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SAINT JOHN’S FOOTBALL OFFICIAL 2012 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 (2-3, 0-3 MIAC) at AUGSBURG COLLEGE AUGGIES (3-1, 2-1 MIAC) Saturday, October 6, 2012; 1 p.m. | Edor Nelson Field (cap. 1,400); Minneapolis, Minn. Media Contacts: Athletic Media Relations Director, Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner Today’s Matchup (320-363-3127, [email protected]); Sports Information Director, Augsburg - Don Stoner (612-330-1677, [email protected]) Series Notes Series Record: SJU leads, 63-8-2 (Current Streak: AUG, 1) Tune In: The game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM, across central Minnesota, at Saint John’s: SJU leads, 31-5-0 (Current Streak: AUG, 1) WLOL-1330 AM in Minneapolis/St. Paul and KOWZ-1170 AM in Waseca, which covers at Augsburg: SJU leads, 31-3-2 (Current Streak: SJU, 6) most of southern Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Bryan Neutral: SJU leads, 1-0-0 (Current Streak: SJU, 1) Backes, Mike Carr and Charlie Carr will call all the action beginning with Johnnies Maga- Last Saint John’s Win: Sept. 25, 2010 (48-10) zine at 11 a.m. and the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will also be broadcast Last Augsburg Win: Sept. 24, 2011 (32-31) on the SJU football Web site, through Real Audio. This is the 16th season SJU football can Largest Margin of a Saint John’s Victory: 60 (1986, 2006) be heard across the world on the Internet. Largest Margin of an Augsburg Victory: 24 (1928) Football Weekly: Tune in to Football Weekly during the football season this fall, Series’ Best Individual Performances (By Yardage) each Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at a new venue, Buffalo Wild Wings in St. Cloud. Guests Rushing: SJU, Jim Roeder, 32-222-3 TD (Nov. 8, 1975) include a member of the SJU coaching staff, an SJU football student-athlete and a local AUG, Jason Potts, 10-111-2 TD (Oct. 23, 2004) high school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and www. gojohnnies.com. Passing: SJU , Joe Boyle, 23-30-339-2 TD (Sept. 25, 2010) AUG, Marcus Brumm, 26-42-401-4 TD (Sept. 24, 2011) Today’s Matchup: Saint John’s enters today’s game riding a three-game los- ing streak following its 38-35 Homecoming loss to St. Olaf last weekend. Augsburg, Receiving: SJU, John Hanowski, 8-209-4 TD (Oct. 14, 1978) meanwhile, is 3-1 after suffering its fi rst loss of the season, a 21-20 decision at home AUG, Larry Thompson, 7-159-2 TD (Oct. 23, 1971) to Bethel. The Auggies cut the defi cit to 21-20 with 1:46 left in the game, the two-point conversion attempt was batted away by a Bethel defender. Augsburg had a fi nal chance 2012 Statistical Comparisons to drive the football with 32 seconds left, but a Royal interception ended the fi nal Auggie Augsburg Saint John’s threat. 33.8 Scoring Offense 32.0 22.2 Scoring Defense 29.4 Head Coach John Gagliardi (Colorado College ‘49): 209.5 Passing Offense 280.8 The fi rst active head coach to be inducted into the College Football 147.0 Passing Defense 209.2 Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), Saint John’s legendary head coach 223.5 Rushing Offense 130.4 John Gagliardi (Guh-lahr-dee) is in his 64th season as a collegiate 141.8 Rushing Defense 169.0 head football coach and 60th season as the Johnnies’ head coach 433.0 Total Offense 411.2 in 2012. College football’s all-time wins leader, Gagliardi enters this 288.8 Total Defense 378.2 Saturday’s game with a 486-136-11 (.776) career record and a 147.7 Pass Effi ciency 141.7 462-130-10 (.776) record at SJU. Gagliardi’s 64 years of collegiate coaching is the most 131.6 Pass Effi ciency Defense 144.1 in college football history, surpassing the old record of 57 years held by former University 31:40 Average Time of Possession 28:09 of Chicago and University of the Pacifi c coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (1890-1946). Gagliardi 34.2 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 42.6 broke the late Eddie Robinson’s record for the most games coached in college football 75.0% (15-20) Red-Zone Offense 79.2% (19-24) history (588) in 2008 against Concordia-Moorhead, and, coincidentally, coached his 81.3% (13-16) Red-Zone Defense 89.5% (17-19) 600th game on Sept. 19, 2009, against the Cobbers. The Sept. 15 game against St. 52.1% (25-48) Third-Down Conversions 47.9% (35-73) Thomas was his 600th game at SJU (631st overall). 