November 8th, 2025 8:00pm
From Chadron State sports information:
CHADRON, Neb. – During arguably the most exciting and important game the Chadron State College football team has played in nearly two decades, the Eagles pulled out a 27-24 victory over the Western Colorado Mountaineers when senior Wilson Yee kicked a walk-off 47-yard field goal in overtime Saturday afternoon in Chadron.
The pulsating victory keeps the Eagles in a deadlock for first place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings heading into next Saturday's regular season finale on the road versus CSU Pueblo. Both Chadron State and Pueblo are now 8-0 in the conference after the ThunderWolves also won in OT, 41-34 over Colorado School of Mines, making next Saturday's clash a winner-take-all showdown for the RMAC championship.
The victory was Chadron State's seventh in 13 overtime contests all-time and is the most significant since the Eagles edged Abilene Christian 76-73 in the third OT during an NCAA Division II playoff game in Chadron on Nov. 24, 2007.
The Eagles went deep down the roster for contributors to come from behind after Western Colorado took a two-touchdown first-quarter lead. Cornerback Aiden Kuester, a fill-in making his second start of the season, came away with two interceptions. Zachary Kapushion, an early-career quarterback turned reserve tight end, blocked a punt on his Senior Day.
Jake Marschall, last season's leading rusher who entered Saturday with nine carries all season, had a team-high 16 and put the Eagles on his back in the second half. And quarterback DJ Ralph, who exited with a concussion during what would become the first of what is now an eight-game win streak with Aidan Thompson at QB, stepped back into the starting lineup and made enough plays for CSC to take down Western Colorado for the first time since 2018.