Davidson at St. Thomas (MN)

Saturday, October 8, 2022

St. Thomas (MN) beat Davidson 27–⁠16. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayDavidson8–⁠4 in 2022
16
HomeSt. Thomas (MN)10–⁠1 in 2022
27

Final at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, Saint PaulAttendance 6,177

At kickoff
57°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport (KSTP), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Davidson037616
St. Thomas (MN)7146027

Standouts

  • PassingCade Sexauer11 of 19, 136 yards, 3 TDSt. Thomas (MN)
  • ReceivingAndrew McElroy4 catches, 74 yards, 2 TDSt. Thomas (MN)

Player stats

Davidson

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jayden Waddell9/179310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Coy Williams1374125
Bernard Turner Jr.1150032
Jayden Waddell2840012
Bradyn Oakley325010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Clarence Freeman IV355033
Mark McCurdy31517
Lucas Raber1909
Bradyn Oakley1707

St. Thomas (MN)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cade Sexauer11/1913630
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cade Sexauer1045018
Gabriel Abel638016
Hope Adebayo425012
Shawn Shipman421012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Andrew McElroy474223
Jacob WIldermuth437113
Gabriel Abel112012
Joshua Komis1707

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

DavidsonSt. Thomas (MN)
328Total yards251
93Passing yards136
235Rushing yards115
5.2Yards per pass7.2
3.6Yards per rush3.4
23First downs20
9–⁠19Third downs5–⁠9
3–⁠8Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
7–⁠74Penalties3–⁠30
33:46Possession26:14

Efficiency

DavidsonSt. Thomas (MN)
43%Success rate50%
−0.06EPA per play0.16
1.20Explosiveness1.28
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.14
−0.16Passing EPA0.63
36%Passing-down success44%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Davidson 59% to win. St. Thomas (MN) won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Davidson −6, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Davidson 66%, St. Thomas (MN) 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

