2026 · Week 1Final

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

Winona State at St. Thomas (MN)

WSWinona State

St. Thomas (MN)TommiesPioneer Football League

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Game details

Kickoff: Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Winona State at St. Thomas (MN)
Venue: O'Shaughnessy Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Winona State	0	3	0	6	9
St. Thomas (MN)	0	6	3	6	15

Excitement index: 5.79
Winona State final win probability: 6.9%
St. Thomas (MN) final win probability: 93.1%

Full comparison

Team stats

Winona StateSt. Thomas (MN)

First downs: 15; 14
Third-down efficiency: 5-13; 6-14
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-0; 0-0
Total yards: 260; 322
Passing yards: 116; 166
Completions / attempts: 13-25; 13-22
Yards per pass: 4.6; 7.5
Rushing Yards: 144; 156
Rushing Attempts: 33; 35
Yards per rush: 4.4; 4.5
Penalties / yards: 3-18; 4-50
Turnovers: 1; 0
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 1; 0
Time of possession: 30:08; 29:52
Passes defended: 0; 3
QB hurries: 2; 4
Sacks: 0; 3
Tackles: 31; 26
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 3; 10
Total fumbles: 1; 1
Fumbles recovered: 0; 0
Kicking Points: 3; 3
Kick returns: 3; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 56; 18
Passing touchdowns: 0; 1
Punt returns: 2; 2
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 0; 5
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 1
Passes Intercepted: —; 1
Interception TDs: —; 0
Interception Yards: —; -1

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Winona State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jackson Flottmeyer	13/25	116	4.6	0	1

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Anthony Policare	13/22	166	7.5	1	0

Rushing

Winona State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahmani Muhammad	14	75	5.4	1	22
Jackson Flottmeyer	11	42	3.8	0	14
Noah Smith	5	28	5.6	0	8
Isaiah Beale	3	-1	-0.3	0	5

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gabriel Abel	13	75	5.8	0	14
Anthony Policare	16	73	4.6	1	18
Noah Long	1	6	6.0	0	6
Mordecai Ford	4	3	0.8	0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Winona State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
James Durst	5	54	10.8	24
Deion Prolo	2	38	19.0	34
Rollin George III	1	10	10.0	10
Jake Schultz	3	9	3.0	4
Austin Johnston	1	3	3.0	3
Julius Clark	1	2	2.0	2

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Luke Schuler	2	48	24.0	0	47
Quentin Cobb-Butler	1	39	39.0	0	39
Pierce McCrary	5	36	7.2	1	21
Mordecai Ford	2	22	11.0	0	15
Eli Paulson	2	11	5.5	0	10
Patrick Wagner	1	10	10.0	0	10

Fumbles

Winona State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jackson Flottmeyer	1	0	0

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Anthony Policare	1	0	0

Defensive

Winona State

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR
Brent Jeske	8	6	1	0
Ethan Doucette	8	5	0	0
Santana English	6	4	0.5	0
David Nies	6	3	1	0
Jacob Anderson	5	3	0	0
Sidney Green	5	2	0	0
Maxwell Mengel	5	1	0	0
Blake Schraufnagel	4	3	0	0
Caleb Jannsen	4	0	0	1
Brady Foster	3	1	0	0
Wesley Wollan	3	1	0.5	0
Patrick Curtin	2	0	0	0
Kevin Lewis	1	1	0	0
Charlie Renner	1	1	0	0
Jayden Schold	1	0	0	0
Morgan McKnight	1	0	0	0
Jamison Klein	0	0	0	1

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Rod Finley	8	3	0	0	0	0
Peyton Himley	6	4	0	1.5	1	0
Mitchell Schares	6	2	1	1.5	1	0
Will Seymour	6	1	0	0.5	0	1
Walker Owens	5	2	0.5	2	0	0
Nash Tichy	4	3	0	0	0	0
Charlie Boucher	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jackson Powers	3	2	0	0	1	0
Sam Shaughnessy	3	2	0	1	0	1
Rocco DiLeonardi	3	1	0	1	0	0
Malachi Boadi	2	2	0	1	0	0
Kyle Winchester	2	1	0	0	0	0
Aidan Adamski	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
James Kingsbury	2	0	0	0	0	1
Matthew Amofa	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Hoiland	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bakari Edwards	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Mitchell Nigro	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	1

Kick returns

Winona State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Noah Smith	3	56	18.7	38	0

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mordecai Ford	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt returns

Winona State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Austin Johnston	2	0	0.0	0	0

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eli Paulson	2	5	2.5	5	0

Kicking

Winona State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan Swanstrom	1/1	100.0	32	0/1	3

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ben Hoiland	1/1	100.0	31	0/0	3
Anthony Policare	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0
Pierce McCrary	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punting

Winona State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Duncan Schuette	4	151	37.8	1	0	44
Ben Burgess	3	119	39.7	1	0	45

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Anthony Policare	4	121	30.3	1	1	43
Aidan Macke	3	119	39.7	0	0	47

Interceptions

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Peyton Himley	1	-1	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Winona StateSt. Thomas (MN)

