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. The Johnnies have 1974 SJU, 21-7 Nov. 9 Collegeville 1975 SJU, 35-3 Nov. 8 Minneapolis now lost three consecutive Homecoming games for the fi rst time since 1954-56, the 1976 SJU, 62-12 Oct. 2 Collegeville fi nal three seasons of a four-year losing skid (1953-56). Despite losses in his fi rst 1977 SJU, 49-0 Oct. 1 Minneapolis four Homecoming games, head coach John Gagliardi owns a 48-12 record (.800) on 1978 SJU, 43-14 Oct. 14 Minneapolis Homecoming Day. 1979 SJU, 28-14 Oct. 13 Collegeville 1980 AUG, 21-10 Sept. 13 Collegeville 1981 SJU, 26-7 Sept. 19 Minneapolis Homefi eld Advantage?: Saint John’s entered its game 2011 showdown with 1982 SJU, 31-7 Oct. 16 Minneapolis Wisconsin-Eau Claire boasting a 123-15-1 (.888) record in its 139 previous games at 1983 SJU, 28-0 Oct. 15 Collegeville Clemens Stadium. The Johnnies, however, are 3-5 since, including the 47-19 loss to the 1984 SJU, 49-0 Oct. 20 Minneapolis 1985 SJU, 45-16 Oct. 19 Collegeville Blugolds. 1986 SJU, 60-0 Sept. 13 Minneapolis 1987 SJU, 38-0 Sept. 12 Collegeville Allowing Big Plays on the First Play: The Johnnie defense has been stung 1988 SJU, 62-21 Oct. 1 Minneapolis by big plays on the opponent’s fi rst offensive snap each of the last three weeks. The fi rst 1989 SJU, 54-6 Sept. 30 Collegeville 1990 SJU, 59-0 Oct. 6 Collegeville two instances sparked touchdown-scoring drives. SJU squeezed the Oles for two yards 1991 SJU, 46-0 Oct. 5 Minneapolis on three offensive plays after the initial 42-yard gain last Saturday, which led to a missed 1992 SJU, 58-0 Sept. 19 Minneapolis 45-yard fi eld goal attempt. 1993 SJU, 54-7 Sept. 18 Collegeville 1994 SJU, 37-14 Sept. 24 Minneapolis 1995 SJU, 41-14 Sept. 23 Collegeville Date Opponent Play Drive’s Result (Plays-Yards) 1996 SJU, 28-20 Sept. 21 Collegeville Sept. 15 St. Thomas 33-yard pass Touchdown (1-33) 1997 AUG, 20-10 Sept. 20 Minneapolis Sept. 22 Concordia 67-yard run Touchdown (6-80) 1998 SJU, 19-13 Oct. 3 Minneapolis Sept. 29 St. Olaf 42-yard pass Missed Field Goal (5-44) 1999 SJU, 55-0 Oct. 2 Collegeville 2000 SJU, 40-7 Sept. 23 Collegeville 2001 SJU, 48-14 Sept. 22 Minneapolis Late TD’s to End the First Half: Just as the Johnnies have allowed a big play 2002 SJU, 35-7 Oct. 19 Minneapolis on their opponent’s fi rst offensive snap, SJU has been hampered by a late fi rst-half 2003 SJU, 63-9 Oct. 18 Collegeville touchdown in each of the past three games. All three touchdowns were scored inside of 2004 SJU, 38-13 Oct. 23 Minneapolis 2005 SJU, 56-16 Oct. 22 Collegeville 30 seconds remaining in the fi rst half. 2006 SJU, 60-0 Sept. 16 Minneapolis 2007 SJU, 62-7 Sept. 15 Collegeville Date Opponent Scoring Drive Touchdown Time Left in 2nd Qtr. 2008 SJU, 28-21 Nov. 8 Collegeville Sept. 15 St. Thomas 10 plays, 72 yards 7-yard pass 0:02 2009 SJU, 28-7 Nov. 7 Metrodome 2010 SJU, 48-10 Sept. 25 Minneapolis Sept. 22 Concordia 1 play, 15 yards 15-yard pass 0:22 2011 AUG, 32-31 Sept. 24 Collegeville Sept. 29 St. Olaf 12 plays, 83 yards 9-yard pass 0:28

