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1963, 1965, 1976, 2003

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SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY JOHNNIES (5-2, 3-2 MIAC) AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE OLES (3-3, 1-3 MIAC) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008; 1 P.M. MANITOU FIELD (CAP. 5,000), NORTHFIELD, 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. Olaf – Mike Ludwig, (p) 507-786- 9/13 WIS.-RIVER FALLS W, 22-6 3834 (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 W, 12-9 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 head coach 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 458-124-11 (.782) career record and a 434-118-10 (.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) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award 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.

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All-Time Series Results (33-13-1) Assistant Coach Success: Seven of SJU’s nine assistant coaches are Oct. 21, 1922 Home L, 10-20 graduates of Saint John’s and/or have played for legendary head coach John Oct. 11, 1924 Away L, 0-23 Gagliardi. Three of SJU’s assistant coaches have won state titles in Sept. 26, 1925 Home L, 0-7 Minnesota when they were high school head coaches – Gary Fasching at St. Oct. 25, 1930 Away L, 0-82 Cloud Cathedral (1992 and 1993), Jim Mader at Albany (1989 and 1997), Oct. 24, 1931 Home W, 13-0 Oct. 10, 1936 Away W, 13-6 and Dean Taylor at Sartell (1994). In 2008, Gagliardi will be assisted by: rd Oct. 8, 1938 Away W, 19-14 Jerry Haugen ’76 – Defensive Coordinator (33 season), Jim Gagliardi ’89 – Oct. 26, 1940 Home W, 19-0 Offensive Coordinator (17th season), Gary Fasching ’81 – Defensive Coach Nov. 11, 1945 Home L, 6-21 (13th season), Brandon Novak ’01 – Defensive Coach (ninth season), Dean Nov. 1, 1947 Away L, 16-20 Taylor – Offensive Coach (eighth season), Mike Trewick ’93 – Offensive Nov. 6, 1948 Home W, 27-13 Oct. 22, 1949 Away W, 15-7 Coach (seventh season), Jim Mader – Offensive Coach (fifth season), Oct. 4, 1952 Home W, 34-0 Damien Dumonceaux ’06 – Defensive Coach (third season) and Josh Kuenzel Sept. 21, 1974 Home W, 51-21 ’07 – Offensive Coach (second season). Sept. 20, 1975 Away T, 14-14 Nov. 6, 1976 Away W, 29-13 Ten Years and a Day: Saint John’s was held to 34 yards passing in last Nov. 5, 1977 Home W, 21-7 Oct. 21, 1978 Home L, 21-24 Saturday’s 12-9 win at St. Thomas. The last time the Johnnies were held Oct. 20, 1979 Away W, 21-9 to under 35 yards passing and still won the game was Oct.17, 1998 at Sept. 20, 1980 Away W, 14-3 Concordia-Moorhead. In that game, in which an estimated crowd of 500 Sept. 26, 1981 Home W, 23-0 witnessed a 21-0 SJU win in a driving rainstorm, quarterback Tom Oct. 23, 1982 Home W, 38-8 Oct. 22, 1983 Away W, 17-12 Linnemann was four of nine passing for 18 yards. The game was not an Oct. 6, 1984 Away L, 0-31 omen for Linnemann, however, as he passed for 5,998 yards and 79 Oct. 5, 1985 Home L, 10-15 touchdowns in his other 31 games behind center for SJU. The last time Nov. 8, 1986 Home L, 14-16 SJU was held below 100 yards passing was the 2003 NCAA Division III Nov. 7, 1987 Away W, 28-2 Nov. 5, 1988 Away W, 34-31 national championship game (Dec. 20, 2003), where quarterback Ryan Nov. 4, 1989 Home W, 35-0 Keating threw for 91 yards in the 24-6 win over Mount Union, Ohio (a Oct. 27, 1990 Away W, 45-6 span of 54 games). The last time the Johnnies were held to under 50 Oct. 26, 1991 Home W, 67-19 Sept. 26, 1992 Home W, 62-7 yards passing was Dec. 4, 1999 in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals (a Sept. 25, 1993 Away W, 71-10 span of 111 games). SJU totaled 46 yards in the 19-9 loss to Pacific Oct. 29, 1994 Home W, 49-15 Lutheran, Wash. Oct. 28, 1995 Away L, 21-24 Sept. 14, 1996 Away W, 36-7 Sept. 13, 1997 Home W, 21-7 Points at O’Shaughnessy: The last time Saint John’s recorded only 12 Oct. 31, 1998 Away W, 35-0 points against the Tommies at O’Shaughnessy Stadium was a 15-12 loss Oct. 30, 1999 Home W, 21-14 on Oct. 24, 1992. The Johnnies averaged 29.3 points in the following six Sept. 16, 2000 Away W, 42-6 games in St. Paul prior to last Saturday’s 12-9 win over the Tommies. Sept. 15, 2001 Home L, 28-31 Sept. 28, 2002 Home W, 59-20 Sept. 27, 2003 Away W, 45-6 Oct. 30, 2004 Away L, 19-21 Who to watch for This Saturday: Oct. 29, 2005 Home W, 63-9 Oct. 7, 2006 Away W, 37-21 Oct. 6, 2007 Home W, 30-29 #35 Jakob Reding: Sophomore fullback Jakob Reding (right; Eden Prairie, Minn.) rushed for a career-high 94 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries in his first game back after missing the last three games due to injury last Saturday at St. Thomas. His previous season and career high was 71 yards against Wis.-River Falls on Sept. 13. Reding is currently second on the team in rushing with 174 yards on 36 carries (4.8 avg.) and one touchdown.

