PUEBLO, Colo. — CSU Pueblo scored touchdowns on both overtime possessions to defeat Chadron State 30-27 in double overtime Saturday, earning the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship in a winner-take-all finale.

Both teams entered the game unbeaten in RMAC play after overtime victories the previous week. CSU Pueblo (10-1, 9-0 RMAC) clinched its second straight conference title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Chadron State (8-3, 8-1 RMAC) now awaits Sunday’s selection announcement after winning eight straight league games before the narrow loss.

Chadron State’s defense kept one of Division II’s top offenses in check through regulation, forcing two turnovers and holding the ThunderWolves to 17 points in four quarters. Senior kicker Wilson Yee made field goals of 58 and 50 yards, drilling his longest kick since a school-record 61-yarder in 2023.

The Eagles led 14-3 late in the first half following a 15-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 3-yard keeper from quarterback Wyatt Sprague. CSU Pueblo answered before halftime and added a third-quarter touchdown to move ahead 17-14. Yee tied the game early in the fourth.

With the score 17-17, Chadron State’s AJ Scurlock intercepted a pass at the goal line with eight seconds left to force overtime. Both teams traded touchdowns in the first extra period.

Yee opened the second overtime with a 40-yard field goal, but a pass interference penalty extended Pueblo’s possession. On 3rd-and-9, quarterback Roman Fuller found Marcellius Honeycutt on a 19-yard slant for the game-winning touchdown.

The Eagles will play in the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2012 when they travel to Pittsburg, Kan. Saturday to play the No. 4 Gorillas.