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SAINT JOHN’S JOHNNIES OFFICIAL 2019 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME INFORMATION 4-Time National Champions • 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003 33 MIAC Titles • 29 Postseason Appearances No. 4 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (7-0, 6-0 MIAC) 2019 STATISTICAL COMPARISONS vs. CONCORDIA COLLEGE-MOORHEAD (2-5, 2-3 MIAC) Concordia Saint John’s (NCAA/MIAC) (NCAA/MIAC) Saturday, November 2, 2019; 1 p.m. | Clemens Stadium (cap. 8,500); Collegeville, Minn. 22.4 (154th/6th) Scoring Offense 39.3 (31st/3rd) 22.6 (92nd/4th) Scoring Defense 11.6 (9th/1st) 290.0 (198th/7th) Total Offense 525.9 (3rd/2nd) 350.9 (123rd/5th) Total Defense 258.9 (17th/2nd) 30:29 Avg. Time of Possession 30:48 PASSING Nickname: Johnnies Nickname: Cobbers 70.6 (241st/9th) Passing Offense 365.4 (1st/1st) Location: Collegeville, Minn. Location: Moorhead, Minn. 232.7 (187th/9th) Passing Defense 185.0 (67th/3rd) Founded: 1857 Founded: 1891 4 Passing TD’s 25 10 Passing TD’s Allowed 6 Enrollment: 1,608 Enrollment: 2,034 87.9 (224th/9th) Pass Effi ciency 194.2 (3rd/1st) School Colors: Cardinal and Blue School Colors: Maroon and Gold 137.6 (167th/6th) Pass-Effi ciency Defense 105.2 (34th/2th) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) RUSHING President: Dr. Eugene McAllister President: William Craft 219.4 (31st/3rd) Rushing Offense 160.4 (97th/5th) Athletic Director: Bob Alpers ’82 Athletic Director: Rachel Bergeson 118.1 (86th/4th) Rushing Defense 73.9 (17th/2nd) Home Field (Capacity): Clemens Stadium (8,500) Home Field (Capacity): Jake Christiansen Stadium (7,000) 16 Rushing TD’s 15 Head Coach: Gary Fasching ’81 Head Coach: Terry Horan 11 Rushing TD’s Allowed 4 SJU Record: 65-12 (Seventh season) Concordia Record: 126-65 (19th Season) DEFENSE Overall Record: 65-12 (Seventh season) Overall Record: 126-65 (19th Season) 8 Sacks (Total) 22 39 Tackles For Loss (Total) 44 Record vs. Concordia: 4-2 Record vs. Saint John's: 5-13 SPECIAL TEAMS 35 (42.5) Punts (Avg.) 17 (35.7) SATURDAY'S MATCHUP 24 (18.7) Kick Returns (Avg.) 15 (23.3) Saint John’s scored 41 unanswered points, including 34 in the second half, in a 54-17 win at St. Olaf last Saturday 13 (10.8) Punt Returns (Avg.) 13 (6.7) (Oct. 26) in Northfi eld. The Johnnies rolled to 749 yards of offense on 68 plays (11.0 avg.), including 396 in the 38.0 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 38.6 second half alone. Concordia, meanwhile, turned the ball over four times and was out-gained 453-214 in a 31-0 TURNOVERS home loss to nationally ranked Bethel last weekend. -7 (11/18) Turnover Margin +5 (11/6) 6 Interceptions 9 NEW TWIN CITIES AFFILIATE FOR JOHNNIE RADIO NETWORK 6 Interceptions Thrown 3 Saturday’s game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM across central Minnesota, KDIZ-1570 AM in the Twin Cities 5 Fumbles Gained (Defensive) 2 and KOWZ-1170 AM in Waseca, which covers most of southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark 12 Fumbles Lost 3 MISCELLANEOUS Lewandowski, Bryan Backes, Mike Carr and Charlie Carr will call all the action, beginning 57.9% (11-19) Red-Zone Offense 71.4% (25-35) with Johnnies Magazine at 11 a.m. and the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will 66.7% (16-24) Red-Zone Defense 58.3% (7-12) also be broadcast on the SJU football website via Stretch Internet. This is the 23rd season 38.4% (33-86) 3rd-Down Offense 50.6% (40-79) SJU football can be heard worldwide over the internet. 37.8% (34-90) 3rd-Down Defense 35.7% (35-98) 3,715 (4 games) Avg. Home Attendance 6,129 (3 games) SAME NIGHT, SAME PLACE FOR FOOTBALL WEEKLY Tune in to Football Weekly during the football season this fall, each Thursday from 7-8 p.m., at the Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill in Sartell. Guests include head coach Gary Fasching, an SJU assistant coach, an SJU football student- 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS athlete and a local high school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and gojohnnies. Saint John’s (7-0, 6-0 MIAC) com via the Stretch Internet portal. Sept. 7 at UW-Stout W, 14-7 Sept. 21 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS* W, 33-21 JOHNNIES & FASCHING ON KOOL-TV Sept. 28 at Carleton* W, 56-10 Based out of Alexandria, Minn., KOOL-TV will again produce tape-delayed broadcasts of all Saint John’s home Oct. 5 AUGSBURG* (Homecoming) W, 61-6 Oct. 12 BETHEL* W, 19-0 football games, as well as the “Gary Fasching Coaches’ Show,” for the fi fth consecutive season in 2019. The Oct. 