ST. GEORGE, Utah-Saturday, Dixie State football celebrates Homecoming and Senior Day against Colorado School of Mines to end the home schedule for the 2018 season.

The Trailblazers have 16 seniors who will be honored and this is also the 13th Homecoming game Dixie State has celebrated as an NCAA Division II school.

Dixie State has a tall order as the Orediggers are the #6 team in the Division II polls this week.

This is the second time this season the Trailblazers have faced a Top 10 team as the previously lost 35-14 to Grand Valley State.

Dixie State is 1-15 all-time in matchups against ranked opponents at the Division II level.

The Trailblazers are 0-2 all-time against the Orediggers who come into this game at 9-0 and 8-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.

Colorado School of Mines boasts the best offense in Division II, averaging 552.3 yards per game. The Orediggers are led by senior signal-caller Isaac Harker who leads the RMAC in passing yards with 2,874 yards and all of college football with 34 touchdown passes.

His favorite receiver is Brody Oliver, who leads the nation with 19 touchdown receptions. His 1,005 receiving yards rank him seventh nationally and he has 55 receptions as well.

Additionally, tailback Cameron Mayberry is seventh nationally with 1,153 rushing yards and his 17 rushing touchdowns rank him third in the nation.

Linebacker Logan Bock has a team-best six sacks to lead the defense for the Orediggers.

The Trailblazers counteract with the best sacking defense in the RMAC as they have 32 sacks on the season.

Dixie State, who is 5-4 and 5-3 in conference play, comes into this one trying to break a two-game losing streak before heading out to Alamosa, Colo. to face Adams State for the last game of the regular season November 10.