2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2024
| team = St. Thomas Tommies
| sport = football
| image = St. Thomas Tommies wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Pioneer Football League
| short_conf = PFL
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 6–6
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Glenn Caruso
| hc_year = 16th
| off_coach = Caleb Corrill
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Wallie Kuchinski
| dc_year = 16th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
}}
{{2024 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team represented the University of St. Thomas during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They were led by 16th-year head coach Glenn Caruso, and the Tommies played home games at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
This season originally marked St. Thomas' fourth year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. On January 15, 2025, the NCAA voted to amend the reclassification timeline for Division I institutions, potentially reducing the Division III to Division I transition period from five years to four. With the timeline amended, St. Thomas would be eligible for NCAA postseason play in the 2025 season as long as the university is able to meet the new standards set (such as academic requirements).{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/news/2025/1/15/media-center-division-i-adopts-new-reclassification-criteria.aspx|title=Division I adopts new reclassification requirements|work=NCAA|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=February 18, 2025}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2024
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}}
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sioux Falls (SD)
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = Midco Sports+
| score = 13–34
| attend = 3,265
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = FOX 9+ / Midco Sports+
| score = 10–17
| attend = 3,946
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Black Hills State
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = Midco Sports+
| score = 24–14
| attend = 2,784
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Lindenwood
| site_stadium = Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Charles, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 0–64
| attend = 3,825
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = FOX 9+ / Midco Sports+
| score = 34–24
| attend = 3,495
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 39–32
| attend = 1,840
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 42–14
| attend = 1,461
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Diego
| site_stadium = O'Shaugnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = Midco Sports+
| score = 34–14
| attend = 1,512
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 7–21
| attend = 4,105
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = Midco Sports+
| score = 19–22
| attend = 5,370
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Butler
| site_stadium = Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| tv = FloFootball
| score = 20–36
| attend = 2,926
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = O'Shaughnessy Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Paul, MN
| tv = Midco Sports+
| score = 32–9
| attend = 2,171
}}
}}
{{cite web|url=https://tommiesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2024|title=2024 Football Schedule|website=tommiesports.com|publisher=St. Thomas Tommies|access-date=May 14, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://fbschedules.com/2024-st-thomas-football-schedule/|title=2024 St. Thomas Football Schedule|website=fbschedules.com|access-date=May 14, 2024}}
Game summaries
=vs. Northern Iowa=
{{See also|2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
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|title=Game Two – Northern Iowa Panthers (1–0) vs St. Thomas Tommies (0–1) – Game summary
|date=Saturday September 7, 2024
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Panthers
|R1=0|R2=7|R3=0|R4=10
|home=Tommies
|H1=7|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0
|stadium=O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN
|attendance=3,946
|weather={{convert|69|°F|°C}}
|referee=Joe Smith
|TV=Midco Sports+
|TVAnnouncers=
|scoring=
;First quarter
- (6:50) STM – Patrick Wagner 13-yard pass from Michael Rostberg, Stephen Shagen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; St. Thomas 7–0)
;Second quarter
- (13:03) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 3-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:11; Tied 7–7)
;Third quarter
- (3:53) UST – Stephen Shagen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 7:52; St. Thomas 10–7)
;Fourth quarter
- (10:49) UNI – Caden Palmer 19-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:21; Tied 10–10)
- (2:57) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 15-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Northern Iowa 17–10)
}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Northern Iowa Panthers}}"|UNI !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=white}}"|STMN | ||
| First downs | 16 | 19 |
| Total yards | 331 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 232 | 129 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 168 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11-25-0 | 19-29-0 |
| Time of possession | 25:00 | 35:00 |
| class="wikitable" style="float: right;"
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Northern Iowa Panthers}}; text-align:center;"|Northern Iowa | Passing | Aidan Dunne | 11/25, 99 yards |
| Rushing | Tye Edwards | 14 carries, 136 yards | |
| Receiving | Sergio Morancy | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|St. Thomas | Passing | Michael Rostberg | 15/23, 104 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 20 carries, 113 yards | |
| Receiving | Patrick Wagner | 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD |
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=at Lindenwood=
{{See also|2024 Lindenwood Lions football team}}
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|title=Game Four – St. Thomas Tommies (1–2) vs Lindenwood Lions (0–3) – Game summary
|date=September 21, 2024
|time=1:00 p.m.
