| St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football | |||
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| First season | 1904 | ||
| Athletic director | Phil Esten | ||
| Head coach | Glenn Caruso 14th season, 144–25 (.852) | ||
| Stadium | O'Shaughnessy Stadium (capacity: 5,025) | ||
| Field surface | Turf | ||
| Location | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||
| Conference | Pioneer Football League | ||
| All-time record | 593–239–24 (.707) | ||
| Conference titles | 22 Division III: 21 Division I: 1 | ||
| Rivalries | |||
| Colors | Purple and gray[1] | ||
| Mascot | Tommies | ||
| Website | tommiesports.com | ||
The St. Thomas Tommies football program represents University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Football began at the university in the late 1890s and the first official varsity intercollegiate games were played in 1904.[2] St. Thomas was a charter member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, formed in 1920.[3] The Tommies also appeared at the 1949 Cigar Bowl.[4] In 2019, the MIAC announced that St. Thomas would be "involuntarily removed" from the conference at the end of the spring 2021 athletic season citing "athletic competitive parity" concerns.[5][6] St. Thomas received approval from the NCAA to begin competing at the NCAA Division I FCS level as a member of the Pioneer Football League starting with the 2021 season and became the first program to jump from NCAA Division III to Division I FCS.[7]
- ^ "Athletic Brand Standards – The University of St. Thomas". March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Football Program Overview". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "MIAC Member Schools". Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Gene's Blog: 75 years later, the Cigar Bowl remembered". The University of St. Thomas. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "St. Thomas 'Involuntarily' Removed From MIAC". CBS News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Vannini, Chris (May 22, 2019). "The school that won too much: Why St. Thomas was 'involuntarily removed' from the MIAC". The Athletic. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2020.