Who to Watch for This Saturday #1 Josh Bungum - Freshman wide receiver Josh Bungum ( left; #5 Bobby Fischer - Senior cornerback Bobby Fischer (left; Plym- Paynesville, Minn.) nearly missed his second 100-yard receiving outh, Minn./Osseo) grabbed his MIAC-leading fourth interception in performance with 97 yards and a touchdown on six catches last last Saturday’s loss to St. Olaf. He is also tied for the league lead weekend. He leads the team in both receptions (25) and receiving with fi ve pass breakups. Despite the fact that SJU did not record an yardage (344). The last freshman to lead SJU in receiving was Dave interception in last year’s meeting with the Auggies, the Johnnies Arnold (18 catches for 448 yards and six touchdowns) in 1969. average 2.5 picks over the last 10 meetings.

2 Take it to the House: Junior Jake Essler ( left; New London, D3football.com Poll (Sept. 30) Minn./New London-Spicer) gave SJU a 21-7 lead with an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the second quarter of last No. School (1st-Place Votes) Record Votes Prev. Others Receiving Votes: Heidelberg 39, 1. Mount Union, Ohio (23) 4-0 623 1 Coe 38, Baldwin Wallace 32, Waynesburg Saturday’s loss to St. Olaf. The punt return for a touchdown, which 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Tex. (2) 4-0 599 2 32, Willamette 25, Wittenberg 25, also tied for the sixth-longest in school history, was the fi rst for 3. Linfi eld, Ore. 4-0 563 3 Concordia-Moorhead 16, Illinois College 4. St. Thomas 4-0 546 5 15, Ithaca 12, Salve Regina 10, Amherst the Johnnies since Mike Zauhar returned one for a 63-yard score 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-1 520 4 10, Brockport State 7, Albion 4, Alfred against Bethel on Oct. 9, 2004. Essler also gained 68 yards on two 6. Wesley, Del. 3-1 504 6 4, Carnegie Mellon 3, Millsaps 2, Trinity 7. Salisbury, Md. 3-1 467 7 (Texas) 2, Pacifi c Lutheran 1, Washington kickoff returns. He earned MIAC Special Teams Player of the Week 8. Cal Lutheran 2-1 430 8 and Jefferson 1, Washington and Lee 1. honors for his performance. Essler is averaging 23 yards on seven punts and 27.8 yards 9. St. John Fisher, N.Y. 4-0 393 9 on four kickoffs since taking over return duties Sept. 22. 10. Bethel 4-0 385 10 11. North Central, Ill. 3-1 352 11 12. Hobart, N.Y. 5-0 337 12 35-Point Threshold: Scoring 35 points has nearly served as a perfect threshold 13. Illinois Wesleyan 4-0 284 14 14. Wisconsin-Platteville 3-1 267 13 to win football games during head coach John Gagliardi’s 60-year tenure at SJU. Last 15. Birmingham-Southern, Ala. 5-0 265 16 Saturday’s 38-35 loss to St. Olaf was just the second under his direction in which the 16. Wabash, Ind. 3-1 218 17 17. Widener, Pa. 5-0 208 18 Johnnies scored 35 points or more, and the eighth when scoring 30+ points (see below). 18. Johns Hopkins, Md. 5-0 202 19 Five of the eight occurrences were played in Collegeville. The only other loss in which 19. