Northern Iowa at St. Thomas (MN)

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Northern Iowa beat St. Thomas (MN) 17–⁠10. It was their second meeting; Northern Iowa leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Iowa3–⁠9 in 2024
17
HomeSt. Thomas (MN)6–⁠6 in 2024
10

Final at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, Saint PaulAttendance 3,946

At kickoff
63°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport (KSTP), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Joe SmithGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa0701017
St. Thomas (MN)703010

Standouts

  • RushingTye Edwards15 carries, 141 yardsNorthern Iowa
  • ReceivingPatrick Wagner8 catches, 104 yards, 1 TDSt. Thomas (MN)

Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aiden Dunne11/259900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tye Edwards15141056
Amauri Pesek-Hickson1386220
Aiden Dunne1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sergio Morancy452024
Desmond Hutson328014
Tysen Kershaw1909
Layne Pryor2705

St. Thomas (MN)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Rostberg15/2310410
Tak Tateoka2/34800
Gabriel Abel2/21600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hope Adebayo20113022
Michael Rostberg611010
Gabriel Abel5905
Landon Reed3605
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Patrick Wagner8104131
Colin Chase221017
Gabriel Abel216011
Landon Reed21206

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

Team stats

Northern IowaSt. Thomas (MN)
332Total yards297
99Passing yards168
233Rushing yards129
4.0Yards per pass5.8
8.0Yards per rush3.5
16First downs19
3–⁠12Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠2
0Turnovers0
5–⁠40Penalties3–⁠20
25:00Possession35:00

Efficiency

Northern IowaSt. Thomas (MN)
43%Success rate39%
0.08EPA per play−0.02
1.06Explosiveness1.02
0.28Rushing EPA−0.16
−0.15Passing EPA0.15
21%Passing-down success29%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