|road=Tommies
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
|home=Lions
|H1=7|H2=35|H3=16|H4=6
|stadium=Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
|attendance=3,825
|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|87|F|C}}
|referee=Tremain Williams
|TV=ESPN+
|TVAnnouncers=TBD
|scoring=
;First quarter
- (8:30) LIN – Luke Cook 0 yard blocked punt return, Logan Seibert kick (LIN 7–0)
;Second quarter
- (14:50) LIN – Cortezz Jones 51 yard run, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:12; LIN 14–0)
- (1:19) LIN – Nate Glantz 16 yard run, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:37; LIN 21–0)
- (8:48) LIN – Cortezz Jones 48 yard run, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:30; LIN 28–0)
- (3:03) LIN – Jeff Caldwell 93 yard pass from Nate Glantz, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 97 yards, 0:49; LIN 35–0)
- (0:07) LIN – Nate Glantz 2 yard run, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 1:56; LIN 42–0)
;Third quarter
- (10:40) LIN – Logan Seibert 42 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:20; LIN 45–0)
- (6:27) LIN – Jeff Caldwell 29 yard pass from Nate Glantz, Logan Seibert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:31; LIN 52–0)
- (4:51) LIN – Robert Giaimo 19 yard run (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:09; LIN 58–0)
;Fourth quarter
- (14:20) LIN – Logan Seibert 32 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:17; LIN 61–0)
- (4:52) LIN – Logan Seibert 46 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:57; LIN 64–0)
}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=black}}"|STMN !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lindenwood Lions}}"|LIN | ||
| First downs | 9 | 27 |
| Total yards | 148 | 543 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 41 | 264 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–22–2 | 17–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:50 | 31:10 |
| class="wikitable" style="float: right;"
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=black}}; text-align:center;"|St. Thomas | Passing | Michael Rostberg | 3/12, 23 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Joseph Koch | 13 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Colin Chase | 1 reception, 15 yards | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lindenwood Lions}}; text-align:center;"|Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 13/18, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Cortezz Jones | 10 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 5 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |
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=at Butler=
{{See also|2024 Butler Bulldogs football team}}
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|title=Game Eleven – St. Thomas Tommies (5–5) vs Butler Bulldogs (8–2) – Game summary
|date=Saturday November 16, 2024
|time=12:00 PM
|road=Tommies
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=7|R4=6
|home=Bulldogs
|H1=7|H2=6|H3=10|H4=13
|stadium=Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl, Indianapolis, IN
|attendance=2,926
|weather=Cloudy • Temperature: {{convert|51|°F|°C}} • Wind: SE at {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}
|referee=Tim Duffy
|TV=FloFootball
|TVAnnouncers=
|scoring=
;First quarter
- (4:36) BUT – Luke Wooten 36-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:11; Butler 7–0)
- (2:59) STMN – Tak Tateoka 1-yard run, Ben Hoiland kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Tied 7–7)
;Second quarter
- (6:13) BUT – Trevon Brown 20-yard pass from Nick Howard (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:09; Butler 13–7)
;Third quarter
- (12:24) BUT – Nick Howard 2-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:36; Butler 20–7)
- (4:18) STMN – Colin Chase 12-yard pass from Tak Tateoka, Ben Hoiland kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:55; Butler 20–14)
- (0:01) BUT – Ryan Short 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:13; Butler 23–14)
;Fourth quarter
- (9:14) BUT – Nick Howard 5-yard run (Drive: 1 plays, 5 yards, 0:04; Butler 29–14)
- (8:30) STMN – Colin Chase 25-yard pass from Michael Rostberg (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:31; Butler 29–20)
- (3:15) BUT – Nick Howard 28-yard run, Sam Taglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Butler 36–20)
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=black}}"|STMN!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Butler Bulldogs|color=white}}"|BUT | ||
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 367 | 379 |
| Rushing yards | 62 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 211 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–36–4 | 16–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:32 | 36:28 |
| class="wikitable" style="float: right;"
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|color=black}}; text-align:center;"|St. Thomas | Passing | Tak Tateoka | 13/26, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 12 carries, 61 yards | |
| Receiving | Colin Chase | 5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Butler Bulldogs|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 14/19, 184 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Nick Howard | 22 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Luke Wooten | 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD |
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References
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