#24 Nick Kotsmith: Senior linebacker Nick Kotsmith (left; Foley, Minn.) totaled five tackles (all solo), in addition to a blocked punt and a fumble recovery in last Saturday’s win at St. Thomas. Kotsmith has been a vital part of the Johnnies defense this year, which is allowing just 11.0 points per game. Kotsmith has tallied 56 tackles (29 solo), four tackles for loss and one sack.

Series History: This is the 48th meeting between SJU and St. Olaf. The Johnnies are 33-13-1 all-time against the Oles, including a 26-7-1 record under head coach John Gagliardi. Since 1986, the Johnnies are 18-4 against St. Olaf, of which all four losses came by three points or less.

Schnobrich Named Draddy Trophy Semifinalist: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) named senior running back Jeff Schnobrich (left; New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) as one of the 164 semifinalists for the 2008 Draddy Trophy and the NFF 2008 National Scholar-Athlete Awards Oct. 1. A political science major with a 3.90 grade-point average and a three-time Academic All-MIAC selection, Schnobrich (sh-know-brick) is a Regents’/Trustees’ Scholar and a Honors Program participant currently working on a Honor’s Thesis in political science. Schnobrich is also involved in the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement, which Saint John’s University Football Game Notes vs. St. Olaf, October 25, 2008 2

