In a series that has been defined by Johnnie blowouts (sampling of recent scores: 70-7, 64-7, 55-6, 58-7, 44-0, etc.) Saturday’s 10-7 St. John’s win over Carleton was every bit as surprising as their 52-21 blowout of rival Concordia the week before. Here’s a look at some of the stats that defined the muddy [...]
Week 5: @ Carleton Knights Johnnies win, 10–7
Carlton Stiftungsfestivities and Game Photos
What a day in Northfield. The Johnnies performance was as miserable as the weather. I thought we might end up with an all day Stiftungsfestivies. Fortunately the weather cleared and it was a pleasant day to watch a football game.
Thanks to Jeff Hanson for setting up the pre-game activities. The picnic pavilion was a life [...]
Johnnies Stave off Mighty Knights and knaves in 10-7 Victory
In what could have become a glaring blemish on a mostly perfect 2007 Johnnie football season ended spectacularly with wide receiver Chace Pollock’s leaping 4th down catch and conversion inside the Carleton Knights 10 yard line. With St. John’s behind 7 to 3 and only 56 seconds left on the clock senior running back Mike Patnode continued [...]
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Johnnie Gameday Predictions: Carleton
To say that the Johnnies beat the Concordia Cobbers by 31 points last week would be correct, technically. But those of you who follow our gameday predictions will note that 4 of our 7 contributors predicted a Johnnie victory of at least 24 points for last week’s game. With one major hurdle cleared handily another awaiting [...]
The View from Carleton
As small-college football fans go, we Johnnie backers are a pretty fortunate group. We have the 4 national championships, John Gagliardi’s career coaching victory record, Clemens Stadium and the nation’s best D-3 attendance on a near-annual basis, consistent (and overwhelmingly positive) media coverage—life is pretty good.
For most of our foes, their lone shot [...]
Carleton Preview
After two consecutive drubbings of overmatched opponents at Clemens Stadium, head coach John Gagliardi leads his Johnnies into Laird Stadium in Northfield, MN to battle the Carleton Knights, coached by former Johnnie quarterback Kurt Ramler. If you’ve followed the Johnnies for a while, you’ll remember Ramler as the 1996 MIAC MVP. Ramler now bleeds blue [...]
