2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team

American college football season

2024 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion MIAC Northwoods Division champion
MIAC Championship Game, W 41–33 vs. Bethel (MN)
NCAA Division III Third Round, L 38–41 vs. Susquehanna (PA)
Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Northwoods Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 4
D3Football.com	No. 3
Record	11–1 (8–0 MIAC)
Head coach	Gary Fasching (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kole Heckendorf (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Novak (1st season)
Home stadium	Clemens Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →

2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L	W		L
Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^	4	–	0	8	–	0	11	–	1
St. Olaf	2	–	2	5	–	3	7	–	3
Carleton	2	–	2	4	–	4	5	–	5
Gustavus Adolphus	2	–	2	4	–	4	5	–	5
St. Scholastica	0	–	4	3	–	5	4	–	6
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^	4	–	0	6	–	2	11	–	3
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	1	6	–	2	7	–	3
Augsburg	2	–	2	3	–	5	4	–	6
Hamline	1	–	3	1	–	7	3	–	7
Macalester	0	–	4	0	–	8	0	–	10
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team represents Saint John's University as a member of the Northwoods Division of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Johnnies are led by 11th-year head coach Gary Fasching. The team plays home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Schedule

Saint John's announced its 2024 regular season schedule on February 14, 2024. It consists of six home games and four away games. On November 17, 2024, it was announced that the Johnnies received the number one overall seed into the NCAA Division III Playoffs, and will have a bye in the first round of the tournament. Saint John's hosted a second round game on November 30, and will host a third round game on December 7.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Carthage*	No. 14	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 49–0	8,679
September 14	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Wartburg*	No. 12	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 35–13	9,529
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Bethel (MN)	No. 5	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN		W 45–20	6,982
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Augsburg	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 45–20	11,719
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Concordia–Moorhead	No. 3	Jake Christiansen Stadium Moorhead, MN		W 38–31	2,491
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Carleton	No. 3	Laird Stadium Northfield, MN		W 48–7	712
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Gustavus Adolphus	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 34–0	11,514
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at St. Scholastica	No. 3	Walt Hunting Stadium Duluth, MN		W 70–0
November 9	1:00 p.m.	St. Olaf	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 55–6	5,790
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Bethel (MN)	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (MIAC Championship Week)		W 41–33	8,639
November 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse*	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)	ESPN+	W 24–13	3,117
December 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Susquehanna (PA)*	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Third Round)	ESPN+	L 38–41	4,605
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in central time Source:

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division III football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
D3football.com	14	12	6	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
AFCA	14	12	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Roster

