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SAINT JOHN’S FOOTBALL OFFICIAL 2014 GAME INFORMATION National Champions | 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, 2008, 2009 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY JOHNNIES (2-0, 0-0 MIAC) vs. CONCORDIA COLLEGE-MOORHEAD COBBERS (2-0, 0-0 MIAC) Saturday, September 20, 2014; 1 p.m. | Clemens Stadium (cap. 7,482); Collegeville, Minn. Media Contacts: Athletic Media Relations Director, Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner Series Stats (320-363-3127, [email protected]); Sports Information Director, Concordia - Jim Cella (218-299-3194, [email protected]) Series Notes Series Record: SJU leads, 42-32-6 (Current Streak: CON, 2) Tune In: The game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM, across central Minnesota, at Saint John’s: SJU leads, 22-13-4 (Current Streak: CON, 1) WDGY-740 AM in the Twin Cities (*new in 2014*) and KOWZ-1170 AM in Waseca, which at Concordia-Moorhead: CON leads, 18-16-1 (Current Streak: CON, 1) covers most of southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Neutral: SJU leads, 4-1-1 (Current Streak: SJU, 3) Bryan Backes, Mike Carr and Charlie Carr will call all the action beginning with John- Last Saint John’s Win: Sept. 17, 2011 (28-21 OT) nies Magazine at 11 a.m. and the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will also be Last Concordia-Moorhead Win: Sept. 28, 2013 (24-14) broadcast on the SJU football Web site, via Stretch Internet. This is the 18th season SJU Largest Margin of Saint John’s Victory: 49 (1976) football can be heard across the world on the Internet. Largest Margin of Concordia-Moorhead Victory: 41 (1929) Football Weekly: Tune in to Football Weekly during the football season this fall, each Series’ Best Individual Performances (By Yardage) Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings in St. Cloud. Guests include head coach Rushing: SJU, Matt Malmberg, 24-178-4 TD (Nov. 13, 1993) Gary Fasching, an SJU assistant coach, an SJU football student-athlete and a local high CON, Steve Grove, 38-175-2 TD (Sept. 24, 1988) school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and www. gojohnnies.com. Passing: SJU, Ryan Keating, 20-41-387-4 TD (Nov. 3, 2001) CON, Ethan Pole, 26-40-334-3 TD (Oct. 19, 1996) The Matchup: Saint John’s enters Saturday’s game with a 2-0 record following its 31-7 win at UW-Eau Claire last Saturday night. SJU ran for 334 yards, including a school- Receiving: SJU, Jeremy Loretz, 7-165-1 TD (Nov. 13, 1992) record 281 from junior running back Sam Sura (South St. Paul, Minn.), in the victory. The CON, Mark Lundstrom, 9-161-1 TD (Sept. 23, 1989) Johnnies ended the 2013 season with a 7-3 record (5-3 MIAC), good for fourth in the MIAC, under the direction of fi rst-year head coach Gary Fasching. Concordia, meanwhile, 2014 Statistical Comparisons is also 2-0 thanks to its 30-9 home win over Buena Vista (Iowa) last weekend. The Cob- Concordia Saint John’s bers posted an 8-2 record (6-2 MIAC) last fall and tied for second with St. Thomas in the 35.0 Scoring Offense 29.0 conference standings. 11.0 Scoring Defense 7.5 182.5 Passing Offense 98.0 SJU Head Coach Gary Fasching (Saint John’s ’81): 251.5 Passing Defense 132.0 A 1981 SJU graduate, Fasching became the 16th head coach in 298.0 Rushing Offense 321.5 the 102-year history of Saint John’s University football following 43.0 Rushing Defense 99.0 the 2012 season. He replaced John Gagliardi, who announced his 480.5 Total Offense 419.5 retirement following 60 seasons at SJU, after serving 17 seasons 294.5 Total Defense 231.0 as an assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator at SJU. 137.5 Pass Effi ciency 110.5 SJU recorded a 5-3 MIAC record (7-3 overall) to fi nish fourth in the 134.6 Pass-Effi ciency Defense 99.5 conference standings in 2013. The Johnnies posted a 164-39 record (120-22 MIAC) with 36:22 Average Time of Possession 39:37 10 conference titles and 12 postseason appearances (22-11 playoff record), including 32.1 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 39.4 the 2003 national championship, 2000 national runner-up performance and four national 75.0% (6-8) Red-Zone Offense 87.5% (7-8) semifi nal games during his tenure as an assistant coach. Seventy-two Minnesota High 60.0% (3-5) Red-Zone Defense 33.3% (1-3) School All-Star game participants attended Saint John’s during Fasching’s tenure as 38.1% (8-21) Third-Down