D3football.com American Football Coaches allows students and faculty extended Top 25 Poll Association (AFCA) Coaches’ Poll opportunities for collaborative scholarship, October 19, 2008 October 21, 2008 creative and integrated learning and career No. School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. mentoring experiences in the 1. Mount Union (21) 6-0 621 1 1. Mount Union (Ohio) (30) 6-0 990 1 areas of public policy and public affairs. A 2. Wisconsin-Whitewater (4) 6-0 598 2 2. Wisconsin-Whitewater (10) 6-0 968 2 Spanish and economics double-minor, 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 6-0 581 3 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 6-0 912 3 Schnobrich studied abroad in Guatemala 4. Wheaton (Ill.) 6-0 523 4 4. Muhlenberg (Pa.) 6-0 821 5 during spring semester 2008, 5. Muhlenberg 6-0 506 5 5. Wabash (Ind.) 6-0 818 4 where he volunteered with 6. Wabash 6-0 481 6 6. North Central (Ill.) 6-0 779 6 Kuchub’al, a commercialization 7. North Central (Ill.) 6-0 463 8 7. Wheaton (Ill.) 6-0 767 7 network for small women’s 8. Millsaps 7-0 407 12 8. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 6-0 718 8 9. Washington and Jefferson 6-0 390 10 9. Cortland St. (N.Y.) 6-0 671 9 groups of producers. Schnobrich 10. Cortland State 6-0 375 13 10. Millsaps (Miss.) 7-0 630 10 (right) also volunteered with 11. Wesley 4-1 362 11 11 Trinity (Texas) 6-0 594 11t “Finca La Florida,” a 12. Hardin-Simmons 6-1 333 16 12 Case Western (Ohio) 6-0 518 13 hydroelectric project to charge 13. Case Western Reserve 6-0 328 15 13. Hardin-Simmons (Texas) 6-1 507 15 cell phones for a local Guatemalan 14. Trinity (Texas) 6-0 306 18 14. Wesley (Del.) 4-1 478 14 community without electricity. Schnobrich 15. Salisbury 6-1 257 17 15. Willamette (Ore.) 7-0 463 16 interned with the Committee on 16. Willamette 7-0 253 19 16. Salisbury (Md.) 6-1 330 19 Transportation and Infrastructure in the 17. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4-2 210 7 17. Hampden-Sydney 7-0 329 20 U.S. House of Representatives in 18. Hampden-Sydney 7-0 176 20 18. Otterbein (Ohio) 6-0 315 21 Washington, D.C. during summer 2008. 19. Otterbein 6-0 161 21 19. Occidental (Calif.) 5-0 241 22 20. Occidental 5-0 98 24 20. Monmouth (Ill.) 7-0 202 23 Nationally-Ranked Defense: The Saint 21. Capital 4-2 90 9 21. Curry (Mass.) 7-0 156 25 John’s defense is ranked fourth in the 22. Delaware Valley 4-2 82 14 22. Renesselaer (N.Y.) 5-0 114 -- country in both total defense (228.71 ypg) 23. Linfield 4-1 80 25 23. Ithaca (N.Y.) 5-1 98 -- and pass defense (126.71 ypg). SJU is also 24. Ithaca 5-1 77 23 24. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4-2 76 11t 25. RPI 5-0 63 -- 25. Linfield (Ore.) 4-1 75 -- sixth in all of Division III (235 teams) in scoring defense, allowing 11.0 points per Others Receiving Votes: Franklin 49, John Others Receiving Votes: John Carroll (Ohio), 73; game. Carroll 48, Montclair State 41, Curry 38, Trine Redlands (Calif.), 57; Montclair St. (N.J.), 53; 34, Carleton 23, Monmouth 15, Redlands 11, Trine (Ind.), 43; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 34; Scoring Defense: Saint John’s has held Hartwick 11, Concordia-Moorhead 11, Trinity (Conn.), 30; Capital (Ohio), 27; Rowan Christopher Newport 7, Saint John's 5, St. (N.J.), 18; Wooster (Ohio), 16; Concordia- its opponents to 17 points or less in each John Fisher 4, Rowan 4, Thomas More 1, Moorhead (Minn.), 15; Christopher Newport of the first seven games this season. The Wartburg 1, Worcester Polytech 1. (Va.), 12; Thomas More (Ky.), 11; Wis.-Stevens last time this happened was 2003, when Point, 9; Wartburg (Iowa), 8; Carleton (Minn.), 7; Franklin (Ind.), 7; Huntingdon (Ala.), 5; the Johnnies allowed only 8.14 points thru LaGrange (Ga.), 3; Luther (Iowa), 1; Ferrum the first seven contests. (Va.), 1. Air Attack: Saint John’s has thrown for over 250 yards and at least two touchdowns in six of the last seven meetings with St. Olaf, including four games of 300 yards or more. The Oles are currently seventh in the MIAC in pass defense, allowing just over 200 yards a game (208.8 ypg).

