SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

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1963, 1965, 1976, 2003

MIAC Champions 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY JOHNNIES (4-2, 2-2 MIAC) AT UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (4-1, 3-1 MIAC) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008; 1 P.M. O’SHAUGHNESSY STADIUM (CAP. 5,000), ST. PAUL, MINN.

Media Contacts: Athletic Media Relations Director, Saint John’s – 2008 Saint John’s Schedule/Results Ryan Klinkner, (p) 320-363-3127 (e) [email protected]; 9/6 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST W, 29-15 Sports Information Director, St. Thomas – Gene McGivern, (p) 9/13 WIS.-RIVER FALLS W, 22-6 651-962-5903 (e) [email protected] 9/20 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD L , 6-9

9/27 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS W, 31-17 Radio: The game can be heard live on WBHR 660 AM, across 10/4 at Bethel L, 9-14 central , WLOL AM 1330 in Minneapolis/St. Paul and 10/11 HAMLINE W, 40-7 KOWZ AM 1170 in Waseca, which covers most of southern 10/18 at St. Thomas 1 p.m. Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Bryan 10/25 at St. Olaf 1 p.m. Backes and Mike/Charlie Carr will call all the action beginning with 11/8 AUGSBURG 1 p.m. the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will also be broadcast 11/15 at Carleton 1 p.m. on the SJU football Web site, through Real Audio. This is the 12th season SJU football can be heard across the world on the Internet. In addition, tune in to Football Weekly every Thursday evening from 7-8 p.m., as Mark and Bryan sit down with a member of the SJU coaching staff, a key player and a representative from the local high school scene.

Saint John’s Coach (Colorado College ’49): The first active to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), Saint John's University legendary head coach John Gagliardi (Guh-lahr-dee) is in his 60th season as a collegiate head football coach and 56th season as the Johnnies’ head coach in 2008. The winningest coach all- time in college football history, Gagliardi currently owns a 457-124-11 (.781) career record and a 433-118-10 (.781) record at SJU. Both win totals are NCAA records. Gagliardi’s 60 years of collegiate coaching is also an NCAA record, breaking the old record of 57 years by former University of Chicago and University of the Pacific head coach (1890-1946). Gagliardi broke the late Eddie Robinson’s record for the most games coach in college football history (588) Sept. 20 against Concordia-Moorhead.

Gagliardi to Receive Stagg Award: Head coach John Gagliardi was named the 2009 recipient of the Coaches’ Association’s (AFCA) Sept. 24. The award, which honors those “whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football,” will be presented to Gagliardi at the AFCA Awards Luncheon on Jan. 13 during the 2009 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Previous winners include Paul “Bear” Bryant (1983), (1986) and (2002). The late Bill Walsh received the award posthumously last year.

Vanderheyden Pulls in Big Day: Junior wide receiver Ben Vanderheyden (left; Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) caught six passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the Johnnies' 40-7 win over Hamline last Saturday. Vanderheyden caught touchdown receptions of 67, 35, and 31 yards, respectively, and recorded his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game. The 195 yards receiving is the most since Jeremy Loretz gained 199 yards through the air against Carleton on Oct. 22, 1994. Vanderheyden currently leads the MIAC with 603 yards receiving and an average of 18.3 yards per reception (min. 20 receptions).

