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St Thomas Beat N Michigan 56-14 Behind Nick Peipert's 270 Passing Yards

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 12, 2026

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The St. Thomas Tommies routed the Northern Michigan Wildcats 56-14 at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, MN on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in FCS college football Week 2 action.

St Thomas led 35-7 at halftime. The fourth quarter swung it: St Thomas outscored its opponent 21-0.

St Thomas moves to 2-1, while N Michigan falls to 0-3.

Top performers

• Liam Oczkowski (NMI, QB): 11/17, 122 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Noah Dobert (NMI, RB): 27 CAR, 142 YDS
• Wilson Ptacek (NMI, WR): 3 REC, 60 YDS, 2 TD
• Nick Peipert (STMN, QB): 15/27, 270 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Gabriel Abel (STMN, RB): 8 CAR, 44 YDS, 3 TD
• Pierce McCrary (STMN, WR): 3 REC, 69 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:52STMNGabriel Abel 14 Yd Run0-7
2. Q1 8:02STMNStefano Giovannelli 26 Yd pass from Nick Peipert0-15
3. Q1 0:09NMIWilson Ptacek 30 Yd pass from Duke Shovald7-15
4. Q2 6:01STMNGabriel Abel 4 Yd Run7-22
5. Q2 4:48STMNNick Peipert 9 Yd Run7-29
6. Q2 2:28STMNBen Hoiland 33 Yd Field Goal7-32
7. Q2 0:42STMNBen Hoiland 50 Yd Field Goal7-35
8. Q3 2:30NMIWilson Ptacek 27 Yd pass from Liam Oczkowski14-35
9. Q4 14:54STMNGabriel Abel 8 Yd Run14-42
10. Q4 10:22STMNQuentin Cobb-Butler 32 Yd pass from Nick Peipert14-49
11. Q4 5:40STMNOwen Lyons 17 Yd pass from Jack Wallace14-56

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