2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`0`	Joey Gendreau	Jr
WR	`1`	Marselio Mendez	Sr
RB	`2`	Takhi Vaughn	Jr
WR	`2`	Dylan Wheeler	Jr
QB	`3`	Zander Dittbenner	Jr
WR	`4`	Riley Schwellenbach	So
WR	`5`	Joey Moberg	Sr
QB	`6`	Aaron Syverson	Sr
RB	`7`	Mason Delzer	Fr
WR	`7`	Brady VanErp	Sr
WR	`8`	Sam Nolan	So
QB	`9`	Lucas Jansky	Jr
WR	`9`	Sam Ovsak	Fr
WR	`10`	Zach Roebuck	Jr
QB	`11`	Leyton Riviere	Fr
QB	`12`	Reece Dawson	Fr
QB	`13`	Nirvaan Yogarajah	Fr
WR	`14`	David Duplantier	Fr
QB	`15`	Landen Mickelson	Fr
QB	`16`	Jake Deutschman	Jr
WR	`16`	Thomas Jacobs	So
WR	`17`	Faaris Amegankpoe	Sr
WR	`18`	Caden Caligiuri	So
WR	`19`	Owen Amrhein	Jr
WR	`20`	Wyatt Sawatzke	Jr
RB	`21`	Dylan Kirchner	So
RB	`22`	Jaxson Sawyer	So
WR	`24`	John Hawkins	Jr
RB	`24`	Wyatt McCabe	Fr
WR	`26`	Mike Barry	Fr
WR	`27`	A. J. Loch	Sr
RB	`27`	Caden Wheeler	Jr
RB	`28`	Quinn Christoffersen	Sr
RB	`29`	Andrew Flaten	Fr
RB	`30`	Corey Bohmert	So
RB	`32`	Andy Becker	Fr
RB	`33`	Will Blakey	So
RB	`34`	Tyler Hoheisel	So
WR	`35`	Michael Beckius	Fr
WR	`38`	Ryan Warford	So
WR	`39`	Andrew Schaffer	So
RB	`43`	Maverick Harper	Fr
OL	`50`	Nick McKenzie	Sr
OL	`51`	Barrett Van Deun	So
OL	`52`	Colton Rada	So
OL	`53`	Spencer Gustin	Sr
OL	`54`	Grant Peroutka	Sr
OL	`55`	Tom Soler	Sr
OL	`56`	Eddie Reece	Jr
OL	`57`	Shane Atz	Jr
OL	`58`	Joe Duerr	Fr
OL	`59`	Joey Nelson	Fr
OL	`60`	Ian DeGross	Jr
OL	`61`	Matt Peterson	So
OL	`62`	Charlie Brophy	So
OL	`62`	Isaak Nowak	So
OL	`63`	Joe Vascellaro	Sr
OL	`64`	Hunter Nething	Fr
OL	`65`	Sean Lew	Sr
OL	`66`	Luke Wright	Jr
OL	`70`	Alex Markgraf	Jr
OL	`71`	Thomas Graves	Fr
OL	`72`	Charlie Folkens	Sr
OL	`73`	Diego Hurtado	Fr
OL	`74`	Ethan Lincoln	So
OL	`75`	Josh Quirk	Fr
OL	`76`	Zeke Conner	Fr
OL	`77`	Mikey Oftedahl	Fr
OL	`78`	Michael Bougie	So
OL	`79`	Tommy Hessburg	Sr
TE	`80`	Will Mathiasen	Fr
TE	`81`	Graham Beltrand	Sr
TE	`82`	Dom DiMaggio	So
WR	`83`	Eddie Don	Fr
TE	`84`	E. J. Hosty	So
WR	`86`	Cade Berg	So
WR	`87`	Josh Delange	Jr
TE	`88`	Charlie Plum	Jr
TE	`89`	Andrew Harren	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`1`	Joe Akoh	Sr
DB	`1`	Alex Hart	Fr
DB	`2`	Nolan Dumonceaux	Fr
LB	`3`	Cooper Yaggie	Sr
DB	`4`	Will Peroutka	Fr
LB	`5`	Landon Danner	Fr
DB	`5`	Graham Gerlach	Sr
DB	`6`	Isaac Potter	Jr
DB	`7`	Evan Wahlin	Jr
DB	`8`	Peyton Goettlicher	So
DB	`9`	Westin Hoyt	Fr
DB	`10`	Mateo Cisneros	Sr
DB	`11`	Noah Arneson	Jr
DL	`11`	Carson Ray	Fr
DB	`12`	Logan Jans	So
DB	`13`	Landon Weyer	Fr
LB	`14`	Alex Harren	Jr
DL	`15`	Charlie King	Fr
DB	`15`	Caden Renslow	So
DB	`16`	Blake Simonson	Jr
DB	`17`	Vincent Pyne	So
DB	`18`	Will Seymour	Fr
DB	`19`	Daylen Cummings	Fr
LB	`19`	Adam Schavey	So
DB	`20`	Hudson Poole	Fr
DB	`21`	Jalen Crowley	Fr
LB	`21`	Nolan Rueter	Sr
LB	`22`	Andrew Lipke	Fr
DB	`22`	Charlie Ryks	Jr
LB	`23`	Aiden McMahon	So
DL	`24`	Mitch Vener	Jr
LB	`25`	Zachariah Hunter	Jr
DB	`26`	Jack Savasten	Sr
DB	`28`	Ryan Sanvik	Sr
DB	`29`	Cage Linton	Sr
DB	`30`	Darby Boelter	Fr
LB	`30`	Will Diana	Fr
DB	`31`	Dylan Hanson	So
LB	`31`	Mason McKelvy	Fr
DB	`32`	Bailey Evans	Fr
LB	`32`	Jake Schwinghammer	Sr
DB	`33`	Jack St. Fleur	Jr
DB	`34`	Drew Bramlett	Sr
DL	`35`	Josh Muehlbauer	So
DB	`36`	Clay Wolf	Fr
DB	`37`	Kaeden Carter	Fr
LB	`37`	Zach Helfmann	So
DB	`38`	Mason Hughes	Fr
LB	`39`	D. J. Myles	Sr
DB	`40`	Blake Ehlert	Sr
DL	`40`	Isaac Hetland	Sr
LB	`41`	Beau Boudreaux	So
DL	`42`	Robbie Burslem	Fr
LB	`43`	Hayden Sanders	Sr
DL	`44`	Andrew Molenaar	Jr
DB	`45`	Joey Greenagel	Fr
DL	`45`	Vinny Wanda	Jr
LB	`46`	Ben Dahl	Sr
LB	`47`	Jalen Graham	Fr
DB	`47`	Liam O'Malley	Sr
LB	`48`	Jack Bjork	Sr
LB	`49`	Cooper Nelson	Fr
LB	`50`	J. P. Weber	So
LB	`51`	Henry Bendickson	So
LB	`52`	Tanner Gelinas	Fr
LB	`53`	Kaden Lukkes	Jr
DL	`53`	Dawson Van Meter	Sr
LB	`54`	Eric Jurek	So
DL	`55`	Alex Larson	Fr
LB	`56`	Kellen O'Keefe	Fr
LB	`57`	Austin Wisdom	Fr
LB	`59`	Jayden Leach	Jr
LB	`60`	Jackson Carlson	So
LB	`61`	Emilio Velishek	Fr
DL	`66`	Will Mahowald	So
DL	`67`	Grady Minnerath	Fr
DL	`70`	Caleb Thom	Jr
DL	`71`	Cam Cortright	Fr
DL	`73`	Jack Krza	Jr
DL	`74`	Jawahn Cockfield	Fr
DL	`81`	Logan Gass	Fr
DL	`82`	Etah Akoh	Sr
DL	`83`	Alex Lundebrek	Sr
DL	`85`	Braden Sotis	Fr
DL	`86`	Tim Johnson	Fr
DL	`87`	Jordan Borgeson	Sr
DL	`88`	Alex Wimmer	Fr
DL	`89`	Michael Kasel	Fr
DL	`90`	Landon Gallagher	Sr
DL	`91`	Ben Thorman	Fr
DL	`92`	Chandler Obering	Jr
DL	`93`	Riley DeRosier	Jr
DL	`94`	Ben Karr	Jr
DL	`95`	Travis Johnson	Sr
LB	`96`	Riley Kangas	Sr
DL	`97`	Zach Frank	Sr
DL	`98`	Tommy Gilmore	Sr
DL	`99`	Cole Engen	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Conor Murphy	Sr
P	`18`	Spencer Ell	Sr
LS	`49`	Caelan McKean	Fr
K/P	`90`	Matt Hansen	So
K/P	`92`	Thomas Theising	Fr
K/P	`93`	Ashton Hecksel	So

