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The Black Hills Brawl is an annual football game between Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. [1] Also known as The Battle for the Homestake Trophy [2] [3] [4] or rarely called the West River Rivalry, [citation needed] the winner of the game receives the Homestake Trophy.
The South Dakota Mines (SDSM&T) athletic teams are called the Hardrockers, coming from its mining background. Miners would use a rocker box as a more efficient means of panning for gold. The history of the athletic programs stretch back to 1895 when the first school football team formed, originally named the "Longhairs." [4]
The South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football program represents the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) in college football.In 2010, South Dakota Mines announced that it would end the school's affiliation with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to join the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II beginning with the 2011 season as a ...
The school became known as the South Dakota School of Mines in 1889 after admission of South Dakota as a state to the United States. [ 10 ] The School of Mines presented exhibits during the 1904 World's Fair [ 11 ] and the first licensed radio station in the state of South Dakota was established on campus in December 1911, a full decade before ...
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Black Hills State's main athletic rival is the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Hardrockers. The rivalry is generated from proximity, with SDSM&T located less than 50 miles to the east in Rapid City. Educational differences between the schools also help fuel the rivalry, with BHSU being mainly a liberal arts college and SDSM&T an ...
South Dakota State has claimed 18 conference titles in their history, including three in the Missouri Valley. The Jackrabbits won their first national championship in 2022, defeating rival North Dakota State. [2] After the season, longtime head coach John Stiegelmeier announced his retirement after 36 years coaching at the university.
O'Harra Stadium.jpg. Dunham Field at O'Harra Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose college football stadium in the United States, located on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) in Rapid City, South Dakota.