# 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team

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).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 pm | Sioux Falls (SD)* | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | Midco Sports+ | L 13–34 | 3,265 |
| September 7 | 1:00 pm | Northern Iowa* | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | FOX 9+ / Midco Sports+ | L 10–17 | 3,946 |
| September 14 | 1:00 pm | Black Hills State* | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | Midco Sports+ | W 24–14 | 2,784 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Lindenwood* | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | L 0–64 | 3,825 |
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | Stetson | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | FOX 9+ / Midco Sports+ | W 34–24 | 3,495 |
| October 12 | 11:00 am | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | ESPN+ | W 39–32 | 1,840 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 1,461 |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | San Diego | O'Shaugnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | Midco Sports+ | W 34–14 | 1,512 |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | at Morehead State | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 4,105 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Drake | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | Midco Sports+ | L 19–22 | 5,370 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloFootball | L 20–36 | 2,926 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | Dayton | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | Midco Sports+ | W 32–9 | 2,171 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. Sioux Falls (SD) (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars (DII) | 8 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| Tommies | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • St. Paul, MN
* Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
* TV announcers (Midco Sports+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | Passing |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | Rushing |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | Receiving |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Passing |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Rushing |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Receiving |

### vs. Northern Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Tommies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,946
* Referee: Joe Smith
* TV: Midco Sports+
| Statistics | UNI | 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Iowa | Passing | Aidan Dunne | 11/25, 99 yards |
| Northern Iowa | Rushing | Tye Edwards | 14 carries, 136 yards |
| Northern Iowa | Receiving | Sergio Morancy | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
| St. Thomas | Passing | Michael Rostberg | 15/23, 104 yards, TD |
| St. Thomas | Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 20 carries, 113 yards |
| St. Thomas | Receiving | Patrick Wagner | 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD |

### vs. Black Hills State (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: Midco Sports+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Black Hills State | Passing |
| Black Hills State | Rushing |
| Black Hills State | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |

### at Lindenwood

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 7 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 64 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: September 21, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,825
* Referee: Tremain Williams
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | STMN | 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| St. Thomas | Passing | Michael Rostberg | 3/12, 23 yards, 2 INT |
| St. Thomas | Rushing | Joseph Koch | 13 carries, 41 yards |
| St. Thomas | Receiving | Colin Chase | 1 reception, 15 yards |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 13/18, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Cortezz Jones | 10 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 5 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |

### vs. Stetson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |

### at Marist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Leonidoff Field, Poughkeepsie, NY
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |
| Marist | Passing |
| Marist | Rushing |
| Marist | Receiving |

### at Valparaiso

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brown Field, Valparaiso, IN
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |
| Valparaiso | Passing |
| Valparaiso | Rushing |
| Valparaiso | Receiving |

### vs. San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: Midco Sports+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| San Diego | Passing |
| San Diego | Rushing |
| San Diego | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |

### at Morehead State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jayne Stadium, Morehead, KY
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |
| Morehead State | Passing |
| Morehead State | Rushing |
| Morehead State | Receiving |

### vs. Drake

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: Midco Sports+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Drake | Passing |
| Drake | Rushing |
| Drake | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |

### at Butler

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl, Indianapolis, IN
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,926
* Referee: Tim Duffy
* TV: FloFootball
| Statistics | STMN | 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| St. Thomas | Passing | Tak Tateoka | 13/26, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| St. Thomas | Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 12 carries, 61 yards |
| St. Thomas | Receiving | Colin Chase | 5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 14/19, 184 yards, TD |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 22 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD |

### vs. Dayton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, MN
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: Midco Sports+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |