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2018 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 18–21 at Mary Hardin–Baylor
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.comNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–0 MIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKole Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Haugen (43rd season)
Home stadiumClemens Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) $^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 7 Bethel (MN) ^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN)   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Gustavus Adolphus   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Concordia–Moorhead   4 – 4     5 – 5  
St. Olaf   3 – 5     5 – 5  
Carleton   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Hamline   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Augsburg   0 – 8     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2018 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University in the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. The Johnnies, led by sixth-year head coach Gary Fasching, were members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and played their home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Schedule

Saint John's 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Johnnies hosted UW-Stout, Carleton, St. Thomas, St. Olaf, Hamline, and Thomas More. Away games were at Gustavus Adolphus, Augsburg, Bethel, and Concordia-Moorhead.

The Johnnies hosted their first two playoff games, against Martin Luther and Whitworth. For the playoff quarterfinals, the Johnnies travelled to Belton, Texas to face Mary Hardin–Baylor, where their season ended with a 21–18 loss to the Crusaders.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 p.m.Wisconsin–Stout*No. 12W 27–06,882
September 157:00 p.m.at Gustavus AdolphusNo. 9W 45–131,947
September 221:00 p.m.CarletonNo. 9
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 59–09,153
September 291:00 p.m.at AugsburgNo. 9
  • Edor Nelson Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 52–0669
October 61:00 p.m.at BethelNo. 9W 34–166,107
October 131:00 p.m.No. 3 St. Thomas (MN)No. 8
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (Johnnie-Tommie / Tackle Cancer)
W 40–2016,922
October 201:00 p.m.St. OlafNo. 5
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 57–75,473
October 271:00 p.m.at Concordia-MoorheadNo. 4W 42–143,845
November 31:00 p.m.HamlineNo. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 51–03,292
November 101:00 p.m.Thomas More*No. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 63–233,127
November 1712:00 p.m.Martin Luther*No. 3W 84–61,103
November 2412:00 p.m.No. 10 Whitworth*No. 3
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)
W 45–241,345
December 112:00 p.m.at No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor*No. 3
  • Crusader Stadium
  • Belton, TX (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)
L 18–212,819

Rankings

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References

  1. "2018 Football Schedule". Saint John's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "Johnnies fall 21-18 in national quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. "St. John's, Bethel football both lose on the road". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. Elliott, Tom (November 24, 2018). "No laugher: St. John's wears down Whitworth, earns spot in quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. Thompson, Dan (November 22, 2018). "Whitworth won't marvel at Saint John's pedigree ahead of second-round playoff game". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. "UMHB eases past Saint John's, 21-18, in quarterfinal match". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. December 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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