University of St. Thomas Athletics
Hamline
Record home scoring day for Football
10/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
No. 7-ranked St. Thomas received scoring from 13 different players and set a school record for home-field points in Saturday's 78-7 MIAC football victory over Hamline at Palmer Field in O'Shaughnessy Stadium.
A Homecoming crowd of 4,528 watched the Tommies (6-0 overall, 4-0 MIAC) score on the game's third play to set the tone. The previous St. Thomas scoring best on campus was 77 points in a 1910 home victory over Pillsbury Academy.
Ten different UST players scored its 11 touchdowns on a day the Tommies surged to a 50-0 halftime lead. St. Thomas has outscored six opponents by a 185-7 margin in the first half this season.
The Tommie defense recorded nine pass break-ups; had nine tackles for loss and five other tackles for no gain; held HU to 1-of-16 on third and fourth downs; and forced 10 punts.
UST's Glenn Caruso, who was playing his 50th home game in his eight-year era as head coach, improved to 8-0 in Homecoming games and 46-4 overall at Palmer Field.
John Gould threw four touchdown passes and 293 yards; Nick Waldvogel had a career-best 155 receiving yards; Jordan Roberts rushed 20 times for 107 yards and his fourth consecutive game of 100 or better; and senior kicker Paul Graupner tied a school record going 9-for-9 in PAT kicks.
The Pipers (2-4, 0-4) played without injured senior RB Austin Duncan, the school career rushing leader. Hamline scored on a 70-yard pass from QB Justice Spriggs to Naji El-Araby in the third quarter.
Moments later, UST junior Joe Reed took the ensuing kickoff and raced 85 yards to the end zone, with several broken tackles. UST earlier recorded a Wolfgang Dvorak blocked punt and it was recovered in the end zone for a TD by Dylan Andrew. Those are the 30th and 31st return touchdowns of the Caruso era.
St. Thomas is home Oct. 24 to face Bethel.
