St. Thomas Tommies football

St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football
	2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team
First season	1904; 121 years ago
Athletic director	Phil Esten
Head coach	Glenn Caruso ; 16th season, 157–34 (.822)
Stadium	O'Shaughnessy Stadium; (capacity: 5,025)
Field surface	Turf
Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA division	Division I FCS
Conference	Pioneer Football League
All-time record	593–239–24 (.707)
Conference titles	22; Division III: 21; Division I: 1
Rivalries	Drake; Saint John's (MN) (former);
Colors	Purple and gray;
Mascot	Tommies
Website	tommiesports.com

The St. Thomas Tommies football program represents University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Football began at the university in the late 1890s and the first official varsity intercollegiate games were played in 1904.^[2] St. Thomas was a charter member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, formed in 1920.^[3] The Tommies also appeared at the 1949 Cigar Bowl.^[4] In 2019, the MIAC announced that St. Thomas would be "involuntarily removed" from the conference at the end of the spring 2021 athletic season citing "athletic competitive parity" concerns.^[5]^[6] St. Thomas received approval from the NCAA to begin competing at the NCAA Division I FCS level as a member of the Pioneer Football League starting with the 2021 season and became the first program to jump from NCAA Division III to Division I FCS.^[7]

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Conference record
1922†	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-III)	Joe Brandy	8–1	4–0
1929		Joe Boland	7–2	4–2
1930†		Joe Boland	7–2	5–0
1939		Nic Musty	5–3	4–1
1941		Willie Walsh	7–1	5–0
1942†		Willie Walsh	8–0	5–0
1946†		Frank Deig	4–3	3–1
1947†			4–3	4–0
1948†			7–1–1	5–0
1949			6–2	6–0
1956			8–0	7–0
1973†		DuWayne Deitz	9–1	6–1
1979†		DuWayne Deitz	6–3	6–2
1983		Mark Dienhart	9–2	9–0
1990†		Vic Wallace	8–3–1	7–2
2010		Glenn Caruso	12–1	8–0
2011			13–1	8–0
2012			14–1	8–0
2015			14–1	8–0
2016			12–1	8–0
2017			11–2	8–0
2019†			8–2	7–1
2022*	Pioneer Football League (D-I FCS)		10–1	8–0

† Co-champions
* Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division III

The Tommies made nine appearances in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with a combined record of 20–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round Quarterfinals	Wisconsin–Whitewater Central (IA)	W, 24–23 L, 32–33
2009	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Monmouth (IL) Coe Linfield	W, 43–21 W, 34–7 L, 20–31
2010	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Benedictine (IL) Linfield Bethel (MN)	W, 57–10 W, 24–17 ^2OT L, 7–12
2011	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	St. Scholastica Monmouth (IL) St. John Fisher Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 48–2 W, 38–10 W, 45–10 L, 0–20
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stagg Bowl	St. Norbert Elmhurst Hobart Wisconsin–Oshkosh Mount Union	W, 48–17 W, 24–17 W, 47–7 W, 28–14 L, 10–28
2014	First Round	Wartburg	L, 31–37
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Stagg Bowl	La Verne St. John's (MN) Wabash Linfield Mount Union	W, 57–14 W, 38–19 W, 38–7 W, 38–17 L, 35–49
2016	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Northwestern (MN) Coe Wisconsin–Oshkosh	W, 43–0 W, 55–6 L, 31–34
2017	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Eureka Berry (GA) Mary Hardin–Baylor	W, 47–8 W, 29–13 L, 10–24

Future non-conference opponents

Future non-conference opponents announced as of January 7, 2025.^[8]

2025	2026	2029
@ Idaho	@ North Dakota	Harvard
@ North Dakota State	Southern Utah
TBD
TBD

Notes

^ St. Thomas is ineligible to participate in the FCS postseason playoffs until 2025 due to NCAA Division I transition rules.^[9]

References

^ "Athletic Brand Standards – The University of St. Thomas". March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ "Football Program Overview". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "MIAC Member Schools". Retrieved August 15, 2013.
^ "Gene's Blog: 75 years later, the Cigar Bowl remembered". The University of St. Thomas. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ "St. Thomas 'Involuntarily' Removed From MIAC". CBS News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ Vannini, Chris (May 22, 2019). "The school that won too much: Why St. Thomas was 'involuntarily removed' from the MIAC". The Athletic. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ "St. Thomas Tommies Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ Campbell, Dave (November 17, 2022). "St. Thomas enjoys big jump to FCS after boot from D3 league". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

Official website

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[divtrans-1] St. Thomas is ineligible to participate in the FCS postseason playoffs until 2025 due to NCAA Division I transition rules.^[9]

[2] "Athletic Brand Standards – The University of St. Thomas". March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[3] "Football Program Overview". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[4] "MIAC Member Schools". Retrieved August 15, 2013.

[5] "Gene's Blog: 75 years later, the Cigar Bowl remembered". The University of St. Thomas. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[6] "St. Thomas 'Involuntarily' Removed From MIAC". CBS News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[7] Vannini, Chris (May 22, 2019). "The school that won too much: Why St. Thomas was 'involuntarily removed' from the MIAC". The Athletic. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[8] "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[nonconfopp-9] "St. Thomas Tommies Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

[10] Campbell, Dave (November 17, 2022). "St. Thomas enjoys big jump to FCS after boot from D3 league". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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