Historic Day in Saint John’s/St. Olaf Football History: Oct. 25, 1930; 78 years to the day that St. Olaf clobbered the Johnnies 82-0 in Northfield. As expected, the 82-point loss is the worst such drubbing in SJU history, but is not the highest-scoring win for STO. In fact, the win is tied for third-highest all-time. The record goes to the Oles’ 97-0 win over Concordia-Moorhead in 1921. St. Olaf defeated Carleton 85-28 last season and matched the 1930 mark with an 82-7 win at Beloit, Wis. on Nov. 8, 1969.

Home Sweet Home: Saint John’s has a 285-85-13 all-time record (.761) at Clemens Stadium, including an 18-4 record (.818) in the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Under Gagliardi, SJU is 227-44-4 (.833). Prior to the Gagliardi era, the Johnnies were just 58-41-9 at home (.579). In its last 127 games dating back to 1987, SJU has a record of 113- 13-1 (.894) in Collegeville.

National Appeal: The Johnnies have players from 10 different states on this year’s 154-man roster: Minnesota (134), Wisconsin (6), Iowa (3), North Dakota (3), California (2), Colorado (2), Alaska (1), Illinois (1), Nebraska (1) and South Dakota (1).

Out of the Coaches’ Poll: SJU did not receive a vote in the latest American Football Coaches’ Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll for the second consecutive week. The last time the Johnnies were not ranked or did not receive votes in

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an AFCA poll was during the week of Sept. 22, 2001’s game at Augsburg. SJU received votes four weeks later and ended the season No. 5 in the final AFCA poll.

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 (SJU 12, at UST 9): Sophomore defensive lineman Kyle Schroeder (Richmond, Minn./Rocori) recovered a St. Thomas fumble on the Johnnies’ two-yard line with 19 seconds remaining in the game to seal a 12-9 win on Saturday, Oct. 18 in St. Paul. The win improves SJU to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in a tightened MIAC race. Following an interception by junior quarterback Jordan Hansel (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) on the third play from scrimmage, St. Thomas took a 7-0 lead with a six-play, 40-yard drive capped off by a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Sauer to tight end Jake Friederichs at the 10:44 mark of the first quarter. After each team squandered four possessions each, senior linebacker Nick Kotsmith (Foley, Minn.) partially blocked a UST punt, giving the Johnnies the ball on the Tommies’ 41-yard line. Following a 14-yard gain by sophomore running back Jakob Reding (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Reding broke away for a 27-yard touchdown run. Reding ended the day with a career-high 94 yards on 15 carries (6.3 avg.). The extra-point attempt by senior Russell Gliadon (Fridley, Minn.) was blocked, making the score 7-6 in favor of the Tommies. Sophomore quarterback Joe Boyle (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) orchestrated a 17-play, 81-yard drive that consumed 9:15 of the third quarter and ended with his own one-yard touchdown run to give the Johnnies a 12-7 lead. Boyle’s pass on the two-point conversion attempt fell incomplete. Pinned deep in its own zone on fourth down late in the fourth quarter, Gliadon ran out of the Johnnie end zone to cut the SJU lead to 12-9 with 3:10 left in the game. On second down and 15 yards to go from the SJU 25-yard line, Sauer connected with a diving Fritz Waldvogel for a 25-yard gain down to the SJU one-yard line with under a minute to go. After a Johnnie timeout, UST's Ben Wartman run inside but was ruled down before breaking the plane. On second down and inches, Ryan McCarthy fumbled the exchange from Sauer and Schroeder jumped on the ball to seal the victory for SJU. Boyle was two of five passing for 22 yards and rushed for another 21, including the one-yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winning score. Junior linebacker Ryan Wimmer (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) led the Johnnies with 10 tackles (seven solo), while Kotsmith collected five tackles, all solo, in addition to a blocked punt and fumble recovery. The Tommies’ Ben Wartman rushed for 90 yards on 24 carries, while Sauer was 15 of 31 passing for 137 yards. UST outgained the Johnnies 281-162 in the game, but was just 2 of 14 on third downs and was forced to punt eight times. With the win, SJU head coach John Gagliardi improves his career record to 458-124-11 (.782) and 434-118- 10 (.781) at SJU. Gagliardi is now 42-14 all-time against the Tommies, including win in 15 of the last 16 meetings.