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All-Time Series Results (47-28-1) Assistant Coach Success: Seven of SJU’s nine assistant coaches are Nov. 28, 1901 Neutral W, 16-6 graduates of Saint John’s and/or have played for legendary head coach John Oct. 9, 1907 Home L, 0-21 Gagliardi. Three of SJU’s assistant coaches have won state titles in Minnesota Oct. 27, 1908 Home W, 9-6 when they were high school head coaches – at St. Cloud Nov. 26, 1908 Away L, 0-4 Nov. 25, 1909 Away L, 6-23 Cathedral (1992 and 1993), Jim Mader at Albany (1989 and 1997), and Dean Oct. 14, 1922 Away L, 0-21 Taylor at Sartell (1994). In 2008, Gagliardi will be assisted by: Jerry Haugen Nov. 19, 1933 Away W, 7-6 ’76 – Defensive Coordinator (33rd season), Jim Gagliardi ’89 – Offensive Nov. 4, 1934 Away L, 0-12 th th Nov. 3, 1935 Home T, 0-0 Coordinator (17 season), Gary Fasching ’81 – Defensive Coach (13 season), Nov. 6, 1936 Away W, 13-0 Brandon Novak ’01 – Defensive Coach (ninth season), Dean Taylor – Offensive Oct. 29, 1937 Away L, 7-14 Coach (eighth season), Mike Trewick ’93 – Offensive Coach (seventh season), Oct. 14, 1938 Away W, 24-13 Jim Mader – Offensive Coach (fifth season), Damien Dumonceaux ’06 – Oct. 18, 1940 Away L, 13-18 Oct. 11, 1941 Home L, 6-20 Defensive Coach (third season) and Josh Kuenzel ’07 – Offensive Coach Oct. 30, 1942 Away L, 0-18 (second season). Oct. 5, 1945 Neutral L, 0-30 Oct. 21, 1945 Away L, 0-13 Oct. 26, 1946 Away L, 0-18 Nov. 5, 1949 Home L, 27-28 Who to watch for This Saturday: Sept. 22, 1950 Away L, 12-14 Oct. 25, 1952 Home W, 13-7 Oct. 3, 1953 Away W, 14-6 Oct. 16, 1954 Home L, 6-7 #17 Jordan Hansel: Junior quarterback Jordan Hansel(left; Sept. 30, 1955 Away L, 12-28 St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) was nine of 10 passing for 196 yards Nov. 3, 1956 Home L, 25-33 and two touchdowns, and ran for another in last week’s win Sept. 20, 1957 Away L, 7-14 Sept. 27, 1958 Home W, 13-0 over Hamline. SJU’s passing attack has found success Oct. 2, 1959 Away W, 6-0 against the Tommies over the years, including the past two Oct. 8, 1960 Home W, 34-13 Oct. 21, 1961 Away W, 38-14 meetings, in which quarterback Alex Kofoed was 51 of 78 Oct. 27, 1962 Home W, 28-23 passing (65.4 pct.) for 588 yards and six touchdowns. Nov. 2, 1963 Away W, 32-6 Sept. 26, 1964 Home W, 24-0 #44 Ryan Wimmer: Junior linebacker Ryan Wimmer (right; St. Oct. 1, 1965 Away W, 10-0 Oct. 8, 1966 Home W, 21-0 Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) totaled 16 tackles (eight solo), 0.5 for a Oct. 13, 1967 Away L, 2-13 loss, in SJU's 40-7 win over Hamline Oct. 11. Wimmer leads an SJU Oct. 19, 1968 Home W, 35-12 defense that ranks first in the MIAC in total defense (220.0 ypg) Oct. 25, 1969 Away W, 33-11 Nov. 7, 1970 Home W, 40-12 and scoring defense (11.3 ppg). SJU entered last Saturday's game Sept. 25, 1971 Away W, 10-0 ranked fourth in the nation in total defense (212.0 ypg). Wimmer Sept. 30, 1972 Home W, 14-10 currently leads the MIAC in total tackles (70) and tackles per game Oct. 6, 1973 Away L, 10-17 Sept. 28, 1974 Home W, 37-20 (11.7). Sept. 27, 1975 Away W, 16-10 Sept. 25, 1976 Away W, 14-11 Series History: This is the 77th meeting between Saint John’s and St. Thomas, Sept. 24, 1977 Home W, 25-20 going back to 1901. The Johnnies are 47-28-1 all-time against the Tommies, Nov. 11, 1978 Home L, 3-21 Nov. 10, 1979 Away L, 0-30 including a 41-14 record under head coach John Gagliardi. Nov. 8, 1980 Home W, 56-21 Nov. 7, 1981 Home W, 24-23 Schnobrich Named Draddy Trophy Semifinalist: The Sept. 25, 1982 Away W, 27-21 Sept. 24, 1983 Home L, 14-41 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) named Sept. 29, 1984 Home W, 7-0 senior running back Jeff Schnobrich (left; New Ulm, Sept. 28, 1985 Away W, 16-15 Minn./Cathedral) as one of the 164 semifinalists for the 2008 Sept. 20, 1986 Home L, 21-56 Draddy Trophy and the NFF 2008 National Scholar-Athlete Sept. 19, 1987 Away L, 2-7 Oct. 15, 1988 Home W, 16-13 Awards Oct. 1. A political science major with a 3.90 grade-point Oct. 14, 1989 Away W, 37-14 average and a three-time Academic All-MIAC selection, Sept. 15, 1990 Away L, 14-25 Schnobrich (sh-know-brick) is a Regents’/Trustees’ Scholar and a Sept. 14, 1991 Home W, 43-15 Oct. 24, 1992 Away L, 12-15 Honors Program participant currently working on a Honor’s Thesis in political Oct. 23, 1993 Home W, 69-13 science. Schnobrich is also involved in the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Oct. 8, 1994 Away W, 35-34 Policy and Civic Engagement, which allows students and faculty extended Oct. 7, 1995 Home W, 49-18 opportunities for collaborative scholarship, creative and integrated learning and Nov. 9, 1996 Dome W, 28-10 Nov. 7, 1997 Dome L, 27-31 career mentoring experiences in the areas of public policy and public affairs. A Sept. 26, 1998 Home W, 31-13 Spanish and economics double-minor, Schnobrich studied abroad in Guatemala Sept. 25, 1999 Away W, 34-18 during spring semester 2008, where he volunteered with Kuchub’al, a Sept. 30, 2000 Away W, 17-0 Sept. 29, 2001 Home W, 27-21 commercialization network for small women’s groups of producers. Schnobrich Nov. 2, 2002 Home W, 48-28 also volunteered with “Finca La Florida,” a hydroelectric project to charge cell Nov. 1, 2003 Away W, 15-12 phones for a local Guatemalan community without electricity. Schnobrich Nov. 13, 2004 Home W, 21-0 interned with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. Nov. 12, 2005 Away W, 48-14 Oct. 28, 2006 Away W, 27-7 House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. during summer 2008. Oct. 27, 2007 Home W, 51-34

