SAINT JOHN’S JOHNNIES OFFICIAL 2018 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME INFORMATION 4-Time National Champions • 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003 33 MIAC Titles • 29 Postseason Appearances No. 3/5 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (11-0, 8-0 MIAC) 2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISONS vs. No. 10/11 WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY (10-0, 7-0 NWC) Whitworth Saint John’s (NCAA/NWC) (NCAA/MIAC) NCAA Division III Playoffs - Second Round | Saturday, November 24, 2018; 12 p.m. | Clemens Stadium (cap. 8,500); Collegeville, Minn. 40.3 (23rd/1st) Scoring Offense 50.4 (3rd/1st) 13.7 (25th/2nd) Scoring Defense 9.0 (5th/1st) 461.3 (21st/1st) Total Offense 494.5 (10th/1st) 293.5 (45th/3rd) Total Defense 268.7 (28th/4th) 29:48 Avg. Time of Possession 29:44 Nickname: Johnnies Nickname: Pirates PASSING Location: Collegeville, Minn. Location: Spokane, Wash. 284.2 (24th/2nd) Passing Offense 285.8 (22nd/1st) Founded: 1857 Founded: 1890 234.0 (183rd/4th) Passing Defense 172.8 (49th/4th) Enrollment: 1,703 Enrollment: 2,649 26 Passing TD’s 45 School Colors: Cardinal and Blue School Colors: Crimson and Black 11 Passing TD’s Allowed 8 140.1 (69th/2nd) Pass Effi ciency 195.0 (2nd/1st) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) Conference: Northwest (NWC) 110.3 (61st/3rd) Pass-Effi ciency Defense 93.3 (13th/3rd) President: Dr. Michael Hemesath ’81 President: Beck A. Taylor RUSHING Athletic Director: Bob Alpers ’82 Athletic Director: Tim Demant 177.1 (78th/1st) Rushing Offense 208.7 (50th/4th) Home Field (Capacity): Clemens Stadium (8,500) Home Field (Capacity): Pine Bowl (1,500) 59.5 (4th/1st) Rushing Defense 95.9 (41st/4th) Head Coach: Gary Fasching ’81 Head Coach: Rod Sandberg 26 Rushing TD’s 28 SJU Record: 57-11 (Sixth season) Whitworth Record: 41-10 (Fifth season) 7 Rushing TD’s Allowed 6 Overall Record: 57-11 (Sixth season) Overall Record: 41-10 (Fifth season) DEFENSE Record vs. Whitworth: 0-0 Record vs. Saint John's: 0-0 46 Sacks (Total) 38 109 Tackles For Loss (Total) 86 SATURDAY'S MATCHUP SPECIAL TEAMS 54 (35.7) Punts (Avg.) 32 (36.3) Saint John’s moved to 11-0 with an 84-6 win over Martin Luther last Saturday in the fi rst round of the 2018 NCAA 22 (23.0) Kick Returns (Avg.) 24 (17.8) Division III Playoffs in Collegeville. The Johnnies put up an NCAA Division III playoff record 84 points, thanks to a 31 (8.3) Punt Returns (Avg.) 43 (6.8) school-record (for all games) 42 points in the fi rst quarter. Overall, SJU generated 32 fi rst downs and 717 yards 40.7 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 40.5 of total offense (375 rushing and 342 passing), an average of 9.8 yards per play. The Johnnies made their fourth TURNOVERS consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and ended the season ranked No. 14 nationally with a 9-2 +14 (27/13) Turnover Margin +20 (34/14) (7-1 MIAC) record last fall. Whitworth moved to 10-0 with a 48-6 home win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) 15 Interceptions 17 last weekend in the fi rst round. The Pirates tied for second in the NWC with a 5-2 record (8-2 overall) in 2017. 9 Interceptions Thrown 5 12 Fumbles Gained (Defensive) 17 TUNE IN 4 Fumbles Lost 9 MISCELLANEOUS Saturday’s game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM across central Minnesota; WDGY-740 85.7% (42-49) Red-Zone Offense 80.3% (53-66) AM, 92.1 FM, 103.7 FM and 107.1 HDZ in the Twin Cities; and KOWZ-1170 AM and 106.3 50.0% (15-30) Red-Zone Defense 59.1% (13-22) FM in Waseca, which covers most of southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark 42.8% (68-159) 3rd-Down Offense 44.2% (53-120) Lewandowski, Bryan Backes, Mike Carr and Charlie Carr will call all the action, beginning 24.8% (38-153) 3rd-Down Defense 30.5% (54-177) with Johnnies Magazine at 10 a.m. and the pre-game show at 10:30 a.m. The game will 1,816 (7 games) Avg. Home Attendance 6,587 (7 games) also be broadcast on the SJU football website via Stretch Internet. This is the 22nd season SJU football can be heard worldwide over the internet. 