Last Meeting Between the Johnnies and Oles (at SJU 30, STO 29): No. 3/4 Saint John’s University erased a nine-point deficit to defeat No. 14/18 St. Olaf 30-29 in front of over 12,000 on Homecoming Saturday in Collegeville. The Johnnies started the game with a 13 play, 68-yard drive that ended with senior quarterback Alex Kofoed (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) connecting on an 8-yard touchdown pass with senior running back Mike Patnode (Princeton, Minn.). St. Olaf answered with 9 points on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Matt Penz to Horace Gant and a 25-yard field goal by Paul Fortman. A botched snap on the PAT attempt later proved to be a critical play in the game’s result. Down 9-7 late in the first quarter, senior safety John Cloeter (Sauk-Rapids, Minn.) intercepted Penz for just the second time this season. Senior wide receiver Chace Pollock (Marshall, Minn.) grabbed a 6-yard touchdown pass from Kofoed to give the Johnnies a 14-9 lead with 11:29 remaining in the second quarter. St. Olaf answered, however, as Andrew Schmiesing returned a Gliadon punt 75-yards for a touchdown to give the Oles a 16-14 lead. SJU regained the lead with a 7 play, 55-yard drive capped off by a 32-yard field goal by junior place kicker/punter Russell Gliadon (Fridley, Minn.) as time expired in the second quarter. St. Olaf began the second half with a 12 play, 57-yard drive resulting in another field goal by Fortman to give the Oles a 19-17 lead. Sophomore linebacker Josh Rose (Litchfield, Minn.) fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving St. Olaf a first-and-10 from the Johnnies’ 34-yard line. Four plays later, the Oles’ Coty Watkins dashed in from 8 yards out to give St. Olaf a 26-17 lead. St. Olaf would later fail to convert on a field goal chance late in the third quarter due to another botched snap from center. Down by 10 points and seeking a boost, the Johnnies received a pair of big plays from senior wide receiver Brian Weber (Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area). On first-and-10 from the Oles’ 35-yard line, Kofoed fluttered a pass that seemed to be a jump ball intended for Pollock. At the last moment, Weber dashed in front of Pollock to make the catch and scooted down the sidelines for a Johnnie touchdown to cut the deficit to 26-24. St. Olaf failed on a fourth-and-eight on the SJU 35-yard line to give the ball back to the rejuvenated Johnnies. Again, it was Weber. The 5-11 junior made a sensational diving catch for a 38-yard gain down to the Oles three-yard

