50°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport (KSTP), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
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Team stats
Butler
St. Thomas (MN)
262
Total yards
300
111
Passing yards
71
151
Rushing yards
229
3.6
Yards per pass
8.9
4.3
Yards per rush
5.2
18
First downs
12
4–13
Third downs
4–12
0–2
Fourth downs
1–2
1
Turnovers
1
2–15
Penalties
5–41
28:56
Possession
31:04
Efficiency
Butler
St. Thomas (MN)
44%
Success rate
45%
−0.14
EPA per play
0.01
0.67
Explosiveness
0.80
−0.04
Rushing EPA
0.08
−0.23
Passing EPA
−0.31
30%
Passing-down success
21%
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)
St. Thomas (MN) 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
St. Thomas (MN) −2, over/under 45.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. St. Thomas (MN) drives left to right, Butler right to left.
Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Field goal, 9 plays, 52 yards
Q1 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q1 ButlerFumble, 3 plays, 12 yards
Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 8 plays, 41 yards
Q2 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 8 plays, 16 yards
Q2 ButlerField goal, 15 plays, −9 yards
Q2 St. Thomas (MN)End of half, 2 plays, 2 yards
Q3 ButlerPunt, 9 plays, 23 yards
Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 9 plays, 85 yards
Q3 ButlerPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Fumble, 5 plays, 32 yards
Q3 ButlerPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q4 ButlerTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 4 plays, 9 yards
Q4 ButlerTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 22 yards
Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q4 ButlerTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 74 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 3, Butler 0
St. Thomas (MN) Field goal, 9 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 30
Tak Tateoka pass complete to Jacob WIldermuth for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at the 50
Shawn Shipman run for 6 yds to the BUT 44
15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 44
Tak Tateoka pass complete to Jacob WIldermuth for 6 yds to the BUT 38 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 38
Shawn Shipman run for 4 yds to the BUT 34
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 34
Shawn Shipman run for 12 yds to the BUT 22 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 22
Shawn Shipman run for 3 yds to the BUT 19
15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 19
Shawn Shipman run for 1 yd to the BUT 18
15:00
3rd & 6 at opp 18
pass incomplete to Hope Adebayo
14:54
1st & 10 at own 35
Luka Zurak kickoff for 61 yds , Andrew McElroy return for 26 yds to the STMN 30
10:25
4th & 6 at opp 18
Stephen Shagen 35 yd FG GOODSt. Thomas (MN) 3, Butler 0
Butler Punt, 3 plays
10:19
1st & 10 at own 35
Stephen Shagen kickoff for 54 yds , Joey Audia return for 16 yds to the BUT 27
10:19
1st & 10 at own 27
10:19
2nd & 10 at own 27
Butler Penalty, false start (Fabian Gonzalez) to the BUT 22
10:19
2nd & 15 at own 22
Bret Bushka sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the BUT 16
10:19
3rd & 21 at own 16
Bret Bushka pass complete to Ryan Lezon for 2 yds to the BUT 18
8:04
4th & 19 at own 18
Luka Zurak punt for 46 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
8:04
1st & 10 at own 36
Hope Adebayo run for 6 yds to the STMN 42
8:04
2nd & 4 at own 42
Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the STMN 44
8:04
3rd & 2 at own 44
Tak Tateoka run for a loss of 2 yards to the STMN 42
6:01
4th & 4 at own 42
Elliot Huether punt for 41 yds
Butler Fumble, 3 plays
6:01