2018 SCHEDULES/RESULTS Saint John’s (11-0, 8-0 MIAC) SAME NIGHT, SAME PLACE FOR FOOTBALL WEEKLY Sept. 1 UW-STOUT W, 27-0 Tune in to Football Weekly during the football season this fall, each Thursday from 7-8 p.m., at the Blue Line Sports Sept. 15 vs. Gustavus Adolphus* W, 45-13 Bar & Grill in Sartell. Guests include head coach Gary Fasching, an SJU assistant coach, an SJU football student- Sept. 22 CARLETON* W, 59-0 athlete and a local high school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and gojohnnies. Sept. 29 at Augsburg* W, 52-0 Oct. 6 at Bethel* W, 34-16 com via the Stretch Internet portal. Oct. 13 ST. THOMAS* W, 40-20 Oct. 20 ST. OLAF* W, 57-7 JOHNNIES, FASCHING AGAIN ON KOOL-TV Oct. 27 at Concordia* W, 42-14 Based out of Alexandria, Minn., KOOL-TV will again produce tape-delayed broadcasts of all Saint John’s home Nov. 3 HAMLINE* W, 51-0 football games, as well as the “Gary Fasching Coaches’ Show,” for the fourth consecutive season in 2018. The Nov. 10 THOMAS MORE, Ky. W, 63-23 30-minute show airs at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday night during the football season, followed by the tape-delayed Nov. 17 MARTIN LUTHER (NCAA-First) W, 84-6 home broadcast. Viewers outside the KOOL-TV broadcast area can watch the coaches’ show and home-game Nov. 17 WHITWORTH, Wash. (NCAA-Second) 12 p.m. broadcast as they air Tuesday nights on www.kooltv-mn.com. Neither broadcast will be ar- chived online for future viewing. KOOL-TV and SJU extended the contract through the 2020 Whitworth (10-0, 7-0 NWC) season in July 2018. If you are not receiving KOOL-TV in your current television package, Sept. 1 LA VERNE, Calif. W, 38-2 interested viewers are encouraged to visit www.getkooltv.com and sign the petition. Sept. 8 CHAPMAN, Calif. W, 31-28 Sept. 29 LINFIELD, Ore.* W, 19-14 Oct. 6 at George Fox, Ore.* W, 38-14 MEDIA CONTACTS Oct. 13 PACIFIC LUTHERAN, Wash.* W, 55-13 • Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner, Athletic Media Relations Director Oct. 20 at Puget Sound, Wash.* W, 47-13 320-363-3127, [email protected] Oct. 27 PACIFIC, Ore.* W, 37-19 Website: www.gojohnnies.com | Twitter: @SJUJohnnies | Instagram: @johnnieathletics Nov. 3 LEWIS & CLARK, Ore.* W, 38-28 Nov. 10 at Willamette, Ore.* W, 52-0 • Whitworth - Steve Flegel, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Nov. 17 CLAREMONT-M-S, Calif. (NCAA-First) W, 48-6 509-777-3239, sfl [email protected] Nov. 24 at Saint John's (NCAA-Second) 12 p.m. Website: www.whitworthpirates.com | Twitter: @gobucs | Instagram: @whitworthpirates 2018 Johnnie Football • @SJUJohnnies • @SJUFootball • A Tradition Unrivaled 1 Saint John's Football History SERIES HISTORY Saturday’s game is the third meeting between SJU and Whitworth. As noted in the series notes below and in the *through Nov. 17 chart on page 3, SJU is 8-1 all-time against current members of the Northwest Conference (NWC), though this First Season 1900 (108th season) weekend's game is just the third to be held in Collegeville (a 2-0 SJU record). The Johnnies are 43-23 (.652) All-Time Record 640-248-24 (.715) all-time in postseason games, including a 22-5 record at home (4-0 in second-round games). SJU is 6-5 in NCAA All-Time MIAC Record 465-178-22 (.716) second-round playoff games and Saturday's contest is its fi rst, in the second round, at home since 2003 (a 38-13 All-Time Home Record 338-97-13 (.769) win over St. Norbert, Wis.). All-Time Postseason Record 43-23 (.652) NCAA Postseason Record 38-22 (.633) All-Americans 126 SERIES NOTES SJU vs. NWC Schools All-MIAC First-Team Selections 404 Series Record: SJU leads, 8-1 (Current Streak: SJU, 5) at Saint John’s: SJU leads, 2-0 (Current Streak: SJU, 2) 4 National Championships at NWC: SJU, 4-1 (Current Streak: SJU, 3) 1963 (NAIA), 1965 (NAIA), 1976, 2003 Neutral: SJU, 2-0 (Current Streak: SJU, 2) Last Saint John’s Win: at Whitworth, Wash.; Nov. 25, 2006 (21-3) 33 MIAC Championships Last UMAC Win: at Pacifi c Lutheran, Wash.; Dec. 4, 1999 (19-9) 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, Largest Margin of a Saint John’s Victory: 33 (33-0 vs. Linfi eld, Ore., Dec. 11, 1965) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, Largest Margin of an NWC Victory: 10 (19-9 at Pacifi c Lutheran, Wash.; Dec. 4, 1999) 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018 NCAA PLAYOFF RECORD The Johnnies put up an NCAA Division III playoff record 84 points, thanks to a school-record (for all games) 42 29 Postseason Appearances points in the fi rst quarter, in last Saturday's fi rst-round win over Martin Luther. SJU also owned the previous NCAA 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, playoff record for points scored in a game, a 75-2 victory over Coe (Iowa) on Nov.