At Carleton College Knights (2-1, 0-1 Miac)

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No. 4 Saint John’s University Johnnies (4-0, 2-0 MIAC) at Carleton college knights (2-1, 0-1 Miac) Saturday, September 29, 2007; 1 p.m. CDT Laird stadium (cap. 7,500), northfield, minn.

Media Contacts: Athletic Media Relations Director, Saint John’s – 2007 Saint John’s Schedule/Results Ryan Klinkner, (p) 320-363-3127 (e) [email protected]; 9/1 MARIETTA, Ohio W, 55- Sports Information Director, Carleton – David Pape, (p) 507-222- 14 4185 (e) [email protected] 9/8 at Wis.-River Falls W, 21- 10 Gagliardi on ABC This Saturday: Saint John’s head coach John 9/15 AUGSBURG W, 62-7 Gagliardi will be featured to a national audience on ABC’s The 9/22 CONCORDIA W, 52- Road to the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year at 1:30 p.m. (CDT), 21 Saturday, Sept. 29. As with all televised programs, times and 9/29 at Carleton 1 p.m. dates are subject to change. The episode Sept. 29 will feature 10/6 ST. OLAF 1 p.m. Gagliardi along with Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and 10/13 at Gustavus Adolphus 1 p.m. John McKissick of Summerville (S.C.) High School. Fans across the country are encouraged to visit www.coachoftheyear.com between Sept. 6 and Nov. 27 to vote for the college football coach who they believe embodies responsibility - not only to his own team and players, but also in society and in his community. All football head coaches at an NCAA-member college or university at all division levels are eligible for consideration.

Radio: The game can be heard live on WBHR 660 AM, across central Minnesota, WLOL AM 1330 in Minneapolis/St. Paul and KOWZ AM 1170 in Waseca, which covers most of southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Bryan Backes and Mike/Charlie Carr will call all the action beginning with the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will also be broadcast on the SJU football Web site, through Real Audio. This is the 11th 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 at Roster’s Bar and Grill in St. Cloud.

Saint John’s Coach John Gagliardi (Colorado College ’49): The first active head coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), Saint John's University legendary head coach John Gagliardi (Guh-lahr-dee) is in his 59th season as a collegiate head football coach and 55th season as head coach in Collegeville. The winningest coach all-time in college football history, Gagliardi currently owns a 447-120-11 (.783) collegiate career record and a 423-114-10 (.782) record at SJU. Both win totals are NCAA records. Gagliardi’s 59 years of collegiate coaching is also an NCAA record, breaking the old record of 57 years by former University of Chicago and Pacific University head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (1890-1946).

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 1 2007 SJU Record: Saint John’s enters today’s game with a 4-0 overall record and a 2-0 showing in the MIAC following the 52-21 win versus Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday. The 2006 MIAC co-champions, SJU is coming off an 11-2 season in 2006, including its 15th postseason appearance in the last 22 years and 21st appearance overall (38- 15 record), beginning with their first in 1963 when they won the NAIA Championship (17th appearance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs). The Johnnies were predicted to win the conference championship for the third consecutive season in this year’s MIAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Back-to-Back MIAC Champions: The Johnnies claimed a share of the 2006 MIAC title for the 2007 MIAC second consecutive season (though the 2005 title was outright), the 12th time in the last 16 Preseason seasons, and a MIAC-record 29 times overall last season. SJU has now won 25 MIAC Coaches’ Poll championships in 54 seasons under the direction of Head Coach John Gagliardi. (First-place votes) 1. Saint John's (8) 2. Bethel (1) Saint John's Made MIAC History in 2006: For the first time in MIAC history, one institution 3. St. Olaf claimed all four fall championships. Saint John’s won a share of the MIAC title in football and 4. St. Thomas soccer, and the outright championship in cross country and golf. As a whole, Saint John’s 5. Concordia University won its second consecutive George Durenberger/MIAC All-Sports Trophy and eighth 6. Gustavus in the last 11 years. Saint John’s finished with 96.5 points and 13.5 points ahead of 2nd place 7. Carleton St. Thomas. SJU also finished 22nd overall in the 2006-07 Division III U.S. Sports Academy 8. Hamline Directors' Cup, the prestigious award presented annually by the National Association of 9. Augsburg Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA Today to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 14 sports - seven women's and seven men's. Thus, SJU finished 22nd overall despite having only men's athletics.

One More School Record Set to Fall, MIAC Milestones On the Way: Senior quarterback Alex Kofoed Current 2007 MIAC Standings (right; Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) is the school’s all-time leader in total yards School MIAC Overall (8,841), passing yards (8,755), pass #3/4 Saint John’s 2-0 4-0 attempts (1,078), completions (658) and #19/23 St. Olaf 2-0 4-0 wins as a starting quarterback (32). Gustavus Adolphus 2-0 3-0 Kofoed’s four touchdown passes against Bethel 2-0 3-1 Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday passed Carleton 0-1 2-1 Tom Linnemann (1996-00) for second all-time with 80. St. Thomas 0-1 0-3 Kofoed now needs 8 to pass 1997 graduate and current Concordia-Moorhead 0-2 2-2 Carleton head coach Kurt Ramler (1993-96) for the school record. Kofoed enters this Saturday’s game needing 810 Augsburg 0-2 1-2 yards thru the air to pass Bethel’s Scott Kirchoff (1999-03) Hamline 0-2 1-2 for the MIAC all-time record for passing yardage in conference games.

Who to watch for This Saturday:

#30 Jeff Schnobrich: Junior running back Jeff Schnobrich (left; New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) scored two touchdowns 1:07 apart in the second quarter to give the host Johnnies a 31-7 halftime lead. Schnobrich also added 31 yards on six carries and 33 yards on four receptions in the game. Schnobrich, who entered his junior season with 0 career touchdowns, has scored two touchdowns in each of the last two games for SJU.

#21 Kevin Boegel: Senior safety Kevin Boegel (right; Mahtomedi, Minn.) had two interceptions in last Saturday’s 52-21 win over Concordia-Moorhead. Boegel, who entered this season with one career interception in 21 games, has three picks in the first four games this season. Boegel is currently third on the squad with 22 tackles (7 solo).

It’s All in the Family: Head coach John Gagliardi will be once again be coaching two grandsons of two of his former players this season. Sophomore Bobby Klint (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) is the grandson of 1959 All-American Felix Mannella, who played for Gagliardi from 1956 to 1959. Another sophomore defensive back, Ryan Kettner (Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly), is the grandson of Don Kettner, who played under Gagliardi at Carroll College, Mont., during the early 1950s. These are the first known occurrences of a grandfather and grandson to play under the same head coach in college football history. Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 2 Assistant Coach Success: Six of SJU’s eight assistant coaches are graduates of Saint John’s and/or have played for legendary head coach John Gagliardi. Three of SJU’s assistant coaches have won state titles in Minnesota when they were high school head coaches – Gary Fasching at St. Cloud Cathedral (1992 and 1993), Jim Mader at Albany (1989 and 1997), and Dean Taylor at Sartell (1994). In 2007, Gagliardi will be assisted by: Jerry Haugen ’76 – Defensive Coordinator (32nd season), Jim Gagliardi ’89 – Offensive Coordinator (16th season), Gary Fasching ’81 – Defensive Coach (12th season), Brandon Novak ’01 – Defensive Coach (eighth season), Dean Taylor – Offensive Coach (seventh season), Jim Mader – Offensive Coach (fourth season), Damien Dumonceaux ’06 – Defensive Coach (second season) and Josh Kuenzel ’07 – Offensive Coach (first season).

