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SAINT JOHN’S JOHNNIES OFFICIAL 2018 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME INFORMATION 4-Time National Champions • 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003 32 MIAC Titles • 28 Postseason Appearances No. 9 SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (1-0, 0-0 MIAC) 2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISONS at GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (1-1, 0-0 MIAC) Gustavus Saint John’s (NCAA/MIAC) (NCAA/MIAC) Saturday, September 15, 2018; 1 p.m. | Hollingsworth Field (cap. 5,000); St. Peter, Minn. 27.5 (102nd/6th) Scoring Offense 27.0 (108th/7th) 22.0 (98th/5th) Scoring Defense 0.0 (1st/1st) 331.0 (151st/8th) Total Offense 358.0 (125th/7th) 329.0 (92nd/5th) Total Defense 213.0 (23rd/2nd) 25:36 Avg. Time of Possession 31:58 PASSING Nickname: Johnnies Nickname: Golden Gusties 229.0 (90th/6th) Passing Offense 241.0 (75th/4th) Location: Collegeville, Minn. Location: St. Peter, Minn. 126.5 (31st/2nd) Passing Defense 184.0 (92nd/4th) Founded: 1857 Founded: 1862 5 Passing TD’s 4 2 Passing TD’s Allowed 0 Enrollment: 1,703 Enrollment: 2,342 119.7 Pass Effi ciency 189.3 School Colors: Cardinal and Blue School Colors: Black and Yellow 91.0 Pass-Effi ciency Defense 86.2 Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) RUSHING President: Dr. Michael Hemesath ’81 President: Rebecca M. Bergman 102.0 (158th/8th) Rushing Offense 117.0 (145th/7th) Athletic Director: Bob Alpers ’82 Athletic Director: Tom Brown 202.5 (177th/8th) Rushing Defense 29.0 (16th/2nd) Home Field (Capacity): Clemens Stadium (8,500) Home Field (Capacity): Hollingsworth Field (5,000) 3 Rushing TD’s 0 Head Coach: Gary Fasching ’81 Head Coach: Peter Haugen 4 Rushing TD’s Allowed 0 SJU Record: 47-11 (Sixth season) Gustavus Record: 43-49 (10th Season) DEFENSE Overall Record: 47-11 (Sixth season) Overall Record: 43-49 (10th Season) 2 Sacks (Total) 2 14 Tackles For Loss (Total) 9 Record vs. Gustavus: 4-1 Record vs. Saint John's: 1-8 SPECIAL TEAMS 10 (31.9) Punts (Avg.) 4 (47.2) SATURDAY'S MATCHUP 8 (23.1) Kick Returns (Avg.) 1 (32.0) Saint John’s opened its 108th season Sept. 1 with a 27-0 shutout of UW-Stout in Collegeville. The Johnnies made 2 (9.0) Punt Returns (Avg.) 3 (15.0) their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs and ended the season ranked No. 14 nation- 38.6 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 41.0 ally with a 9-2 (7-1 MIAC) record last fall. Gustavus Adolphus surrendered a 17-0 lead in a 24-23 overtime loss to TURNOVERS UW-Stout last Saturday (Sept. 8) in St. Peter. GAC answered the Blue Devils with a touchdown on its fi rst offensive -3 (2/5) Turnover Margin Even (2/2) possession in overtime, but Stout blocked the game-tying extra point. The Gusties fi nished fi fth in the MIAC with a 1 Interceptions 2 4-4 record (5-5 overall) in 2017. 2 Interceptions Thrown 1 1 Fumbles Gained (Defensive) 0 TUNE IN 3 Fumbles Lost 1 MISCELLANEOUS Saturday’s game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM across central Minnesota, WDGY- 88.9% (8-9) Red-Zone Offense 50.0% (2-4) 740 AM in the Twin Cities and KOWZ-1170 AM in Waseca, which covers most of southern 66.7% (6-9) Red-Zone Defense 0.0% (0-0) Minnesota and into western Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Bryan Backes, Mike Carr and 44.4% (12-27) 3rd-Down Offense 45.5% (5-11) Charlie Carr will call all the action, beginning with Johnnies Magazine at 11 a.m. and the 46.5% (20-43) 3rd-Down Defense 14.3% (2-14) pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. The game will also be broadcast on the SJU football website 1,873 (1 game) Avg. Home Attendance 6,882 (1 game) via Stretch Internet. This is the 22nd season SJU football can be heard worldwide over the internet. SAME NIGHT, SAME PLACE FOR FOOTBALL WEEKLY 2018 SCHEDULES/RESULTS Tune in to Football Weekly during the football season this fall, each Thursday from 7-8 p.m., at the Blue Line Sports Saint John’s (1-0, 0-0 MIAC) Bar & Grill in Sartell. Guests include head coach Gary Fasching, an SJU assistant coach, an SJU football student- Sept. 1 UW-STOUT W, 27-0 athlete and a local high school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and gojohnnies. Sept. 15 at Gustavus Adolphus* 1 p.m. com via the Stretch Internet portal. Sept. 22 CARLETON* 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Augsburg* 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Bethel* 1 p.m. JOHNNIES, FASCHING AGAIN ON KOOL-TV Oct. 13 ST. THOMAS* 1 p.m. Based out of Alexandria, Minn., KOOL-TV will again produce tape-delayed