College Football · FCS · Week 3 · Recap
St Thomas Beat Southern Utah 28-26 Behind Gabriel Abel's 130-Yard Day
The St. Thomas Tommies edged the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 28-26 at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, MN on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in FCS college football Week 3 action.
St Thomas led 21-17 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: St Thomas outscored its opponent 14-7.
St Thomas moves to 3-1, while Southern Utah falls to 1-3.
Top performers
Will Burns (SUU, QB): 20/28, 221 YDS, 1 TD
Floyd Chalk (SUU, RB): 26 CAR, 118 YDS
Mark Bails (SUU, WR): 4 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD
Nick Peipert (STMN, QB): 15/28, 236 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Gabriel Abel (STMN, RB): 18 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD
Quentin Cobb-Butler (STMN, WR): 4 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
- Q1 9:29STMNQuentin Cobb-Butler 63 Yd pass from Nick Peipert0-7
- Q1 5:15SUUJayden Rogers 20 Yd Field Goal3-7
- Q1 5:01SUUParker Vance 29 Yd Interception Return10-7
- Q2 8:02STMNJoseph Koch 1 Yd Run10-14
- Q2 2:57SUUWill Burns 9 Yd Run17-14
- Q2 0:00STMNNick Peipert 1 Yd Run17-21
- Q3 9:37STMNGabriel Abel 78 Yd Run17-28
- Q3 3:47SUUJayden Rogers 22 Yd Field Goal20-28
- Q4 0:24SUUMark Bails 18 Yd pass from Will Burns26-28
Team stats
| SUU | STMN | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 367 | 421 |
| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Third down | 4-14 | 6-15 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |