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Saint Thomas (Minn.) 14, at Butler 41

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Saint Thomas (Minn.) Tommies

7-3 · L1 · #194 (1071 ELO -35)

7 0 7 0 14

Butler Bulldogs

8-2 · W3 · #171 (1142 ELO +35)

3 17 7 14 41

Saint Vincent Field · Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 3,029

Butler Uses Big Plays to Beat Saint Thomas (Minn.)

INDIANAPOLIS (Interstat) — Gabe Passini threw two touchdown passes and Butler used several big plays to defeat Saint Thomas (Minn.) 41-14 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Saint Vincent Field. Butler improved to 8-2, while Saint Thomas (Minn.) fell to 7-3. Attendance was 3,029. Passini, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound quarterback from Middleton, Wis., completed 13 of 23 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran 11 times for 54 yards and punted twice for 88 yards. His scoring passes covered 23 yards to Nick Munson and 29 yards to Michael Nix. Passini’s play helped Butler build… Read more...

Top Statlines

Gabe Passini BUTL 23/13-135yd 11run-54yd 2punt-88yd 2td
Anthony Policare STMN 26/15-152yd 10run-17yd 1td
Nick Peipert STMN 4/3-29yd 4run-38yd 1td

Forecasting

ELO Probability BUTL 66.7%

Projected Score BUTL 36 STMN 35