South Dakota Mines Hardrockers vs Drake Bulldogs

College Football

SD Mines

1-0

38-35

Final

Drake

0-1

Drake Stadium (IA)

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Punt Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SDM	0	17	14	7	38
DRKE	10	3	0	22	35

Who won: SD Mines 38-35

The South Dakota Mines Hardrockers beat the Drake Bulldogs 38-35 on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Drake Stadium (IA). The SD Mines outscored the Drake 17-3 in the 2nd quarter. Gage Baker led the SD Mines in passing yards (19/31, 306 YDS, 3 TD). Riley Warzynski led the Drake in passing yards (38/56, 535 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%SDM final

SDMDRKE

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:50
Kneel down by #12 G.Baker at MINES50 for loss of 5 yards
2nd & 14 at DRKE 45
Q4 1:50
Kneel down by #12 G.Baker at DRAKE45 for loss of 4 yards
1st & 10 at DRKE 41
Q4 1:50
TO
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Warzynski pass intercepted by #1 G.Frerichs at MINES48 #1 G.Frerichs return 11 yards to the DRAKE41, End Of Play
3rd & 1 at DRKE 35
Q4 1:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Warzynski pass complete short middle to #10 M.January caught at DRAKE35, for 4 yards to the DRAKE35 (#34 A.Hamilton)
2nd & 5 at DRKE 31
Q4 1:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Warzynski pass complete short middle to #85 W.Nofsinger caught at DRAKE31, for 5 yards to the DRAKE31, End Of Play
1st & 10 at DRKE 26
Q4 1:50
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Warzynski pass complete short middle to #85 W.Nofsinger caught at DRAKE26, for 6 yards to the DRAKE26 (#34 A.Hamilton; #9 C.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
1st & 0 at DRKE 20
Q4 1:50
FLAG
#91 S.Eccles kickoff 60 yards to the DRAKE05 #34 A.Robbins return 30 yards to the DRAKE35 (#32 M.Bohy), out of bounds PENALTY DRAKE Holding (#6 W.Tart)
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:56
Touchdown! 3 yd run
Dawson Dunbar
Shotgun #0 D.Dunbar rush middle for 3 yards gain to the DRAKE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56, 1ST DOWN #91 S.Eccles kick attempt good (H: #12 G.Baker, LS: #81 M.Keagy-Peraza)
SDM 38 - 35 DRKE
Q4 2:00
Timeout South Dakota Mines, clock 02:00
Q4 2:59
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the DRAKE03 (#3 T.Proctor)
2nd & 4 at DRKE 6
Q4 2:59
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass complete short right to #8 T.Frost caught at DRAKE13, for 6 yards to the DRAKE06 (#93 T.Shivers; #3 T.Proctor), out of bounds
1st & 10 at DRKE 12
Q4 2:59
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass complete short right to #3 T.Harris caught at DRAKE20, for 5 yards to the DRAKE12 (#3 T.Proctor), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 5 at DRKE 17
Q4 2:59
Timeout Drake, clock 02:59
Q4 3:04
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain to the DRAKE17 (#93 T.Shivers)
2nd & 6 at DRKE 18
Q4 3:04
Timeout Drake, clock 03:04
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush left for 4 yards gain to the DRAKE18 (#7 J.Flood; #32 C.Lamb)
1st & 10 at DRKE 22
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 6 yards gain to the DRAKE22 (#36 B.Shuss; #8 S.James), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at DRKE 28
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass complete short left to #0 D.Dunbar caught at DRAKE33, for 9 yards to the DRAKE28 (#1 G.Codde)
2nd & 10 at DRKE 37
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass incomplete deep right to #17 J.Morales thrown to DRAKE05. DRAKE is challenging the ruling on the field - "Incomplete pass". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass complete deep right to #17 J.Morales caught at DRAKE05, for 33 yards to the DRAKE04, out of bounds at DRAKE04, 1ST DOWN)
1st & 10 at DRKE 37
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass complete short right to #6 K.Koehn caught at DRAKE37, for 17 yards to the DRAKE37 (#5 T.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 9 at SDMT 46
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MINES46 (#8 S.James; #99 O.Pins)
1st & 10 at SDMT 45
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MINES45 (#3 T.Proctor; #7 J.Flood), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 2 at SDMT 40
Q4 7:45
Shotgun #3 T.Harris rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MINES40 (#7 J.Flood; #17 S.Smith)
1st & 10 at SDMT 32
Q4 7:45
FLAG
Shotgun #12 G.Baker pass incomplete short middle to #8 T.Frost thrown to MINES32 broken up by #12 S.Halvorson, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY DRAKE Targeting (#12 S.Halvorson) 15 yards from MINES17 to MINES32, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 14 at SDMT 17

Leaders

SDMDRKE

Passing Yards

Gage Baker

19/31, 306 YDS, 3 TD

Riley Warzynski

38/56, 535 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

Dawson Dunbar

17 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD

Cody Blicharz

5 CAR, 8 YDS

Receiving Yards

Dawson Dunbar

3 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

Willis Nofsinger

10 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Ethan Williams

Tyson Shivers

Tackles

Charlie Johnson

J.R. Flood