St. Thomas wins Pioneer title with 27-13 victory over Butler | |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Quarterback Cade Sexauer ran for two touchdowns, Yusef Leak returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown, and St. Thomas of Minnesota won the Pioneer Football League championship with a 27-13 victory over Butler on Saturday. The Tommies won the league championship in their second year as a Division I member. They are not yet eligible for the FCS playoffs. Sexauer opened the scoring with a 2-yard run and Leak later raced 66 yards with the blocked kick to give St. Thomas a 14-0 first-quarter lead. The Tommies led 14-0 at halftime and added two Stephan Shagen field goals and a 1-yard Sexauer TD run in the second half. MORE |
Leaders | |||||
Passing Yards: | B. Bushka | 2377 | |||
Passing TDs: | B. Bushka | 20 | |||
Rushing Yards: | B. Bushka | 627 | |||
Rushing TDs: | B. Bushka | 5 | |||
Receiving Yards: | T. Adams | 689 | |||
Receiving TDs: | L. Wooten | 6 | |||
Interceptions: | None |
Schedule 2022 | ||||
Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
9/3 | vs. St. Thomas (FL) | W 31 - 26 | ||
9/10 | vs. Taylor University | W 45 - 10 | ||
9/17 | at South Dakota State | L 17 - 45 | ||
10/1 | at Davidson | L 0 - 31 | ||
10/8 | vs. Dayton | W 31 - 0 | ||
10/15 | at Valparaiso | W 26 - 25 | ||
10/22 | vs. Marist | W 31 - 10 | ||
10/29 | vs. Morehead State | W 56 - 20 | ||
11/5 | at San Diego | W 26 - 23 | ||
11/12 | at Drake | L 24 - 27 | ||
11/19 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | L 13 - 27 |
Pioneer League | ||||||||||||
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN) | 8-0 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
Davidson | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
Dayton | 6-2 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
Butler | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
San Diego | 4-3 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4-4 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
Drake | 3-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
Stetson | 2-5 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
Morehead State | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
Yards: | 4173 (48) | ||||
Passing Yards: | 2392 (61) | ||||
Rushing Yards: | 1781 (50) | ||||
Points per game: | 27.3 (54) | ||||
Yards per game: | 379.4 (49) | ||||
Touchdowns: | 37 (44) | ||||
Field Goals: | 12 (36) |
Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
Yards: | 3960 (40) | ||||
Passing Yards: | 2242 (31) | ||||
Rushing Yards: | 1718 (49) | ||||
Points per game: | 22.2 (28) | ||||
Yards per game: | 360.0 (50) | ||||
Touchdowns: | 31 (27) | ||||
Field Goals: | 9 (42) |