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4-0 163 21 SJU scored 35 points or more was the 43-36 decision at Bethel on Oct. 28, 2000. SJU 20. Wheaton, Ill. 3-1 143 20 21. Louisiana College 3-1 97 23 is 275-8 (.972) when scoring 30 points or more, including an eye-opening 221-2 record 22. Franklin, Ind. 2-2 96 22 (.991) when scoring 35+ points since 1953. 23. Rowan, N.J. 4-1 76 25 24. Huntingdon, Ala. 4-1 64 24 25. Otterbein, Ohio 4-0 44 --- Date Opponent Result Location Oct. 12, 1968 Macalester MAC, 36-30 Collegeville Nov. 10, 1984 Gustavus GAC, 42-34 Collegeville Oct. 10, 1987 Gustavus GAC, 32-31 Collegeville Nov. 30, 1996 UW-La Crosse LAX, 37-30 La Crosse, Wis. Oct. 28, 2000 Bethel BU, 43-36 Arden Hills AFCA Poll (Oct. 1) Dec. 14, 2002 Trinity, Texas TU, 41-34 San Antonio, Texas No. School (1st-Place Votes) Record Votes Prev. Others Receiving Votes: Louisiana Sept. 24, 2011 Augsburg AUG, 32-31 Collegeville 1. Mount Union, Ohio (40) 4-0 1,048 1 College 72, Willamette 62, Ithaca 51, Sept. 29, 2012 St. Olaf STO, 38-35 Collegeville 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Texas (2) 4-0 1009 2 Rowan 45, Salve Regina 44, Franklin 34, 3. St. Thomas 4-0 949 3 Hintingdon 27, Gettysburg 24, Otterbein 4. Linfi eld, Ore. 4-0 901 4 16, Illinois College 12, Lebanon Valley Uncharacteristic Misses: Senior kicker Jimmie Mattson (Eau Claire, Wis./ 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-1 827 5 12, Waynesburg 9, Washington & Lee 6. Wesley, Del. 3-1 793 6 7, Lycoming 6, Millsaps 5, Augsburg 4, Memorial) missed three fi eld goals, including the potential game-tying try from 36 yards 7. Bethel 4-0 783 7 Bridgewater 4, Concordia (Ill.) 4, Albion 2, out with six seconds remaining in last Saturday’s loss to the Oles. He entered the game 8. St. John Fisher, N.Y. 4-0 739 8 Norwich 1, Trinity (Conn.) 1, Trinity (Texas) 9. Hobart, N.Y. 5-0 672 10 1, Washington & Jefferson 1. 17-for-18 in his SJU career in fi eld-goal tries, including a perfect 12-for-12 in attempts 10. Salisbury, Md. 3-1 621 11 inside of 39 yards. His 17 fi eld goals is good for fourth on the school’s all-time list and he 11. Birmingham-Southern, Ala. 5-0 534 13 currently boasts three of the Johnnies’ fi ve longest fi eld goals in school history (52 yards 12. North Central, Ill. 3-1 507 14 13. John Hopkins, Md. 5-0 500 15 and two from 49 yards). 14. Cal Lutheran 5-0 495 17 15. Illinois Wesleyan 4-0 438 16 16. Wisconsin-Platteville 3-1 416 12 Mattson was one of 10 NCAA Division III kickers to earn Fred Mitchell Award recognition 17. Widener, Pa. 5-0 366 18 for the month of September on Oct. 2. He led the Johnnies in scoring with 28 points on 18. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4-0 345 19 19. Wabash, Ind. 3-1 256 20 two of six fi eld goals and 22 of 22 PAT’s last month. Mattson kicked what proved to be 20. Wittenberg, Ohio 4-0 245 21 the game-winning fi eld goal from 28 yards out at Wisconsin Eau Claire Sept. 8 and tallied 21. Wheaton, Ill. 3-1 203 22 10 points, including a 49-yard fi eld goal against Northwestern Sept. 1. He averaged 64.3 22. Heidelberg, Ohio 4-0 181 23 23. Concordia-Moorhead 4-0 151 24 yards on 25 kickoffs, including 16 touchbacks, in fi ve games. 24. Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 3-1 125 9 25. Coe, Iowa 4-0 102 25

