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BOB STITT
Bob Stitt returns for his tenth season as the head football coach at Colorado School of Mines in 2009. During his first nine years, Stitt has guided the Orediggers to a 59-43 overall record, including a 43-31 mark in the RMAC. Stitts .578 winning percentage is the highest by a Mines football coach who has coached in at least 20 games and the highest for a modern day coach at CSM. The Orediggers went 8-4 overall (7-2 RMAC) in 2008 to secure their seventh winning season in eight years. CSM's trip to the 2008 Dixie Rotary Bowl marked the fourth time in program history that Mines had competed in a bowl game. The 2008 Dixie Rotary Bowl also marked the third time in five years that Mines had advanced into the post-season. Ten Orediggers earned All-RMAC honors in 2008, including quarterback David Pesek, who earned First Team All-RMAC honors. Pesek, a two-time RMAC Offensive Player of the Week selection and one-time NFF - Colorado Player of the Week pick in 2008, led the RMAC in total offense (244.2 ypg) and finished second in the RMAC in passing (222.7 ypg), completion % (63.9) and passing yards (2,672). An NFF First Team All-Colorado pick, Pesek also threw for an RMAC-second-best 21 touchdowns in 2008. Mines compiled a 7-5 overall mark (6-2 RMAC) and earned a berth in the Dixie Rotary Bowl in 2007. CSM landed 14 All-RMAC selections and two All-Region picks in 2007 while six players earned recognition on the NFF's All-Colorado Teams. Furthermore, Derek Dykstra was selected to participate in the Valero Cactus Bowl (NCAA Division II football all-star game). In 2006, the Orediggers (4-7 overall, 2-6 RMAC) had 12 All-RMAC, five All-Region and seven NFF All-Colorado selections. Michael Curl earned Honorable Mention All-American honors and Bryan Florendo, who became the first Oredigger to rush for 1,000 yards (1,018) since 1939, was selected as the Offensive Player of the Year on the NFF's All-Colorado Team. The Orediggers' 6-5 overall record in 2005 gave CSM its
fifth consecutive winning season, marking the first time that had happened
in the 118-year history of the program. Mines placed 13 players on the
All-RMAC teams while three earned All-Region recognition. During his second and third seasons at Mines (2001 and 2002),
Stitt guided the Orediggers to back-to-back 7-4 finishes. The seven wins
in 2001, which marked the first winning season for Mines since 1991 (6-4),
were the most by the Orediggers since 1958. The 2001 and 2002 seasons
also marked the first time since 1975 and 1976 that the CSM football team
had produced consecutive winning years. Before coming to Colorado School of Mines, Stitt most recently
served as an offensive coordinator at Harvard University, helping the
Crimson set school records in total offense in a game (640 yards), passing
yards in a game (405), first downs in a game (34) and points scored in
an Ivy League game (63). Stitts 1999 offense ranked first among
Ivy League teams in rushing, third in scoring and fourth in total offense.
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| Jeff
Duggan, CSM Sports Information Director 1500 Illinois Street Golden, Colorado, 80401-1887 Phone 303-273-3095 Toll Free 800-446-9488 Fax 303-273-3362 |
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