers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1888 |
| Head coach | Gregg Brandon 3rd season, 35–12 (.745) |
| Stadium | Marv Kay Stadium at Campbell Field (Capacity: 4,000) |
| Year built | 1893 |
| Location | Golden, Colorado |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | RMAC |
| All-time record | 470–550–30 (.462) |
| Conference titles | 22 |
| Colors | Silver and Blue[1] |
All-time coaching records
| Head coach | Period | Record | Win % | Conference championships |
| Unknown | 1888–1895 | 33–6–2 | .805 | 5 |
| Louis Mein Whitehouse | 1896 | 3–3 | .500 | 0 |
| Conrad F. Goss | 1897 | 6–3 | .667 | 1 |
| Thomas Beadle | 1898–1903 | 21-14-2 | .595 | 1 |
| Shorty Ellsworth | 1904–1907 | 15–1–4 | .850 | 3 |
| Clarence W. Russell | 1908 | 2–3 | .400 | 0 |
| Joe Curtis | 1909 | 3–3 | .500 | 0 |
| Theodore M. Stuart | 1910–1911 | 4–9 | .308 | 0 |
| William E. Johnston & Erle Kristler | 1912 | 8–1 | .889 | 1 |
| Erle Kristler & Harry G. Buckingham | 1913 | 5-1 | .833 | 0 |
| William J. Hanley | 1914–1915 | 9–2 | .818 | 1 |
| Fred G. Carter | 1916 | 3–3 | .500 | 0 |
| Charles "Poss" Parsons | 1917 | 5–3 | .625 | 0 |
| Irving J. Barron | 1918 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 |
| Ralph Glaze | 1919–1920 | 0–10–3 | .115 | 0 |
| Elmer Capshaw | 1921 | 1–5 | .167 | 0 |
| Elmer Capshaw & Tim Callahan | 1922 | 4-2-1 | .643 | 0 |
| Tim Callahan | 1923 | 2-5 | .286 | 0 |
| Ray Courtright | 1924–1926 | 7–17–1 | .300 | 0 |
| George H. Allen | 1927–1930 | 7–20 | .259 | 0 |
| George H. Allen & Elmer Wynne | 1931–1932 | 2-12-1 | .167 | 0 |
| Dutch Clark | 1933 | 1–5 | .167 | 0 |
| George W. Scott | 1934–1935 | 2-12 | .143 | 0 |
| A. F. White | 1936 | 2–6 | .250 | 0 |
| John Mason | 1937–1946 | 22–25–2 | .469 | 2 |
| Fritz S. Brennecke | 1947–1968 | 78–113–8 | .412 | 2 |
| Marvin L. Kay | 1969–1994 | 84–157–6 | .340 | 0 |
| Versie Wallace | 1995–1999 | 11–41 | .212 | 0 |
| Bob Stitt | 2000–2014 | 110–62 | .640 | 3 |
| Gregg Brandon | 2015–present | 47–13 | .783 | 3 |
| Totals | 1888–present | 482–551–30 | .453 | 23 |
Source: Colorado School of Mines Football Media Guide[4]
References
- "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.
- http://minesathletics.com/sports/2016/6/9/football-record-book.aspx#coach