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2021 St. Thomas (MN)

7–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

St. Thomas (MN) in 2021, game by game: won at Michigan Tech 12–9; lost at Northern Iowa 3–44; won vs. Butler 36–0; lost at San Diego 24–27; won vs. Valparaiso 20–13; won at Stetson 38–7; won vs. Marist 27–7; lost at Davidson 15–42; won at Drake 21–14; won vs. Presbyterian 54–15+39−41Won 12–9 at Michigan Tech+3Michigan TechLost 3–44 at Northern Iowa-41Northern IowaWon 36–0 vs. Butler+36ButlerLost 24–27 at San Diego-3San DiegoWon 20–13 vs. Valparaiso+7ValparaisoWon 38–7 at Stetson+31StetsonWon 27–7 vs. Marist+20MaristLost 15–42 at Davidson-27DavidsonWon 21–14 at Drake+7DrakeWon 54–15 vs. Presbyterian+39Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMichigan TechW 12–⁠921%
Sep 18atNorthern IowaL 3–⁠447%
Sep 25vsButlerW 36–⁠029%
Oct 2atSan DiegoL 24–⁠2720%
Oct 9vsValparaisoW 20–⁠1340%
Oct 16atStetsonW 38–⁠729%
Oct 30vsMaristW 27–⁠745%
Nov 6atDavidsonL 15–⁠4217%
Nov 13atDrakeW 21–⁠1437%
Nov 20vsPresbyterianW 54–⁠1572%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Presbyterian 54–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 7 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠178
Coach
—
Elo
1207 +219 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.5 No. 80 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bruce Carpenter
Defensive coordinator
Wallie Kuchinski

2021 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson7–⁠18–⁠3
San Diego7–⁠17–⁠4
St. Thomas (MN)6–⁠27–⁠3
Morehead State6–⁠27–⁠4
Dayton5–⁠36–⁠4
Marist5–⁠35–⁠5
Valparaiso4–⁠44–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠64–⁠7
Butler1–⁠73–⁠8
Drake1–⁠72–⁠9
Presbyterian0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.