St. Thomas (MN) end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Northern IowaMissed FG, 5 playsQ1 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 9 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 5 playsQ1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 playQ2 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 3 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 St. Thomas (MN)Missed FG, 11 playsQ2 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 5 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 7 playsQ3 St. Thomas (MN)Field goal, 12 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 5 playsQ3 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 playsQ4 Northern IowaField goal, 4 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. St. Thomas (MN) drives left to right, Northern Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaMissed FG, 5 plays, 23 yards
  3. Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Touchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 5 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 Northern IowaTouchdown, 11 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 play, 90 yards
  8. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Result not recorded, 3 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  10. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Missed FG, 11 plays, 47 yards
  11. Q2 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 47 yards
  12. Q2 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  13. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 7 plays, 32 yards
  14. Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Field goal, 12 plays, 47 yards
  15. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  16. Q3 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q4 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  18. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  19. Q4 Northern IowaField goal, 4 plays, −5 yards
  20. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Punt, 7 plays, 40 yards
  21. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 87 yards
  22. Q4 St. Thomas (MN)Turnover on downs, 10 plays, 43 yards
  23. Q4 Northern IowaResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 7, Northern Iowa 0
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Gabriel Abel run for 5 yds to the STMN 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Gabriel Abel run for 3 yds to the STMN 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Gabriel Abel run for 1 yd to the STMN 34
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
15:003rd & 6 at opp 41Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 24 yds to the STMN 17 for a 1ST down
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 4 plays
12:484th & 1 at own 34Abel,Gabriel rush middle (Vislisel,Bradley;Butler,Cannon).
Northern Iowa Missed FG, 5 plays
12:481st & 10 at opp 34Tye Edwards run for 22 yds to the STMN 12 for a 1ST down
12:481st & 10 at opp 12pass incomplete to Tye Edwards
12:482nd & 10 at opp 12Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Jaiden Ellis-Lahey) to the STMN 17
12:482nd & 15 at opp 17Aidan Dunne run for 6 yds to the STMN 11
12:483rd & 9 at opp 11pass incomplete to Layne Pryor
11:164th & 9 at opp 11Caden Palmer 28 yd FG MISSED
St. Thomas (MN) Touchdown, 9 plays
11:161st & 10 at own 20Abel,Gabriel rush middle (Hewitt,Carter;Langenberg,Tucker).
11:162nd & 10 at own 20Tak Tateoka pass incomplete to Andrew Eichmann, broken up by JJ Dervil
11:163rd & 10 at own 20Gabriel Abel pass complete to Gabriel Abel for 11 yds to the STMN 31 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at own 31Tak Tateoka pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 31 yds to the UNI 38 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 38Tak Tateoka pass complete to Colin Chase for 17 yds to the UNI 21 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 21Hope Adebayo run for 10 yds to the UNI 11 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 11Hope Adebayo run for 1 yd to the UNI 10
11:162nd & 9 at opp 10St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UNI 15
11:162nd & 14 at opp 15Tak Tateoka run for 2 yds to the UNI 13
6:503rd & 12 at opp 13Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 13 yds for a TD (Stephen Shagen KICK)St. Thomas (MN) 7, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:441st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 58 yds , Amauri Pesek-Hickson return for 27 yds to the UNI 34
6:441st & 10 at own 34Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the UNI 38
6:442nd & 6 at own 38Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the UNI 40
6:443rd & 4 at own 40Aidan Dunne pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy, broken up by Joseph Obeto
5:224th & 4 at own 40punt for no gain
St. Thomas (MN) Result not recorded, 5 plays
5:221st & 10 at opp 19Landon Reed run for 5 yds to the UNI 14
4:502nd & 5 at opp 14Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the UNI 12
4:503rd & 3 at opp 12Tak Tateoka run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNI 13
4:504th & 4 at opp 13Stephen Shagen 30 yd FG GOOD St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, illegal formation (Yards) to the UNI 13
3:144th & 4 at opp 13Stephen Shagen 30 yd FG MISSED
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
3:141st & 10 at own 20Tye Edwards run for 3 yds to the UNI 23
3:142nd & 7 at own 23Tye Edwards run for 3 yds to the UNI 26
3:143rd & 4 at own 26Aidan Dunne pass complete to Tysen Kershaw for 9 yds to the UNI 35 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at own 35Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 20 yds to the STMN 45 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at opp 45Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 4 yds to the STMN 41