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D3football.com American Football Coaches Nationally-Ranked Defense: The Saint Top 25 Poll Association (AFCA) Coaches’ Poll John’s defense is ranked fourth in the October 12, 2008 October 14, 2008 nation in yards per game allowed with 220. No. School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Opponents are allowing just 125 yards thru 1. Mount Union (21) 5-0 621 1 1. Mount Union (Ohio) (31) 5-0 991 1 the air, good for fourth-best in the country, 2. Wisconsin-Whitewater (4) 5-0 595 2 2. Wisconsin-Whitewater (9) 5-0 964 2 and 95 yards on the ground per game. SJU 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-0 582 3 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 5-0 917 3 th 4. Wheaton (Ill.) 5-0 508 6 4. Wabash (Ind.) 5-0 832 5 is also 12 in Division III in scoring 5. Muhlenberg 5-0 505 5 5. Muhlenberg (Pa.) 6-0 804 6 defense, allowing 11.3 points per game. 6. Wabash 5-0 475 7 6. North Central (Ill.) 5-0 771 7 7. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4-1 440 8 7. Wheaton (Ill.) 5-0 764 8 Home Sweet Home: Saint John’s has a 8. North Central (Ill.) 5-0 431 9 8. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 5-0 673 9 285-85-13 all-time record (.761) at 9. Capital 4-1 384 4 9. Cortland St. (N.Y.) 5-0 650 10 , including an 18-4 record 10. Washington and Jefferson 5-0 363 10 10. Millsaps (Miss.) 6-0 596 11 (.818) in the NCAA Division III Playoffs. 11. Wesley 3-1 345 11 t11. Trinity (Texas) 5-0 552 12 Under Gagliardi, SJU is 227-44-4 (.833). 12. Millsaps 6-0 340 12 t11. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5-1 552 13 Prior to the Gagliardi era, the Johnnies 13. Cortland State 5-0 326 14 13. Case Western (Ohio) 5-0 443 16 were just 58-41-9 at home (.579). In its 14. Delaware Valley 4-1 296 13 14. Wesley (Del.) 3-1 432 15 last 127 games dating back to 1987, SJU 15. Case Western Reserve 5-0 277 15 15. Hardin-Simmons (Texas) 5-1 426 17 has a record of 113-13-1 (.894) in 16. Hardin-Simmons 5-1 259 16 16. Willamette (Ohio) 6-0 414 18 Collegeville. 17. Salisbury 5-1 249 17 17. Capital (Ohio) 4-1 364 4 18. Trinity (Texas) 5-0 217 19 18. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 4-1 335 19 National Appeal: The Johnnies have 19. Willamette 6-0 198 21 19. Salisbury (Md.) 5-1 263 20 players from 10 different states on this 20. Hampden-Sydney 6-0 119 24 20. Hampden- Sydney (Va.) 6-0 250 22 21. Otterbein 5-0 98 25 21. Otterbein (Ohio) 5-0 207 24 year’s 154-man roster: Minnesota (134), 22. Carleton 5-0 83 -- 22. Occidental (Calif.) 4-0 148 -- Wisconsin (6), Iowa (3), North Dakota (3), 23. Ithaca 4-1 58 -- 23. Monmouth (Ill.) 6-0 111 -- California (2), Colorado (2), Alaska (1), 24. Occidental 4-0 45 -- 24. Carleton (Minn.) 5-0 101 -- Illinois (1), Nebraska (1) and South Dakota 25. Linfield 3-1 42 -- 25. Curry (Mass.) 6-0 100 -- (1).

Others Receiving Votes: Franklin 38, Augsburg Others Receiving Votes: Rensselaer (N.Y.), 62; Out of the Coaches’ Poll: SJU did not 37, Curry 33, RPI 28, Trine 23, Redlands 22, Redlands (Calif.), 46; Linfield (Ore.), 44; Ithaca receive a vote in the latest American Montclair State 20, St. John Fisher 14, (N.Y.), 36; Montclair St. (N.J.), 31; Trine (Ind.), Hartwick 12, Saint John's 9, Monmouth 9, 22; Trinity (Conn.), 20; John Carroll (Ohio), 14; Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA) Top John Carroll 7, Concordia-Moorhead 5, Augsburg (Minn.), 11; Buena Vista (Iowa), 9; 25 poll. The last time the Johnnies were Christopher Newport 4, Buena Vista 4, Rowan (N.J.), 8; St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 6; not ranked or did not receive votes in an Lycoming 2, DePauw 1, Kean 1. Christopher Newport (Va.), 6; Thomas More (Ky.), 5; Oberlin (Ohio), 5; DePauw (Ind.), 4; AFCA poll was during the week of Sept. 22, Illinois Wesleyan, 3; Lycoming (Pa.), 2; Wooster 2001’s game at Augsburg. SJU received (Ohio), 2; Ripon (Wis.), 1; Concordia-Moorhead votes four weeks later and ended the (Minn.), 1; LaGrange (Ga.), 1; Wartburg (Iowa), season No. 5 in the final AFCA poll. 1.

