GUNNISON, Colo. Western Colorado head football coach Jas Bains has released the 2024 Mountaineer Football schedule, which will feature six games at the Mountaineer Bowl at the Rady Family Sports Complex. While all opponents and dates have been released, game times will be announced at a later date.
The Mountaineers will welcome conference opponents Adams State, Fort Lewis, South Dakota Mines, Colorado State University Pueblo and Chadron State to Gunnison, along with non-conference opponent Midwestern State. WCU will be on the road against West Texas A&M, New Mexico Highlands, Black Hills State, Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Mesa.
Western Colorado will open its season with the grand opening of the Mountaineer Bowl at the Rady Family Sports Complex with its first ever meeting with Midwestern State on Saturday, Sept. 7. For the grand opening of the Mountaineer Bowl, there will be activities for fans to participate in before the game.
The Mountaineers first road game of the season will be against West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas on Sept. 14. Western Colorado won last season's meeting, 28-6 in Gunnison, after dropping their first three meetings.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play will begin on Sept. 21 with the Mountaineers hosting Adams State for the 77th Colorado Classic and Homecoming. The Mountaineers have won the past three contests against the Grizzlies including a 45-24-win last season. The last time the two rivals matched up in Gunnison, Colo, Western Colorado won 52-10 back in 2022.
Western Colorado will then visit New Mexico Highlands on Sept. 28, before returning home for a match up with Fort Lewis College on Oct. 5, which is also Family Weekend.
The Mountaineers will then head to Spearfish, S.D., to take on Black Hills State on Oct. 12, before coming back to Gunnison, Colo., on Oct. 19 for a game against South Dakota Mines, which will be a part of Western Colorado Athletics Mountaineers Sports Hall of Fame Weekend.
Western Colorado will then head to Golden, Colo., to face last season's national runner-up and the RMAC regular season champions, Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 26. The Mountaineers are looking for their first win against the Orediggers since 2016, when they won 45-31 at home. Last season was the first time the two schools met up while ranked within the top-10.
Following their trip to Golden, Western Colorado will look to extend its winning streak to four against CSU Pueblo on Nov. 2 while hosting a military appreciation day. The Mountaineers will close their home schedule and celebrate their seniors on Nov. 9 against Chadron State.
The Mountaineers will wrap up their regular season schedule in Grand Junction, Colo., against Colorado Mesa on Nov. 16.