On This Date in Johnnie Football History... The Johnnies are 7-6 all-time on October 6: 1923 at Macalester (L, 6-25); 1928 vs. Macalester (W, 12-6); 1939 at Saint Mary’s (W, 28-12); 1950 at Saint Mary’s (W, 34-0); 1951 at Minnesota-Duluth (L, 6-18); 1956 at Gustavus Adolphus (L, 6-13); 1962 vs. Augsburg (W, 36-20); 1973 at St. Thomas (L, 10-17); 1979 at Gustavus Adolphus (L, 17-45); 1984 at St. Olaf (L, 0-31); 1990 vs. Augsburg (W, 59-0); 2001 at Macalester (W, 56-7); and 2007 vs. St. Olaf (W, 30-29).

1928 vs. Macalester (W, 12-6): The Johnnies opened conference play with a 12-6 victory over Macalester in Collegeville. Ralph Koll led SJU to the win, scoring the only two touchdowns for the Johnnies. Koll’s fi rst score came on a tremendous 62-yard run where he eluded the entire Mac defense for the fi rst score of the game. Macalester countered it with a minute left before halftime to tie the score at 6-6. The Johnnies defense came up big in the second half when “Hub“ Laterall recovered a Macalester fumble, which turned the tide in favor of the Johnnies. Koll proceeded to lead the offense down the fi eld, connecting for a 30-yard pass down to the fi ve-yard line, where he took it over from on the next play.

1962 vs. Augsburg (W, 36-20): The Johnnies dominated the Auggies in the fi rst half in front of over 3,500 fans on Homecoming Day. The Johnnies jumped out to a 30-6 fi rst-half lead. Dick Chalmers had an interception that led to the Johnnies’ fi rst score of the day. SJU rushed to three touchdowns and added another through the air, a 29-yard touchdown strike from Craig Muyres to Ken Roering. Muyres also completed three two-point conversions. Bernie Beckman busted for a 53-yard touchdown run in the second half to end the scoring for the Johnnies.

1990 vs. Augsburg (W, 59-0): SJU gained a 15-0 lead only four minutes into the game. Denis McDonough, who is now the Deputy National Security Advisor under President Obama, returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown. Tim Lacy blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety and Jay Conzemius had a nine-yard touchdown catch from Pat Mayew leading to the 15-0 lead. The game was heavily one-sided with the Johnnies using 126 players. Augsburg never made it past its own 39-yard line and punted 13 times. The Johnnies held the Auggies to 73 yards of total offense.

3 Freshman Debut: Freshman Nick Martin (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) completed 10 of 20 passes for 161 yards, while adding 48 yards on six carries in his fi rst career start When Was the Last Time... last weekend. The 10 completions and 20 attempts are the most by a Johnnie in his fi rst • A quarterback threw for 350 yards or more in a game: 375 on October 29, 2005: Alex Kofoed career start since Alex Kofoed’s 16-for-20 afternoon in his fi rst start vs. Northwestern vs. St. Olaf. in 2004. The 161 yards are the most since Michael Crees passed for 174 yards on Homecoming vs. Carleton in 2006. Martin’s 47-yard pass to sophomore Rob Voshell • A quarterback threw fi ve touchdown passes in a game: October 13, 2007: Alex Kofoed at (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) was the longest completion in a debut since R.J. Gustavus Adolphus. Welsh connected with Jed Riegelman for a 59-yard gain in the Johnnies’ 31-26 win over Bethel in 2002 at the Metrodome. Like Martin, both Crees and Welsh made starts for • 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. injured starters (Kofoed and Ryan Keating/Ross Denne, respectively). • Two players recorded over 100 yards receiving in the same game: September 18, 2010: Another Freshman QB: One could say that Augsburg freshman Ayrton Scott’s Brent Graboski (116 on three receptions) and Sam Pederson (101 on four receptions) vs. Concordia. transition from Minneapolis Southwest High School to Division III football has been a smooth one so far. He currently averages 357.2 yards of total offense (passing+rushing) • A non-quarterback threw a touchdown pass: October 29, 2011. Wade Powers to Brent through the season’s fi rst four games, accounting 82.5 percent of the team’s total. On the Graboski (70-yard reception) vs. Carleton. ground, Scott is averaging 152.0 yards per game and 7.5 yards per carry (81 attempts for 608 yards and three touchdowns). He boasts a 59.7 completion percentage (71 of • A player recorded three or more rushing touchdowns in a game: 3 on October 23, 2010. 119) for 821 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions through the air. Nick Schneider (44, 32, 10) vs. Gustavus. • A player recorded three or more receiving touchdowns in a game: 3 on October 11, 2008. Record Book Watch: Senior kicker Jimmie Mattson (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) Ben Vanderheyden from Jordan Hansel (67, 35) and Joe Boyle (31) vs. Hamline. and senior running back Stephen Johnson enter Saturday’s game looking to climb a number of SJU Top 10 lists. • A player recorded two or more interceptions in a game: October 22, 2011. Bobby Fischer (2) at Gustavus Adolphus. -Among SJU running backs, Johnson (69 catches for 526 yards) needs 14 catches to pass Jakob Reding (2008-11) for fi fth all-time in receptions. He (453 attempts for 1,974 • A player recorded two fi eld goals in one game: November 5, 2011. Jimmie Mattson (31-yard yards) needs nine carries to pass Don Nett (1964-67) for sixth and three more to jump and 25-yard fi eld goals, respectively) vs. St. Olaf. into fi fth past Matt Malmberg (1991-94). Johnson needs 20 yards to climb to ninth ahead • A player recorded a fi eld goal of 35 yards or more: September 1, 2012. Jimmie Mattson (49- of Duane Deutz (1956-59) on the all-time rushing list (see below). yard fi eld goal) vs. Northwestern.