National Rankings: The Johnnies received votes in the latest D3football.com Top 25 poll. The Johnnies were picked to win the MIAC in the 2008 Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Aug. 29.

Last Week for the Johnnies (at SJU 40, Hamline 7): Junior wide receiver Ben Vanderheyden (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) caught six passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns as Saint John’s scored 34 unanswered points to defeat Hamline 40-7 on Saturday, Oct. 11 in Collegeville. Vanderheyden caught touchdown receptions of 67, 35, and 31 yards, respectively, and recorded his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game. The 195 yards receiving is the most since Jeremy Loretz gained 199 yards through the air against Carleton on Oct. 22, 1994. The Johnnies scored first on a four-yard touchdown run by senior running back Jeff Schnobrich (New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) to give the Johnnies a 6-0 lead with 1:27 left in the first quarter. Hamline scored for the first and only time in the second quarter on a 16-yard run by quarterback James Leary to give the Pipers a 7-6 lead. The Johnnies answered on the very next drive with a one-yard run by junior quarterback Jordan Hansel (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech). Saint John’s scored two more times in the second quarter on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Hansel to Vanderheyden and a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior defensive back Dominic Haik (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) to give SJU a 20-7 lead at the half. Following a scoreless third quarter, Vanderheyden scored on a 35-yard pass from Hansel and a 31-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Joe Boyle (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) to make the final score 40-7. Hansel was nine of 10 passing for 196 yards, while Boyle completed three of his four passes for 67 yards. Schnobrich gained 80 yards on 12 carries for. Junior linebacker Ryan Wimmer (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) led the SJU defense with 16 tackles (eight solo), while junior defensive back Bobby Klint (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) finished the game with nine tackles (five solo).

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Leary ended the day 16 of 34 passing for 124 yards and added 61 yards on 20 carries for the Pipers. Josh Bain and Corey Olson led the Hamline defense with 11 and 10 tackles, respectively. The Pipers posted 17 first downs to the Johnnies’ 16, but were just six of 20 on third down in the game. With the win, SJU head coach John Gagliardi earned his 457th career victory and his 433rd at Saint John’s. The Johnnies are now 51-23-3 all-time against the Pipers, including a 45-12-0 record under the direction of Gagliardi.

Last Meeting Between the Johnnies and Tommies (at SJU 51, UST 34): Senior quarterback Alex Kofoed (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) was 27 of 39 passing for 321 yards and four touchdowns and senior wide receiver Brian Weber (Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area) had 11 catches for 169 yards a score to lead No. 3/4 Saint John’s to a 51-34 win against St. Thomas on Oct. 27 in Collegeville. With the 321 yards, Kofoed became the 18th player in NCAA Division III history to gain over 10,000 passing yards in his career. The Johnnies jumped out to an early lead as senior safety John Cloeter (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) recovered a fumble by St. Thomas’ quarterback David Sauer, forced by fellow senior safety Kevin Boegel (Mahtomedi, Minn.), and returned it 11 yards to the Tommies’ five-yard line. Senior running back Mike Patnode (Princeton, Minn.) scored on a 1-yard touchdown run three plays later to give SJU a 7-0 lead with 12:43 showing on the clock. UST answered with a 16-play, 90-yard scoring drive capped off by a 12-yard touchdown pass from Sauer to Sam Moen, tying the game at 7-7 with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter. It didn’t take long for SJU to answer back, however. Kofoed hit Weber on a 62-yard touchdown pass on the Johnnies’ first offensive play to regain the lead, 14-7. The Johnnies scored twice more in the first half with Kofoed throwing both two touchdowns to Albany High School graduates. Senior running back Aaron Blackmore scampered 18 yards on a screen pass, while freshman tight end Josh Overman grabbed a 4-yard touchdown pass with 5:57 remaining in the second quarter to give SJU a 28-7 lead. St. Thomas’ Jake Casey scored from one-yard out to cut the deficit to 28-14 at the half. Blackmore scored on a one-yard run to begin the second half, increasing the Johnnies’ lead to 35-14. St. Thomas came within one score of the Johnnies as Sauer completed two touchdown passes to P.J. Theisen, cutting the SJU lead to 35-28 with 13:09 remaining in the fourth quarter. Theisen ended the game with nine catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns. The Johnnies took over from there, as Kofoed answered with a 5-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Chace Pollock (Marshall, Minn.). St. Thomas was forced to punt on their next possession, but had an errant snap sail over the head of A.C. Clouthier for a two-point safety. Blackmore ended the scoring with a 1-yard plunge, his third touchdown of the game, with 1:48 remaining in the contest. Boegel, junior defensive tackle Nick Gunderson (Woodbury, Minn.) and senior linebacker James Shockman (Berlin, N.D.) collected 10 tackles each. Boegel forced two fumbles and senior cornerback Sam Gervais (Brainerd, Minn.) recorded an interception, his third of the season. Gunderson and senior defensive end Mitch Eversman (Elk River, Minn.) each recorded two tackles for loss and two sacks in the game. St. Thomas outgained the Johnnies 453-419 but committed three turnovers and seven penalties for 74 yards. SJU converted all six red zone opportunities and were 3-for-3 on fourth-down conversions in the game.

