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A fourth-quarter safety made the difference as Colorado School of Mines beat West Texas A&M 33-31 on Thursday in Canyon, Texas.

The Orediggers (1-0) opened Bob Stitt's second tenure as head coach with a victory after Justin Vaughn's strip-sack in the end zone gave Mines the fourth-quarter lead.

Quarterback Joseph Capra threw three touchdowns, two to Pierce Richards and another to Nick Stone, in the win. Braelon Tate ran for one and Landon Walker ran for 138 yards on 30 carries.

Capra was an efficient 17-of-23 for 195 yards while also rushing for 32 yards.

The Orediggers open the home portion of the season at noon Saturday, Sept. 13, against Washburn.

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