D3football.com American Football Coaches Three Johnnies named Preseason All- Top 25 Poll Association (AFCA) Coaches’ Poll America: Three Johnnies were named to September 24, 2007 September 25, 2007 respective NCAA Division III preseason st No School (1 votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev teams this summer. Junior defensive tackle . . 1. Mount Union (25) 3-0 625 1 1. Mount Union (Ohio) (39) 3-0 995 1 Nick Gunderson (Woodbury, 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor 3-0 574 2 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 3-0 942 2 Minn./Woodbury) was named to the 2007 (1) D3football.com Preseason All-America First 3. Wis.-Whitewater 2-1 558 3 3. Saint John’s (Minn.) 4-0 916 3 Team, Street and Smith’s 2007 Preseason 4. Saint John's 4-0 544 4 4. Wis.-La Crosse 2-0 849 4 5. St. John Fisher 4-0 531 6 5. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 4-0 790 5 Division III All-America Team and Lindy’s 6. Wis.-La Crosse 2-0 526 5 6. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0 767 6 2007 Preseason All-Division-III First Team. 7. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0 443 9 7. Capital (Ohio) 3-0 759 8 Senior center Andrew Salvato (North 8. Central 4-0 428 8 8. Wis.-Whitewater 2-1 693 9 Oaks, Minn./Mounds View) was named to 9. Capital 3-0 384 10 9. Central (Iowa) 4-0 622 10 10. Baldwin-Wallace 3-0 353 11 10. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 3-0 617 11 the 2007 D3football.com Preseason All- 11. Ohio Northern 3-0 337 12 11. Ohio Northern 3-0 554 12 America Second Team and Lindy’s 2007 12. Linfield 1-1 312 13 12. Washington & Jefferson 3-0 522 13 Preseason All-Division III Second Team. (Pa.) Senior quarterback Alex Kofoed (Cold 13. Wartburg 3-0 287 17 13. Linfield (Ore.) 1-1 436 14 14. Trinity (Texas) 3-0 282 15 14. Trinity (Texas) 3-0 415 15 Spring, Minn./Rocori) was named to Street 15. Washington and 3-0 258 16 15. Bridgewater (Va.) 4-0 400 16 and Smith’s 2007 Preseason Division III All- Jefferson America Team. 16. Montclair State 3-0 247 24 16. Wartburg (Iowa) 3-0 391 17 17. Wesley 3-1 201 7 17. Montclair St. (N.J.) 3-0 368 24 18. Wabash 3-0 152 19 18. Salisbury (Md.) 4-0 349 18 Kofoed and Gunderson Named MIAC 19. Salisbury 4-0 139 25 19. St. Olaf (Minn.) 4-0 261 21 Players of the Week: Senior quarterback 20. Rowan 2-1 128 21 20. Wabash (Ind.) 3-0 228 20 21. Hardin-Simmons 1-2 122 20 21. Wesley (Del.) 3-1 213 7 Alex Kofoed (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) was 22. Alfred 3-0 110 -- 22. Rowan (N.J.) 2-1 207 22 named the MIAC Offensive 23. St. Olaf 4-0 89 22 23. Occidental (Calif.) 2-0 168 23 Player of the Week and junior 24. Bridgewater (Va.) 4-0 81 23 24. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) 3-0 105 25 defensive tackle Nick 25. North Central 2-1 78 14 25. Wis.-Oshkosh 2-0 79 NR Others receiving votes: Wis.-Oshkosh 59, Dropped Out: North Central (Ill.), 19 Gunderson (right; Woodbury, Occidental 41, Redlands 39, Augustana 28, Minn.) was named the MIAC UW-Stevens Point 26, RPI 18, Pacific Others Receiving Votes: Rensselaer (N.Y.), Defensive Player of the Week Lutheran 16, Whitworth 15, Mississippi 40; Centre (Ky.), 37; St. Norbert (Wis.), 34; for their efforts in the College 15, Franklin 13, Bethel 12, Mt. St. Alfred (N.Y.), 25; North Central (Ill.), 23; Joseph 10, Carthage 9, Elmhurst 8, Gustavus Carthage (Wis.), 20; Redlands (Calif.), 19; Johnnies’ 52-21 win over Adolphus 5, Dickinson 5, Springfield 4, Trinity (Conn.), 18; Hardin-Simmons (Texas), Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday. Kofoed Washington U. 2, Millsaps 2, John Carroll 1. 17; Coe (Iowa), 17; Ursinus (Pa.), 15; was 26 of 32 passing (.813 pct.) for 303 Augustana (Ill.), 12; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 10; yards and four touchdowns as the Johnnies The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a Whitworth (Wash.), 10; Wis.-Stevens Point, 9; panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Dickinson (Pa.), 8; Case Western (Ohio), 7; threw for 18 first downs in the game, which Directors and media members from across Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 7; Pacific Lutheran is third all-time in school history. Kofoed the country, and is published weekly. (Wash.), 6; Elmhurst (Ill.), 5; Bethel (Minn.), 4; also recorded his seventh career 300-yard Franklin (Ind.), 3; Mississippi College, 3; Wis.- passing game. Kofoed is 73 of 102 passing Eau Claire, 2; Curry (Mass.), 1; Waynesburg (Pa.), 1; Adrian (Mich.), 1; Hampden-Sydney (.716 pct.) for 969 yards and 12 (Va.), 1. touchdowns (2 interceptions) through the first four games this season (186.27 passing efficiency). Gunderson led the Johnnies with 8 tackles (5 solo), including one tackle for loss, one sack and a forced fumble in the win. Concordia gained a total of nine yards in the eight plays that Gunderson was a part of statistically (a total of five yards on the five solo stops). Gunderson currently leads the Johnnies with 27 tackles (13 solo) and has collected 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the young season.

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 3 National Appeal: The Johnnies are made up of players from 14 different states on this year’s 180-player regular season roster, including Minnesota (152), North Dakota (6), Wisconsin (6), Iowa (3), California (2), Colorado (2), Illinois (2), Alaska (1), Idaho (1), Michigan (1), Montana (1), Nebraska (1), South Dakota (1) and Oregon (1).

Series History: This is the 24th meeting between SJU and Carleton. The Johnnies are 24-0 all-time against the Knights, all under head coach John Gagliardi. Four of the last nine meetings the Johnnie’s have kept the nights at one touchdown, three of the last nine were shutout games with SJU as the victor.

