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St. Thomas wins Pioneer title with 27-13 victory over Butler

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Quarterback Cade Sexauer ran for two touchdowns, Yusef Leak returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown, and St. Thomas of Minnesota won the Pioneer Football League championship with a 27-13 victory over Butler on Saturday.

The Tommies won the league championship in their second year as a Division I member. They are not yet eligible for the FCS playoffs.

Sexauer opened the scoring with a 2-yard run and Leak later raced 66 yards with the blocked kick to give St. Thomas a 14-0 first-quarter lead. The Tommies led 14-0 at halftime and added two Stephan Shagen field goals and a 1-yard Sexauer TD run in the second half.

Leaders
Passing Yards:	B. Bushka	2377
Passing TDs:	B. Bushka	20
Rushing Yards:	B. Bushka	627
Rushing TDs:	B. Bushka	5
Receiving Yards:	T. Adams	689
Receiving TDs:	L. Wooten	6
Interceptions:	None

Schedule 2022
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/3	vs. St. Thomas (FL)	W 31 - 26
9/10	vs. Taylor University	W 45 - 10
9/17	at South Dakota State	L 17 - 45
10/1	at Davidson	L 0 - 31
10/8	vs. Dayton	W 31 - 0
10/15	at Valparaiso	W 26 - 25
10/22	vs. Marist	W 31 - 10
10/29	vs. Morehead State	W 56 - 20
11/5	at San Diego	W 26 - 23
11/12	at Drake	L 24 - 27
11/19	vs. St. Thomas (MN)	L 13 - 27

Pioneer League
	Conference	Overall
St. Thomas (MN)	8-0	10-1
Davidson	6-2	8-4
Dayton	6-2	8-3
Butler	5-3	7-4
San Diego	4-3	5-5
Valparaiso	4-4	5-6
Marist	4-4	4-7
Drake	3-5	3-8
Stetson	2-5	4-6
Morehead State	1-7	2-9
Presbyterian	0-8	1-10

Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	4173 (47)
Passing Yards:	2392 (59)
Rushing Yards:	1781 (48)
Points per game:	27.3 (54)
Yards per game:	379.4 (49)
Touchdowns:	37 (44)
Field Goals:	12 (34)

Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards:	3960 (49)
Passing Yards:	2242 (37)
Rushing Yards:	1718 (59)
Points per game:	22.2 (31)
Yards per game:	360.0 (51)
Touchdowns:	31 (37)
Field Goals:	9 (47)

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