SJU’s All-Time Rushing List (Top 15) • Interception return for a touchdown: September 17, 2011: Bobby Fischer (85-yard return) at 1. 3,933 Tim Schmitz (1974-77) Concordia-Moorhead. 2. 3,081 Chris Moore (1997-00) 3. 2,923 Matt Malmberg (1991-94) • An opponent returned an interception for a touchdown: October 8, 2011. Bethel’s David 4. 2,630 Rick Bell (1979-82) Vavra (35-yard return). 5. 2,311 Jay Conzemius (1988-91) 6. 2,246 Mike Zumwinkle (1982-85) • Two interception returns for a touchdown by two different players: November 14, 2009. Nate Anderson (36-yard return; Billy Lawrence intercepted and returned it 14 yards before he 2,246 Mark McCullen (1976-79) lateraled to Anderson) and Ethan Eid (59-yard return) vs. Carleton. 8. 2,091 Brad Eustice (1972-76) 9. 1,993 Duane Deutz (1956-59) • A player recorded two interception returns for a touchdown in a game: November 20, 1999. 10. 1,974 Stephen Johnson (2009-current) Beau LaBore vs. Wis.-Stevens Point (66-yard and 92 yard returns, respectively). 11. 1,946 Josh Nelson (2000-03) 12. 1,922 Marty Cella (1972-74) • A player recorded a punt return for a touchdown and a fumble return for a touchdown in 13. 1,876 Jim Roeder (1974-76) the same game: October 17, 1992. John Beutz (31-yard fumble return, 72-yard punt return) vs. 14. 1,840 Bill Laliberte (1967-69) Bethel. 15. 1,836 Don Nett (1964-67) • Fumble return for a touchdown: November 7, 2009: Kevin Wenner (16-yard return) vs. Augsburg. -Mattson needs four fi eld goals to pass Mike Schmidt (1980-82) for third all-time. He passed Don Pribyl (1983-86) for fourth with 99 career PAT’s last Saturday and needs 14 • Two fumble returns for a touchdown by the same player: September 24, 1994. Brian Kohorst to move into fourth ahead of Mike Schmidt (1980-82). vs. Augsburg (10-yard and 24-yard returns, respectively).

Winning Tradition Continues: SJU entered the 2012 season with NCAA Division • Punt return for a touchdown: September 29, 2012. Jake Essler (85-yard return) vs. St. Olaf. III’s best all-time winning percentage (.707, 578-232-24 all-time record), and seventh behind Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and Ohio State for the best • Two punt returns for a touchdown by the same player: October 13, 2001. Blake Elliott vs. winning percentage in all of college football. On a larger scale, the Johnnies boast college Gustavus Adolphus (66-yard and 46-yard returns, respectively). football’s best winning percentage (.769, 493-145-10) in the Modern Era (since 1946), • Two punt returns for a touchdown by two different players: September 25, 1993. Tony Lesch .006 ahead of Oklahoma and the likes of Ohio State, Texas and Michigan. Last year’s 6-4 (77-yard return) and Mark Smith (79-yard return) vs. St. Olaf. overall record marked SJU’s 25th consecutive winning season and 44th straight season without a losing record. The last time SJU fi nished with a losing record (3-5 overall) was • Kickoff return for a touchdown: September 4, 2010. Mike Bonynge (88-yard return) vs. 1967 (see lists below). Northwestern.

