Colorado School of Mines Orediggers
2026: 4–2–1 (4–1 Rocky Mountain). Last: won at Colorado Mesa 31–24. Next: South Dakota Mines, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 20–22Western Oregon
- T 16–16at Washburn
- L 17–45at CSU Pueblo
- W 34–3Fort Lewis
- W 16–12at Chadron State
- W 38–13Black Hills State
- W 31–24at Colorado Mesa
- Oct 24South Dakota Mines
- Oct 31at Adams State
- Nov 7at Western Colorado
- Nov 14New Mexico Highlands
Colorado School of Mines has played football since at least 1902 and is 159–164–16 in the 339 games on record. The most-played rival is Denver: 42 meetings, Denver leads 26–14–2. This season, they’re 4–2–1.
On this date in 2024Colorado School of Mines beat Adams State 56–14 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 159–164–16 .493; how we count
- Postseason
- 3–2 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1276
- Seasons
- 56 since 1902, 339 games
2026 season 4–2–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsWestern Oregon | L 20–22 | 59% |
| Sep 5 | atWashburn | T 16–16 | 56% |
| Sep 12 | atCSU Pueblo | L 17–45 | 26% |
| Sep 19 | vsFort Lewis | W 34–3 | 74% |
| Sep 26 | atChadron State | W 16–12 | 53% |
| Oct 3 | vsBlack Hills State | W 38–13 | 68% |
| Oct 17 | atColorado Mesa | W 31–24 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | vsSouth Dakota Mines | Preview | 74% |
| Oct 31 | atAdams State | Preview | 90% |
| Nov 7 | atWestern Colorado | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 14 | vsNew Mexico Highlands | Preview | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Ralph Glaze | 1919–1920 | 0–10–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Denver
14–26–2 in 42
- 1933 L 7–19
- 1934 L 0–34
- 1935 L 0–13
- 1936 L 8–20
- 1937 L 0–12
- 1941 L 0–41
- 1942 L 0–21
- 1943 L 7–26
- 1948 L 0–33
- 1949 L 0–48
Lost the last 10.
- Colorado State
12–27–2 in 41
- 1939 W 19–14
- 1940 L 0–25
- 1941 L 6–21
- 1942 L 0–27
- 1947 L 12–20
- 1948 L 0–33
- 1949 L 7–27
- 1950 L 0–26
- 1951 L 0–41
- 1952 L 0–26
Lost the last nine.
- Colorado
6–29–1 in 36
- 1929 L 9–13
- 1930 L 7–36
- 1931 L 0–27
- 1932 L 0–31
- 1933 L 0–42
- 1934 L 6–40
- 1935 L 0–58
- 1936 L 0–33
- 1937 L 0–54
- 1942 L 0–54
Lost the last 10.
| Opponent | Games | CMIN record |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 42 | 14–26–2 |
| Colorado State | 41 | 12–27–2 |
| Colorado | 36 | 6–29–1 |
| Colorado College | 35 | 10–21–4 |
| Wyoming | 25 | 14–9–2 |
| Western Colorado | 18 | 12–6 |
| Northern Colorado | 15 | 4–10–1 |
| Utah | 10 | 4–6 |
The trophy it holds: Nyikos Cup (Colorado Mesa). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (49)
Every program Colorado School of Mines has played, A to Z, with Colorado School of Mines’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adams State 5–0
- Angelo State 3–1
- Augustana (SD) 1–0
- Bemidji State 1–0
- Black Hills State 6–0
- BYU 1–1–1
- Camp Logan 2–0
- Central Washington 1–0
- Chadron State 5–1
- Colorado 6–29–1
- Colorado College 10–21–4
- Colorado Mesa 3–3
- Colorado Springs High 2–0
- Colorado State 12–27–2
- Creighton 0–2
- CSU Pueblo 4–3
- Denver 14–26–2
- Denver A.C. 1–0
- Denver Manual High 1–0
- Ferris State 0–1
- Fort Lewis 6–0
- Golden High 0–0–1
- Grand Valley State 1–1
- Harding 0–1
- Kearney 1–1
- Kutztown 1–0
- Longmont High 1–0
- Loyola Marymount 2–0
- Minnesota State 1–0
- Montana State 0–2
- New Mexico 1–1–1
- New Mexico Highlands 5–0
- New Mexico State 2–0
- North Denver High 1–0
- Northern Colorado 4–10–1
- Pomona Pitzer 1–0
- Regis (CO) 4–3
- Shepherd 1–0
- South Dakota Mines 8–0
- Texas Tech 0–2
- Utah 4–6
- Utah State 4–5
- Valdosta State 0–1
- Washburn 2–0–1
- West Texas 3–0
- Western Colorado 12–6
- Western Oregon 1–1
- Whittier 1–0
- Wyoming 14–9–2
Conferences
- Independent 1902–1909
- Rocky Mountain Conference since 2014
Colorado School of Mines’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1940
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2–1 | 4–1 | 1276 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 1279 | ||||
| 2024 | 8–3 | 6–3 | 1373 | ||||
| 2023 | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1511 | ||||
| 2022 | 13–3 | 9–0 | 1481 | ||||
| 2021 | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1391 | ||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1951 | 1–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1950 | 1–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–2 | 1143 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–2 | 1142 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–2 | 1140 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–1–1 | 1143 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1942 | 0–4 | 1166 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–2–1 | 1209 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–2 | 1241 | |||||
| 1939 | 1–0 | 1320 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–1 | 1338 | |||||
| 1937 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1286 | ||||
| 1936 | 2–6 | 0–6 | 1286 | ||||
| 1935 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1268 | ||||
| 1934 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1275 | ||||
| 1933 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1270 |
Every season back to 1902 (31 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 1–7 | 1–5 | 1276 | ||||
| 1931 | 1–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 1300 | ||||
| 1930 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1331 | ||||
| 1929 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1333 | ||||
| 1928 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1295 | ||||
| 1927 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1318 | ||||
| 1926 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1269 | ||||
| 1925 | 2–7 | 2–6 | 1308 | ||||
| 1924 | 4–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 1422 | ||||
| 1923 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1407 | ||||
| 1922 | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 1506 | ||||
| 1921 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1359 | ||||
| 1920 | 0–6 | 0–6 | Ralph Glaze | 1344 | |||
| 1919 | 0–4–2 | 0–4–1 | Ralph Glaze | 1443 | |||
| 1918few games on file | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1588 | ||||
| 1917 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1487 | ||||
| 1916 | 3–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 1546 | ||||
| 1915 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1584 | ||||
| 1914 | 5–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1635 | ||||
| 1913 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1601 | ||||
| 1912 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1596 | ||||
| 1911 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1420 | ||||
| 1910 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1453 | ||||
| 1909 | 3–3 | 1497 | |||||
| 1908 | 2–3 | 1535 | |||||
| 1907 | 5–1 | 1646 | |||||
| 1906 | 3–0–2 | 1631 | |||||
| 1905 | 5–0–1 | 1634 | |||||
| 1904 | 4–0–1 | 1580 | |||||
| 1903 | 3–3 | 1520 | |||||
| 1902 | 4–1–2 | 1524 |
No season on file for 1944–45, 1953–2004, 2006–20: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 56 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.