The Colorado School of Mines football program’s stranglehold on the RMAC is in serious jeopardy. For the second time in four weeks, the 10th-ranked Orediggers fell to an in-state rival as unbeaten and eighth-ranked Western Colorado piled up 469 total yards en route to a 38-28 victory at a jam-packed Marv Kay Stadium. The Mountaineers (8-0, 6-0 RMAC) jumped ahead 31-7 by the opening moments of the fourth quarter, then withstood a last-ditch rally to drop Mines (6-2, 4-2) to fourth in the RMAC standings with its second conference loss of the season. The Orediggers lost two conference games total while winning at least a share of the last five RMAC crowns — a run that dates back to the 2018 season.