Consecutive Seasons • Saint John’s recorded a punt return for a touchdown and an interception return for a MIAC Team Without a Losing Record Winning touchdown in the same game: December 14, 1963. Bob Spinner (41-yard punt return) and John 1. Saint John’s 44 1. Saint John’s 25 McCormick (44-yard interception return) vs. Prairie View A&M, Texas. 2. Bethel 18 2. St. Thomas 4 • Saint John’s blocked an opponent punt: October 3, 2009. Jack Daggett vs. Bethel. 3. St. Olaf 8 3. Bethel 3 4. Concordia 5 4. St. Olaf 2 • Saint John’s blocked an opponent fi eld goal: October 25, 2008. Bobby Klint blocked a 22-yard 5. St. Thomas 4 5. Augsburg 1 attempt by St. Olaf’s Jordan Rosedahl. 6. Augsburg 1 Concordia 1 7. Carleton 0 6. Carleton 0 • Saint John’s blocked an opponent PAT: October 23, 2010. Billy Lawrence vs. Gustavus. Gustavus 0 Gustavus 0 Hamline 0 Hamline 0 • Saint John’s recorded a safety: October 20, 2007 at Hamline.

4 The Last Meeting (AUG 32, at SJU 31): Augsburg’s Tyler Swanson caught a 32-yard touchdown pass between two Saint John’s defenders as time expired to give the A Look at Augsburg visiting Auggies a 32-31 win last fall in Collegeville. The scoring play, which started with Augsburg Head Coach Frank Haege: Haege 0.6 seconds left on the clock, capped a four-play, 80-yard drive in the fi nal 18 seconds of currently boasts a 29-45 record in his eighth season as the game. SJU gained a 31-26 lead with 23 seconds left to play on a 23-yard touchdown head coach of the Auggies. He guided Augsburg to a 6-4 pass from Connor Bruns to Sam Pederson. Bruns came off the bench to complete fi ve record (4-4 MIAC) last fall, their best fi nish since the 1999 of six passes for 64 yards on the drive. Augsburg quarterback Marcus Brumm tied an season while simultaneously fi nishing above .500 for the all-time opponent record against SJU with 401 yards on 26 of 42 passing with four 13th time in school history. Before becoming head coach at touchdowns. Swanson ended with 147 yards on six catches. The Johnnies took the Augsburg, Haege was head coach for two different Arena opening kickoff and cruised 59 yards on six plays, ending on a 25-yard option pass from Football League teams, the New Jersey Gladiators and the Harry Awe to Max Forster. Brumm and Swanson hooked up for a 78-yard gain on the Quad Citie Steamwheelers. He also was the offensive coordinator and assistant coach fi rst offensive play for the Auggies and Tyler Maxwell took it over from one yard out on for Augsburg prior to his stint with the AFL. the next play. Jimmie Mattson booted a 49-yard fi eld on the next possession to re-gain the lead for SJU at 10-6. Brumm threw the fi rst of his four touchdowns on the next drive, a three-yard pass to Waylon Hartwick, to end an eight-play, 60-yard drive and give the Quick Facts: lead to Augsburg. Both teams exchanged punts before the Auggies stuffed Jakob Reding Location: Minneapolis, Minn. on fourth-and-one at midfi eld. Hartwick caught his second touchdown from Brumm, Founded: 1869 this time from nine yards out, to increase the Auggies’ lead to 20-10. Following an SJU Enrollment: 3,936 2011 Results: three-and-out, Brumm led Augsburg on another scoring drive, completing fi ve passes Nickname: Auggies Date Opponent Result for 61 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown to Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane. SJU’s Jack School Colors: Maroon and Grey Sept. 3 at Concordia-Wis. W, 34-31 Daggett blocked his second PAT attempt of the game to make it 26-10 with 7:17 left Stadium: Edor Nelson Field Sept. 17 at Hamline W, 28-20 in the fi rst half. Down by 16, SJU answered with a 12 play, 59-yard scoring drive. Nick Affi liation: NCAA Division III Sept. 24 at Saint John’s W, 32-31 Schneider scored from two yards out to make it 26-17 at the half. SJU forced a three- President: Paul Pribbenow Oct. 1 Carleton W, 35-14 and-out on Augsburg’s fi rst possession of the second half and started where it left off, Athletic Director: Jeff Swenson Oct. 8 St. Thomas L, 0-17 marching 70 yards on eight plays, ending on a fi ve-yard touchdown run by Schneider. Website: www.athletics.augsburg.edu Oct. 15 at Concordia-Moorhead L, 26-38 The PAT made it a two-point game, 26-24. The Johnnies forced Augsburg to punt on its 2011 Overall Record: 6-4 Oct. 22 St. Olaf L, 20-24 fi rst four possessions of the second half, holding them to 45 yards on 16 plays. The only 2011 MIAC Record: 4-4 Oct. 29 Macalester W, 31-20 problem was that SJU punted three times as well. On fourth-and-four from the Augsburg 2011 MIAC Finish: T-Fourth Nov. 5 at Gustavus W, 37-20 38-yard line, Scott Ramey pinned the Auggies inside their own one-yard line with 9:10 Nov. 12 Bethel L, 7-42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Augsburg, however, put together an 18-play, 70-drive 2012 Schedule/Results: that brought the ball out to the Johnnies’ 29-yard line. A turnover on downs gave the ball Date Opponent Time/Result back to SJU, but the drive ate up 7:48, leaving 1:22 left for a Johnnie comeback. Bruns Sept. 1 Concordia, Wisconsin W, 41-20 answered the call and led SJU to the go-ahead score, including a 27-yard gain to Reding Sept. 15 at Gustavus W, 26-24 on third-and-14. He connected with Pederson for the 17-yard touchdown two plays later Sept. 22 at Hamline W, 48-24 to put the Johnnies ahead, 31-26. With 80 yards to go, Brumm connected with Wesley Sept. 29 Bethel L, 20-21 Waytashek for a 48-yard gain on the Auggies’ fi rst play and then spiked the ball to stop Oct. 6 at Saint John’s 1 p.m. the clock. Bourne-McFarlane nearly caught the game-winner on the next play, leaving 0.6 Oct. 13 at St. Olaf 1 p.m. seconds on the clock. Maxwell, the reigning MIAC Offensive Player of the Week, gained Oct. 20 Concordia-Moorhead 1 p.m. 96 yards on 22 carries, including a huge 29-yard gain on third-and-19 from the Augsburg Oct. 27 at St. Thomas 1:10 p.m. nine-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Augsburg gained 529 yards of total offense, Nov. 3 at Macalester 1 p.m. the third-most against the Johnnies in SJU school history, including 329 in the fi rst half Nov. 10 Carleton 1 p.m. alone. The Auggies accumulated 150 yards on their last two drives of the game. Both teams were a perfect 3-for-3 in the red zone and nearly matched one another on third down (AUG: 10 of 18, SJU: 10 of 17).