St. Thomas (MN) end zoneDavidson end zoneQ1 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 5 playsQ1 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ1 DavidsonResult not recorded, 11 playsQ1 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 11 playsQ2 DavidsonResult not recorded, 3 playsQ2 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 6 playsQ2 DavidsonField goal, 15 playsQ2 St. Thomas (MN)End of half, 1 playQ3 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 6 playsQ3 DavidsonTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 11 playsQ3 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 playsQ4 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 DavidsonTouchdown, 16 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. St. Thomas (MN) drives left to right, Davidson right to left.
  1. Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 5 plays, 62 yards
  2. Q1 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 37 yards
  3. Q1 DavidsonResult not recorded, 11 plays, −28 yards
  4. Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 6 plays, 32 yards
  5. Q1 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −1 yard
  6. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 11 plays, 67 yards
  7. Q2 DavidsonResult not recorded, 3 plays, −2 yards
  8. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 6 plays, 66 yards
  9. Q2 DavidsonField goal, 15 plays, 46 yards
  10. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)End of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  12. Q3 DavidsonTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  13. Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 11 plays, 70 yards
  14. Q3 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 36 yards
  15. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  16. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q4 DavidsonTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 31 yards
  18. Q4 DavidsonTouchdown, 16 plays, 82 yards
  19. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 7, Davidson 0
Davidson Turnover on downs, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Mark McCurdy run for 5 yds to the David 40
0:002nd & 5 at own 40
0:003rd & 5 at own 40Coy Williams run for 6 yds to the David 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46Jayden Waddell run for 2 yds to the David 48
0:002nd & 8 at own 48Bradyn Oakley run for 9 yds to the STTHOMASMN 43 ST THOMAS MN Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the StThMN 28
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Jayden Waddell run for 1 yd to the StThMN 27
0:002nd & 9 at opp 27Jayden Waddell run for a loss of 1 yard to the StThMN 28
0:003rd & 10 at opp 28
Davidson Result not recorded, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 23Aris Hilliard run for 9 yds to the David 32
0:002nd & 1 at own 32Bernard Turner Jr. run for 2 yds to the David 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34
0:002nd & 10 at own 34Aris Hilliard run for 1 yd to the David 35
0:003rd & 9 at own 35Jayden Waddell pass complete to Clarence Freeman IV for 12 yds to the David 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Bernard Turner Jr. run for 4 yds to the StThMN 49
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18
0:002nd & 10 at own 18Cade Sexauer pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 13 yds to the StThMN 31 DAVIDSON Penalty, personal foul (Darryn Kindles) to the StThMN 46
0:001st & 10 at own 46Cade Sexauer run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
0:002nd & 6 at the 50pass incomplete to Joshua Komis
0:003rd & 6 at the 50pass incomplete to Jacob WIldermuth
Davidson Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 29Coy Williams run for 3 yds to the StThMN 26
Davidson Turnover on downs, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 32 yds
10:304th & 10 at opp 28Jayden Waddell sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the StThMN 35
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 5 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 35Cade Sexauer pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 19 yds to the David 46 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 46Cade Sexauer run for 6 yds to the David 40
10:302nd & 4 at opp 40Cade Sexauer pass complete to Jacob WIldermuth for 9 yds to the David 31 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 31Hope Adebayo run for 8 yds to the David 23
8:052nd & 2 at opp 23Cade Sexauer pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 23 yds for a TD, (Louis Hyde KICK)St. Thomas (MN) 7, Davidson 0
7:581st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 59 yds , Aaron Maione return for 17 yds to the David 23
Davidson Result not recorded, 11 plays
4:472nd & 6 at opp 49Jayden Waddell run for 4 yds to the StThMN 45
4:473rd & 2 at opp 45Bernard Turner Jr. run for 4 yds to the StThMN 41 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at opp 41Bernard Turner Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the StThMN 43
4:472nd & 12 at opp 43Jayden Waddell run for 9 yds to the StThMN 34 DAVIDSON Penalty, personal foul (Dylan Sparks) to the StThMN 49
4:474th & 11 at opp 42DAVIDSON Penalty, intentional grounding (Jayden Waddell) to the StThMN 42
1:561st & 10 at opp 42Alexander Donald punt for 28 yds , Andrew McElroy returns for 4 yds to the StThMN 18
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:144th & 6 at the 50Kolby Gartner run for a loss of 21 yards to the StThMN 29
2nd quarter10 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 21, Davidson 3
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Shawn Shipman run for 7 yds to the StThMN 37
0:002nd & 3 at own 37Cade Sexauer pass complete to Jacob WIldermuth for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50Shawn Shipman run for 2 yds to the David 48
