CHADRON, Neb.-Saturday, Dixie State football seeks its second winning season in the past three campaigns as they head to the plains of western Nebraska to battle the Chadron State Eagles.
Saturday’s tilt at Chadron, Neb. is the third all-time meeting between the Trailblazers and Eagles with Dixie State leading the all-time series 2-0.
Dixie State comes in to this one at 5-2 and 5-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play while the Eagles are 4-2 overall as well as in RMAC play.
The Trailblazers also come in to this one with 28 sacks, making them the RMAC leaders in this statistic.
Against Western State last Saturday, defensive back Trayvon Watson and defensive lineman Wes Moeai had two sacks apiece to flummox the Mountaineers.
Dixie State star tailback Sei-J Lauago is only 254 yards short of all-time school leading rusher DeJon Coleman’s record as he has 1,468 career yards and Coleman stands at 1,721 yards, having competed for the Trailblazers in 2015 and 2016.
The Eagles pose a significant challenge to the Dixie State defense offensively as signal-caller Dalton Holst completes 58.3 percent of his passes (107-183) on the season for 1,436 yards, 13 touchdowns and only three interceptions.
Holst has several solid receivers to throw to, including Jackson Dickerson (27 rec, 291 yards, 2 TD’s), Brandon Fullerton (21 rec, 346 yards, 3 TD’s) and Cole Thurness (20 rec, 282 yards, 4 TD’s).
The Eagles’ standout tailback is Kevin Coy Jr. (104 car, 497 yards, nine TD’s). This plethora of talent enables Chadron State to score 38.2 points per game.
The Chadron State defense struggles as they surrender 30.7 points and 440.3 yards per game. The Eagles’ leader defensively is linebacker Tyler Lewis who has 63 tackles and three sacks on the season.
