PUEBLO, Colo. (Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl) – The No.14 Colorado State University-Pueblo football team hosted Chadron State College for its annual homecoming game and downed the Eagles 41-13 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference showdown at the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.

Competing against a fellow top-four RMAC team did not stop the ThunderWolves (6-1, 4-1 RMAC) from dominating all aspects of the game in the victory.

The ThunderWolves totaled 588 yards, 263 of which came on the ground. Junior running back Cameron McDondle (Littleton, Colo.) rushed for a team-high 168 yards for two touchdowns in his fifth 100-yard game this season. Junior running back J.B. Mathews (Aurora, Colo.) rushed for 58 yards and added 10 receiving yards for a total of 68 all-purpose yards. Kieren Duncan (Jr., Goodyear, Ariz.) led with a team-high 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Senior quarterback Chris Bonner (San Diego, Calif.) went 15-for-25 (60%) for 325 yards and three touchdowns.

The Pack defense totaled two interceptions, forced a fumble and added four sacks to push the Chadron State (4-3, 3-2 RMAC) offense back 29 yards. The ThunderWolves have forced three or more turnovers in five of the seven games in 2014 and are 30-3 since 2008. The defense held a CSC team that was averaging 33.8 points per game to only 13.

Senior cornerback Stephan Dickens (Aurora, Colo.) led the defense with 12 tackles, which included a tackle for loss. He also added an interception, his fifth of the season. He entered the game ranked 13th nationally in interceptions per game. Linebacker, Joe Rosenbrock (Jr., Brush, Colo.) also added 12 tackles to increase his team-leading tackle total to 47.

By the end of the first quarter, the Pack led the Eagles 21-6. After forcing the Eagles to a three-and-out, the ThunderWolves offense took to the field where Bonner made a first-play pass for 59 yards to wide receiver, Duncan for a touchdown.

Four minutes later, C. McDondle ended a four-play, 68-yard drive rushing for a 29-yard touchdown.

In the first quarter alone, running backs Mathews, Bernard McDondle (Littleton, Colo.) and Marche Dennard (Phoenix, Ariz.) joined C. McDondle to gain 142 total rushing yards for the Pack, surpassing that of the Eagles' 62 rushing yards.

Between two Randy Wentz field goals for Chadron State, Bonner connected with senior tight end Trent Thompson (Pueblo, Colo.) for a 15-yard strike that had Thompson plow over an Eagle defender to reach the goal line.

The Pack defense kept the Eagles at a scoreless distance throughout the second quarter. At the half, Rosenbrock led the defense with nine tackles. C.J. Roberts (Boynton Beach, Fla.), Dickens, and Jarrod Lacy (Boynton Beach, Fla.) also worked as key players for the Pack defensive backfield, totaling 23 tackles and two sacks.

Junior Greg O'Donnell (K., Monument, Colo.) scored the only points in the second quarter with a 41-yard field goal, increasing the ThunderWolves' lead over the Eagles 24-6 at the half.

The second half started out scoreless for both teams until 1:27 in the third when O'Donnell made a field goal to put the ThunderWolves in the lead 27-6.

The tireless ThunderWolves started the fourth quarter with an interception by defensive back, LaRon Tarkington (So., Phoenix, Ariz.). The Pack marched 90 yards in four plays ending in an 18-yard touchdown run by C. McDondle putting the ThunderWolves in the lead 34-6 with 10:50 left in the game.

Chadron State mirrored the ThunderWolves with both a successful drive to a touchdown and an extra point, cutting down the lead 34-13.

The Pack answered with another one-play drive, this time a 46-yard pass from Bonner to junior wide receiver Daniel Wise (Arlington, Texas) for a touchdown. O'Donnell successfully kicked the extra point, bringing the ThunderWolves to a 41-13 lead with 8:02 on the clock, a lead they would maintain as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

The Pack will battle No. 15 Colorado School of Mines (7-0, 5-0 RMAC) on the road in Golden, Colorado Oct. 25. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. and the game is set to air on Altitude Sports and Entertainment Network.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.