0:002nd & 8 at opp 48Cade Sexauer run for 7 yds to the David 41
0:003rd & 1 at opp 41Cade Sexauer run for 18 yds to the David 23 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 23Cade Sexauer pass complete to Wesley Juszczak for 6 yds to the David 17
0:002nd & 4 at opp 17Cade Sexauer pass incomplete to Jacob WIldermuth, broken up by Jordan Burrell
0:003rd & 4 at opp 17Cade Sexauer pass complete to Joshua Komis for 7 yds to the David 10 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 10Cade Sexauer pass incomplete to Jacob WIldermuth, broken up by Daniel Carter
0:002nd & goal at opp 10Cade Sexauer run for 4 yds to the David 6
Davidson Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Aris Hilliard run for 2 yds to the David 37
0:002nd & 8 at own 37
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31Hope Adebayo run for 12 yds to the StThMN 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43Hope Adebayo run for 5 yds to the StThMN 48
0:002nd & 5 at own 48Cade Sexauer run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 3 at the 50Cade Sexauer pass incomplete to Bryce Boyd for a 1ST down DAVIDSON Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Kaedon Jenkins) to the David 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 34for a 1ST down DAVIDSON Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Dylan Sparks) to the David 19 for a 1ST down
Davidson Field goal, 15 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31Coy Williams run for 7 yds to the David 38
0:002nd & 3 at own 38Jayden Waddell run for 5 yds to the David 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43Coy Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the David 41
St. Thomas (MN) End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 30Cade Sexauer run for a loss of 1 yard to the David 35
Davidson Turnover on downs, 4 plays
15:002nd & 7 at opp 26Jayden Waddell run for a loss of 10 yards to the StThMN 36
15:003rd & 17 at opp 36Aris Hilliard run for 1 yd to the StThMN 35
15:004th & 16 at opp 35ST THOMAS MN Penalty, delay of game (Kellan McKeag) to the StThMN 30
13:104th & 11 at opp 30Jayden Waddell pass incomplete to Bradyn Oakley, broken up by Branden Smith
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 11 plays
7:373rd & goal at opp 6Jacob WIldermuth 6 Yd pass from Cade Sexauer (Louis Hyde Kick)St. Thomas (MN) 14, Davidson 0
7:371st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 52 yds
5:314th & 14 at own 31Alexander Donald punt for 38 yds , Andrew McElroy returns for no gain to the StThMN 31
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 6 plays
2:491st & 10 at opp 19Andrew McElroy 19 Yd pass from Cade Sexauer (Louis Hyde Kick)St. Thomas (MN) 21, Davidson 0
2:491st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 34 yds , Marcus Heard Jr. return for no gain to the David 31
Davidson Field goal, 15 plays
2:002nd & 12 at own 41Jayden Waddell pass complete to Lucas Raber for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
2:003rd & 3 at the 50Bradyn Oakley run for 6 yds to the StThMN 44 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 44pass incomplete to Bradyn Oakley
2:002nd & 10 at opp 44Aris Hilliard run for 8 yds to the StThMN 36
2:003rd & 2 at opp 36Aris Hilliard run for 6 yds to the StThMN 30 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 30pass incomplete to Aaron Maione
2:002nd & 10 at opp 30Jayden Waddell run for 6 yds to the StThMN 24
0:573rd & 4 at opp 24Bradyn Oakley run for 10 yds to the StThMN 14 for a 1ST down
0:571st & 10 at opp 14Jayden Waddell sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the StThMN 23 DAVIDSON Penalty, intentional grounding (Jayden Waddell) to the StThMN 23
0:472nd & 19 at opp 23pass incomplete to Mark McCurdy
0:413rd & 19 at opp 23pass incomplete to Mark McCurdy
0:324th & 19 at opp 23Caden Bonoffski 40 Yd Field GoalSt. Thomas (MN) 21, Davidson 3
0:281st & 10 at own 35Caden Bonoffski kickoff for 49 yds , Andrew McElroy return for 14 yds to the StThMN 30
Davidson Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:003rd & 8 at own 37Jayden Waddell run for a loss of 6 yards to the David 31
Q3 0:001st & 10 at own 35Shawn Shipman run for 12 yds to the StThMN 47 Shawn Shipman fumbled, recovered by StThMN Max Zimmerman for a 1ST down
3rd quarter6 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 27, Davidson 10
Davidson Touchdown, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 17Jayden Waddell run for 5 yds to the David 22
0:002nd & 5 at own 22Coy Williams run for 14 yds to the David 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 36Jayden Waddell run for 1 yd to the David 37
0:002nd & 9 at own 37Jayden Waddell run for 5 yds to the David 42
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Gabriel Abel run for 7 yds to the StThMN 34
0:002nd & 3 at own 34Gabriel Abel run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50Gabriel Abel run for a loss of 1 yard to the StThMN 49
0:002nd & 11 at own 49Cade Sexauer pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy, broken up by Jordan Burrell
0:003rd & 11 at own 49Cade Sexauer pass complete to Gabriel Abel for 12 yds to the David 39 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 39Gabriel Abel run for 3 yds to the David 36
0:002nd & 7 at opp 36Gabriel Abel run for 1 yd to the David 35
0:003rd & 6 at opp 35Cade Sexauer pass complete to Jacob WIldermuth for 9 yds to the David 26 DAVIDSON Penalty, personal foul (Jordan Burrell) to the David 13
0:001st & 10 at opp 13Joshua Komis run for 1 yd to the David 12
0:002nd & 9 at opp 12Cade Sexauer run for 10 yds to the David 2 for a 1ST down
Davidson Turnover on downs, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 32Jayden Waddell run for 5 yds to the David 37
