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 (2-0, 1-0 MIAC) 2019 STATISTICAL COMPARISONS at CARLETON COLLEGE (2-1, 0-1 MIAC) Carleton Saint John’s (NCAA/MIAC) (NCAA/MIAC) Saturday, September 28, 2019; 1 p.m. | Laird Stadium (cap. 7,500); Northfi eld, Minn. 26.7 (112th/5th) Scoring Offense 23.5 (137th/7th) 15.3 (52nd/5th) Scoring Defense 14.0 (42nd/3rd) 401.7 (71st/5th) Total Offense 380.0 (88th/6th) 304.0 (76th/3rd) Total Defense 266.0 (38th/2nd) 26:24 Avg. Time of Possession 29:07 PASSING Nickname: Johnnies Nickname: Knights 274.7 (49th/3rd) Passing Offense 285.0 (43rd/2nd) Location: Collegeville, Minn. Location: Northfi eld, Minn. 149.7 (45th/3rd) Passing Defense 265.5 (199th/9th) Founded: 1857 Founded: 1866 10 Passing TD’s 6 3 Passing TD’s Allowed 4 Enrollment: 1,608 Enrollment: 2,078 133.5 (104th/6th) Pass Effi ciency 153.8 (50th/4th) School Colors: Cardinal and Blue School Colors: Maize and Blue 102.0 (49th/2nd) Pass-Effi ciency Defense 125.1 (119th/6th) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) RUSHING President: Dr. Eugene McAllister President: Steven Poskanzer 127.0 (132nd/5th) Rushing Offense 95.0 (180th/6th) Athletic Director: Bob Alpers ’82 Athletic Director: Gerald Young 154.3 (156th/6th) Rushing Defense 0.5 (1st/1st) Home Field (Capacity): Clemens Stadium (8,500) Home Field (Capacity): Laird Stadium (7,500) 1 Rushing TD’s 1 Head Coach: Gary Fasching ’81 Head Coach: Tom Journell 2 Rushing TD’s Allowed 0 SJU Record: 60-12 (Seventh season) Carleton Record: 5-8 (Second Season) DEFENSE Overall Record: 60-12 (Seventh season) Overall Record: 56-57 (12th Season) 6 Sacks (Total) 14 13 Tackles For Loss (Total) 22 Record vs. Carleton: 6-0 Record vs. Saint John's: 0-1 SPECIAL TEAMS 13 (32.5) Punts (Avg.) 6 (34.7) SATURDAY'S MATCHUP 7 (21.1) Kick Returns (Avg.) 6 (21.8) Saint John’s moved to 2-0 thanks to a 33-21 win over Gustavus Adolphus in the MIAC and home opener last 10 (4.1) Punt Returns (Avg.) 7 (6.3) Saturday (Sept. 21) in Collegeville. The Johnnies rolled up 459 yards of offense and the defense forced three turn- 39.9 Kickoff Coverage (Net Avg.) 42.6 overs, which SJU turned into 13 points, in the victory. Carleton suffered a 36-19 loss at rival St. Olaf last weekend. TURNOVERS The Knights surrendered 501 yards, including 327 on the ground in the loss. The Oles' Jordan Embry (25-151) and +1 (6/5) Turnover Margin +3 (6/3) Khayleb Willis (25-134) each ran for a touchdown and combined for 285 of the 327 rushing yards. 2 Interceptions 5 4 Interceptions Thrown 2 NEW TWIN CITIES AFFILIATE FOR JOHNNIE RADIO NETWORK 4 Fumbles Gained (Defensive) 1 Saturday’s game can be heard live on WBHR-660 AM across central Minnesota, KDIZ-1570 AM in the Twin Cities 1 Fumbles Lost 1 MISCELLANEOUS and KOWZ-1170 AM in Waseca, which covers most of southern Minnesota and into western 57.1% (8-14) Red-Zone Offense 50.0% (5-10) Wisconsin. Mark Lewandowski, Bryan Backes, Mike Carr and Charlie Carr will call all the 71.4% (5-7) Red-Zone Defense 66.7% (2-3) action, beginning with Johnnies Magazine at 11 a.m. and the pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. 41.5% (17-41) 3rd-Down Offense 42.3% (11-26) The game will also be broadcast on the SJU football website via Stretch Internet. This is the 19.5% (8-41) 3rd-Down Defense 46.4% (13-28) 23rd season SJU football can be heard worldwide over the internet. 1,614 (1 game) Avg. Home Attendance 8,290 (1 game) 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 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Bar & Grill in Sartell. Guests include head coach Gary Fasching, an SJU assistant coach, an SJU football student- Saint John’s (2-0, 1-0 MIAC) athlete and a local high school head coach each week. The radio show airs live on WBHR-660 AM and gojohnnies. Sept. 7 at UW-Stout W, 14-7 com via the Stretch Internet portal. Sept. 21 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS* W, 33-21 Sept. 28 at Carleton* 1 p.m. JOHNNIES & FASCHING ON KOOL-TV Oct. 5 AUGSBURG* (Homecoming) 1 p.m. Oct. 12 BETHEL* 1 p.m. Based out of Alexandria, Minn., KOOL-TV will again produce tape-delayed broadcasts of all Saint John’s home Oct. 19 vs. St. Thomas* @ Allianz Field 1:10 p.m. football games, as well as the “Gary Fasching Coaches’ Show,” for the fi fth consecutive Oct. 26 at St. Olaf* 1 p.m. season in 2019. The 