26.5% (13-49) Opponent Third-Down Conversions 38.6% (27-70) NCAA Division III Coaching Wins List - Active Coaches (thru 9/29) Rk. Coach (School) Wins 2012 Saint John’s Schedule/Results 1. John Gagliardi (Saint John’s) 486 Date Opponent Time/Result 2. Larry Kehres (Mount Union) 321 Sept. 1 NORTHWESTERN W, 52-7 3. Rick Giancola (Montclair State) 211 Sept. 8 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire W, 31-28 4. Eric Hamilton (College of New Jersey) 210 Sept. 15 ST. THOMAS L, 21-43 5. Michael DeLong (Springfi eld) 180 Sept. 22 at Concordia-Moorhead L, 21-31 6. Rich Lackner (Carnegie Mellon) 179 Sept. 29 ST. OLAF (Homecoming) L, 35-38 7. Steve Mohr (Trinity, Texas) 177 Oct. 6 at Augsburg 1 p.m. 8. Vic Wallace (Rockford) 175 Oct. 13 CARLETON 1 p.m. 9. Larry Kindbom (Washington, Mo.) 172 Oct. 27 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 1 p.m. Barry Streeter (Gettysburg) 172 Nov. 3 at Hamline 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Bethel 1 p.m. 1 All-Time Series Results Assistant Coach Success: Eight of the Johnnies’ nine assistant coaches played for legendary head coach John Gagliardi at Saint John’s. Two of SJU’s assistant coaches Year Result Date Location have won state titles in Minnesota when they were high school head coaches – Gary 1926 Tie, 13-13 Oct. 16 Minneapolis 1927 AUG, 21-6 Oct. 29 Collegeville Fasching at St. Cloud Cathedral (1992 and 1993) and Jim Mader at Albany (1989 and 1928 AUG, 24-0 Nov. 3 Minneapolis 1997). Gagliardi is assisted by: Jerry Haugen ’76 – Defensive Coordinator (37th season) 1929 AUG, 19-2 Nov. 2 Collegeville and Head Baseball Coach, Jim Gagliardi ’89 – Offensive Coordinator (21st season), Gary 1931 SJU, 25-0 Oct. 17 Minneapolis Fasching ’81 – Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (17th season), Brandon Novak 1932 SJU, 31-0 Oct. 22 Collegeville 1940 SJU, 7-0 Nov. 8 Minneapolis ’01 – Running Backs Coach (13th season) and Head Wrestling Coach, Jim Mader – Of- 1941 SJU, 25-6 Nov. 1 Collegeville fensive Line Coach (Ninth season), Damien Dumonceaux ’06 – Defensive Line Coach 1942 SJU, 31-7 Oct. 3 Minneapolis (Seventh season) and Assistant Track & Field Coach, Charlie Welsh ’08 – Wide Receivers 1946 SJU, 8-6 Oct. 5 Collegeville Coach (Fourth season), Michael Orts ’09 – Defensive Scout Team Coach (First season) 1947 SJU, 7-6 Sept. 27 Minneapolis 1948 SJU, 20-7 Oct. 16 Collegeville and Andrew Pierskalla ’10 – Offensive Scout Team Coach (First season). 1949 SJU, 27-12 Oct. 15 Collegeville 1951 SJU, 26-6 Oct. 27 Minneapolis Series History: This is the 74th meeting between SJU and Augsburg. The Johnnies 1952 SJU, 26-6 Oct. 11 Collegeville are 63-8-2 all-time against the Auggies, including a 53-5-1 record under the direction of 1954 SJU, 33-13 Oct. 30 Minneapolis 1955 SJU, 40-6 Oct. 28 Collegeville head coach John Gagliardi. Last year’s last-second loss snapped a 13-game winning 1956 Tie, 7-7 Oct. 13 Minneapolis streak in the series for SJU, which is 30-2 in the past 32 games against the Auggies. The 1957 SJU, 23-0 Oct. 19 Collegeville last time Augsburg won two consecutive games in the series was 1928-29, the backend 1958 SJU, 8-6 Oct. 25 Minneapolis of a three-game winning streak. 1959 SJU, 31-0 Oct. 31 Minneapolis 1960 AUG, 19-12 Sept. 17 Collegeville 1961 SJU, 42-0 Sept. 30 Minneapolis 3 Wins vs. 3 Losses: The last time SJU and Augsburg squared off with the 1962 SJU, 36-20 Oct. 6 Collegeville Johnnies carrying three losses or more and the Auggies boasting three+ wins was 1973. 1963 SJU, 26-6 Oct. 12 Minneapolis 1964 SJU, 3-0 Oct. 24 Collegeville 1965 SJU, 28-6 Oct. 30 Minneapolis Date SJU AUG Result Location 1966 SJU, 51-8 Nov. 5 Collegeville Nov. 2, 1929 0-5 3-1-1 AUG, 19-2 Collegeville 1967 SJU, 13-3 Sept. 23 Minneapolis Oct. 31, 1959 3-3 3-4 SJU, 31-0 Minneapolis 1968 SJU, 22-13 Sept. 28 Collegeville Nov. 5, 1966 3-3-1 4-3-1 SJU, 51-8 Collegeville 1969 SJU, 14-12 Oct. 4 Minneapolis 1970 SJU, 39-20 Oct. 17 Collegeville Nov. 3, 1973 4-3 6-2 AUG, 28-20 Minneapolis 1971 SJU, 17-16 Oct. 23 Minneapolis 1972 SJU, 51-8 Oct. 28 Collegeville Homecoming Skid: Following last weekend’s loss to St. Olaf, SJU is now 64-19-2 1973 AUG, 28-20 Nov. 3 Minneapolis (.765) in 85 known Homecoming games, dating back to 1924.