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line. Patnode scored on the very next play to give the Johnnies a 30-26 lead. The Johnnies went for a two-point conversion but were unable to convert, making the score 30-26 with 11:15 remaining in the fourth quarter. St. Olaf put together a 15 play, 50-yard drive but was held to three points thanks to a 35-yard field goal by Fortman with 5:29 remaining. Kofoed and the SJU offense proceeded to burn the final 5:29 of the game to seal a 30-29 victory. Kofoed finished the game 28 of 43 passing for 318 yards and three touchdowns to record his eighth career 300-yard passing game, tying Kurt Ramler (1993-96) for the school record. An evenly-matched game both on the field and on paper, the Johnnies gained 394 total offensive yards and tallied a possession time of 31:09, compared to 349 yards and a possession time of 28:51 for the Oles. St. Olaf entered the contest averaging 573.8 offensive yards and 51.2 points per game. SJU recorded 24 first downs to St. Olaf’s 22, and both teams were 50.0 percent on third downs (STO: 10 of 20, SJU: 9 of 18). Patnode led the Johnnies in both rushing and receiving with 135 total yards (61 yards on 16 carries and 74 yards on 8 receptions) and two touchdowns, while Weber had 3 receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. Senior safety Kevin Boegel (Mahtomedi, Minn.) led the Johnnies defensively with 14 tackles (5 solo), while sophomore linebacker Ryan Wimmer added 13 tackles (3 solo). Junior defensive lineman Joe Luke (Alexandria, Minn.) collected 6 tackles (5 solo), two tackles for loss and one sack for SJU. St. Olaf’s Matt Penz was 17 of 43 passing for 216 yards. Horace Gant gained 101 yards receiving on six receptions for the Oles (5-1, 3-1 MIAC). Adam Concannon made 15 tackles (6 solo), including 1.5 tackles for loss to lead St. Olaf.

On this date in Johnnie football history… Saint John’s is 6-4 all-time on October 25: 1924 (L, 7-13) at Concordia; 1930 (L, 0-82) at St. Olaf; 1941 (L, 12-13) at Concordia; 1952 (W, 13-7) vs. St. Thomas; 1958 (W, 8-6) at Augsburg; 1969 (W, 33-11) at St. Thomas; 1975 (W, 7-3) at Whitworth, Wash.; 1986 (L, 14-17) at Concordia; 1997 (W, 47-7) vs. Macalester; and 2003 (W, 24-12) vs. Concordia.

1969: W, 33-11 (at St. Thomas): The Johnnies erupted with 27 unanswered points in the second quarter after the Tommies took a 3-0 lead in the second quarter. Running back Bill Laliberte celebrated his 21st birthday by gaining 84 of the Johnnies’ 150 rushing yards on the day, including the first touchdown of the contest. Dave Haskins then caught a 10- yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Kafka on the very next Johnnie drive. SJU added two more scores before the half and went into halftime with a 27-3 lead. The Johnnies added another touchdown in the third quarter and went into the final frame with a 33-3 lead. St. Thomas scored on a 74-yard punt return and was successful on the two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

1975: W, 7-3 (at Whitworth, Wash.): Under last minute circumstances, Whitworth searched the nation for a Homecoming opponent with an open date for Oct. 25. Gagliardi and the Johnnies accepted the invitation on Tuesday and caught a plane headed to Spokane three days later. SJU won the game 7-3 in a heavy wind and rain storm. It was Whitworth's first ever game against a school east of the Rocky Mountains. Johnnie fullback Tim Schmitz scored the first touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. Whitworth marched down the field before being stopped on the Johnnies’ 10- yard line, forcing a 26-yard field goal.

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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. Brian 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 OLES

St. Olaf Head Coach Jerry Olszewski: Jerry Olszewski was 2008 St. Olaf Schedule/Results named the 11th head football coach at St. Olaf on March 31, 9/6 at Luther W, 23-14 2008. Olszewski was at his alma mater, Wis.-Stevens Point, as 9/13 PACIFIC LUTHERAN, Wash. W, 17-0 defensive coordinator the last two seasons. He spent a total 9/20 ST. THOMAS W, 29-23 seven seasons as an assistant at Division II Minnesota State 9/27 at Augsburg L, 49-21 University-Mankato (1993-96, 1999-02) before a three-year 10/4 CARLETON L, 21-7 stint as the CEO of the Mankato YMCA. He also spent one 10/11 at Bethel L, 31-7 season as the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Bombers 10/25 SAINT JOHN’S 1 p.m. of the Arena Football league (1999) and another as an 11/1 at Concordia-Moorhead 1 p.m. assistant at California Lutheran University (1998) as defensive 11/8 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 1 p.m. line coach. 11/15 at Hamline 1 p.m.

