2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team

2021 St. Thomas Tommies football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record7–3 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBruce Carpenter (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorWallie Kuchinski (13 season)
Home stadiumO'Shaughnessy Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson +^   7 1     8 3  
San Diego +   7 1     7 4  
St. Thomas (MN)*   6 2     7 3  
Morehead State   6 2     7 4  
Marist   5 3     5 5  
Dayton   5 3     6 4  
Valparaiso   4 4     4 7  
Stetson   2 6     4 7  
Drake   1 7     2 9  
Butler   1 7     3 8  
Presbyterian   0 8     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

The 2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team represented the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Glenn Caruso, the Tommies compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the PFL. St. Thomas played home games at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]

This was the St. Thomas's first season competing at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level after transitioning from NCAA Division III. The 2020 season was initially postponed to the spring of 2021 and then canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

  1. ^ Christensen, Joe; Ryan, Megan (July 16, 2020). "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "How the MIAC's Decision to Play Football in the Spring Impacts the Johnnie-Tommie Game". Zone Coverage. July 21, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.