University of St. Thomas Athletics
9-1
St. Olaf
4-6
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UST | 28 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 97 |
| St. Olaf College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Football gets shutout, ties MIAC wins record
11/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
No. 4-ranked St. Thomas picked off four passes and used two return touchdowns to help fuel a 97-0 win in Saturday's MIAC football contest at St. Olaf.
The Tommies (9-1 overall, 8-0 MIAC) ran their win streak to eight and tied a record for consecutive conference victories with 28, all since late in the 2014 season. St. John's won 28 in a row in a span from 2000-04.
St. Thomas gained 667 yards as QB Jacques Perra threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns, and Josh Parks had his second consecutive 100-yard rushing game.
The Tommie defense held the Oles to 71 total yards on 61 plays, including just nine net rushing yards on 26 carries.
The Tommie offense scored touchdowns on its first 11 drives and replaced its starters just after halftime.
St. Thomas converted a fourth-down chance deep in its own territory and turned it into an 80-yard TD pass from Perra to Jackson Finn to open the scoring. Mark Dowdle returned a deflected punt 25 yards for a TD in the second quarter. Michael Franzese had a 38-yard interception return for a first-quarter TD. Perra had a 60-yard TD pass to Gabe Green as the Toms outgained the Oles 380-50 in the first half.
St. Thomas won the solo MIAC title for the sixth time in the last eight years.
UST has already secured an NCAA playoff spot and will learn its postseason bracket on Sunday when the Division III national playoff field is announced at 4:30 p.m.
Team Stats
UST 6, STO 0
UST - Jackson Finn 80 yd pass from Jacques Perra (BryanSteinsapir rushfailed) 7 plays, 99 yards, TOP 2:47
UST 14, STO 0
UST - Josh Parks 22 yd run (Stephen Wagner rush), 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:18
UST 21, STO 0
UST - Jeremy Molina 1 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kick), 3 plays, 18 yards, TOP 0:23
UST 28, STO 0
UST - MichaelFranzese 39 yd interception (BryanSteinsapir kick)
UST 35, STO 0
UST - Stephen Wagner 3 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kick), 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:24
UST 43, STO 0
UST - Tucker Trettel 2 yd run (Dylan Andrew pass), 10 plays, 41 yards, TOP 4:00
UST 50, STO 0
UST - Mark Dowdle 25 yd punt return (BryanSteinsapir kick)
UST 57, STO 0
UST - Gabe Green 61 yd pass from Jacques Perra (BryanSteinsapir kick) 1 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:12
UST 64, STO 0
UST - Josh Parks 15 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kick), 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 0:44
UST 71, STO 0
UST - Luke Iverson 9 yd pass from Jacques Perra (BryanSteinsapir kick) 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 2:27
UST 78, STO 0
UST - Stephen Wagner 16 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:51
UST 84, STO 0
UST - Stephen Wagner 25 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kickblocked), 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:56
UST 91, STO 0
UST - Tom Loeffler 10 yd run (BryanSteinsapir kick), 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:14
UST 97, STO 0
UST - Jaxson Lind 5 yd run (Carter Schmitz kickfailed), 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:53
