| St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football | |||
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| First season | 1904; 121 years ago (1904) | ||
| Athletic director | Phil Esten | ||
| Head coach | Glenn Caruso 16th season, 157–34 (.822) | ||
| Stadium | O'Shaughnessy Stadium (capacity: 5,025) | ||
| Location | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Pioneer Football League[a] | ||
| All-time record | 593–239–24 (.707) | ||
| Claimed national titles | |||
| 0 | |||
| Conference titles | |||
| '22 Division III: 21 Division I: 1' | |||
| Rivalries | |||
| Colors | Purple and gray[1] | ||
| Mascot | Tommies | ||
| Website | tommiesports.com | ||
TheSt. Thomas Tommies football program representsUniversity of St. Thomas inSaint Paul, Minnesota. Football began at the university in the late 1890s and the first official varsity intercollegiate games were played in 1904.[2] St. Thomas was a charter member of theMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, formed in 1920.[3] The Tommies also appeared at the 1949Cigar Bowl.[4] In 2019, the MIAC announced that St. Thomas would be "involuntarily removed" from the conference at the end of the spring 2021 athletic season citing "athletic competitive parity" concerns.[5][6] St. Thomas received approval from theNCAA to begin competing at theNCAA Division I FCS level as a member of thePioneer Football League starting with the2021 season and became the first program to jump fromNCAA Division III directly to Division I FCS.[7]
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922† | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-III) | Joe Brandy | 8–1 | 4–0 |
| 1929 | Joe Boland | 7–2 | 4–2 | |
| 1930† | 7–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 1939 | Nic Musty | 5–3 | 4–1 | |
| 1941 | Willie Walsh | 7–1 | 5–0 | |
| 1942† | 8–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 1946† | Frank Deig | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| 1947† | 4–3 | 4–0 | ||
| 1948† | 7–1–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 1949 | 6–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 1956 | 8–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 1973† | DuWayne Deitz | 9–1 | 6–1 | |
| 1979† | 6–3 | 6–2 | ||
| 1983 | Mark Dienhart | 9–2 | 9–0 | |
| 1990† | Vic Wallace | 8–3–1 | 7–2 | |
| 2010 | Glenn Caruso | 12–1 | 8–0 | |
| 2011 | 13–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 2012 | 14–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 2015 | 14–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 2016 | 12–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 2017 | 11–2 | 8–0 | ||
| 2019† | 8–2 | 7–1 | ||
| 2022* | Pioneer Football League (D-I FCS) | 10–1 | 8–0 |
† Co-champions
* Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition fromNCAA Division III
The Tommies made nineappearances in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with a combined record of 20–9.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | First round | UW–Whitewater | W, 24–23 |
| Quarterfinals | Central (IA) | L, 32–33 | |
| 2009 | First round | Monmouth (IL) | W, 43–21 |
| Second round | Coe | W, 34–7 | |
| Quarterfinals | Linfield | L, 20–31 | |
| 2010 | First round | Benedictine (IL) | W, 57–10 |
| Second round | Linfield | W, 24–172OT | |
| Quarterfinals | Bethel (MN) | L, 7–12 | |
| 2011 | First round | St. Scholastica | W, 48–2 |
| Second round | Monmouth (IL) | W, 38–10 | |
| Quarterfinals | St. John Fisher | W, 45–10 | |
| Semifinals | UW–Whitewater | L, 0–20 | |
| 2012 | First round | St. Norbert | W, 48–17 |
| Second round | Elmhurst | W, 24–17 | |
| Quarterfinals | Hobart | W, 47–7 | |
| Semifinals | UW–Oshkosh | W, 28–14 | |
| Stagg Bowl | Mount Union | L, 10–28 | |
| 2014 | First round | Wartburg | L, 31–37 |
| 2015 | First round | La Verne | W, 57–14 |
| Second round | St. John's (MN) | W, 38–19 | |
| Quarterfinals | Wabash | W, 38–7 | |
| Semifinals | Linfield | W, 38–17 | |
| Stagg Bowl | Mount Union | L, 35–49 | |
| 2016 | First round | Northwestern (MN) | W, 43–0 |
| Second round | Coe | W, 55–6 | |
| Quarterfinals | UW–Oshkosh | L, 31–34 | |
| 2017 | First Round | Eureka | W, 47–8 |
| Second Round | Berry (GA) | W, 29–13 | |
| Quarterfinals | Mary Hardin–Baylor | L, 10–24 |
Future non-conference opponents announced as of May 8, 2025.[8]
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
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| Lindenwood | @North Dakota | Harvard | ||
| @Idaho | Northern Michigan | |||
| @Northern Michigan | Southern Utah | |||
| @North Dakota State |
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