On this date in Johnnie football history… Saint John’s is 7-6 all-time on October 18: 1907 (L, 0-23) at Minneapolis North H.S.; 1924 (W, 14-0) vs. Eveleth J.C.; 1930 (L, 0-7) vs. Concordia; 1940 (L, 13-18) at St. Thomas; 1947 (W, 19-12) vs. Hamline; 1952 (L, 6-32) at Concordia; 1958 (L, 7-18) at Gustavus; 1969 (W, 40-12) at Macalester; 1975 (W, 38-25) vs. Macalester; 1980 (L, 0-19) at Concordia; 1986 (W, 20-6 vs. Carleton); 1997 (W, 20-12) at Concordia; and 2003 (W, 63-9) vs. Augsburg.

1969: W, 40-12 (at Macalester): SJU held Macalester quarterback Carter Hill, who entered the game leading the MIAC with 907 yards passing and 10 touchdowns, to just 19 yards on a 4 of 24 passing performance. Hill also threw four interceptions. SJU running back Bill Laliberte rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns on 23 attempts. Laliberte also caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Kafka in the third quarter. The Johnnies forced eight turnovers (five interceptions/three fumbles) in the game, but also gave the ball back to the Scots on five occasions (three interceptions/two fumbles).

1997: W, 20-12 (at Concordia): The Johnnies scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to come from behind to defeat Concordia 20-12. Wide receiver Ben Sieben caught a 74-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Phil Kern with 6:01 left in the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion failed, cutting the deficit to 13-12 in favor of the Cobbers. Following a three-and-out by Concordia, running back Paul Trobec scored on a 38-yard run to give SJU a 20-12 lead with 3:07 left. Linebacker Chris Govern posted 15 tackles (five solo), while defensive lineman Matt Griffith added 13 (four solo). Concordia outgained the Johnnies 354-306 (23-11 in first downs) and sacked Kern eight times in the game.

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When was the last time…

• A quarterback threw for 350 yards or more in a game: 375 on October 29, 2005: Alex Kofoed vs. St. Olaf.

• A quarterback threw five touchdowns in a game: October 13, 2007: Alex Kofoed at Gustavus Adolphus.

• Two players rushed for over 100 yards in the same game: September 27, 2003. Jake Theis (14 carries for 173 yards) and Josh Nelson (11 carries for 112 yards) vs. St. Olaf.

• Two players recorded over 100 yards receiving in the same game: October 29, 2005: Kyle Gearman (150 on six receptions) and Mike Lofboom (110 on three receptions) vs. St. Olaf.

• A non-quarterback threw a touchdown pass: September 6, 2008. Bryan Busack to Ben Vanderheyden (47-yard reception) vs. East Texas Baptist.

• A player recorded three or more rushing touchdowns in a game: 3 on October 20, 2007. Mike Patnode (61, 15, 2) at Hamline.

• A player recorded three or more receiving touchdowns in a game: 3 on October 21, 2006. Kyle Gearman from Alex Kofoed (25, 46) and Michael Crees (38) vs. Hamline.

• A player recorded two or more interceptions in a game: November 17, 2007. John Cloeter vs. Redlands, Calif.

• A player recorded two field goals in one game: November 17, 2007. Russell Gliadon (26-yard and 27-yard field goals, respectively) vs. Redlands, Calif.

• A player recorded a field goal of 35 yards or more: September 1, 2007. Russell Gliadon (35-yard field goal) vs. Marietta, Ohio.

• Interception return for a touchdown: October 11, 2008: Dominic Haik (66-yard return) vs. Hamline.

• An opponent returned an interception for a touchdown: September 9, 2006. Wis.-River Falls’ Jamie Bisch (39- yard return).

• Two interception returns for a touchdown by two different players: October 2, 1999. Eric Serbus (43-yard return) and Brandon Novak (35-yard return) vs. Augsburg.

• A player recorded two interception returns for a touchdown in a game: November 20, 1999. Beau LaBore vs. Wis.-Stevens Point (66-yard and 92 yard returns, respectively).

• A player recorded a punt return for a touchdown and a fumble return for a touchdown in the same game: October 17, 1992. John Beutz (31-yard fumble return, 72-yard punt return) vs. Bethel.

• Fumble return for a touchdown: September 17, 2005: Brian Adamek (68-yard return) vs. Carleton.