broadcasts of all Oct. 20 ST. OLAF* 1 p.m. Saint John’s home football games, as well as the “Gary Fasching Coaches’ Show,” for the Oct. 27 at Concordia* 1 p.m. fourth consecutive season in 2018. The 30-minute show airs at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday Nov. 3 HAMLINE* 1 p.m. night during the football season, followed by the tape-delayed home broadcast. Viewers Nov. 10 THOMAS MORE, Ky. 1 p.m. outside of the KOOL-TV broadcast area will be able to watch the coaches’ show and home- game broadcast as they are airing Tuesday nights on www.kooltv-mn.com. Neither broadcast will be archived Gustavus Adolphus (1-1, 0-0 MIAC) online for future viewing. KOOL-TV and SJU extended the contract through the 2020 season in July 2018. If you Sept. 1 at Martin Luther W, 32-20 are not receiving KOOL-TV in your current television package, interested viewers are encouraged to visit www. Sept. 8 UW-STOUT L, 23-24 (OT) getkooltv.com and sign the petition. Sept. 15 SAINT JOHN'S* 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at Bethel* 1 p.m. Oct. 6 CONCORDIA* 1 p.m. MEDIA CONTACTS Oct. 13 at Hamline* 1 p.m. • Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner, Athletic Media Relations Director Oct. 20 AUGSBURG* 1 p.m. 320-363-3127, [email protected] Oct. 27 Carleton* 1 p.m. Website: www.gojohnnies.com | Twitter: @SJUJohnnies | Instagram: @johnnieathletics Nov. 3 ST. THOMAS* 1:10 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Olaf* 1 p.m. • Gustavus Adolphus - C.J. Siewert, Sports Information Director 507-933-7647, [email protected] Website: www.gustavus.edu/athletics | Twitter: @GustieAthletics | Instagram: @gustieathletics 2018 Johnnie Football • @SJUJohnnies • @SJUFootball • A Tradition Unrivaled 1 Saint John's Football History SERIES NOTES Series Record: SJU leads, 49-32-3 (Current Streak: SJU, 4) *through Sept. 1 at Saint John’s: SJU leads, 26-11-1 (Current Streak: SJU, 9) First Season 1900 (108th season) at Gustavus: SJU leads, 21-20-2 (Current Streak: SJU, 2) All-Time Record 630-248-24 (.712) Neutral: SJU leads, 2-1 (Current Streak: SJU, 2) All-Time MIAC Record 457-178-22 (.712) Last Saint John’s Win: Oct. 21, 2016 (41-17) All-Time Home Record 332-97-13 (.766) Last Gustavus Win: Nov. 2, 2013 (23-20 2OT) All-Time Postseason Record 42-23 (.646) Largest Margin of a Saint John’s Victory: 47 (1994) NCAA Postseason Record 37-22 (.627) Largest Margin of a Gustavus Victory: 38 (1927, 1945) All-Americans 126 All-MIAC First-Team Selections 394 SERIES’ BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES (By Yardage) 4 National Championships Rushing: SJU, Sam Sura, 32-205-2 TD (Oct. 18, 2014) 1963 (NAIA), 1965 (NAIA), 1976, 2003 GAC, Jay Schoenebeck, 29-236-1 TD (Oct. 6, 1979) 32 MIAC Championships Passing: SJU, Kurt Ramler, 19-35-435-5 TD (Oct. 12, 1996) 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, GAC, Mitch Hendricks, 31-54-356-2 TD (Oct. 18, 2014) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, Receiving: SJU, Todd Watson, 8-211-3 TD (Oct. 5, 1974) 2009, 2014 GAC, Matt Boyce, 9-158-2 TD (Oct. 18, 2014) 28 Postseason Appearances 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, SERIES HISTORY Saturday’s game is the 85th meeting between SJU and Gustavus. The Johnnies are 49-32-3 all-time against the 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, Gusties, but the series has been close when the two meet in St. Peter (21-20-1). SJU has won 29 of the last 31 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 meetings overall. The 23-20, double-overtime win for Gustavus in 2013 was the fi rst for the Gusties at home, in the series, since Oct. 11, 1986 (28-20). 24 NCAA Playoff Appearances 1976, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, MIAC OPENERS The Johnnies are 65-24-7 (.714) all-time in their fi rst MIAC game of the season, including a 34-14-3 (.696) record 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 on the road and a 3-3-0 record against Gustavus (2-0 in Collegeville and 1-3 in St. Peter). It took SJU until its 11th season in the MIAC to win its fi rst conference game of the season, a 7-0 home shutout of Hamline on Oct. 3, 1931. 11 Undefeated Seasons SJU was 0-6-4 in its fi rst 10 conference openers and is 65-18-3 (.773) since. 1901, 1905, 1906, 1932, 1935, 1944, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003 SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS SJU is now 77-28-3 (.727) all-time in season openers, including a 45-16-3 record (.727) when the game is played 21 Seasons of 10+ Wins in Collegeville and a 6-0 record under the direction of head coach Gary Fasching '81.