'Cats Resume PFL Play Saturday at St. Thomas

GAME 9 | OCT. 31, 2026 | 1 PM (CT) / 2 PM (ET) | O'SHAUGHNESSY STADIUM (5,025) | SAINT PAUL, MINN. | FOX 9

DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2026 Record: 3-5 (1-3 PFL)
2025 Record: 2-10 (1-7 PFL)
Head Coach: Saj Thakkar
Davidson Record (Yrs): 5-15 (2)
Career Record (Yrs): 19-21 (4)

ST. THOMAS TOMMIES
2026 Record: 6-2 (3-1 PFL)
2025 Record: 7-5 (5-3 PFL)
Head Coach: Glenn Caruso
St. Thomas Record (Yrs): 170-41 (18)
Career Record (Yrs): 176-53 (20)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: 3
Series Record: St. Thomas leads, 2-1
First Meeting: Davidson Won, 42-15 (10/6/21)
Last Meeting: St. Thomas Won, 57-13 (10/11/25)
Streak: Lost 2
In Davidson: 1-1
In St. Paul: 0-1
Thakkar vs. St. Thomas: 0-1

1ST AND 10

Coming off a Week 9 bye, Davidson returns to action this weekend with just its second-ever trip to PFL opponent St. Thomas.
The Wildcats enter 3-5 overall and 1-3 in PFL play following a come-from-behind 34-31 overtime win against Morehead State.
Two of the 'Cats' three victories this season have come in overtime.
Davidson has won its last three overtime contests.
This is just the fourth all-time meeting between Davidson and the Tommies.
Quarterback Casey Bullock ranks among PFL leaders in passing yards (1809 / 3rd), total yards (2,322 / 2nd) and total yards per game (290.3 / 2nd).
Despite missing the last two contests, senior Jacary Lightsey ranks among the top PFL receivers in receptions (42 / 5th), receiving yards (519 / 8th) and yards per game (86.5 / 2nd).
Defensively, the 'Cats are led by sophomore Hudson Altenburg, who has a team-best 49 tackles and three pass breakups.
As a team, Davidson ranks 20th nationally in time of possession.

INSIDE THE SERIES

St. Thomas, which joined the Pioneer Football League in 2021, and Davidson have met just three times on the gridiron.
The Wildcats won the first meeting in 2021, 42-15, but the Tommies have won each of the last two.

LAST MEETING | ST. THOMAS 57, DAVIDSON 13 -- OCT. 11, 2025 | DAVIDSON, N.C.

Davidson fell to St. Thomas, 57-13, in Pioneer Football League action Oct. 11, 2025 from Davidson College Stadium.
In addition to forcing four turnovers, St. Thomas finished with 561 yards of total offense.
Senior Brody Reina scored both of Davidson's touchdowns. The first coming on a six-yard reception late in the third followed by a 12-yard catch and run with 11:45 left.
Defensively, safeties Dominic Njoku and Hudson Altenburg led the way for the 'Cats with seven tackles each.

UP NEXT

Davidson returns home next weekend for a 1 p.m. kickoff with Stetson.

LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 34, MOREHEAD STATE 31 (OT) - OCT. 17, 2026 | DAVIDSON, N.C.

Davidson made the plays it needed in overtime Oct. 17, 2026, including a game-winning Christos Tzoumakas 33-yard field goal, to edge Morehead State 34-31 in Pioneer Football League action at Field 76 and Davidson College Stadium.
It's the second overtime victory for the Wildcats this season, after they defeated VMI 27-24 on Sept. 19, with the difference that day also being a Tzoumakas field goal. And it's the first PFL win for the Wildcats, who improved to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the league.
With the teams tied 31-all through 60 minutes, MSU (1-6, 0-3) had the ball first in the extra session, but the Eagles' possession ended on a third-and-6 interception by Erick Bonner, who returned it 78 yards.
The Tzoumakas game-winner came after the Wildcats drove from the 25-yard line to the 16 and just moments after Davidson tied the game with 14 seconds left in regulation when quarterback Casey Bullock hit Brendan Ravin for a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Bullock led the Wildcats with 321 yards of offense, and he had a hand in four touchdowns, including three on the ground. He ran for two scores in the first quarter, beginning with a 37-yard touchdown. Later in the period, he burst for a 77-yard touchdown run down the home sideline after Morehead State defenders let him slip by.
The Wildcats trailed 17-14 at the half and 24-14 in the third before Bullock capped a 10-play, 78- yard drive with a 5-yard run. Following an Eagles' fumbled punt snap deep in Davidson territory, the Wildcats tied it at 24-all on a Tzoumakas 28-yard field goal one play into the fourth quarter.
Bullock finished 19-of-30 passing for 174 yards and connected with AJ Adams seven times for 66 yards. Bullock ran 11 times for 147 yards.
MSU did much of its offensive work through the air, as Bryce Patterson threw for 274 yards and found Anthony Ice for two touchdowns, including a 42-yard strike on a fourth-and-1 play in the second quarter. A Patterson-to-Ice 13-yard touchdown gave the Eagles their touchdown lead in the fourth.
In the early-season win over VMI, Tzoumakas kicked a 25-yard field goal to put the Wildcats ahead in overtime, and a Hayden Meese fumble recovery sealed the win.

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Players Mentioned

AJ Adams

Hudson Altenburg

Erick Bonner

Casey Bullock

Jacary Lightsey

Hayden Meese

Dominic Njoku

Brody Reina

Christos Tzoumakas

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