Conversions 47.1% (16-34) the Johnnies’ recruiting coordinator. Eleven SJU defensive linemen earned a total of 15 38.5% (10-26) Opponent Third-Down Conversions 12.5% (3-24) All-America honors during his 16 seasons as the program’s defensive line coach before switching to linebacker duties in 2012. Prior to joining the Johnnies’ coaching staff, Fasching served as the head football coach at St. Cloud Cathedral High School from 2014 Saint John’s Schedule/Results 1986-95, where he led the Crusaders to the State Class B title in 1992 and 1993. He col- Date Opponent Time/Result lected a 57-46 career record over the 10 seasons, the most wins and longest tenure in Sept. 6 WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS W, 27-8 school history. The 1992 state championship team ended the regular season 4-4 only to Sept. 13 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire W, 31-7 win six consecutive games for the title. The momentum turned into a perfect 14-0 record Sept. 20 CONCORDIA 1 p.m. en route to the 1993 state championship and an eventual 21-game win streak. A three- Sept. 27 at St. Thomas 1:10 p.m. year starter for the Johnnies at linebacker (1977-78, 1980-81), Fasching graduated from Oct. 4 HAMLINE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. SJU in 1981 with a degree in social science. He earned his master’s degree in sports Oct. 18 at Gustavus Adolphus 1 p.m. management from St. Cloud State University in 2000. Oct. 25 CARLETON 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Augsburg 1 p.m. Nov. 8 BETHEL 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Olaf 1 p.m. 1 All-Time Series Results Assistant-Coach Success: In addition to Fasching, eight of the Johnnies’ 10 assistant coaches played for legendary head coach John Gagliardi at Saint John’s. Two of Year Result Date Location SJU’s staff have won state titles in Minnesota when they were high school head coaches 1923 CON, 3-0 Oct. 20 Collegeville 1924 CON, 13-7 Oct. 25 Moorhead – Fasching at St. Cloud Cathedral and Jim Mader at Albany (1989 and 1997). Fasching is 1925 CON, 14-7 Oct. 24 Moorhead assisted by: Jerry Haugen ’76 – Defensive Coordinator (39th season); Jim Gagliardi ’89 1926 SJU, 13-0 Oct. 23 Collegeville 1927 CON, 33-0 Oct. 22 Moorhead – Offensive Coordinator (23rd season); Brandon Novak ’01 – Co-Defensive Coordinator 1928 Tie, 6-6 Oct. 13 Collegeville (15th season); Damien Dumonceaux ’05 – Recruiting Coordinator and Defensive Line, 1929 CON, 41-0 Oct. 26 Moorhead and Assistant Track & Field Coach (Ninth season); Kole Heckendorf – Wide Receivers and 1930 CON, 7-0 Oct. 18 Collegeville 1931 CON, 29-0 Oct. 31 Moorhead Tight Ends (Second season); Jim Mader – Offensive Line (11th season); Charlie Welsh ’08 1932 Tie, 0-0 Oct. 29 Collegeville – Video Coordinator and Wide Receivers (Sixth season); Michael Orts ’09 – Scout Teams 1933 CON, 6-0 Oct. 28 Moorhead and Quarterbacks (Third season); John Gans ’12 – Scout Teams and Linebackers (Second 1936 SJU, 13-0 Oct. 24 Collegeville 1937 SJU, 25-7 Oct. 23 Collegeville season); and Jake Essler ’14 – Scout Teams and Running Backs (First season). 1938 SJU, 33-6 Oct. 29 Moorhead 1939 SJU, 25-0 Oct. 14 Collegeville 1941 CON, 13-12 Oct. 25 Moorhead Series History: Saturday’s game is the 81st meeting between SJU and Concordia. 1942 Tie, 14-14 Nov. 7 Collegeville The Johnnies are 42-32-6 (.563) all-time against the Cobbers, including a 22-13-4 (.615) 1946 CON, 19-6 Nov. 2 Moorhead record in Collegeville. Last year’s 24-14 win by the Cobbers clinched their fi rst back-to- 1951 SJU, 31-7 Oct. 20 Collegeville 1952 CON, 32-6 Oct. 18 Moorhead back wins in the series since 1980-81. 1953 SJU, 7-6 Oct. 24 Collegeville 1954 SJU, 20-14 Oct. 23 Moorhead Missed Opportunities in 2013: Concordia scored 14 points in the game’s fi rst 1956 CON, 32-6 Oct. 20 Collegeville 1957 CON, 33-6 Oct. 26 Moorhead 4:32 en route to the 24-14 win in Collegeville last season. Quarterback Griffi n Neal con- 1958 CON, 40-8 Oct. 31 Collegeville nected with Jon Baune for a 35-yard touchdown on the game’s opening drive. Following 1959 CON, 36-6 Sept. 19 Collegeville 1960 CON, 30-14 Sept. 24 Moorhead an SJU three-and-out, Neal hit Mark Whiting for a 38-yard gain down to the Johnnies’ 1961 SJU, 48-6 Oct. 7 Collegeville one-yard line where Cooper Gauldin took it over from on the next play. The Cobbers 1962 SJU, 31-14 Oct. 13 Moorhead gained 142 yards on their fi rst 11 plays, an average of 12.9 yards per play.