Head coach

Gary Fasching

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brandon Novak – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Kole Heckendorf – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
Damien Dumonceaux – Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line/Special Teams
Josh Bungum – Running Backs
Mike Manguson – Offensive Line
Ben Eli – Offensive line
Max Jackson – Defensive Assistant/Diversity & Student Success
Alexi Johnson – Kickers
Andy Auger – Volunteer Assistant/Defense
Collin Franz – Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line
Tom Wicka – Volunteer Assistant/Linebackers
Graydon Kulick – Quarterbacks
Alex Larson – Tight Ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2024

References

Klinkner, Ryan (August 26, 2024). "Johnnies Announce 2024 Football Schedule". Saint John's University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
"2024 Football Schedule".

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v t e 2024 NCAA Division III playoff participants
Alfred State Aurora Berry Bethel (MN) Carnegie Mellon Centre Coe Cortland DePauw Endicott Grove City Hardin–Simmons Hobart Hope John Carroll Johns Hopkins King's (PA) Lake Forest Linfield Mary Hardin–Baylor Maryville (TN) Mount St. Joseph Mount Union North Central (IL) Northwestern (MN) Pomona–Pitzer Randolph–Macon Saint John's (MN) Salisbury Springfield Susquehanna Texas Lutheran Trinity (TX) UMass Dartmouth Ursinus Wartburg Washington & Jefferson Whitworth Wisconsin–La Crosse Wisconsin–Platteville
Champion – TBD

2024 NCAA Division III playoff participants

Champion – TBD

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