Total predicted points added

Plays: 60; 58
Overall · Total: -0.2; 11.1
Overall · Q1: -0.9; -0.2
Overall · Q2: 2.5; 6.3
Overall · Q3: -3.3; 3.1
Overall · Q4: 1.5; 1.8
Passing · Total: -4; 4.9
Passing · Q1: -1.7; -0.1
Passing · Q2: 3.1; 3.7
Passing · Q3: -2.2; -1.7
Passing · Q4: -3.2; 2.9
Rushing · Total: 4.7; 7.1
Rushing · Q1: 1.5; -0.1
Rushing · Q2: -0.4; 2.6
Rushing · Q3: -1.1; 5.7
Rushing · Q4: 4.7; -1.1

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 0.98; 1.03
Overall · Q1: 0.65; 1.01
Overall · Q2: 1.46; 0.96
Overall · Q3: 0.52; 0.84
Overall · Q4: 1.2; 3.61

Field position

Average starting field position: 75.6; 72.5
Average starting predicted points: 1.05; 1.22

Havoc

Total: 6.9%; 25%
Front Seven: 6.9%; 18.3%
Defensive backs: 0%; 6.7%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 60; 58
Overall · Total: -0; 0.19
Overall · Q1: -0.06; -0.01
Overall · Q2: 0.17; 0.49
Overall · Q3: -0.33; 0.15
Overall · Q4: 0.07; 0.18
Passing · Total: -0.15; 0.22
Passing · Q1: -0.29; -0.01
Passing · Q2: 0.35; 0.63
Passing · Q3: -0.45; -0.21
Passing · Q4: -0.46; 0.97
Rushing · Total: 0.15; 0.2
Rushing · Q1: 0.21; -0.01
Rushing · Q2: -0.08; 0.37
Rushing · Q3: -0.22; 0.47
Rushing · Q4: 0.34; -0.15

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 60%
Stuff Rate: 25.8%; 17.1%
Line Yards: 89; 116
Line Yards Average: 2.9; 3.3
Second Level Yards: 50; 34
Second Level Yards Average: 1.6; 1
Open Field Yards: 26; 12
Open Field Yards Average: 0.8; 0.3

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 6; 4
Points: 10; 10
Points Per Opportunity: 1.67; 2.5

Success rates

Overall · Total: 38.3%; 44.8%
Overall · Q1: 42.9%; 50%
Overall · Q2: 26.7%; 61.5%
Overall · Q3: 40%; 47.6%
Overall · Q4: 42.9%; 10%
Standard Downs · Total: 45%; 53.5%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q2: 37.5%; 72.7%
Standard Downs · Q3: 42.9%; 62.5%
Standard Downs · Q4: 46.2%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Total: 25%; 20%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 75%
Passing Downs · Q2: 14.3%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q3: 33.3%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q4: 37.5%; 0%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabriel Abel	RB	22.4%	14.3%	15.4%	28.6%	30%	37.1%	0%
Patrick Wagner	TE	1.7%	7.1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.5%
Bryan Domino	WR	1.7%	7.1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.5%
Anthony Policare	QB	63.8%	78.6%	61.5%	57.1%	60%	42.9%	100%
Eli Paulson	WR	3.4%	0%	7.7%	4.8%	0%	0%	9.1%
Luke Schuler	TE	3.4%	0%	0%	0%	20%	0%	9.1%
Quentin Cobb-Butler	WR	12.1%	14.3%	15.4%	14.3%	0%	0%	31.8%
Noah Long	RB	1.7%	0%	7.7%	0%	0%	2.9%	0%
Pierce McCrary	WR	12.1%	7.1%	15.4%	14.3%	10%	0%	31.8%
Mordecai Ford	RB	10.3%	7.1%	15.4%	14.3%	0%	11.4%	9.1%

Average player PPA

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabriel Abel	RB	0.35	0.43	-0.38	0.88	-0.26	0.35	0
Patrick Wagner	TE	1.12	1.12	—	—	—	0	1.12
Bryan Domino	WR	-1.12	-1.12	—	—	—	0	-1.12
Anthony Policare	QB	0.22	0.07	0.61	-0.06	0.52	0.21	0.22
Eli Paulson	WR	0	—	0.86	-0.86	—	0	0
Luke Schuler	TE	-0.35	—	—	—	-0.35	0	-0.35
Quentin Cobb-Butler	WR	-0.18	-0.8	0.95	-0.52	—	0	-0.18
Noah Long	RB	0.4	—	0.4	—	—	0.4	0
Pierce McCrary	WR	0.85	1.55	0.19	0.12	3.61	0	0.85
Mordecai Ford	RB	-0.33	-1.72	-0.01	-0.09	—	-0.74	0.48

Total player PPA

St. Thomas (MN)

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabriel Abel	RB	4.5	0.9	-0.8	5.3	-0.8	4.5	0
Patrick Wagner	TE	1.1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1.1
Bryan Domino	WR	-1.1	-1.1	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Anthony Policare	QB	8.1	0.7	4.9	-0.7	3.1	3.2	4.9
Eli Paulson	WR	0	0	0.9	-0.9	0	0	0
Luke Schuler	TE	-0.7	0	0	0	-0.7	0	-0.7
Quentin Cobb-Butler	WR	-1.3	-1.6	1.9	-1.6	0	0	-1.3
Noah Long	RB	0.4	0	0.4	0	0	0.4	0
Pierce McCrary	WR	5.9	1.5	0.4	0.4	3.6	0	5.9
Mordecai Ford	RB	-2	-1.7	0	-0.3	0	-3	1