MEDIA INFORMATION Date Sat., Oct. 22 | 1 p.m. MT Location Legend Solar Stadium (5,500) | St. George, UT TV CEC-TV (TDS Channel 22) Radio ESPN SportsRadio 97.7 FM (Keric Seegmiller) Online Audio/Video Dixie State Athletics (Video) Southern Utah Live (Audio Only)   Live Stats Dixie State Live Stats Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Dixie State Game Notes (PDF) Twitter @DixieAthletics #RMACfb #DixieBlazers DIXIE STATE - CSM SERIES Series First Meeting At DSU N/A At CSM N/A First Meeting N/A Last Meeting N/A DIXIE STATE TRAILBLAZERS Record 4-3, 4-2 RMAC Ranking NR Last Game Oct. 15, 2016 (won at #23 Colo. Mesa, 38-31) Head Coach Shay McClure (Southern Oregon, 1995) Career: 4-3 (1st Season) DSU Record: Same COLORADO MINES OREDIGGERS Record 5-2, 4-2 RMAC Ranking NR Last Game Oct. 15, 2016 (won vs. SD Mines, 56-28) Head Coach Gregg Brandon (Northern Colo., 1978) Career: 57-35 (8th Season) CSM Record: 13-5 (2nd Season)

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After playing four out of its last five games on the road, the Dixie State football team returns to Legend Solar Stadium on Saturday for a Homecoming matchup with Colorado School of Mines at 1 p.m.

Live coverage is scheduled on television (CEC-TV, TDS Channel 22), radio (ESPN Sports Radio 97.7), and online at the Dixie State Stretch Internet Portal. Keric Seegmiller, DSU Media Relations Assistant and Radio Voice, will provide play-by-play as the Trailblazers (4-3, 4-2 RMAC) look to extend their winning streak to four games.

ALL-TIME VS. COLORADO MINES: Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Dixie State and Colorado Mines on the gridiron.

KNOW YOUR FOE: Colorado Mines enters the game with a 5-2 overall record and a 4-2 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Orediggers are riding a three-game win streak and own the No. 2-ranked offense at the NCAA Division II level, averaging 553 yards of total offense per game. Led by redshirt senior quarterback Justin Dvorak, who leads the RMAC and the nation in passing (393.1 yards per game), CSM leads the RMAC and the nation in passing (398.7 yards per game) and ranks sixth nationally in scoring offense (44.3 points per game).

The Orediggers will share the wealth in the passing game, as three receivers have logged 40 or more catches (Brody Oliver – 49 receptions, 956 yards, 16 TD; Ty Young – 41 receptions, 573 yards, 7 TD; Zach Richter – 48 receptions, 410 yards, 1 TD), and two others have 20 or more receptions (Riley Hoff – 25 receptions, 367 yards, 4 TD; Sam Seeton – 20 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD).

Defensively, the Orediggers allow 429.3 yards of total offense per game (283.7 pass, 145.6 rush) and own the No. 4-ranked rush defense in the RMAC. Linebacker Chris Brockman leads the attack with 50 tackles and 2.5 sacks, while linebacker Drake Thenell is close behind with 44 tackles.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Saturday's win over No. 23 Colorado Mesa marked three different firsts at the NCAA Division II level (2006-Present). The win marked DSU's first win over a ranked opponent, first three-game win streak, and first win in Grand Junction.

RECORD CHASERS: Senior running back DeJon Coleman (Los Angeles, Calif./Arleta HS) pulled into a tie atop the all-time DSU career rushing touchdowns list with his 14th rushing touchdown at Colorado Mesa on Saturday. Coleman is now even with former quarterback Griff Robles (2012-13). Coleman also moved into fourth on the career rushing yards list at 1,231 yards on the ground, just 154 yards behind the leader Adam Wells (1,385 yards – 2007-10).

Redshirt freshman running back Clifford Simms (Compton, Calif./St. John Bosco HS) has joined the record-chasing hunt in his debut season in a Trailblazer uniform. Through seven games, Simms has rushed for 625 yards and six touchdowns, landing him at No. 7 on the DSU career rushing yards list and at No. 5 on the career rushing touchdowns list. Additionally, Simms sits at No. 5 on the single-season rushing yards list and No. 3 on the single-season rushing touchdowns list, 223 yards and four touchdowns behind Coleman, who sits atop both lists. Lastly, Simms became just the fourth DSU player to rush for 200 yards or more on Saturday with 207 yards at Colorado Mesa, moving him into No. 4 on the single-game rushing yards list.

COACHING STAFF: Head coach Shay McClure is in his first season as DSU head coach after serving as Director of Defense last season. McClure is joined by offensive coordinator Reilly Murphy and defensive coordinator Shawn Howe on a staff that features four returning coaches from last season and eight newcomers to the staff for the 2016 season.

McClure, Howe, defensive line coach Dustin Sobieraj, and assistant defensive backs coach Marcus Graves represent the four returning coaches, while Murphy, offensive line coach Keola Loo, wide receivers coach Justin Mesa, offensive assistant Jose Flores, offensive assistant Mitch Glasmann, offensive assistant Jake Hardcastle (Midway, Utah/Wasatch HS), defensive backs coach Izaiah Williams, and defensive assistant Ryan Williams represent the eight newcomers to the staff. The coaching staff was finalized prior to spring practices, giving the current staff a full spring camp leading to into fall camp and the beginning of the season.

NEXT UP: Dixie State heads to Alamosa, Colorado, on Saturday, Oct. 29,  for its first matchup with Adams State since 2012.