• Two fumble returns for a touchdown by the same player: September 24, 1994. Eric Kohorst vs. Augsburg (10- yard and 24-yard returns, respectively).

• Punt return for a touchdown: October 9, 2004. Mike Zauhar (63-yard return) vs. Bethel.

• Two punt returns for a touchdown by the same player: October 13, 2001. Blake Elliott vs. Gustavus Adolphus (66-yard and 46-yard returns, respectively).

• Two punt returns for a touchdown by two different players: September 25, 1993. Tony Lesch (77-yard return) and Mark Smith (79-yard return) vs. St. Olaf.

• Kickoff return for a touchdown: October 28, 2006. Brandon Royce-Diop (90-yard return) at St. Thomas.

• Saint John’s recorded a punt return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown in the same game: December 14, 1963. Bob Spinner (41-yard punt return) and John McCormick (44-yard interception return) vs. Prairie View A&M, Texas.

• Saint John’s blocked an opponent punt: September 8, 2007. Nick Gunderson at Wis.-River Falls.

• Saint John’s blocked an opponent field goal: November 10, 2007. Nick Gunderson blocked a 28-yard attempt by Bethel’s Nate Gutshall.

• Saint John’s blocked an opponent PAT: November 18, 2006. Nick Gunderson vs. Central, Iowa.

• Saint John’s recorded a safety: October 20, 2007 at Hamline.

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SCOUTING THE TOMMIES

St. Thomas head coach Glen Caruso (Ithaca ’96): After a 2008 St. Thomas Schedule/Results nationwide search, the University of St. Thomas found its new 9/6 MACALESTER W,35-10 head football coach just 10 blocks away. Glen Caruso, the head 9/20 at St. Olaf L, 23-29 coach at nearby the last two seasons, was 9/27 HAMLINE W,24-21 chosen as St. Thomas' 29th head coach in the 104-year history 10/6 at Gustavus W,30-22 of its football program. Coach Caruso was introduced on Jan. 10/11 at Concordia-Moorhead W,14-13 24, 2008, and replaced Don Roney, who resigned last 10/18 ST. JOHN’S 1 p.m. November after 10 seasons. In his 12-year coaching career, 10/25 CARLETON 1 p.m. Caruso, 33, has been a part of three impressive rebuilding 11/1 at Augsburg 1 p.m. jobs. He has developed a reputation for installing dynamic, 11/8 BETHEL 1 p.m. high-scoring attacks on offense. 11/15 at Northwestern 1 p.m.

Last game for the Tommies (UST 2008 Statistical Comparisons 14, at CON 13): Sophomore running Saint John’s (MIAC) St. Thomas (MIAC) back Ben Wartman rushed for 122 yards and the St. Thomas defense 22.8 ppg. (4) Scoring Offense 25.2 ppg. (3) pitched a second-half shutout as UST 11.3 ppg. (1) Scoring Defense 19.0 ppg. (5) surprised No. 23-ranked Concordia- 237.5 ypg. (3) Pass Offense 185.0 ypg. (5) Moorhead 14-13 Saturday afternoon 125.0 ypg. (1) Pass Defense 189.4 ypg. (5) in MIAC football play in Moorhead. 109.0 ypg.(7) Rush Offense 167.8 ypg. (2) UST (4-1 overall, 3-1 MIAC) had no 95.0 ypg. (2) Rush Defense 133.2 ypg. (7) turnovers on a wet day. Its young defense gained some revenge after 346.5 ypg.(5) Total Offense 352.8 ypg. (3) surrenduring 51 points to the Cobbers 220.0 ypg. (1) Total Defense 322.6 ypg. (6) in a 2007 loss. Since a six- 139.34 (3) Pass Efficiency 119.70 (4) overtime defeat at St. Olaf last 97.40 (2) Defense Pass Efficiency 117.33 (7) month, Coach 's team 62.5% (10-16) (6) Red Zone Offense 63.6%(14-22) (5) won its third game in a row, including two road victories in eight days. St. 80.0% (8-10) (8) Red Zone Defense 55.6%(10-18) (3) Thomas has only six turnovers 41% (38-92) (6) Third Down % 42% (33-78) (5) through five games after committing 25% (23-93) (1) Defense Third Down % 41% (31-76) (7) 16 in a 1-4 start in 2007. Cory Johnson had 20 carries for 180 yards and one TD for the Cobbers (3-2, 2-1), who missed a 38-yard field goal with 4:30 to go that could have given them the lead. Concordia earlier missed a PAT kick on their cool, rainy Homecoming day. Sam Moen's 63-yard TD reception on UST's first offensive play let the Toms take a 7-0 lead. The Tommies have now scored first in all five games and have allowed just 10 touchdowns in 20 quarters of regulation. Moen finished with 114 yards on four receptions. The Cobbers answered with two second-quarter TDs, but a missed PAT kick left it 13-7 at halftime. Wartman's 12-yard TD run and Eric Taylor's PAT kick capped a nine-play, 80-yard scoring drive early in the fourth period for a 14-13 lead. A 16-yard Wartman catch and run keyed that drive. Concordia outgained UST 359-320 but had two turnovers. The Cobs also had six penalties to just two for St. Thomas. Wartman posted his third consecutive rushing game of 100-plus yards. UST senior QB David Sauer, who passed for 201 yards, converted a key third-down scramble in the final 2:00 to let the Toms run out the clock. Sauer directed an offense that converted 8-of-15 on third downs.