Last game for the Oles (St. Olaf 2008 Statistical Comparisons 7, at Bethel 31): Quarterback Josh Saint John’s (MIAC) St. Olaf (MIAC) Aakre rushed for two scores and threw for 114 yards as Bethel 21.3 ppg. (6) Scoring Offense 17.3 ppg. (7) University defeated visiting St. Olaf 11.0 ppg. (1) Scoring Defense 23.0 ppg. (8) 31-7 in an MIAC football game on 208.4 ypg. (4) Pass Offense 151.5 ypg. (6) Saturday afternoon. Logan Flannery 126.7 ypg. (1) Pass Defense 208.8 ypg. (7) rushed for 129 yards and a 114.6 ypg.(7) Rush Offense 137.0 ypg. (4) touchdown for the Royals (3-3, 2-2 102.0 ypg. (4) Rush Defense 83.3 ypg. (1) MIAC), who scored on their first two possessions and held the Oles (3-3, 323.0 ypg.(5) Total Offense 288.5 ypg. (7) 1-3 MIAC) to 137 yards of total 228.7 ypg. (1) Total Defense 292.2 ypg. (4) offense and seven first downs in the 133.95 (2) Pass Efficiency 105.2 (9) win. Bethel put together a 13-play, 97.18 (2) Defense Pass Efficiency 112.1 (7) 69-yard touchdown drive to open the 65.0% (13-20) (5) Red Zone Offense 50.0%(11-22) (t8) game. The Royals then held the Oles three-and-out and marched 64 yards 64.3% (9-14) (6) Red Zone Defense 58.3%(14-24) (4) on ten plays for its second score. 41% (43-105) (5) Third Down % 26.6% (25-94) (9) 23% (25-107) (1) Defense Third Down % 41% (32-92) (4) St. Olaf took its second possession 47 yards on nine plays, but was stopped on the Bethel 14 and missed a 31-yard field goal. St. Olaf averted a shutout with a three-yard touchdown pass from John Haberman to Coty Watkins with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter, capping a 13-play, 67-yard drive. Haberman was 13-for-22 for 99 yards with the touchdown and an interception in the loss. Antonio Jennings was his favorite target, catching seven passes for 69 yards. Bethel rushed for 259 yards in the victory, helped by Dustin Wahl's 14 carries for 71 and a touchdown.

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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 Reding LG: 67 – Erik Kottom, Jr. (6-4, 280) C: 50 – Tim Juba, So. (6-2, 285) 30 35 RG: 64 – Dan Gamache, Sr. (6-4, 290) Boyle RT: 72 – Ben Dimond, Jr. (6-5, 285) Busack TE: 80 – Brett Saladin, Sr. (6-3, 220) 9 WR: 4 – Bryan Busack, Sr. (6-3, 195) 4 QB: 9 – Joe Boyle, So. (6-1, 195) Vanderheyden Saladin Dimond Gamache Juba Kottom Sowden RB: 30 – Jeff Schnobrich, Sr. (6-0, 190) RB: 35 – Jakob Reding, So. (6-1, 225) 89 80 72 64 50 67 73

St. Olaf Defense: DE: 98 – Michael Williams Jr., Sr. (6-6, 250) 98 99 91 92 DT: 99 – C.J. Tabasky, Jr. (6-1, 290) DT: 91 – Nick Tolen, Jr. (6-3, 306) Williams Tabasky Tolen Henschel DE: 93 – Zac Henschel, Jr. (6-4, 260) OLB: 33 – Pattrick Luevano, So. (5-11, 200) 33 41 29 4 MLB: 41 – Adam Concannon, Jr. (5-9, 232) 2 OLB: 29 – Eric Werdahl, Jr. (6-0, 187) Concannon Werdahl Luevano Lanmen CB: 2 – Tyler Jones, Jr. (5-9, 168) Jones CB: 4 – Justin Lanman, Jr. (5-11, 175) SS: 28 – Chris DeLuca, Jr. (5-11, 180) FS: 47 – Ryan Skluzacek, Jr. (6-4, 205) 28 47 Saint John’s Special Teams: K: 43 – Russell Gliadon, Sr. (6-2, 215) DeLuca Skluzacek 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. Olaf’s Defensive Statistical Leaders Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total Jordan Hansel 119-70-5 866 5 67 Adam Concannon 17 22 39 Joe Boyle 43-25-1 285 3 34 Eric Werdahl 22 15 37