19 vs. St. Thomas* @ Allianz Field W, 38-20 30-minute show airs at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday night during the football season, followed Oct. 26 at St. Olaf* W, 54-17 by the tape-delayed home broadcast. Viewers outside of the KOOL-TV broadcast area will Nov. 2 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD* 1 p.m. be able to watch the coaches’ show and home-game broadcast as they are airing Tuesday Nov. 9 at Hamline* 1 p.m. nights on www.kooltv-mn.com. Neither broadcast will be archived online for future viewing. Nov. 16 ROSE-HULMAN, Ind. 1 p.m. KOOL-TV and SJU extended the contract through the 2020 season in July 2018. If you are not receiving KOOL-TV in your current television package, interested viewers are encouraged to visit www. Concordia (2-5, 2-3 MIAC) getkooltv.com and sign the petition. Sept. 7 at UW-La Crosse L, 14-21 (OT) Sept. 14 UW-WHITEWATER L, 10-20 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 21 AUGSBURG* W, 48-0 • Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner, Athletic Media Relations Director Sept. 28 at Hamline* W, 51-0 Oct. 5 at St. Thomas* L, 6-51 320-363-3127, [email protected] Oct. 12 GUSTAVUS* L, 28-35 Website: www.gojohnnies.com | Twitter: @SJUJohnnies | Instagram: @johnnieathletics Oct. 26 BETHEL* L, 0-31 Nov. 2 at Saint John's* 1 p.m. • Concordia - Jim Cella, Sports Information Director Nov. 9 ST. OLAF* 1 p.m. 218-299-3194, [email protected] Nov. 16 at Carleton* 1 p.m. Website: www.concordiamn.prestosports.com/ | Twitter: @CobberSID Instagram: @cobbersid 2019 Johnnie Football • @SJUJohnnies • @SJUFootball • A Tradition Unrivaled 1 Saint John's Football History ANOTHER 400-YARD PASSING GAME Senior quarterback Jackson Erdmann (left; Rosemount, Minn.) recorded the fourth 400-yard *through Oct. 26 passing game of his career with 496 yards and four touchdowns in SJU's 54-17 win last First Season 1900 (109th season) Saturday at St. Olaf. He also led the Johnnies with a career-high 67 rushing yards on 10 All-Time Record 648-249-24 (.717) carries (for 563 yards of offense). Erdmann is currently second in NCAA Division III in passing All-Time MIAC Record 471-178-22 (.718) yards (2,432) and passing yards per game (347.4), third in yards per pass attempt (11.11) and All-Time Home Record 342-97-13 (.771) fourth in pass-effi ciency rating (192.8). Among the NCAA's active career leaders (all divisions), All-Time Postseason Record 44-24 (.647) Erdmann is third in pass-effi ciency rating and touchdown passes (see below). NCAA Postseason Record 39-23 (.629) All-Americans 132 NCAA's Active Career Leaders in Passing Touchdowns (all divisions) All-MIAC First-Team Selections 414 Rk. No. Name School Div. Gms. 1. 127 Chaiten Tomlin Mount St. Joseph, Ohio III 37 4 National Championships 2. 118 D'Angelo Fulford Mount Union, Ohio III 40 1963 (NAIA), 1965 (NAIA), 1976, 2003 3. 115 Jackson Erdmann Saint John's III 39 115 Broc Rutter North Central, Ill. III 43 33 MIAC Championships 5. 98 Case Cookus Northern Arizona FCS 37 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 6. 92 Joe Germinerio Ithaca, N.Y. III 42 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 7. 88 Gage Gubrud Washington State FBS 35 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 8. 84 Justin Herbert Oregon FBS 38 2009, 2014, 2018 84 Mason Fine North Texas FBS 45 10. 83 Jake Maier UC-Davis FCS 33 29 Postseason Appearances 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, NCAA's Active Career Leaders in Pass-Effi ciency Rating (all divisions) 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, Rk. Rating Name School Div. Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD Yds. Gms. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 1. 200.45 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama FBS 626-439-10-81 6,768 31 2. 197.89 D'Angelo Fulford Mount Union, Ohio III 790-524-12-118 8,023 40 25 NCAA Playoff Appearances 3. 183.56 Jackson Erdmann Saint John's III 918-589-21-115 9,031 39 1976, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 4. 171.48 Broc Rutter North Central, Ill. III 1,292-868-18-115 11,953 43 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 5. 171.22 Ben Holmes Tarleton State, Texas II 485-289-8-49 4,711 21 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 6. 170.43 Jayru Campbell Ferris State, Mich. II 416-251-10-37 4,237 20 7. 167.46 Evan Ernst Ohio Dominican II 473-336-11-41 4,081 18 11 Undefeated Seasons 8. 165.14 Tanner Morgan Minnesota FBS 325-202-10-27 3,162 17 1901, 1905, 1906, 1932, 1935, 1944, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 9.