CHADRON, Neb. - #7 Colorado School of Mines completed its first perfect regular season since 2004, running all over Chadron State in a statement 70-28 win to improve to 11-0.

The Orediggers wrapped up an unshared and undisputed RMAC title with 440 yards rushing and 683 total yards, rolling into the postseason with only their second 11-0 record in program history.

Michael Zeman continued his torrid second half of the season with 228 yards and two touchdowns while Brandon Farmer returned to his familiar running back spot and went off for a career-high 141 yards and two scores. John Matocha threw for four touchdowns on 243 yards as both Mason Karp (123 yards) and Josh Johnston (102 yards) went over the century mark, with Johnston catching three touchdowns.

Mines now awaits its NCAA fate on Sunday with the selection show streaming live on NCAA.com at 3 p.m. MT. The Orediggers are the likely #3 seed in Super Region IV, which would put them in line for a home first-round game on Nov. 23.

Mines began with a pass-heavy look as Matocha started out 9-for-9 and threw all four of his touchdowns before halftime, but gradually moved to the run as a steady rain developed along with the lead. Matocha hit Johnston for scores of 13 and 31 yards to start the game before Tevon Wright's two-yard scoring catch made it a 14-7 game after a quarter. In the second, it was Mason Karp's one-foot-down 18-yard catch that started things off before Johnston scored again from 21 to make it 28-7. Elijah Myles capped off a long CSC drive with a two-yard run, but Michael Zeman scored two plays later on a 75-yard breakout to make it a 35-14 game at halftime.

Zeman's touchdown sparked a 28-0 run for Mines as Farmer and Zeman combined for three more touchdowns to begin the third quarter. Zeman's 49-yard run set up a five-yard Farmer score to open the half, then a fumble recovered by Jimmy Bauer put Mines in position for a two-yard Zeman tote seconds later. A quick three-and-out set up Mines again, and Farmer scored on the first play of the series, a 46-yard sprint, to blow the game open at 56-14.

Chadron State scored on a 10-yard Dickerson catch late in the third, but Mines left no doubt in the fourth as the backups got quality minutes. Dawson Johnson scored his first career touchdown on a three-yard take to open the fourth, and Nathan Mackey broke loose for a 54-yard score, also his first, to put 70 on the board for the first time this season.

NOTABLES
- Mines' only other 11-0 regular season came in 2004, when the Orediggers ultimately ended 12-1. The only other undefeated RMAC seasons for Mines were 1939 (8-0), the war-shortened 1918 season (4-0), and 1914 (5-0-1).
- There was no help around Super Region IV to improve postseason seeding as #1 Tarleton State pulled away late to beat Western New Mexico and #2 Minnesota State handled Upper Iowa. Mines will likely be the #3 seed when the bracket is revealed on Sunday.
- Mines' 440 rushing yards were its best performance since going for 498 in 2017 at Adams State. In addition to Zeman and Farmer, Nathan Mackey ran for 58 yards; all three had touchdowns of over 50 yards. 
- Zeman now has 1,292 yards rushing this season despite starting only five games. He has three 200+ yard games in his last four, and has rushed for 1,030 yards and 10 touchdowns in the last four games alone.
- Matocha's four touchdown passes tied his career high. He has thrown for at least two touchdowns in all 10 of his starts this season.
- Karp's 123 receiving yards were a career high. 
- Mines had two fumble recoveries in the game, with Chaffin Ross grabbing a punt that hit a CSC player in the second quarter and Bauer picking up another fumble in the third.
- Chadron State's high-powered passing attack was held to 241 yards as the RMAC's leading passer, Dalton Holst, was 19-of-38 for 241 yards and three touchdowns.
- Mines' leading tacklers were the inside linebacker combo of James Kohlschmidt and Averie Mansfield, both with six stops. Nolan Reeve, Gabriel Kortz, and Scott Adams each had sacks.
- The best third-down defense in the nation produced another shutdown game as Chadron State was just 2-for-13.