Michael Crees 31-21-2 261 2 33 Patrick Luevano 19 15 34

Sacks/TFL: Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg No. Yds TFL Yds Jeff Schnobrich 96 338 2 36 3.5 M. Williams Jr. 3.5 28 11.0 45 Jakob Reding 36 174 1 27 4.8 Zac Henschel 2.0 7 4.5 14 Kellen Blaser 32 115 0 17 3.6 GustavusPatrick AdolphusLuevano Offense: 1.0 12 3.5 22 QB: 7 – Jordan Becker, Jr. (6-3, 205) Interceptions: No. Yds Receiving: No. Yds TD Long Tyler Jones 2 0 Ben Vanderheyden 36 625 5 67 Ryan Skluzacek 1 30 Jeff Schnobrich 24 255 1 51 Derek Bauer 1 2

Bryan Busack 19 290 3 42 Brett Saladin 16 142 1 22

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Probable Starters WHEN ST. OLAF HAS THE BALL

St. Olaf Offense: QB: 15 – John Haberman, Jr. (6-4, 205) Endsley Watkins RB: 24 – Evan Endsley, Sr. (6-0, 203) RB: 30 – Coty Watkins, Sr. (6-1, 215) WR: 1 – Antonio Jennings, So. (6-0, 170) 24 30 WR: 18 – Ryan St. John, Sr. (6-3, 205) Haberman TE: 83 – Mike Shimshock, Jr. (6-5, 235) LT: 62 – John Schantzen, Jr. (6-3, 289) 15 LG: 76 – Kyle Glanton, Jr. (6-0, 280) Jennings C: 59 – Drew Penz, So. (6-3, 271) St. John Shimshock Koenig Schwingler Penz Glanton Schantzen RG: 74 – Paul Schwingler, Sr. (6-3, 295) 1 RT: 54 – Adam Koenig, So. (6-6, 283) 18 83 54 74 59 76 62 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. Olaf Special Teams: Klint K: 20 – Pat Wadzinski, Sr. (5-9, 160) P: 8 – Matt Nelson, Sr. (6-3, 217) LS: 46 – Neal Holthus, Sr. (6-3, 255) KR: 24 – Evan Endsley, Sr. (6-0, 203) PR: 5 – Leon Clark, Fr. (5-9, 175)

St. Olaf’s Offensive Saint John’s Defensive Statistical

Statistical Leaders Leaders

Passing: Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lng Tackles: Solo Ast Total John Haberman 132-77-7 846 6 44 Ryan Wimmer 38 42 80 B. Agneberg 22-7-1 63 0 16 Ethan Eid 18 39 57

Nick Kotsmith 29 27 56 Rushing: No. Yds TD Lg Avg Coty Watkins 114 503 4 51 4.4 Sacks/TFL: No. Yds TFL Yds Joe Luke 4.0 15 6.5 21 John Haberman 87 128 2 20 1.5 Evan Endsley 38 113 0 17 3.0 Ryan Wimmer 1.0 13 4.5 21 Jimmy Sharpe 1.0 10 4.0 16 Receiving: No. Yds TD Long Interceptions: No. Yds Evan Endsley 26 311 1 34 A. Jennings 17 177 0 22 Derek Stifter 1 68 Coty Watkins 12 101 2 26 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 552-223-24 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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