The Johnnies’ Statistical Leaders: The Auggies’ Statistical Leaders: Rushing Gms. Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rushing Gms. Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Stephen Johnson 5 63 210 3.3 2 22 Ayrton Scott 4 81 608 7.5 3 33 Nick Schneider 5 38 143 3.8 3 14 Phil Putratz 4 41 259 26.3 2 45 Nick Martin 5 8 65 8.1 2 57 Waylon Hartwick 4 9 27 3.0 0 7

Passing Gms. Att. Comp. Int. TD Yards Passing Gms. Att. Comp. Int. TD Yards Connor Bruns 4 114 67 6 6 907 Ayrton Scott 4 119 71 4 13 821 Nick Martin 5 29 17 2 4 409 John Ries 4 13 6 1 0 67 Receiving Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Adam Carl 4 26 261 10.0 6 28 Receiving Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Jerise Washington 4 14 139 9.9 0 20 Josh Bungum 5 25 344 13.8 2 36 Tyler Swanson 4 10 148 14.8 4 34 Taylor Freetly 5 23 283 12.3 1 22 Phil Putratz 4 7 106 15.1 0 35 Rob Voshell 5 14 189 13.5 1 56 Max Forster 5 11 284 25.8 3 64 Defense Solo Asst. Total TFL Sack Int. Bryce Vee 7 33 40 2.0-4 0.5-2 --- Defense Solo Asst. Total TFL Sack Int. Felix Coleman 11 10 21 ------1-38 Taylor Dammermann 31 29 60 4.0-14 1.0-8 --- Sean Crayne 7 14 21 1.0-9 1.0-9 --- Dylan Graves 24 16 40 0.5-1 ------Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane 9 11 20 ------1-18 Andrew Rose 16 18 34 1.0-1 ------Maze Thompson 10 18 28 2.5-7 1.0-4 ---

