2021 St. Thomas Tommies football team

American college football season

2021 Pioneer Football League standings
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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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	St. Francis (IL)*	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		Cancelled
September 11	12:10 p.m.	at Michigan Tech*	Sherman Field Houghton, MI		W 12–9	1,660
September 18	4:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 3–44	5,124
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Butler	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		W 36–0	5,051
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		L 24–27	1,097
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		W 20–13	7,433
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 38–7	1,169
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Marist	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		W 27–7	3,215
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		L 15–42	3,912
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	W 21–14	1,878
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		W 54–15	3,245
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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"Football Sets First D-I Non-Conference Opponents". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
"Tech Football Announces 2021 Fall Schedule". Michigan Tech Athletics. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

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