1st & 10 at own 17
Bret Bushka run for 3 yds to the BUT 20
6:01
2nd & 7 at own 20
Jyran Mitchell run for 9 yds to the BUT 29 for a 1ST down
4:33
1st & 10 at own 29
Ethan Loss run for 15 yds to the BUT 44 Ethan Loss fumbled, recovered by STMN Yusef Leak
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 8 plays
4:33
1st & 10 at opp 44
Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the BUT 42
4:33
2nd & 8 at opp 42
Hope Adebayo run for 7 yds to the BUT 35
4:33
3rd & 1 at opp 35
Gabriel Abel run for 9 yds to the BUT 26 for a 1ST down
4:33
1st & 10 at opp 26
St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, delay of game (Tak Tateoka) to the BUT 31
4:33
1st & 15 at opp 31
Hope Adebayo run for 13 yds to the BUT 18
4:33
2nd & 2 at opp 18
Gabriel Abel run for 9 yds to the BUT 9 for a 1ST down
4:33
1st & goal at opp 9
Hope Adebayo run for 4 yds to the BUT 5
4:33
2nd & goal at opp 5
Hope Adebayo run for 3 yds to the BUT 2
Q2 14:56
3rd & goal at opp 2
Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds for a TD (Stephen Shagen KICK)St. Thomas (MN) 10, Butler 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 10, Butler 3
Butler Punt, 3 plays
14:49
1st & 10 at own 35
Stephen Shagen kickoff for 60 yds , Joey Audia return for 19 yds to the BUT 46 Butler Penalty, Offensive holding (Jeremiah Jackson) to the BUT 14
14:49
1st & 10 at own 14
Jyran Mitchell run for 4 yds to the BUT 18
14:49
2nd & 6 at own 18
Bret Bushka sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the BUT 10
14:49
3rd & 14 at own 10
Bret Bushka pass complete to Joey Suchy for 12 yds to the BUT 22
12:39
4th & 2 at own 22
Luka Zurak punt for 35 yds , Andrew McElroy returns for 6 yds to the STMN 49
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 8 plays
12:39
1st & 10 at own 49
Tak Tateoka run for 3 yds to the BUT 48
12:39
2nd & 7 at opp 48
Shawn Shipman run for 5 yds to the BUT 43
12:39
3rd & 2 at opp 43
Shawn Shipman run for 3 yds to the BUT 40 for a 1ST down
12:39
1st & 10 at opp 40
Shawn Shipman run for 2 yds to the BUT 38
12:39
2nd & 8 at opp 38
Tak Tateoka pass incomplete to Jacob WIldermuth St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the STMN 47
12:39
2nd & 23 at own 47
Shawn Shipman run for 12 yds to the BUT 41
12:39
3rd & 11 at opp 41
Shawn Shipman run for 6 yds to the BUT 35
8:40
4th & 5 at opp 35
Tak Tateoka pass incomplete to Shawn Shipman, broken up by Austin Korba
Butler Field goal, 15 plays
8:40
2nd & 1 at own 44
Bret Bushka pass complete to Jyran Mitchell for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:40
1st & 10 at the 50
Jyran Mitchell run for 8 yds to the STMN 42
8:40
2nd & 8 at opp 34
Joey Suchy run for 9 yds to the STMN 25 for a 1ST down
8:40
1st & 10 at opp 25
Bret Bushka run for 9 yds to the STMN 16
8:40
2nd & 1 at opp 16
Jyran Mitchell run for 1 yd to the STMN 15 for a 1ST down
8:40
1st & 10 at opp 15
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Jyran Mitchell, broken up by C.J. Warren
8:40
2nd & 10 at opp 15
Bret Bushka run for 11 yds to the STMN 4 for a 1ST down
8:40
1st & goal at opp 4
Jyran Mitchell run for 1 yd to the STMN 3
8:40
2nd & goal at opp 3
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to William Enneking, broken up by Luke Herzog
8:40
3rd & goal at opp 3
Bret Bushka pass complete to Joey Suchy for a loss of 1 yard to the STMN 4
8:40
2nd & 2 at opp 42
8:40
3rd & 2 at opp 42
Jyran Mitchell run for 6 yds to the STMN 36 for a 1ST down
8:40
1st & 10 at opp 36
Bret Bushka pass complete to Joey Suchy for 2 yds to the STMN 34
0:33
4th & goal at opp 4
Luka Zurak 21 yd FG GOODSt. Thomas (MN) 10, Butler 3
St. Thomas (MN) End of half, 2 plays
0:33
1st & 10 at own 35
Luka Zurak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:33
1st & 10 at own 25
