# Colorado Mines Orediggers football

The Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represents the Colorado School of Mines in the sport of American football. Bob Stitt has been the head coach since 2025, succeeding Pete Sterbick after the latter left to coach for Montana State as an offensive coordinator. Bob Stitt was previously the head coach from 2000 to 2014, returning for his 16th season in 2025. The football team has played in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since 1909. They have won 23 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 16 conference titles in the RMAC (1912, 1914, 1918, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1958, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023). They have made the NCAA Tournament five times in this century. As of October 21 of the 2023 season, the Orediggers have an all-time record of 515–557–30.

## Playoff appearances
### NCAA Division II

Colorado Mines has made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, with a combined record of 12–9.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2004 | First Round Second Round | Midwestern State Pittsburg State | W, 52–33 L, 35–70 |
| 2010 | First Round | Grand Valley State | L, 13–35 |
| 2014 | First Round | Ohio Dominican | L, 23–34 |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round | Southwest Baptist Ferris State | W, 63–35 L, 17–38 |
| 2018 | First Round | CSU Pueblo | L, 17–37 |
| 2019 | First Round Second Round | Sioux Falls Texas A&M–Commerce | W, 24–21 L, 3–23 |
| 2021 | Second Round Regional Finals Semifinals | Bemidji State Angelo State Valdosta State | W, 55–6 W, 34–26 L, 31–34 |
| 2022 | First Round Second Round Regional Finals Semifinals Championship | CSU Pueblo Minnesota State Angelo State Shepherd Ferris State | W, 45–24 W, 48–45 W, 42–24 W, 44–13 L, 14–41 |
| 2023 | Second Round Regional Finals Semifinals Championship | Augustana (SD) Central Washington Kutztown Harding | W, 56–10 W, 38–14 W, 35–7 L, 7–38 |

## 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 | 2015–2021 | 59–15 | .797 | 4 |
| Brandon Moore | 2022 | 13–3 | .813 | 1 |
| Pete Sterbick | 2023–2024 | 22–4 | .846 | 1 |
| Totals | 1888–present | 548–569–30 | .491 | 25 |
Source: Colorado School of Mines Football Media Guide