Last Week for the Johnnies (at SJU 52, CC 21): No. 3/4 Saint John’s All-Time Series Results (24-0) University jumped out to a 31-7 lead at halftime and defeated Concordia- Oct. 1, 1983 Home W, 24-8 Moorhead, 52-21 on Saturday, Sept. 22 in Collegeville. The 52 points Sept. 22, 1984 Home W, 27-14 scored by the Johnnies is the most-ever in the 74 meetings versus Sept. 21, 1985 Away W, 23-10 Concordia (the previous record was the 49-0 win on Oct. 16, 1976). The Oct. 18, 1986 Home W, 20-6 52-21 win is also the first time since October 15, 1977 (31-0) that SJU has Oct. 17, 1987 Away W, 47-6 defeated the Cobbers by 30 or more points. Oct. 29, 1988 Home W, 38-10 Senior quarterback Alex Kofoed (Cold Spring, Minn. /Rocori) went Oct. 28, 1989 Away W, 56-14 26 of 32 passing for 303 yards and four touchdowns to record his seventh Sept. 22, 1990 Home W, 36-35 Sept. 21, 1991 Away W, 56-7 career 300-yard passing game. Kofoed passed Tom Linnemann (1996-00) Nov. 7, 1992 Home W, 70-7 for second all-time with 80 career touchdown passes, and needs eight to Nov. 6, 1993 Home W, 62-14 pass current Carleton head coach Kurt Ramler (1993-96) for the school’s Oct. 22, 1994 Away W, 63-20 all-time record. Saint John’s (4-0, 2-0 MIAC) will travel to face Ramler’s Oct. 21, 1995 Home W, 35-14 Knights next Saturday, Sept. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Laird Oct. 5, 1996 Home W, 64-7 Stadium in Northfield. Oct. 4, 1997 Away W, 55-6 Senior running back Mike Patnode (Princeton, Minn.) and junior Nov. 7, 1998 Home W, 43-0 running back Jeff Schnobrich (New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) combined for five Nov. 6, 1999 Away W, 41-6 Nov. 4, 2000 Dome W, 58-7 SJU touchdowns on the day. Patnode led the Johnnies with 62 yards on 15 Nov. 10, 2001 Home W, 31-0 carries and two touchdowns, and added six receptions for 53 yards and Oct. 12, 2002 Home W, 49-7 another score. Schnobrich added 31 yards on six carries and 33 yards on Oct. 11, 2003 Away W, 44-0 four catches with a pair of touchdowns, 1:07 apart. Senior wide receivers Sept. 18, 2004 Away W, 55-7 Brian Weber (Glenwood, Minn. /Minnewaska area) and Chace Pollock Sept. 17, 2005 Home W, 41-7 (Marshall, Minn.) added a receiving touchdown each. Sept. 30, 2006 Home W, 29-19 Junior place kicker/punter Russell Gliadon (Fridley, Minn.) was a perfect 7-for-7 on PAT attempts and booted a 31-yard field goal in the contest. Gliadon also played a significant role in limiting the Cobbers’ average starting field position to their own 27-yard line in the game. Gliadon averaged 62.8 yards on five kickoffs and averaged 45.0 yards on two punts, both of which landed inside the 20-yard line. Junior defensive tackle Nick Gunderson (Woodbury, Minn.) led the Johnnies defensively with eight tackles (five solo) and a sack. Senior defensive lineman Mitch Eversman (Elk River, Minn.) also added a sack for the Johnnies. SJU forced three Cobber interceptions and two fumbles, resulting in two touchdowns for SJU. Senior Kevin Boegel (Mahtomedi, Minn.) had two interceptions in the game and James Shockman (Berlin, N.D./Lamoure) recovered both fumbles for the Johnnies. Sophomore linebacker Josh Rose (Litchfield, Minn.) also added an interception. Field position also played a big role in the game, as the Johnnies started on their own 48-yard line on average, as compared to the 27-yard line for the Cobbers. Concordia’s Cory Johnson ran for 1 135 yards on 12 carries, including an 88- 6 1 yard touchdown. Adam Swingdorf added a 1 152 1 6 three-yard touchdown run in the first 1 quarter. Quarterback Jesse Nelson was 3 of 3 12 passing for 31 yards and three 1 2 interceptions in the contest. The Cobbers’ 2 2 Paul Schol collected 170 yards on five kickoff returns, including a 90-yard return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Jason Jude led the Cobbers defensively with nine tackles (four solo), while Clinton Strother collected seven 1 tackles (five solo), including two tackles for loss and a sack. The Johnnies accumulated 18 passing first downs (29 total), which is third-most in school history…SJU out-gained the Cobbers 515-242 and held a 38:23-21:37 edge in time of

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 4 possession...SJU is ranked No. 3 in the first AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll of the 2007 season, and is ranked No. 4 in the latest D3football.com Top 25 Poll.