3:142nd & 6 at opp 41pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Tye Edwards run for 1 yd to the STMN 16
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 16Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 2 yds to the STMN 14
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 14Aidan Dunne pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 11 yds to the STMN 3 for a 1ST down
2nd quarter9 drives, then Tied at 7
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 10Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 10 yds to the STMN 35 for a 1ST down
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
13:031st & goal at opp 3Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 3 yds for a TD (Caden Palmer KICK)Tied at 7
St. Thomas (MN) Result not recorded, 3 plays
13:031st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:031st & 10 at own 25Rostberg,Micahel rush left (Langenberg,Tucker).
13:032nd & 10 at own 25Adebayo,Hope rush left (Langenberg,Tucker;Nunes,Albert).
11:084th & 15 at own 20Elliot Huether punt for 60 yds , JC Roque Jr. returns for 15 yds to the UNI 35 Northern Iowa Penalty, illegal block (Fletcher Marshall Jr.) to the UNI 20
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
11:081st & 10 at own 20Tye Edwards run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 18
11:082nd & 12 at own 18Aidan Dunne pass incomplete, broken up by Luke Herzog
11:083rd & 12 at own 18Aidan Dunne pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 3 yds to the UNI 21
9:284th & 9 at own 21Noah Pettinger punt for 38 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Missed FG, 11 plays
9:281st & 10 at own 41Hope Adebayo run for 8 yds to the STMN 49
9:282nd & 2 at own 49Hope Adebayo run for 22 yds to the UNI 29 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 29Michael Rostberg pass complete to Aiden Carlson for 2 yds to the UNI 27
7:042nd & 8 at opp 27Michael Rostberg pass incomplete to Colin Chase, broken up by JJ Dervil for a 1ST down Northern Iowa Penalty, Defensive holding (Keith Moko) to the UNI 17 for a 1ST down
7:041st & 10 at opp 17Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the UNI 15
7:042nd & 8 at opp 15Hope Adebayo run for 11 yds to the UNI 4 for a 1ST down
7:041st & goal at opp 4Adebayo,Hope rush (Cabral-Martin,Jonathan), PENALTY UST holding (Wagner,Patrick) 10 yards to the UNI-6. St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, Offensive holding (Patrick Wagner) to the UNI 14
7:041st & goal at opp 14Michael Rostberg pass complete to Landon Reed for 6 yds to the UNI 8
4:122nd & goal at opp 8Colin Chase run for a loss of 11 yards to the UNI 19
4:123rd & goal at opp 19Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 7 yds to the UNI 12
2:354th & goal at opp 12Stephen Shagen 29 yd FG MISSED
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:351st & 10 at own 20Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 20 yds to the UNI 40 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at own 40Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Amauri Pesek-Hickson) to the UNI 35
2:351st & 15 at own 35Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 10 yds to the UNI 45
2:352nd & 5 at own 45Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at the 50Aidan Dunne pass complete to Desmond Hutson for 14 yds to the STMN 36 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 36Aidan Dunne pass complete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson for 3 yds to the STMN 33
2:352nd & 7 at opp 33Aidan Dunne pass incomplete to Desmond Hutson, broken up by Joseph Obeto
2:353rd & 7 at opp 33pass incomplete to Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
1:014th & 5 at opp 48Michael Rostberg punt for 38 yds
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 8 plays
0:434th & 7 at opp 33Aidan Dunne pass incomplete to Layne Pryor, broken up by Grif Wurtz
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 5 plays
0:431st & 10 at own 33Michael Rostberg pass complete to Aiden Carlson for 9 yds to the STMN 42
0:432nd & 1 at own 42Michael Rostberg run for 5 yds to the STMN 47 for a 1ST down
0:242nd & 10 at own 47Michael Rostberg pass incomplete to Colin Chase, broken up by Robbie Peterson Jr.
0:243rd & 10 at own 47Gabriel Abel pass complete to Gabriel Abel for 5 yds to the UNI 48
St. Thomas (MN) Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:003rd & 10 at own 25Michael Rostberg sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the STMN 20 St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, Offensive holding (Yards) to the STMN 20
3rd quarter5 drives, then St. Thomas (MN) 10, Northern Iowa 7
Northern Iowa Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 41 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Edwards,Tye rush middle (Warren,C.J;Nelson,Caden).
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 22 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Tye Edwards run for 9 yds to the STMN 44
15:002nd & 1 at opp 44Aidan Dunne pass complete to Layne Pryor for 2 yds to the STMN 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Aidan Dunne pass incomplete to Tysen Kershaw, broken up by Mitchell Schares
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for a loss of 1 yard to the STMN 43
15:003rd & 11 at opp 43pass incomplete to Amauri Pesek-Hickson
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 6 at own 19Michael Rostberg pass complete to Colin Chase for 4 yds to the STMN 23
11:454th & 11 at opp 43Noah Pettinger punt for 43 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Field goal, 12 plays
11:451st & 10 at own 20Adebayo,Hope rush left (Vislisel,Bradley).
11:452nd & 10 at own 20Michael Rostberg pass complete to Hope Adebayo for 5 yds to the STMN 25
11:453rd & 5 at own 25Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 5 yds to the STMN 30 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at own 30Adebayo,Hope rush left (Hewitt,Carter;Belken,Ben).