30-minute show airs at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday night during the foot- Nov. 2 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD* 1 p.m. ball season, followed by the tape-delayed home broadcast. Viewers outside of the KOOL-TV Nov. 9 at Hamline* 1 p.m. broadcast area will be able to watch the coaches’ show and home-game broadcast as they Nov. 16 ROSE-HULMAN, Ind. 1 p.m. are airing Tuesday nights on www.kooltv-mn.com. Neither broadcast will be archived online for future viewing. KOOL-TV and SJU extended the contract through the 2020 season in July 2018. If you are not Carleton (2-1, 0-1 MIAC) receiving KOOL-TV in your current television package, interested viewers are encouraged to visit www.getkooltv. Sept. 7 MACALESTER W, 41-0 com and sign the petition. Sept. 14 at Lawrence, Wis. W, 20-10 Sept. 21 at St. Olaf* L, 19-36 MEDIA CONTACTS Sept. 28 SAINT JOHN'S* 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Bethel* 1 p.m. • Saint John’s - Ryan Klinkner, Athletic Media Relations Director Oct. 12 at Hamline* 1 p.m. 320-363-3127, [email protected] Oct. 19 AUGSBURG* 1 p.m. Website: www.gojohnnies.com | Twitter: @SJUJohnnies | Instagram: @johnnieathletics Oct. 26 ST. THOMAS* 1:10 p.m. Nov. 2 at Gustavus* 1 p.m. • Carleton - Dave Pape, Sports Information Director Nov. 16 CONCORDIA* 1 p.m. 507-222-4185, [email protected] Website: carleton.edu/athletics/ | Twitter: @CarletonKnights | Instagram: @carletonknights 2019 Johnnie Football • @SJUJohnnies • @SJUFootball • A Tradition Unrivaled 1 Saint John's Football History RETURNING TO FORM Senior quarterback Jackson Erdmann (left; Rosemount, Minn.) completed passes to nine *through Sept. 21 different receivers and fi nished 24 of 35 passing for 335 yards and four touchdowns in the First Season 1900 (109th season) Johnnies' 33-21 win over Gustavus Adolphus last Saturday. The 300-yard passing game was All-Time Record 643-249-24 (.715) the fi fth for Erdmann, who was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the fi fth All-Time MIAC Record 466-178-22 (.716) time of his career Sept. 23. He now has a .668 completion percentage (153 of 229 passing), All-Time Home Record 340-97-13 (.770) 2,412 passing yards and 38 passing touchdowns, to three interceptions, in his last nine home All-Time Postseason Record 44-24 (.647) games; a mind-boggling pass-effi ciency rating of 207.43. NCAA Postseason Record 39-23 (.629) All-Americans 132 All-MIAC First-Team Selections 414 WHAT A YEAR Senior Jackson Erdmann recorded one of the best, if not the best, seasons by a Saint John's quarterback in 2018. He won the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy as the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III, just the 4 National Championships second junior to accomplish the feat in the award's 26-year history, and was named the D3football.com Offensive 1963 (NAIA), 1965 (NAIA), 1976, 2003 Player of the Year. Erdmann was a consensus (AFCA, AP, D3football.com) fi rst-team All-American, played only fi ve of the 13 games to completion and led NCAA Division III in three statistical categories: passing effi ciency (189.8), 33 MIAC Championships passing touchdowns (47) and points responsible for (290). He also fi nished third in yards per pass attempt (10.03), 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, fourth in passing yardage (3,450) and ninth in yards per completion (15.40). The 2018 MIAC Most Valuable Player, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, Erdmann set single-game program records last fall for passing yards (470 on Oct. 13 vs. St. Thomas) and passing 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, touchdowns (7 on Nov. 10 vs. Thomas More). Erdmann also set a single-season school record for passing touch- 2009, 2014, 2018 downs and yards of total offense (3,626), and fell 39 passing yards short of Tom Linnemann's '00 school record of 3,489 set in 2000 (15 games). He currently (through Sept. 21) has a career .631 completion percentage and 178.2 29 Postseason Appearances pass-effi ciency rating (98 touchdowns to 20 interceptions in 769 pass attempts). 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 CLIMBING SJU'S CHARTS Senior quarterback Jackson Erdmann needs two passing touchdowns to tie, and three to pass, Alex Kofoed's school record of 100.