Making the NCAA tournament is an expected conclusion to the regular season for the Johnnie football squad, but with the 2009 season came a number of key injuries through out the season making the 2009 post season even more special.
The Johnnies took on the Carleton Knights in the season finale and prevailed 41-14 in a [...]
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Johnnies Finish Regular Season 41-14 Over Carleton
SJU Emerges 10-3 Over St. Olaf but Lose Boyle
What appeared to be a routine play for SJU QB Joe Boyle ended up seeing him leave the game in the 1st quarter and not returning. Boyle aggravated an already sprained right thumb (throwing hand) that was originally injured in the Hamline game October 10th. According to St. Cloud Times reporter,Frank Rajkowski, Boyle will undergo [...]
Johnnie Football Nips UST 20-17 in OT
When the result of a game has so many implications such as, potential MIAC Championship, national rankings, and the play-off picture then the 2009 version of Johnnie-Tommie game did not disappoint. I’m writing this from the perspective of a Johnnie football fan,if you are a Tommie player or Tommie backer then the result may have [...]
Johnnies Drum Pipers 41-7
In the Robert Browning fairytale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the piper freed the town of rats. On Saturday, the Hamline University Pipers were on a mission to free their campus of the rats who had invaded from SJU and in doing so, saving Homecoming for the Piper alumni and students. There were a couple of [...]
From Devastation to Jubilation: Gliadon Kicks Game Winner
After having a field goal attempt deflected in the first half, to pushing the game tying PAT wide right with 1:47 remaining in the game, all looked lost for the Johnnie Footballers and the Homecoming crowd of 10,567 in attendance. The ensuing kick off to the Royals, with the Johnnies trailing 14-13, and a three [...]
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Johnnies Streak Continues: SJU 38-10 Over Gusties
On September 26, 1953 a young John Gagliardi faced off against the powerhouse of the MIAC, the Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties, in his first season as the head coach of the Johnnies and prevailed by a score of 21-7. Gagliardi was facing the legendary head coach of Gustavus, Lloyd Hollingsworth, in what would become a [...]
Johnnies Show Team Unity
A hot, dry and windy afternoon greeted the 6,000+ fans at Jake Christiansen Stadium Saturday as the Cobbers faced the undefeated Johnnies. It was family day at Concordia, and that contributed to the excellent crowd. The fans were confident that their very capable team could cobble up another victory over the Johnnies; maybe repeating last years 9-6 win at Clemens Stadium.
Johnnies Harvest Cobbers 31-19
Saturday, as we took the long drive to the Red River Valley I was reminded of all the agricultural production that takes place in this area of the state. As we drove I-94 to the Moorhead area I saw the small grain crop was nearly all in the bins and the sunflowers, corn,soybeans and sugar [...]
Inside the Numbers: Carleton Recap
For those among the estimated 6,000 in attendance at Laird Stadium in Northfield on Saturday for the coronation of an MIAC champion, numbers can do little quantify what you saw. Not only did the Carleton Knights, have a shot at the perennially powerful St. John’s Johnnies, at home, for the championship, but they had them on the ropes in the last minute. In the end, Kurt Ramler, a spread offense, trick plays, and a hearty helping of pluck weren’t enough to topple some well timed Johnnie Magic. Here’s a look at some numbers from Saturday’s 14-10, come-from-behind win and the regular season as a whole.
Alive and Kicking
When you’re the one who authored the book on Johnnie Football it only makes sense to occasionally reflect on the pages and volumes that comprise a record setting sixty year career. With offensive woes minimizing an otherwise potent football team it was time to consider giving back the play calling ability to the players.