Western Colorado football rallies to beat Colorado Mines, remain unbeaten

The Western Colorado Mountaineers took another step in their quest to reach the RMAC football mountaintop Senior quarterback Drew Nash punished the Colorado School of Mines defense with both his arm and legs and fifth-ranked Western Colorado closed out the event with unanswered points to beat the Orediggers - at Mountaineer Bowl in Gunnison on Saturday The win moved Western Colorado to - and - in RMAC play with ninth-ranked CSU-Pueblo - - RMAC set to visit the Western Slope next Saturday Nash totaled yards of offense including yards and three touchdowns on -of- passing and yards and one sum on carries Freshman tailback Quinn Bailey scored three touchdowns two rushing one receiving as the Mountaineers totaled yards of offense in their second straight win over Mines Mines - - took a - lead on Max Barnes -yard touchdown run and a Preston Kyle -yard field goal with left in the first quarter But the Orediggers only scored once more the rest of the way an -yard Joseph Capra-to-Josh Best TD pass that gave Mines a - halftime lead It was all Mountaineers in the second half Bailey s -yard scoring run gave Western a - lead with left in the third quarter Nash busted loose for a -yard scoring run at the mark and the Mountaineers tacked on two more TDs in the fourth quarter to blow the challenge open Related Articles Buffaloes carrying momentum into trip to Utah CSU Rams focused on retaining Bronze Boot in annual Margin War battle CU Buffs vs Utah Utes football How to watch storylines and staff predictions CSU Rams vs Wyoming Cowboys football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Buffaloes aiming to slow down Utah ground attack The Mountaineers are one of three unbeaten teams in RMAC play with Western joined at the top of the standings by CSU Pueblo and Chadron State - - Western plays those two teams back-to-back over the next two weeks with next week s showdown against CSU Pueblo followed by a trip to Chadron State on Nov RMAC football Saturday s scores Colorado Mesa Fort Lewis New Mexico Highlands at Adams State p m Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams