American college football season
2023 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings | Div | | | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
Northwoods Division |
Gustavus Adolphus xy | | 4 | – | 0 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | |
No. 19 Saint John's (MN) | | 3 | – | 1 | | | | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 8 | – | 2 | |
Carleton | | 2 | – | 2 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 3 | |
St. Olaf | | 1 | – | 3 | | | | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 5 | – | 5 | |
St. Scholastica | | 0 | – | 4 | | | | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 2 | – | 8 | |
Skyline Division |
Bethel (MN) xy$^ | | 4 | – | 0 | | | | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 8 | – | 3 | |
Concordia–Moorhead | | 3 | – | 1 | | | | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 5 | – | 5 | |
Augsburg | | 2 | – | 2 | | | | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | |
Hamline | | 1 | – | 3 | | | | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 4 | – | 6 | |
Macalester | | 0 | – | 4 | | | | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 3 | – | 7 | |
Championship: Bethel (MN) 31, Gustavus Adolphus 7 |
- $ – Conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- y – Championship game participant
- ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com |
The 2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as a member of the Northwoods Division of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Gary Fasching, the Johnnies compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second the MIAC's Northwoods Division. Saint John's failed to advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs for the first time since 2013. The team played home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Schedule
Saint John's announced its 2023 regular season schedule on March 1, 2023.[1] It consisted of five home games and five away games.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Trinity (TX)* | No. 6 | | W 34–31 OT | 9,883 |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 4 | | L 56–28 | 15,236 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Bethel (MN) | No. 8 | - Clemens Stadium
- Collegeville, MN
| W 27–7 | 11,321 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Augsburg | No. 7 | | W 24–27 | 1,413 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Concordia–Moorhead | No. 7 | - Clemens Stadium
- Collegeville, MN
| W 42–23 | 6,219 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Carleton![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 8 | - Clemens Stadium
- Collegeville, MN
| W 63–7 | 10,477 |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gustavus Adolphus | No. 7 | | L 38–35 | 2,437 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Scholastica | No. 18 | - Clemens Stadium
- Collegeville, MN
| W 62–7 | 2,981 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Olaf | No. 19 | | W 49–10 | 564 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Concordia–Moorhead | No. 20 | | W 48–21 | 2,213 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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D3football.com | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | |
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AFCA | Not released | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 20 | | |
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Game summaries
vs No. 4 Trinity (TX)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | No. 4 Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 | No. 6 Johnnies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 34 | |
Statistics | TU | SJU |
First downs | 21 | 21 |
Total yards | 438 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 65 | 87 |
Passing yards | 373 | 281 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 33:57 | 26:03 |
vs No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 4 Johnnies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 | No. 8 Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 | |
Statistics | WW | SJU |
First downs | 17 | 25 |
Total yards | 299 | 513 |
Rushing yards | 38 | 280 |
Passing yards | 261 | 233 |
Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
Statistics
Scoring
Scoring by quarter (non-conference opponents)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Non-Conference Opponents | 14 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 87 | Saint Johns Johnnies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 62 | |
Scoring by quarter (MIAC opponents)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | MIAC Opponents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Saint Johns Johnnies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Scoring by quarter (All opponents)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | All Opponents | 14 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 87 | Saint Johns Johnnies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 62 | |
Roster
2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | 0 | Joey Gendreau | So | WR | 1 | Marselio Mendez | Jr | RB | 2 | Takhi Vaughn | So | WR | 2 | Todd Jager | Sr | WR | 2 | Dylan Wheeler | So | QB | 3 | Zander Dittbenner | So | QB | 4 | Cooper Downs | Jr | WR | 4 | Riley Schwellenbach | Fr | WR | 5 | Joey Moberg | Jr | QB | 6 | Aaron Syverson | Sr | QB | 7 | Cooper Drews | Fr | WR | 7 | Nick VanErp | Sr | TE | 8 | Alex Larson | Sr | QB | 9 | Lucas Jansky | So | RB | 9 | Troy Feddema | Sr | WR | 10 | R. J. Altidort | Sr | WR | 11 | Jimmy Buck | Sr | QB | 12 | Kristof Kowalkowski | Jr | QB | 13 | E. J. Hosty | Fr | WR | 13 | Jaden-Bryce Smith | Fr | QB | 14 | Caden Renslow | Fr | QB | 15 | Vincent Pyne | Fr | WR | 15 | Tommy Barrett | So | QB | 16 | Jake Deutschman | So | QB | 17 | Ryan Warford | Fr | WR | 17 | Brady VanErp | Jr | QB | 18 | Nick Peterson | Sr | WR | 18 | Caden Caligiuri | Fr | WR | 19 | Owen Amrhein | So | WR | 20 | Wyatt Sawatzke | So | RB | 21 | Dylan Kirchner | Fr | WR | 21 | Jake Johnson | Fr | RB | 22 | Jaxson Sawyer | Fr | RB | 23 | Quincy Suggs | Jr | TE | 23 | Jack Foster | So | RB | 25 | Devin Vouk | Sr | RB | 26 | Tony Underwood | Sr | RB | 27 | Caden Wheeler | So | WR | 27 | A. J. Loch | Jr | RB | 28 | Quinn Christoffersen | Jr | WR | 29 | Jakari Hunnecook | Sr | RB | 30 | Corey Bohmert | Fr | WR | 31 | Thomas Jacobs | Fr | RB | 32 | Henry Truebenbach | Jr | RB | 33 | Tyler Hoheisel | Fr | RB | 35 | Josh Muehlbauer | Fr | WR | 36 | Eddie Sirek | So | WR | 37 | Sam Nolan | Fr | RB | 38 | Isaiah Traufler | Sr | WR | 39 | Andrew Schaffer | Fr | TE | 41 | Andrew Harren | Fr | OL | 50 | Nick McKenzie | Jr | OL | 51 | Barrett Van Deun | Fr | OL | 53 | Spencer Gustin | Jr | OL | 54 | Grant Peroutka | Jr | OL | 55 | Tom Soler | Jr | OL | 56 | Eddie Reece | So | OL | 57 | Colton Rada | Fr | OL | 58 | Will Caldwell | Fr | OL | 59 | Ethan Sutton | Sr | OL | 60 | Ian DeGross | So | OL | 61 | Matt Peterson | Fr | OL | 62 | Isaak Nowak | Fr | OL | 63 | Joe Vascellaro | Jr | OL | 64 | Joe Jaeger | Sr | OL | 65 | Sean Lew | Jr | OL | 66 | Luke Wright | So | OL | 67 | Hank Smith | Sr | OL | 69 | Henry Anderson | Fr | OL | 70 | Alex Markgraf | So | OL | 71 | Mathias Lundgren | Fr | OL | 72 | Charlie Folkens | Jr | OL | 73 | Rylan Turqueza | Fr | OL | 74 | Ethan Lincoln | Fr | OL | 76 | Jack Stevens | So | OL | 77 | Carter Trom | So | OL | 78 | Michael Bougie | Fr | OL | 79 | Tommy Hessburg | Jr | WR | 80 | Vinny Gagliardi | Sr | WR | 81 | Graham Beltrand | Jr | WR | 82 | Matt Miller | Jr | WR | 83 | John Hawkins | So | WR | 84 | Peyton Gremmels | So | TE | 85 | Trey Steinbach | Jr | WR | 86 | Cade Berg | Fr | WR | 87 | Josh Delange | So | TE | 88 | Charlie Plum | So | WR | 89 | Parker Durkin | Fr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | 0 | Amari Curtis | Sr | LB | 1 | Andrew Hamilton | Sr | LB | 3 | Cooper Yaggie | Jr | LB | 4 | Patrick Doran | Sr | DB | 5 | Graham Gerlach | Jr | DB | 6 | Isaac Potter | So | DB | 7 | Evan Wahlin | So | DB | 8 | Peyton Goettlicher | Fr | DB | 9 | Jamari Edwards | Sr | DL | 9 | Joe Akoh | Sr | DB | 10 | Mateo Cisneros | Sr | DB | 10 | David Gogins | Fr | DB | 11 | Noah Arneson | So | DB | 12 | Logan Jans | Fr | DB | 13 | Nate Trewick | Sr | LB | 14 | Alex Harren | So | DB | 15 | Brandon Ruikka | Sr | DB | 16 | Blake Simonson | So | DB | 17 | Lukas Soto | Sr | DB | 18 | Ethan Stark | Sr | DB | 19 | Sanders Asplin | Sr | LB | 20 | Cam Jackson | Sr | DB | 21 | Nolan Rueter | Jr | DB | 22 | Charlie Ryks | So | LB | 22 | Jake Palmer | Sr | LB | 23 | Aiden McMahon | Fr | DB | 24 | Cayden Saxon | Sr | DB | 25 | Conor Chalmers | Sr | LB | 25 | Zachariah Hunter | So | DB | 26 | Jack Savasten | Jr | DB | 28 | Ryan Sanvik | Jr | DB | 29 | Cage Linton | Jr | DB | 30 | Ezra Noska | Sr | DB | 31 | Dylan Hanson | Fr | DB | 32 | Khalil Nance | Sr | LB | 32 | Jake Schwinghammer | Jr | DB | 33 | Hillary Makori | Sr | LB | 33 | Tate Link | Fr | LB | 34 | Andrew Molenaar | So | DB | 35 | Ethan Kunkel | Fr | LB | 35 | Mason Wolf | Sr | DB | 36 | Griffin Schneider | So | LB | 37 | Zach Helfmann | Fr | DB | 38 | Jack Klein | Fr | LB | 39 | D. J. Myles | Jr | DB | 40 | Blake Ehlert | Jr | DL | 40 | Isaac Hetland | Jr | LB | 41 | Beau Boudreaux | Fr | LB | 42 | Brock Humbert | Sr | LB | 43 | Hayden Sanders | Jr | LB | 44 | Sam Lewison | Sr | DL | 45 | Vinny Wanda | So | LB | 46 | Ben Dahl | Jr | DB | 47 | Liam O'Malley | Jr | LB | 47 | Joe Rossebo | Sr | LB | 48 | Jack Bjork | Sr | LB | 49 | Erik Bjork | Sr | LB | 50 | J. P. Weber | Fr | DL | 51 | Henry Bendickson | Fr | DL | 52 | J. P. Johnson | Fr | DL | 53 | Dawson Van Meter | Jr | LB | 53 | Kaden Lukkes | So | LB | 54 | Eric Jurek | Fr | DL | 55 | Keenan Turqueza | Sr | LB | 56 | Drew Schmidt | So | LB | 57 | Garret Strating | Sr | DL | 58 | Nathan Carroll | Fr | LB | 59 | Jayden Leach | So | LB | 60 | Jackson Carlson | Fr | LB | 64 | Jack Hillman | So | DL | 65 | T. J. Graves | So | DL | 66 | Will Mahowald | Fr | DL | 67 | Mitch Vener | So | DL | 70 | Caleb Thom | So | DL | 73 | Jack Krza | So | DL | 75 | Caleb Poyer | Fr | DL | 77 | Cody Kwak | Fr | LB | 80 | Gavin Zolvinski | So | DL | 82 | Etah Akoh | Jr | DL | 83 | Alex Lundebrek | Jr | DL | 84 | Jacob Omtvedt | Sr | DL | 86 | Mark Roane | Sr | DL | 87 | Jordan Borgeson | Jr | DL | 88 | Joe Bisso | Fr | DL | 89 | Jackson Kirchner | Fr | DL | 90 | Landon Gallagher | Jr | DL | 91 | Dylan Owens | So | DL | 92 | Chandler Obering | So | DL | 93 | Riley DeRosier | So | DL | 94 | Ben Karr | So | DL | 95 | Travis Johnson | Jr | LB | 96 | Riley Kangas | Jr | DL | 97 | Zach Frank | Jr | DL | 98 | Tommy Gilmore | Jr | DL | 99 | Cole Engen | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 12 | Conor Murphy | Jr | LS | 45 | Jack Eibensteiner | Sr | K/P | 90 | Matt Hansen | Fr | P | 95 | Spencer Ell | Sr | K/P | 95 | David Roberts | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Jerry Haugen – Defensive Coordinator
- Kole Heckendorf – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
- Brandon Novak – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- Damien Dumonceaux – Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line/Special Teams
- Josh Bungum – Running Backs
- Mike Manguson – Offensive Line
- Ben Eli – Offensive line
- Alexi Johnson – Kickers
- Max Jackson – Defensive Assistant/Diversity & Student Success
- Andy Auger – Volunteer Assistant/Defense
- Collin Franz – Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line
- Tom Wicka – Volunteer Assistant/Linebackers
- Graydon Kulick – Quarterbacks
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 25, 2023 |
References
- ^ "SJU Football Completes 2023 Schedule, Leads Division III in 2022 Total Attendance". Saint John's University. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule".
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