Lindenwood WRs Drew Krobath and Jalen Smith celebrate the Lions’ win over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
| NCAA Football | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn-Martin (1-5, 1-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lindenwood (3-3, 2-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
ST. CHARLES, MO — Quarterback Nate Glantz posted 318 yards of total offense and threw three touchdown passes to lead the Lindenwood University football team to a 30-14 win in an OVC-Big South Football Association game over Tennessee-Martin, Saturday afternoon at Hunter Stadium.
The Lions outgained the Skyhawks 383 total yards to 298 yards, sacked the UT-Martin quarterback three times, and forced the game’s only turnover in what eventually proved to be a dominant win for Lindenwood.
Lindenwood also got big performances from wide receiver Jalen Smith and linebacker Sanjay Strickland. Smith caught three passes for 146 yards and a touchdown, while Strickland led the Lion defense with seven tackles (six solo) and a forced fumble.
Teammates Rico Bond and Drew Krobath also caught touchdown passes. Bond’s was his OVC-Big South leading fifth of the season.
The Lindenwood Lions are 3-3 on the season and tied for first place in the OVC-Big South with a 2-0 conference record. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Lindenwood drove for the first score of the game, on its first possession of the game. The Lions drove 71 yards on six plays, with Glantz hitting Bond for a 10 yard touchdown to open the scoring.
UT-Martin answered early in the second, when it went 67 yards on 11 plays, capped by a 17 yard run by its quarterback, Jace Bauer. The game was tied at 7 heading into halftime.
The third quarter is when Lindenwood took over.
Glantz threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Krobath that gave the Lions the lead early in the third. Then, just before the end of the quarter, Glantz hit Smith for the play of the game — a 62-yard touchdown — that brought the entire Hunter Stadium crowd to its feet.
Lindenwood added a field goal and a touchdown run by Steve Hall to go ahead 30-7 before UT-Martin scored a late touchdown to make the final score 30-14.
The Lions are now 3-3 on the season and tied for first place in the OVC-Big South with a 2-0 league record.
LU will be on a bye this coming week, which will the team two weeks to prepare for a huge conference showdown against No. 9-ranked Tennessee Tech. That game will be on October 18, at Hunter Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
SCORING SUMMARY
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | UTM | LU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 05:02 | LU – Bond, Rico 10 yd pass from Glantz, Nate (Graham, Will kick) 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:46 | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | 10:40 | UTM – Bauer, Jase 17 yd run (Hechter, Cade kick), 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:09 | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd | 10:48 | LU – Krobath, Drew 14 yd pass from Glantz, Nate (Graham, Will kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:04 | 7 | 14 |
| 3rd | 04:33 | LU – Smith, Jalen 62 yd pass from Glantz, Nate (Graham, Will kick) 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:48 | 7 | 21 |
| 4th | 12:57 | LU – Graham, Will 22 yd field goal, 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:31 | 7 | 24 |
| 4th | 03:10 | LU – Hall, Steve 1 yd run (PAT no good), 11 plays, 85 yards, TOP 07:20 | 7 | 30 |
| 4th | 00:15 | UTM – Hardy II, Shawn 2 yd pass from Calvez, Julian (Hechter, Cade kick) 14 plays, 74 yards, TOP 02:51 | 14 | 30 |
2025 LINDENWOOD LIONS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 (Thursday) | 6 pm | Away | St. Thomas | St. Paul, Minn. |  | L, 35-13 (0-1) |
| September 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | Appalachian State | Boone, N.C. |  | L, 20-13 (0-2) |
| September 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 pm | Away | Charleston Southern | Charleston, S.C. | | W, 35-28 (1-2) |
| September 20, 2025 (Saturday) | 6 pm | Home | Stony Brook | Hunter Stadium | | W, 30-27 (2-2) |
| September 27, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | Miami (OH) | Oxford, Ohio | | L, 38-0 (2-3) |
| October 4, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Home | Tennessee-Martin | Hunter Stadium | | W, 30-14 (3-3) |
| October 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Home | #9 Tennessee Tech | Hunter Stadium | | |
| October 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 2 pm | Home | Gardner-Webb | Hunter Stadium | | |
| November 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 pm | Away | Tennessee State | Nashville, Tenn. | | |
| November 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Away | Western Illinois | Macomb, Ill. | | |
| November 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 2 pm | Home | Eastern Illinois | Hunter Stadium | | |
| November 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Away | Southeast Missouri State | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | |
Great win for the Lions!
Lions are fun to watch! Lots of big plays!
They don’t always work, but team has a lot of excitement.