2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team

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

2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Div							Conf							Overall
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