The Last Meeting Between Saint John’s and Carleton (at SJU 29, CAR 19): The #3 Saint John’s University football team defeated Carleton 29-19 before an announced crowd of 11,790 Homecoming fans on Saturday, September 30 in Collegeville. Junior running back Craig Luberts (Pierz, Minn./Pierz) dashed 54 yards for a Johnnie touchdown on the third play from scrimmage to give SJU an early 7-0. Carleton, led by first-year head coach Kurt Ramler, a St. John’s ’97 graduate, answered on its first offensive possession by capping a 12-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard run by R.J. Jackson. Sophomore Nick Gunderson (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury) blocked the extra point attempt to preserve the 7- 6 SJU lead. Junior Mike Patnode (Princeton, Minn./Princeton) padded the lead with a 2-yard touchdown run with 3:16 remaining in the first quarter. The extra point by junior Brian McKenna (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) put the Johnnies out front, 14-6. Once again, the Knights answered with a touchdown run by Jackson, this time from 8 yards out, to cut the deficit to 14-12. Quarterback Darren Caspers’ two-point pass attempt failed, as the Johnnies entered the half with a 14-12 lead. Carleton gained 239 yards offense on 42 plays in the first half alone.

The second half, however, was a different one for the host Saint John’s Johnnies. SJU tallied 15 point in a span of six minutes to take a commanding 29-12 lead in the third quarter. All four Carleton drives in the third quarter were halted within its own 30-yard line and was forced to punt. Taking advantage of the excellent field position, McKenna booted a 27-yard field goal, followed by a 35-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Michael Crees (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) to senior Kyle Gearman (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria) and a 2-yard touchdown run by senior Mike Lofboom (Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi). Carleton ended the scoring on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Caspers to Chris Gardner with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter. Crees finished the game 8-of-17 passing for 174 yards and the lone touchdown. Gearman led all SJU receivers with five catches for 113 yards and one touchdown. Senior Jamie Steffensmeier (Mankato, Minn./East) led the Johnnie defense with 11 tackles (3 solo), while senior Kevin McNamara (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi) added 10 tackles (4 solo), including 3.0 tackles for a loss of 9 nine yards and 1 sack. Senior Mike Burtzel (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) led an active Johnnie secondary with 9 tackles (5 solo) and 5 pass breakups. Carleton’s Randy Foss and Jerad Phelps were all over the field Saturday, collecting 9 and 7 tackles, respectively, on the day. Matt Franks led all receivers with 9 receptions for 164 yards, while Caspers passed for 314 yards (21-of-39), including one touchdown and one interception. The last time Saint John’s allowed an opposing quarterback to throw for 300 yards or more was on Dec. 6, 2003 when Linfield’s Tyler Matthews passed for 338 yards in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. SJU won the game, 31-25.

On this date in Johnnie football history…

Saint John’s is 7-2 all-time on September 29: 1928, (L, 7-14) at Hamline; 1934, (W, 19-0) vs. St. Cloud State; 1956, (W, 40-0) vs. Minn.-Duluth; 1962, (W, 28-8) at Gustavus Adolphus; 1973, (W, 40-12) at Macalester; 1979, (W, 45-32) vs. Bethel; 1984, (W, 7-0) vs. St. Thomas; 1990 (L, 0-21) at Hamline; and 2001, (W, 27-21) vs. St. Thomas.

1962: W, 28-8 (at Gustavus Adolphus): The Johnnies defeated the Gustavus defense in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns for the win. Gustavus held SJU through the third quarter keeping the score tied 8-8. In the first play of the fourth quarter, Bob Spinner broke through the Gusties for a 10-yard touchdown. With 28 seconds left in the game, the SJU scored in two plays to make the final score, 28-8.

1984: W, 7-0 (vs. St. Thomas): Starting with a scoreless fourth quarter, SJU scored with 1:30 left in the game. It was Vince Reiter who took the handoff and raced right scoring the only touchdown of the game. Don Pribyl added the extra point for the final margin.

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 5 When was the last time…  A quarterback threw for 350 yardsScouting or more in a game: The375 on October KNIGHTS 29, 2005: Alex Kofoed vs. St. Olaf.  A quarterback threw five touchdowns in a game: October 29, 2005: Alex Kofoed vs. St. Olaf.  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 23, 2006. Mike Lofboom to Kyle Gearman (87-yard reception) at Concordia-Moorhead.  A player recorded three or more rushing touchdowns in a game: 3 on October 22, 2005. Corey Weber (14, 1, 2) vs. Augsburg.  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: September 22, 2007. Kevin Boegel vs. Concordia- Moorhead.  A player recorded two field goals in one game: September 1, 2007. Russell Gliadon (34-yard and 35-yard field goals, respectively) vs. Marietta, Ohio.

 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: September 15, 2007: David Burns (89-yard return) vs. Augsburg.  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: October 7, 2006. Nick Gunderson blocked a 25-yard attempt by St. Olaf’s Paul Fortman.  Saint John’s blocked an opponent PAT: November 18, 2006. Nick Gunderson vs. Central, Iowa.  Saint John’s recorded a safety: September 2, 2006 vs. Wis.-Eau Claire.