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Probable Starters WHEN SAINT JOHN’S HAS THE BALL

Saint John’s Offense: WR: 89 – Ben Vanderheyden, Jr. (6-2, 185) LT: 73 – Greg Sowden, Jr. (6-5, 270) Schnobrich Ryan LG: 67 – Erik Kottom, Jr. (6-4, 280) C: 50 – Tim Juba, So. (6-2, 285) 30 21 RG: 64 – Dan Gamache, Sr. (6-4, 290) Hansel RT: 72 – Ben Dimond, Jr. (6-5, 285) Busack TE: 80 – Brett Saladin, Sr. (6-3, 220) 17 WR: 4 – Bryan Busack, Sr. (6-3, 195) 4 QB: 17 – Jordan Hansel, Jr. (5-11, 195) Vanderheyden Saladin Dimond Gamache Juba Kottom Sowden RB: 30 – Jeff Schnobrich, Sr. (6-0, 190) RB: 21 – Billy Ryan, Sr. (5-9, 180) 89 80 72 64 50 67 73

St. Thomas Defense: DE: 97 – Andrew Pafko, Sr. (6-4, 235) NT: 93 – Scott Saehr, Jr. (5-11, 235) 97 93 95 DE: 95 – Jacob Lewis, Jr. (6-4, 285) OLB: 34 – Zach Sturm, Jr. (6-2, 215) Pafko Saehr Lewis ILB: 54 – Tony Danna, So. (6-0, 225) 42 34 30 ILB: 11 – Tommy Becker, Jr. (6-2, 250) 22 54 11 OLB: 42 – Wyatt Delgado, So. (6-1, 235) Sturm Delgado Baglien DB: 22 – Jeffrey Hilliard, Jr. (5-10, 185) Hilliard Danna Becker DB: 30 – Kirk Baglien, So. (5-10, 175) DB: 7 – Bryan Villar, Jr. (6-2, 200) DB: 21 – Brady Ervin, Jr. (6-2, 210) 7 21

Saint John’s Special Teams: Villar Ervin K: 43 – Russell Gliadon, Sr. (6-2, 215) P: 43 – Russell Gliadon, Sr. (6-2, 215) LS: 33 – Alex Coughlin, Sr. (6-1, 220) H: 6 – Andrew Gurbada, Jr. (6-2, 205) KR: 5 – Derek Stifter, Sr. (5-9, 165) 26 – Bryan Virnig, So. (6-2, 205) PR: 5 – Derek Stifter, Sr. (5-9, 165) 89 – Ben Vanderheyden, Jr. (6-2, 185)

Saint John’s Offensive Statistical St. Thomas’ Defensive Statistical Leaders Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total Jordan Hansel 113-66-3 854 5 67 Tony Danna 25 10 35 Joe Boyle 38-23-1 263 3 34 Tommy Becker 14 19 33

Michael Crees 31-21-2 261 2 33 Brady Ervin 16 12 28

Sacks/TFL: Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg No. Yds TFL Yds Jeff Schnobrich 81 282 2 36 3.5 Zach Sturm 3.0 14 5.5 23 Kellen Blaser 32 115 0 17 3.6 Tony Danna 2.5 16 5.5 20 Jakob Reding 21 80 0 17 3.8 GustavusWyatt Delgado Adolphus Offense: 2.5 14 5.5 18 QB: 7 – Jordan Becker, Jr. (6-3, 205)

Receiving: No. Yds TD Long Interceptions: No. Yds Ben Vanderheyden 33 603 5 67 Brady Ervin 3 79 Jeff Schnobrich 24 255 1 51 Kirk Baglien 2 45

Bryan Busack 19 290 3 42 Brett Saladin 14 127 1 22

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Probable Starters WHEN ST. THOMAS HAS THE BALL