0:002nd & 5 at own 37
0:003rd & 5 at own 37Bernard Turner Jr. run for 32 yds to the StThMN 31 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 31Coy Williams run for 1 yd to the StThMN 30
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Bonoffski kickoff for 49 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 6 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Jacob WIldermuth
14:522nd & 10 at own 47Gabriel Abel run for 12 yds to the David 41 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 41pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
14:522nd & 10 at opp 41Cade Sexauer run for a loss of 1 yard to the David 42
14:523rd & 11 at opp 42pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy
13:074th & 11 at opp 42Kolby Gartner punt for 25 yds
Davidson Touchdown, 12 plays
11:363rd & 4 at own 42Coy Williams run for 7 yds to the David 49 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at own 49Jayden Waddell run for 6 yds to the StThMN 45 Jayden Waddell fumbled, recovered by David Aris Hilliard
11:362nd & 4 at opp 45Coy Williams run for 8 yds to the StThMN 37 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 37Coy Williams run for 1 yd to the StThMN 36
11:362nd & 9 at opp 36Jayden Waddell run for 7 yds to the StThMN 29
11:363rd & 2 at opp 29Coy Williams run for 4 yds to the StThMN 25 for a 1ST down
11:361st & 10 at opp 25pass incomplete to Lucas Raber
8:012nd & 10 at opp 25Coy Williams 25 Yd Run (Caden Bonoffski Kick)St. Thomas (MN) 21, Davidson 10
7:541st & 10 at own 35Caden Bonoffski kickoff for 61 yds , Andrew McElroy return for 23 yds to the StThMN 27
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 11 plays
1:561st & goal at opp 2Joshua Komis 2 Yd Run (Louis Hyde PAT failed)St. Thomas (MN) 27, Davidson 10
1:501st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 54 yds , Aaron Maione return for 21 yds to the David 32
4th quarter8 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 27, Davidson 16
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 32Joshua Komis run for 6 yds to the StThMN 38
0:002nd & 4 at own 38Joshua Komis run for 2 yds to the StThMN 40
0:003rd & 2 at own 40Cade Sexauer run for 1 yd to the StThMN 41
Davidson Turnover on downs, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 17
0:002nd & 10 at own 17Aaron Maione run for 16 yds to the David 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 33Jayden Waddell run for 5 yds to the David 38
0:002nd & 5 at own 38Jayden Waddell pass incomplete to Aris Hilliard, broken up by Grif Wurtz for a 1ST down ST THOMAS MN Penalty, Defensive holding (Luke Glenna) to the David 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Jayden Waddell run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
0:002nd & 8 at the 50Aaron Maione run for 3 yds to the StThMN 47
0:003rd & 5 at opp 47Aris Hilliard run for a loss of 5 yards to the David 48
Davidson Touchdown, 16 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 15Jayden Waddell pass complete to Mark McCurdy for 7 yds to the David 22
0:002nd & 3 at own 22Jayden Waddell fumbled, recovered by David Beck Kipperman
St. Thomas (MN) Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 44Cade Sexauer run for a loss of 2 yards to the David 46
0:002nd & 12 at opp 46Cade Sexauer run for a loss of 1 yard to the David 46
Davidson Turnover on downs, 7 plays
15:002nd & 9 at opp 30Jayden Waddell run for a loss of 2 yards to the StThMN 32
15:003rd & 11 at opp 32
13:364th & 11 at opp 32pass incomplete to Maxwell Weaver
11:104th & 1 at own 41Kolby Gartner punt for 44 yds , Aaron Maione returns for 2 yds to the David 17
Davidson Turnover on downs, 8 plays
7:224th & 10 at own 48Jayden Waddell run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
7:221st & 10 at the 50Joshua Komis run for a loss of 2 yards to the StThMN 48
7:222nd & 12 at own 48Joshua Komis run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
7:223rd & 10 at the 50Cade Sexauer sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the StThMN 44
5:314th & 16 at own 44Kolby Gartner punt for 45 yds , Aaron Maione returns for 4 yds to the David 15
Davidson Touchdown, 16 plays
4:583rd & 3 at own 22Jayden Waddell run for 1 yd to the David 23
4:584th & 2 at own 23Jayden Waddell run for 4 yds to the David 27 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at own 27Jayden Waddell pass complete to Maxwell Weaver for 7 yds to the David 34
4:582nd & 3 at own 34Jayden Waddell sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the David 25
4:583rd & 12 at own 25Jayden Waddell run for 2 yds to the David 27
4:584th & 10 at own 27Jayden Waddell pass complete to Clarence Freeman IV for 33 yds to the StThMN 40 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at opp 40Bernard Turner Jr. run for 3 yds to the StThMN 37
4:582nd & 7 at opp 37Jayden Waddell pass incomplete to Aaron Maione, broken up by Johnson Fallah
4:583rd & 7 at opp 37Jayden Waddell pass complete to Mark McCurdy for 1 yd to the StThMN 36
1:334th & 6 at opp 36Jayden Waddell pass complete to Bradyn Oakley for 7 yds to the StThMN 29 for a 1ST down
1:332nd & 10 at opp 29Jayden Waddell run for 12 yds to the StThMN 17 for a 1ST down
1:331st & 10 at opp 17Jayden Waddell pass complete to Clarence Freeman IV for 10 yds to the StThMN 7 for a 1ST down
1:051st & goal at opp 7Mark McCurdy 7 Yd pass from Jayden Waddell (Caden Bonoffski PAT failed)St. Thomas (MN) 27, Davidson 16
1:051st & 10 at own 35Caden Bonoffski kickoff for 9 yds

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

St. Thomas (MN) leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025St. Thomas (MN) 57, Davidson 13
2022St. Thomas (MN) 27, Davidson 16
2021Davidson 42, St. Thomas (MN) 15

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