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 6 Carleton Head Coach Kurt Ramler (Saint John’s ‘97): Kurt Ramler was named the new head football coach 2007 Carleton Schedule/Results at Carleton College on February 22, 2006. 9/8 MINN.-MORRIS W, 49-0 Ramler served as offensive coordinator at 9/15 at Macalester W, 34-10 Heidelberg for the past three seasons and 9/22 at Bethel L, 21-45 previously served as Saint John's University's 9/29 SAINT JOHN’S 1 p.m. (Minn.) quarterbacks’ coach during the 2002 10/6 ST. THOMAS 1 p.m. season, helping the Johnnies to the MIAC title. 10/13 at Hamline 1 p.m. A GTE Academic All-American® in 1997, 10/20 AUGSBURG 1 p.m. Ramler earned his B.A. in English from SJU in 1997 and his 10/27 at Concordia-Moorhead 1 p.m. master’s degree in education from Wagner in 2003. He won the 11/3 ST. OLAF 1 p.m. 1996 MIAC’s Most Valuable Player award for the Johnnies and 11/10 at Gustavus Adolphus 1 p.m. still holds eight school records, including most total offense and passing yards in a career. Ramler ranks third all-time in NCAA career passing efficiency and currently holds the MIAC single-season passing efficiency record at 174.91, set in 1996, and is the all-time leader in touchdown passes with 87.

Last Week for the Knights (at BU 45, CAR 21): Safety Drew Ziller blocked a punt, had an interception and recorded 12 tackles, but the Carleton College football team dropped the MIAC opener 45-21 at Bethel University. It was the first loss of the season for the Knights (2-1, 0-1 MIAC), who upset the nationally ranked Royals last year by a 17-14 score. Bethel (3-1, 2-0 MIAC) started the scoring with Logan Flannery’s 1-yard touchdown plunge with 6:57 remaining in the opening quarter. After Carleton was forced to punt on its next possession, the Royals marched 66 yards on six plays and built a 14-0 advantage on Ben Wetzell’s 10-yard scoring pass to Kyle Lee. A spectacular special teams play set the Knights up for their first score. Ziller broke free and blocked Kevin Ness’ punt, then returned the ball to the Bethel 12- Statistical Comparisons yard line. Three plays later Phil Blue took a direct snap and scooted into the end zone, halving the Saint John’s Carleton deficit with 4:01 remaining in the opening half. 47.5 ppg. Scoring Offense 34.7 ppg. Bethel took advantage of good field position 13.0 ppg. Scoring Defense 18.3 ppg. after halftime, finding the end zone on five of six 283.8 ypg. Pass Offense 290.7 ypg. possessions. Wetzell was 20-for-28 for 236 yards 150.2 ypg. Pass Defense 183.0 ypg. and added second-half touchdown throws of 13 and 179.8 ypg. Rush Offense 49.7 ypg. 23 yards. The Knights refused to give up, and 112.0 ypg. Rush Defense 91.3 ypg. quarterback Shane Henfling hooked up with Blue on 463.5 ypg. Total Offense 340.3 ypg. a 28-yard scoring strike with 4:13 left in the third 262.2 ypg. Total Defense 274.3 ypg. quarter. After Henfling and Chris Gardner connected 165.81 Pass Efficiency 136.02 on the two-point conversion, Carleton had trimmed 88.47 Defense Pass Efficiency 141.74 the deficit to 26-15. 68.0% (19-28) Red Zone Offense 70.0% (7-10) The field position battle continued to go the 33.0% (4-12) Red Zone Defense 43.0% (6-14) Royals way in the fourth quarter, and they took 45% (25-55) Third Down % 33% (15-45) advantage, getting touchdowns from wide receiver 25% (15-61) Defense Third Down % 31% (16-51) Aaron Berstetter on consecutive drives. He ran 17 yards on a reverse pitch for his first visit to the end zone, then hauled in a 13-yard pass from backup quarterback Dan Einerson with 8:09 remaining. The Knights were not done, though, as Henfling reached the end zone again in the final quarter. On fourth down, he ran the option and faked the pitch to running back RJ Jackson, before turning upfield and reaching the end zone nine yards later untouched. Carleton was held to 39 yards rushing on 31 attempts. Jackson was the Knights leading rusher, gaining 21 yards. Bethel amassed 451 yards of total offense, 186 of them on the ground. Henfling finished the afternoon 15-for- 32 for 178 yards with a touchdown and a pair of interceptions. Blue was the leading receiver for Carleton, pulling in five passes for 104 yards and his second touchdown in as many weeks. He’d totaled 97 yards receiving for his career entering today’s contest. Middle Linebacker James Colbenson had a team-best 13 tackles, including five solo. Of Ziller’s 12 tackles, five were of the solo variety. Nose tackle Kaizen Yang had seven tackles, including 3.5 for losses.

Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 7 Probable Starters When Saint John’s Has The Ball

Saint John’s Offense: WR: 5 – Brian Weber, Sr. (6-0, 175) LT: 61 – Jason Brodmerkel, Sr. (6-5, 255) Patnode Blackmore LG: 53 – Jason Primus, Sr. (6-3, 245) C: 50 – Andrew Salvato, Sr. (6-1, 295) 6 4 RG: 64 – Dan Gamache, Jr. (6-4, 280) Kofoed RT: 72 – Ben Dimond, So. (6-5, 290) 1 Weber TE: 80 – Brett Saladin, Jr. (6-3, 230) 1 WR: 89 – Ben Vanderheyden, So. (6-2, 180) QB: 11 – Alex Kofoed, Sr. (6-2, 201) Vanderheyden Saladin Dimond Gamache Salvato1 Primus Brodmerkel RB: 6 – Mike Patnode, Sr. (5-9, 185) 5 RB: 41 – Aaron Blackmore, Sr. (6-0, 205) 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 9 0 2 4 0 3 1 Carleton Defense: DE: 50 – James Clark, Sr. (6-5, 250) DT: 72 – Mike Morrissey, Jr. (6-2, 218) 50 72 73 95 NT: 73 – Kaizen Yang, Sr. (6-4, 270) DE: 95 – John Hanks, Jr. (6-5, 225) Clark Morrissey Yang Hanks LB: 57 – Jerad Phelps, Sr. (6-2, 237) LB: 21 – James Colbenson, Sr. (6-1, 215) LB: 49 – Eric Paul, Sr. (6-2, 233) 57 21 49 SS: 29 – Drew Ziller, Jr. (6-0, 193) 5 Phelps Colbenson Paul0 FS: 6 – Neil Kolstad, Fr. (5-11, 172) 31 CB: 24 – Nick Cesarek, So. (6-1, 195) Cesarek 29 6 CB: 31 – Kane Bechstein, Jr. (5-10, 170) Bechstein Ziller Kolstad Saint John’s Special Teams: K: 43 – Russell Gliadon, Jr. (6-2, 215) P: 43 – Russell Gliadon, Jr. (6-2, 215) LS: 65 – Kevin Clarke, Sr. (6-0, 255) H: 2 – John Cloeter, Sr. (6-2, 200) KR: 1 – Andrew Rotschafer, Fr. (6-1, 180) 20 – Ethan Beck-Buysse, So. (5-9, 190) PR: 5 – Derek Stifter, Jr. (5-8, 160) 81 – Chace Pollock, Sr. (6-1, 195)

Saint John’s Offensive Carleton’s Defensive Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total Alex Kofoed 102-73-2 969 12 51 James Colbenson 9 16 25 Jordan Hansel 22-11-1 100 2 17 Drew Ziller 12 9 21 17 Total...... 106 120 226 Total...... 133-90-3 1135 14 51 Opponents...... 108 96 204 Opponents...... 121-53-10 601 3 74 Sacks/TFL: No. Yds TFL Yds Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg Mike Morrissey 1.5 11 4.0 14 Aaron Blackmore 61 287 2 40 4.7 James Clark 1.5 9 2.5 14 Mike Patnode 22 104 3 23 4.7 Total...... 9.0 49 31.0 104 Total...... 175 719 9 40 4.1 Opponents..... 8.0 51 23.0 115 Opponents...... 153 448 3 88 2.9 Interceptions: No. Yds Receiving: No. Yds TD Long Drew Ziller 2 13 Ty Thorsen 1 9 Brian WeberSaint John’s22 University394 Football3 51 Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 8 Brett Saladin 14 187 1 33 Total...... 4 122 Total...... 90 1135 14 51 Opponents..... 17 554