St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, delay of game (Tak Tateoka) to the STMN 20
0:33
1st & 15 at own 20
Shawn Shipman run for 7 yds to the STMN 27
0:33
2nd & 8 at own 27
Shawn Shipman run for 7 yds to the STMN 35
Butler Field goal, 15 plays
0:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Bret Bushka pass complete to Ethan Loss for 9 yds to the BUT 44
3rd quarter5 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 17, Butler 3
Butler Punt, 9 plays
14:54
1st & 10 at own 35
Stephen Shagen kickoff for 56 yds , Joey Audia return for 24 yds to the BUT 33
14:54
1st & 10 at own 33
14:54
2nd & 10 at own 33
Bret Bushka run for 3 yds to the BUT 36
14:54
3rd & 7 at own 36
Bret Bushka run for 9 yds to the BUT 45 for a 1ST down
14:54
1st & 10 at own 45
Bret Bushka pass complete to Ryan Lezon for 6 yds to the STMN 49
14:54
2nd & 4 at opp 49
pass incomplete to Luka Popovic
14:54
3rd & 4 at opp 49
Bret Bushka pass complete to Jyran Mitchell for 10 yds to the STMN 39 for a 1ST down
14:54
1st & 10 at opp 39
14:54
2nd & 10 at opp 39
Bret Bushka sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the STMN 44
14:54
3rd & 15 at opp 44
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Joey Suchy, broken up by Nick Hand
10:00
4th & 15 at opp 44
Luka Zurak punt for 32 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 9 plays
10:00
1st & 10 at own 12
Shawn Shipman run for 13 yds to the STMN 25 for a 1ST down
10:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Tak Tateoka pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the STMN 34
10:00
2nd & 1 at own 34
10:00
3rd & 1 at own 34
10:00
4th & 1 at own 34
Shawn Shipman run for 11 yds to the STMN 45 for a 1ST down
10:00
1st & 10 at own 45
Shawn Shipman run for 2 yds to the STMN 47
10:00
2nd & 8 at own 47
Shawn Shipman run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
10:00
3rd & 5 at the 50
Tak Tateoka pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 23 yds to the BUT 27 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at opp 27
Hope Adebayo run for 27 yds for a TD (Stephen Shagen KICK)St. Thomas (MN) 17, Butler 3
Butler Punt, 3 plays
4:32
1st & 10 at own 35
Stephen Shagen kickoff for 60 yds , Joey Audia return for 35 yds to the BUT 40
4:32
1st & 10 at own 40
Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten
4:32
2nd & 10 at own 40
Ethan Loss run for 3 yds to the BUT 43
4:32
3rd & 7 at own 43
pass incomplete to Jeremy Johnson
3:00
4th & 7 at own 43
Luka Zurak punt for 26 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Fumble, 5 plays
3:00
1st & 10 at own 31
Gabriel Abel run for 5 yds to the STMN 36
3:00
2nd & 5 at own 36
Gabriel Abel run for 21 yds to the BUT 43 for a 1ST down
3:00
1st & 10 at opp 43
Gabriel Abel run for 5 yds to the BUT 38
3:00
2nd & 5 at opp 38
Shawn Shipman run for 1 yd to the BUT 37
0:03
3rd & 4 at opp 37
Tak Tateoka pass complete to Terrance Kamara for 13 yds Tak Tateoka fumbled, recovered by BUT Jack Burch
Butler Punt, 8 plays
0:03
1st & 10 at own 24
Bret Bushka pass complete to Jyran Mitchell
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at own 24
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Joey Suchy, broken up by Jonathan Bunce
Q4 15:00
3rd & 10 at own 24
Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 18 yds to the BUT 42 for a 1ST down St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, encroachment (David Ayeni) to the BUT 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at own 42
Jyran Mitchell run for 5 yds to the BUT 47
Q4 15:00
2nd & 5 at own 47
Bret Bushka run for 5 yds to the STMN 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 48
pass incomplete to Cameron Heald
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 48