5 When Saint John’s Has the Ball Saint John’s Offense: WR 23 Rob Voshell, So. (6-1, 190) LT 72 Pete Schwarz, Jr. (6-4, 290) LG 59 Alex Jarosz, So. (6-4, 290) C 70 Kevin Battis, Jr. (6-1, 280) 34 33 RG 68 Ryan Hanes, Jr. (6-2, 290) Johnson Schneider RT 67 Jack Hedlund, Jr. (6-3, 280) TE 80 Wade Powers, Sr. (6-5, 245) 5 WR 1 Josh Bungum, Fr. (5-9, 160) Martin QB 5 Nick Martin, Fr. (6-3, 185) RB 33 Nick Schneider, Jr. (6-0, 225) 1 23 67 68 70 59 72 80 RB 34 Stephen Johnson, Sr. (6-0, 195) Bungum Voshell Hedlund Hanes Battis Jarosz Schwarz Powers Augsburg Defense: DE 55 Chris DeVet, So. (6-3, 235) 11 70 92 55 DT 92 Sean Crayne Sr. (6-0, 245) DT 70 Lincoln Buege, Jr. (6-1, 269) Perry Buege Crayne DeVet DE 11 Aaron Perry, Sr. (6-3, 254) OLB 46 Bryce Nelson, Fr. (6-1, 210) MLB 54 Bryce Vee, Sr. (6-0, 212) 20 54 46 OLB 20 Felix Coleman, So. (6-1, 183) Coleman Vee Nelson CB 26 Brandon Hunter, So. (5-10, 173) 22 26 FS 2 Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane, Jr. (6-2, 216) Tengben Hunter SS 14 Kaleb Williams, Sr. (5-10, 180) CB 22 Paye Tengben, Jr. (5-11, 170)

Saint John’s Special Teams: 14 2 K 1 Jimmie Mattson, Sr. (6-2, 210) P 5 Nick Martin, Fr. (6-3, 185) Williams Bourne-McFarlane LS 11 Scott Ramey, Sr. (6-1, 215) H 16 John Ries, Sr. (6-2, 200) KR 29 Jake Essler, Jr. (5-9, 175) 27 Peter Vakulskas, Fr. (5-11, 195) PR 29 Jake Essler, Jr. (5-9, 175) 7 Mitch Hendricks, Fr. (6-0, 170)

When Augsburg Has the Ball Augsburg Offense: QB 5 Ayrton Scott, Fr. (5-11, 201) RB 31 Waylon Hartwick, Sr. (5-9, 210) TE 81 Adam Carl, Jr. (6-1, 218) WR 18 Wesley Waytashek, Sr. (5-9, 170) WR 24 Jerise Washington, So. (6-2, 199) LT 53 Eric Dooley, Jr. (6-0, 251) LG 74 Zach Swingen, Fr. (6-1, 263) 31 C 68 Chad Thompson, Jr. (6-4, 262) Hartwick RG 72 Jake Gagne, Sr. (6-3, 279) RT 60 Brian Rud, Sr. (6-2, 261) 5 WR 83 Tyler Swanson, Jr. (6-4, 205) 18 Scott Waytashek 83 Saint John’s Defense: 24 60 72 68 74 53 81 DE 47 Jake King, Sr. (6-1, 225) Swanson Washington Rud Gagne Thompson Swingen Dooley Carl DT 97 Joe Zrust, Fr. (6-0, 305) DT 2 Nate Blenker, Jr. (6-4, 290) DE 69 Connor Grill, Sr. (6-3, 230) LB 45 Maze Thompson, So. (6-2, 205) 47 97 2 69 LB 33 Andrew Rose, So. (6-2, 210) King Zrust Blenker Grill LB 35 Taylor Dammermann, Sr. (6-1, 210) 45 33 35 CB 5 Bobby Fischer, Sr. (5-11, 180) S 4 Ian Goldsmith, Sr. (6-1, 200) Thompson Rose Dammermann S 20 Dylan Graves, Jr. (6-2, 190) 5 21 CB 21 Max Forster, Sr. (6-3, 205) Fischer 4 20 Forster Augsburg Special Teams: Goldsmith Graves K 18 Wesley Waytashek, Sr. (5-9, 170) P 1 Chris Elbert, Sr. (5-9, 210) KR 23 Erickson Saye, Fr. (5-8, 209) 25 Phil Putratz, Jr. (5-9, 200) PR 2 Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane, Jr. (6-2, 216) 26 Brandon Hunter, So. (5-10, 173)

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