Probable Starters When Carleton Has The Ball

Carleton Offense: LT: 74 – Sam Larsen, Sr. (6-3, 260) Blue Jackson LG: 51 – Jon Nelson, Jr. (6-1, 240) C: 69 – Ted Longabaugh, Fr. (6-4, 233) RG: 59 – Collin Anderson, Sr. (6-2, 202) 3 2 RT: 54 – Tim Kane, Jr. (6-3, 220) 3 Henfling 5 QB: 2 – Shane Henfling, Jr. (6-2, 185) RB: 25 – R.J. Jackson, Sr. (5-11, 183) Bothun RB: 33 – Phil Blue, So. (5-9, 185) 2 TE: 35 – Steve Ramey, Jr. (6-0, 205) Gardner Ramey Kane Anderson Longabaugh Nelson Larsen 8 WR: 1 – Chris Gardner, Jr. (5-11, 161) 0 WR: 80 – Dylan Bothun, Fr. (6-3, 188) 1 3 5 5 6 5 7 Saint John’s Defense: 5 4 9 9 1 4 DE: 22 – Mitch Eversman, Sr. (6-1, 225) DT: 48 – Joe Luke, Jr. (6-0, 230) DT: 98 – Nick Gunderson, Jr. (6-4, 250) 9 48 98 22 DE: 9 – Mike Schumacher, Jr. (6-3, 225) Schumacher Luke Gunderson Eversman 24 LB: 24 – Nick Kotsmith, Jr. (6-1, 210) 21 LB: 44 – Ryan Wimmer, So. (6-0, 213) Kotsmith LB: 45 – Josh Rose, So. (6-1, 240) Boegel 45 44 CB: 10 – Dominic Haik, So. (5-10, 180) 6 FS: 2 – John Cloeter, Sr. (6-2, 200) Rose Wimmer 10 SS: 21 – Kevin Boegel, Sr. (6-1, 194) Gervais CB: 6 – Sam Gervais, Sr. (6-0, 200) 2 Haik Cloeter Carleton Special Teams: PK/KO: 54 – Tim Kane, Jr. (6-3, 220) P: 79 – Jeff Potempa, Jr. (6-4, 260) LS: 85 – Will McGivern-Smith, Jr. (6-3, 214) H: 82 – Mike Wiebolt, Sr. (6-0, 175) KR: 25 – R.J. Jackson, Sr. (5-11, 183) Carleton’s Offensive 1 – Chris SaintGardner, John’s Jr. (5-11, Defensive161) PR: 1 – Chris Gardner, Jr. (5-11, 161) Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total Shane Henfling 66-42-2 705 10 90 Nick Gunderson 13 14 27 John Hallowed 25-13-0 161 1 30 Mike Schumacher 9 14 23 Total...... 96-58-3 872 11 90 Total...... 133 160 293 Opponents...... 111-46-4 549 4 34 Opponents...... 162 162 324

Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg Sacks/TFL: No. Yds TFL Yds R.J. Jackson 31 123 0 23 4.0 Joe Luke 3.0 24 5.0 33 Phil Blue 22 40 1 10 1.8 Nick Gunderson 2.5 13 4.0 18 Total...... 108 149 2 23 1.4 Total...... 14.0 95 29.0 139 Opponents...... 115 274 4 18 2.4 Opponents..... 7.0 45 18.0 78

Receiving:Saint John’s No. University Yds TD Football Long Game Notes vs. Carleton, Interceptions: September 29, No.2007 Yds 9 Chris Gardner 18 413 7 90 Kevin Boegel 3 13 Phil Blue 10 187 2 33 Josh Rose 2 34 Total...... 58 872 11 90 Total...... 10 252 Opponents...... 46 549 4 34 Opponents... 3 9 A Tradition Unrivaled…

Winning Tradition: Saint John’s is the winningest NCAA Division III football program overall with a .705 winning percentage and a 541-219-24 all-time record in its 97th season. Last year’s 11-2 overall record marks SJU’s 20th consecutive winning season and 39th 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 2006: For the tenth time in 14 years, the Saint John's University football team was the top ranked institution among NCAA Division III attendance leaders. SJU averaged a school-record 8,547 fans per game and attracted 51,284 spectators during six home games in 2006, an increase of 622 spectators from last year's figures. SJU's average attendance of 8,547 per game outdistanced second-place Wabash (Ind.), which averaged 5,447 fans per game. The attendance rankings were released in the Jan. 30 issue of "The NCAA News."

As a conference, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) ranked first among Division III conferences for the second consecutive year with an average of 3,222 spectators per game. In 46 games this season, the MIAC attracted a total of 148,203 spectators.

Best All-Time Winning Percentage (min. 20 seasons) *entering the 2007 season

Team Division Wins Losses Ties Percentage No. Seasons 1. Michigan I-A 860 282 36 .745 127 2. Notre Dame I-A 821 269 42 .744 118 3. Georgia Southern I-AA 238 84 1 .738 25 4. Texas I-A 810 313 33 .715 114 5. Oklahoma I-A 768 292 53 .714 112 6. Ohio State I-A 786 301 53 .713 116 t7. Yale I-AA 838 328 55 .709 134 t7. Alabama I-A 780 308 43 .709 112 9. Grand Valley State II 278 114 3 .708 36 t10. Nebraska I-A 803 326 40 .704 117 t10. Saint John’s (Minn.) III 537 219 24 .704 96 t10. Grambling State I-AA 480 197 15 .704 64 13. Southern California I-A 743 300 54 .702 114 14. Tennessee I-A 760 316 53 .697 110 15. Florida A&M I-AA 519 223 18 .695 74 16. Boise State (1996) I-A 317 140 2 .693 39 17. Wisconsin-La Crosse III 512 217 40 .692 82 18. Penn State I-A 780 343 41 .688 120 19. Texas A&M-Kingsville II 547 245 16 .687 78 Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. Carleton, September 29, 2007 10 20. West Chester II 505 230 17 .683 78 21. Tennessee State I-AA 490 231 30 .672# 79 22. Florida State I-A 442 212 17 .671 60 #participation in the 1981 and 1982 NCAA Division I-AA championships (1-2) is voided.

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