St. Thomas Offense: QB: 3 – David Sauer, Sr. (6-4, 205) Wartman McCarthy RB: 8 – Ben Wartman, So. (6-2, 190) FB: 41 – Ryan McCarthy, Jr. (6-0, 210) WR: 4 – Fritz Waldvogel, Fr. (5-9, 160) 8 41 WR: 2 – Sam Moen, Jr. (5-11, 180) Sauer TE: 88 – Tom Knowles, Sr. (6-3, 220) LT: 74 – Justyn Helgeson, Jr. (6-4, 270) 3 LG: 67 – Bill Lepsche, Sr. (6-2, 285) Waldvogel C: 66 – Josh Ostrue, Jr. (6-4, 285) Moen Knowles Vandergriff Bussa Ostrue Lepsche Helgeson RG: 73 – Nick Bussa, So. (6-4, 310) 4 RT: 76 – Chad Vendergriff, Fr. (6-4, 310) 2 88 76 73 66 67 74 Saint John’s Defense: DE: 37 – Jimmy Sharpe, Jr. (6-1, 240) DT: 48 – Joe Luke, Sr. (6-0, 240) DT: 90 – Noel Meyer, Jr. (6-2, 250) 37 90 48 9 DE: 9 – Mike Schumacher, Sr. (6-3, 225) Sharpe Meyer Luke Schumacher 24 LB: 24 – Nick Kotsmith, Sr. (6-1, 215) 22 LB: 44 – Ryan Wimmer, Jr. (6-0, 215) Kotsmith LB: 40 – Ethan Eid, Jr. (6-2, 220) Anderson 40 44 CB: 10 – Dominic Haik, Jr. (5-10, 180) 5 FS: 2 – Bobby Klint, Jr. (6-1, 200) Eid Wimmer 10 SS: 22 – Nate Anderson, Jr. (5-11, 200) Stifter 2 CB: 5 – Derek Stifter, Sr. (5-9, 165) Haik

St. Thomas Special Teams: Klint K: 1 – Eric Taylor, Jr. (5-7, 160) P: 44 – A.C. Clothier, Jr. (6-0, 180) LS: 46 – John Hasbargen, Fr. (5-9, 195) KR: 2 – Sam Moen, Jr. (5-11, 180) 4 – Fritz Waldvogel, Fr. (5-9, 160) PR: 2 – Sam Moen, Jr. (5-11, 180)

St. Thomas’ Offensive Saint John’s Defensive Statistical

Statistical Leaders Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total David Sauer 124-68-3 908 5 65 Ryan Wimmer 31 39 70 Dakota Tracy 9-3-0 17 0 10 Ethan Eid 13 37 52

Nick Kotsmith 24 27 51 Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg Ben Wartman 92 556 6 60 6.0 Sacks/TFL: No. Yds TFL Yds Joe Luke 4.0 15 6.5 21 Mike Duncombe 54 151 1 13 2.8 Ryan Wimmer 1.0 13 4.5 21 Jimmy Sharpe 1.0 10 4.0 16 Receiving: No. Yds TD Long Interceptions: No. Yds Fritz Waldvogel 30 474 2 65 Sam Moen 10 165 2 63 Derek Stifter 1 68 Tom Knowles 8 94 1 20 Dominic Haik 1 66 Bobby Klint 1 0 Ryan Wimmer 1 0 Nate Anderson 1 0

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A Tradition Unrivaled…

Winning Tradition: Saint John’s is the winningest NCAA Division III football program overall with a .706 winning percentage and a 551-223-24 all-time record in its 98th season. Last year’s 10-2 overall record marks SJU’s 21st consecutive winning season and 40th straight season without a losing record. The last time Saint John’s finished with a losing record (3-5 overall) was 1967.

SJU Leads Nation in Attendance Again in 2007: For the 11th time in 15 years, the Saint John's University football team was the top ranked institution among NCAA Division III attendance leaders. SJU averaged a school-record 8,769 fans per game and attracted 52,614 spectators during six home games in 2007, an increase of 222 spectators per game from last year's figures. SJU's average attendance of 8,769 per game outdistanced second-place Concordia-Moorhead at 5,441 fans per game. As a conference, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) ranked first among Division III conferences for the third consecutive year with an average of 3,594 spectators per game. In 46 games this season, the MIAC attracted a total of 176,129 spectators.

Best All-Time Winning Percentage (min. 25 seasons) *entering the 2008 season

Team Division Wins Losses Ties Percentage No. Seasons 1. Michigan I-A 869 286 36 .745 128 2. Notre Dame I-A 824 278 42 .739 119 3. Georgia Southern I-AA 245 89 1 .733 26 4. Texas I-A 820 316 33 .716 115 5. Oklahoma I-A 779 295 53 .715 113 t6. Ohio State I-A 797 303 53 .714 117 t6. Grand Valley State II 290 115 3 .714 37 8. Yale I-AA 847 329 55 .710 135 9. Alabama I-A 787 314 43 .707 113 10. Saint John’s (Minn.) III 547 221 24 .706 97 11. Grambling State I-AA 488 200 15 .705 65 12. Southern California I-A 754 302 54 .704 115 13. Nebraska I-A 808 333 40 .701 118 14. Tennessee I-A 771 320 53 .697 111 15. Boise State (1996) I-A 327 143 2 .695 40 16. Wisconsin-La Crosse III 517 221 40 .690 83 17. Florida A&M I-AA 522 231 18 .689 75 18. Penn State I-A 789 347 41 .688 121 t19. West Chester II 514 233 17 .684 79 t19. Valdosta State II 201 92 3 .684 26 21. Texas A&M-Kingsville II 550 253 16 .681 79 22. Princeton I-AA 776 357 50 .677 138

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