Jyran Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the STMN 49
Q4 15:00
3rd & 11 at opp 49
pass incomplete to Jeremy Johnson
Q4 12:23
4th & 11 at opp 49
Luka Zurak punt for 39 yds
4th quarter6 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 17, Butler 10
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
12:23
1st & 10 at own 10
Shawn Shipman run for 1 yd to the STMN 11
12:23
2nd & 9 at own 11
Shawn Shipman run for 2 yds to the STMN 13
12:23
3rd & 7 at own 13
Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the STMN 15
10:05
4th & 5 at own 15
Elliot Huether punt for 20 yds
Butler Touchdown, 6 plays
10:05
1st & 10 at opp 35
Bret Bushka pass complete to Ryan Lezon for 9 yds to the STMN 26
10:05
2nd & 1 at opp 26
Jyran Mitchell run for 5 yds to the STMN 21 for a 1ST down
10:05
1st & 10 at opp 21
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Ethan Loss, broken up by Yusef Leak
10:05
2nd & 10 at opp 21
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Jeremy Johnson, broken up by Johnson Fallah
10:05
3rd & 10 at opp 21
pass incomplete to Jeremy Johnson for a 1ST down St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, personal foul (Nick Hand) to the STMN 10 for a 1ST down
8:34
1st & goal at opp 10
Jyran Mitchell run for 10 yds for a TD (Luka Zurak KICK)St. Thomas (MN) 17, Butler 10
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 4 plays
8:29
1st & 10 at own 35
Luka Zurak kickoff for 58 yds , Andrew McElroy return for 15 yds to the STMN 22
8:29
1st & 10 at own 22
Hope Adebayo run for 15 yds to the STMN 37 for a 1ST down
8:29
1st & 10 at own 37
Hope Adebayo run for 5 yds to the STMN 42
8:29
2nd & 5 at own 42
Hope Adebayo run for a loss of 3 yards to the STMN 39
8:29
3rd & 8 at own 39
Tak Tateoka sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the STMN 31
5:36
4th & 16 at own 31
Elliot Huether punt for 33 yds
Butler Turnover on downs, 6 plays
5:36
1st & 10 at own 36
Bret Bushka run for 6 yds to the BUT 42
5:36
2nd & 4 at own 42
Joey Suchy run for 9 yds to the STMN 49 for a 1ST down
5:36
1st & 10 at opp 49
pass incomplete to Joey Suchy
5:36
2nd & 10 at opp 49
pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
5:36
3rd & 10 at opp 49
Bret Bushka pass complete to Jeremy Johnson for 7 yds to the STMN 42
3:40
4th & 3 at opp 42
Bret Bushka run for 2 yds to the STMN 40
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
3:40
1st & 10 at own 40
Shawn Shipman run for 2 yds to the STMN 42
3:40
2nd & 8 at own 42
Tak Tateoka run for a loss of 1 yard to the STMN 41
3:40
3rd & 9 at own 41
Tak Tateoka pass incomplete to Andrew McElroy, broken up by Will Mason
1:57
4th & 9 at own 41
Elliot Huether punt for 34 yds
Butler Turnover on downs, 11 plays
1:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Bret Bushka run for 10 yds to the BUT 35 for a 1ST down
1:57
1st & 10 at own 35
Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 6 yds to the BUT 41
1:57
2nd & 4 at own 41
Bret Bushka run for 17 yds to the STMN 42 for a 1ST down
1:57
1st & 10 at opp 42
Bret Bushka run for 7 yds to the STMN 35
0:58
2nd & 3 at opp 35
Bret Bushka pass complete to Ryan Lezon for 18 yds to the STMN 17 for a 1ST down
0:58
1st & 10 at opp 17
pass incomplete to Luke Wooten
0:58
2nd & 10 at opp 17
Bret Bushka pass complete to Luke Wooten for 7 yds to the STMN 10 for a 1ST down St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, roughing passer (Grif Wurtz) to the STMN 5 for a 1ST down
0:58
1st & goal at opp 5
Joey Suchy run for 4 yds to the STMN 1
0:58
2nd & goal at opp 1
0:08
3rd & goal at opp 1
0:03
4th & goal at opp 1
Bret Bushka pass incomplete to Ryan Lezon, broken up by Luke Herzog
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.
Butler
St. Thomas (MN)