CSU Pueblo rallies from 21 down to stun Western Colorado in RMAC football showdown

02.11.2025    The Denver Post    2 views
CSU Pueblo rallies from 21 down to stun Western Colorado in RMAC football showdown

Staring down a -point deficit in the second quarter the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves didn t blink Instead the seventh-ranked ThunderWolves ripped off unanswered points over the next two-and-a-half quarters to stun sixth-ranked Western Colorado - in a showdown of RMAC football heavyweights on Saturday in Gunnison Jackson Smith drilled the game-winning -yard field goal as time expired and CSU Pueblo - - RMAC handed Western Colorado - - its first loss with two weeks left in the regular season Regis Jesuit product Kiahn Martinez punched in a pair of touchdowns and senior quarterback Roman Fuller hooked up with George Washington High School grad Marcellus Honeycutt Jr for an -yard touchdown to fuel the ThunderWolves comeback from down - Fuller finished with yards on -of- passing with Honeycutt catching three of those balls for yards Martinez had yards on carries with the second of his two touchdowns tying the sum at -all with left in the third quarter Western Colorado put together a -play -yard drive to get within field goal range after that but Jusiah Sampleton blocked Zac Grable s -yard attempt The ThunderWolves then marched yards on plays to set up the winning kick Freshman running back Damien Nevil scored a pair of touchdowns for the Mountaineers one rushing and the other on a -yard pass from Drew Nash and Jevon Young scored on a punt block return TD to put Western ahead - with left in the second quarter Western didn t put any more points on the board after that however and now must hope Pueblo stumbles over the next two weeks with a visit to Colorado School of Mines - - next Saturday and home championship against fellow conference unbeaten Chadron State - - on Nov Western travels to Chadron State next Saturday before its regular-season finale at home against Colorado Mesa - - on Nov RMAC football Saturday s scores Related Articles Dawson Jones field goal sends Army to - win over Air Force Why did CSU Rams enter the bulk expensive wildest football coach hiring cycle ever Clearly there s somebody that they re wanting to get After humbling loss CU Buffs aiming to refocus against Arizona CU Buffs vs Arizona Wildcats football How to watch storylines and staff predictions Jaguars placing two-way star Travis Hunter on injured reserve with a knee injury Colorado School of Mines New Mexico Highlands Chadron State South Dakota Mines Fort Lewis Adams State Colorado Mesa Black Hills State Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams

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