Colorado School of Mines football, which entered Saturday's D-II national championship undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country, was beaten handily in the title game for a second consecutive year.
The Orediggers lost to No. 2-ranked Harding University, 38-7 in McKinney, Texas.
Mines struck first with a two-yard Noah Roper touchdown catch early in the first quarter, but that was all she wrote for the Mines offense on the scoreboard.
Harding ran for over 500 yards in the contest, led by Blake Delacruz with 212 yards on 27 carries and Braden Jay with 161 yards on 11 carries, including a 73-yard scamper.
The Bisons, who averaged 404 rushing yards per game this year, became the first team to rush for 6,000 yards in a season at any level of NCAA football. They finished with 6,161 yards after Saturday's output.
Roland Wallace hauled in the Bisons' only two passing attempts of the day.
Max McLeod was the star for Mines, grabbing 14 passes for 153 yards.
Take a look at Saturday's stats here.
Mines advanced to the title game in 2022 before losing to Ferris State, 41-14.