11:452nd & 10 at own 30Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 13 yds to the STMN 43 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at own 43Michael Rostberg pass incomplete to Colin Chase, broken up by Fletcher Marshall Jr.
11:452nd & 10 at own 43Hope Adebayo run for 10 yds to the UNI 47 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at opp 47Michael Rostberg run for 10 yds to the UNI 37 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at opp 37Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 9 yds to the UNI 28
11:452nd & 1 at opp 28Michael Rostberg sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the UNI 31
11:453rd & 4 at opp 31Hope Adebayo run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 33
3:534th & 6 at opp 33Stephen Shagen 50 yd FG GOODSt. Thomas (MN) 10, Northern Iowa 7
Northern Iowa Punt, 5 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 35Stephen Shagen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:531st & 10 at own 25Tye Edwards run for 12 yds to the UNI 37 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 37Aidan Dunne pass complete to Sergio Morancy for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at the 50pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
3:532nd & 10 at the 50Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 1 yd to the STMN 49
3:533rd & 9 at opp 49pass incomplete to Tysen Kershaw
1:454th & 9 at opp 49Noah Pettinger punt for 34 yds
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 15Adebayo,Hope rush right (Hewitt,Carter;Dervil,JJ).
1:452nd & 10 at own 15Michael Rostberg run for 4 yds to the STMN 19
Q4 14:534th & 2 at own 23Elliot Huether punt for 51 yds
4th quarter8 drives, then Northern Iowa 17, St. Thomas (MN) 10
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 26Tye Edwards run for 5 yds to the UNI 31
14:532nd & 5 at own 31Tye Edwards run for 2 yds to the UNI 33
14:533rd & 3 at own 33Aidan Dunne pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy, broken up by Ryan Calcagno
14:534th & 3 at own 33Northern Iowa Penalty, false start (Mo Olowo) to the UNI 28
13:154th & 8 at own 28Noah Pettinger punt for 50 yds , Eli Paulson returns for 7 yds to the STMN 29
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 3 plays
13:151st & 10 at own 29Hope Adebayo run for 4 yds to the STMN 33
13:152nd & 6 at own 33Michael Rostberg pass complete to Hope Adebayo for a loss of 6 yards to the STMN 27
13:153rd & 12 at own 27Michael Rostberg pass incomplete to Colin Chase, broken up by JJ Dervil
12:104th & 12 at own 27punt for no gain , Tucker Langenberg returns for 6 yds to the STMN 7
Northern Iowa Field goal, 4 plays
12:102nd & goal at opp 2pass incomplete to Sergio Morancy
12:103rd & goal at opp 2Pesek-Hickson,Amauri rush middle (Boucher,Charlie;Warren,C.J).
10:494th & goal at opp 2Caden Palmer 19 yd FG GOODTied at 10
St. Thomas (MN) Punt, 7 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:491st & 10 at own 25Landon Reed run for 3 yds to the STMN 28
10:492nd & 7 at own 28Hope Adebayo run for 9 yds to the STMN 37 for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at own 37Hope Adebayo run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at the 50Hope Adebayo run for 11 yds to the UNI 39 for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at opp 39Michael Rostberg pass complete to Landon Reed for 6 yds to the UNI 33
10:492nd & 4 at opp 33Landon Reed run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNI 35
10:493rd & 6 at opp 35pass incomplete to Colin Chase
6:434th & 6 at opp 35Elliot Huether punt for 25 yds
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
6:431st & 10 at own 10Tye Edwards run for 56 yds to the STMN 34 for a 1ST down
6:431st & 10 at opp 34Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 6 yds to the STMN 28
6:432nd & 4 at opp 28Tye Edwards run for 3 yds to the STMN 25
6:433rd & 1 at opp 25Edwards,Tye rush middle (Obeto,Joseph;Calcagno,Ryan).
6:434th & 1 at opp 25for a 1ST down St. Thomas-Minnesota Penalty, substitution infraction (5 Yards) to the STMN 20 for a 1ST down
6:431st & 10 at opp 20Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 5 yds to the STMN 15
2:572nd & 5 at opp 15Tye Edwards run for 5 yds Tye Edwards fumbled, recovered by UNI Amauri Pesek-Hickson for a TD Amauri Pesek-Hickson run for 10 yds (Caden Palmer KICK)Northern Iowa 17, St. Thomas (MN) 10
St. Thomas (MN) Turnover on downs, 10 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 35Caden Palmer kickoff for 64 yds , Eli Paulson return for 24 yds to the STMN 25
2:471st & 10 at own 25Hope Adebayo run for 2 yds to the STMN 27
2:472nd & 8 at own 27Hope Adebayo run for 5 yds to the STMN 32
2:473rd & 3 at own 32Hope Adebayo run for 5 yds to the STMN 37 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at own 37Michael Rostberg pass complete to Andrew Eichmann for 5 yds to the STMN 42
2:472nd & 5 at own 42Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 5 yds to the STMN 47 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at own 47Michael Rostberg pass complete to Patrick Wagner for 21 yds to the UNI 32 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 32pass incomplete to Andrew Eichmann
0:322nd & 10 at opp 32Michael Rostberg pass incomplete to Andrew Eichmann, broken up by Fletcher Marshall Jr.
0:143rd & 10 at opp 32pass incomplete to Luke Schuler
0:084th & 10 at opp 32pass incomplete to Andrew Eichmann
Northern Iowa Result not recorded, 1 play
0:081st & 10 at own 32Aidan Dunne run for a loss of 1 yard to the STMN 7
Northern Iowa Field goal, 4 plays
0:081st & goal at opp 7Aidan Dunne pass complete to Layne Pryor for 5 yds to the STMN 2

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.

Northern Iowa leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2024Northern Iowa 17, St. Thomas (MN) 10
2021Northern Iowa 44, St. Thomas (MN) 3

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