Northern Michigan Wildcats at St. Thomas Tommies: 14–56 Final — Box Score & Game Stats | CF Reference

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FINAL SCORE

Northern Michigan

0-3

14

–

St. Thomas

2-1

56

Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET

O'Shaughnessy Stadium · Attendance 3,163

CF REFERENCE · CALCULATED CONTEXT

Put the final score in perspective.

St. Thomas finished 42 points ahead. The teams combined for 70 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.

The reported halftime score was Northern Michigan 7, St. Thomas 35. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, St. Thomas outscored its opponent in 3 and Northern Michigan in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.

How these comparisons are calculated ↗

QUARTER BY QUARTER

Line score


Northern Michigan	7	0	7	0	14
St. Thomas	15	20	0	21	56

THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS

Team statistics


1st Downs	18	27
3rd down efficiency	3-15	5-11
4th down efficiency	2-3	1-1
Total Yards	328	496
Passing	159	311
Comp/Att	13/25	18/30
Yards per pass	6.4	10.4
Rushing	169	185
Rushing Attempts	43	40
Yards per rush	3.9	4.6
Penalties	7-50	9-84
Turnovers	4	1
Fumbles lost	3	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	31:51	28:09

PLAYER BOX SCORE

Northern Michigan Wildcats

passing


Liam Oczkowski	11/17	122	7.2	1	1
Duke Shovald	2/8	37	4.6	1	0

rushing


Noah Dobert	27	142	5.3	0	37
Noah Hofmann	10	20	2.0	0	7
Liam Oczkowski	4	7	1.8	0	10
Nico Lukkarinen	1	2	2.0	0	2
Duke Shovald	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

receiving


Wilson Ptacek	3	60	20.0	2	30
Trevor Theuerkauf	5	40	8.0	0	14
Sebastian Boyea	3	32	10.7	0	17
Isaac Olson	1	18	18.0	0	18
Lachlin Acker	1	9	9.0	0	9

fumbles


Noah Dobert	2	2	0
Liam Oczkowski	1	1	0

defensive


Jax Hertel	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Pralle	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jace Miller	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Simon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan McGraw	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Will Graffin	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tyler Carnell	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Schmitt	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Murphy Monreal	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Gauthier	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damarcus Chappell	2	2	1	2	0	0	0
Luc Damiani	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Jones	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Markiss Nelson	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Andrew Stewart	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Price	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Pepsnik	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Schultz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Hofmann	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Wade	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jwan Eastland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Lukkarinen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Battley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Corey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kayden Meverden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

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interceptions


Jax Hertel	1	0	0

kickReturns


Noah Hofmann	1	21	21.0	21	0
Wilson Ptacek	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

kicking


Sawyer McLinden	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

punting


Liam Rubino	3	90	30.0	0	0	31
Nicholas Gruesen	2	74	37.0	0	0	55
Team	1	41	41.0	0	0	41

PLAYER BOX SCORE

St. Thomas Tommies

passing


Nick Peipert	15/27	270	10.0	2	1
Jack Wallace	3/3	41	13.7	1	0

rushing


Gabriel Abel	8	44	5.5	3	14
Noah Long	9	44	4.9	0	10
Joseph Koch	6	40	6.7	0	13
Mordecai Ford	6	28	4.7	0	18
Jack Wallace	1	9	9.0	0	9
Owen Barkley	1	9	9.0	0	9
Pierce McCrary	1	7	7.0	0	7
Nick Peipert	4	5	1.3	1	11
Elijah Johnson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Kaleb Rector	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Quentin Cobb-Butler	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

receiving


Pierce McCrary	3	69	23.0	0	32
Eli Paulson	5	64	12.8	0	19
Quentin Cobb-Butler	3	50	16.7	1	32
Mordecai Ford	2	33	16.5	0	17
Joseph Koch	1	28	28.0	0	28
Stefano Giovannelli	1	26	26.0	1	26
Ben Buesgens	2	24	12.0	0	15
Owen Lyons	1	17	17.0	1	17

fumbles


Rod Finley	0	0	1
Evan Tyler	0	0	1
Malachi Boadi-Aboagye	0	0	1

defensive


Nash Tichy	11	5	0	0	0	0	0
Will Carlson	8	5	0	0.5	0	0	0
Will Seymour	7	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Boucher	6	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Noah Kalipe	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Richter	5	2	0	1.5	0	0	0
Evan Tyler	4	1	1	2	0	0	0
Mitchell Schares	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Peyton Himley	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Owens	3	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Malachi Boadi-Aboagye	3	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Michael Kelecic	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Finley	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Rowe	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Shaughnessy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Helfmann	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
CJ Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Caruso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rocco DiLeonardi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milan Bobda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Adamski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Quadri	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Franklin	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

interceptions


Peyton Himley	1	0	0

kickReturns


Mordecai Ford	1	24	24.0	24	0
Bryan Domino	1	18	18.0	18	0

puntReturns


Eli Paulson	2	35	17.5	18	0
Jacob Hartman	1	6	6.0	6	0

kicking


Ben Hoiland	2/2	100.0	50	4/4	10
Aidan Macke	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

punting


Aidan Macke	2	86	43.0	0	0	45
Landen Sturges	1	48	48.0	0	1	48

HOW IT HAPPENED

Scoring summary


1	10:52	Gabriel Abel 14 Yd Run (Ben Hoiland Kick)	0 – 7
1	8:02	Stefano Giovannelli 26 Yd pass from Nick Peipert (Noah Long Run for Two-Point Conversion)	0 – 15
1	0:09	Wilson Ptacek 30 Yd pass from Duke Shovald (Sawyer McLinden Kick)	7 – 15
2	6:01	Gabriel Abel 4 Yd Run (Ben Hoiland Kick)	7 – 22
2	4:48	Nick Peipert 9 Yd Run (Ben Hoiland Kick)	7 – 29
2	2:28	Ben Hoiland 33 Yd Field Goal	7 – 32
2	0:42	Ben Hoiland 50 Yd Field Goal	7 – 35
3	2:30	Wilson Ptacek 27 Yd pass from Liam Oczkowski (Sawyer McLinden Kick)	14 – 35
4	14:54	Gabriel Abel 8 Yd Run (Aidan Macke Kick)	14 – 42
4	10:22	Quentin Cobb-Butler 32 Yd pass from Nick Peipert (Aidan Macke Kick)	14 – 49
4	5:40	Owen Lyons 17 Yd pass from Jack Wallace (Ben Hoiland Kick)	14 – 56

ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:45 AM UTCData methodology