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Warhawks End Johnnies Season 37-7

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23 November 2008 7:41 am
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2008 uww game

The trip to southeastern Wisconsin to take on the Warhawks from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has become a familiar one to the Johnnie Football team as well as the Johnnie Nation. For three out of the past four seasons, the Warhawks have ended the Johnnies’ season. We all know that football is a zero sum [...]

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MIAC CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN

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16 November 2008 8:31 am
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2008 carleton game

For the 30th time in school history the Johnnies are the champions of the MIAC by defeating the Carleton Knights yesterday in Northfield by a score of 14-10. Winning the MIAC championship also gives the Johnnies an automatic qualifier in the NCAA Division III play off bracket. The NCAA will announce the play off pairings [...]

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When Pigs Fly or More Johnnie Magic

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9 November 2008 9:44 am
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2008 augsburg game

If I would have asked the typical Johnnie fan on October 4, after a heartbreaking loss at the hands of the Bethel Royals, if the Johnnies would be playing their final MIAC game of the season on November 15 to determine the conference championship I would have received an answer something to the effect of [...]

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Johnnie Magic is Alive and Well

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26 October 2008 8:27 am
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2008 stolaf game

As Defensive Lineman Andy Pierskalla noted earlier this week in his player blog Inside the Huddle the team has taken on a project of growing “Rally Mustaches” and if the past two games are any indication my suggestion would be for the team to enter training camp 2009 in full blown Grizzly Adams mode. The [...]

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New Coach: Same Old Tommies

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19 October 2008 9:05 am
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2008 stthomas game

When the St. Thomas athletic department conducted a nationwide search for a coach to take their struggling football program in a new direction, they didn’t have to look very far. In January the Tommies introduced the former head coach of neighboring Macalester, Glen Caruso, to the Tommie faithful. Optimism was running high around St. Thomas, [...]

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Royals Continue to Dominate Johnnies

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5 October 2008 7:44 am
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2008 bethel game

The Johnnies traveled to Arden Hills on Saturday to face conference rival Bethel hoping to put an end to the back-to-back losses at the hands of the Bethel Royals during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Bethel has been spiraling out of control with losses to Carleton and Concordia thus far in the 2008 MIAC schedule. [...]

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Hansel Leads Johnnies to 31-17 Homecoming Victory Over the Gusties

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28 September 2008 9:43 am
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2008 gustavus game

The revolving door that has been installed at the Johnnies QB position may have, at least temporarily, been disabled Saturday by a breakout performance put on by Jordan Hansel. Hansel completed 19 of 36 passes for 3 TDs, while throwing no interceptions.
The first four weeks of the 2008 season reminded me of a real life [...]

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QB Merry-Go-Round Continues in Johnnies 9-6 Loss

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21 September 2008 8:28 am
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2008 concordia game

The Johnnies opened the MIAC regular season Saturday at Clemens Stadium with a heartbreaking loss to the Concordia Cobbers 9-6. The game was John Gagliardi’s 589th college game coached, surpassing former Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson for yet another statistical record in his 60-year career as a college coach. Somehow I think John would take [...]

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Soggy Johnnies Emerge Victorious

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14 September 2008 7:51 am
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2008 uwrf game

Whoever coined the phrase “The sun always shines on Johnnie football” may well have been making a philosophical statement considering the longevity of success over the past half of a century in Collegeville under the direction of John Gagliardi. There was no sunshine, instead there was a steady rain falling throughout the game on Saturday [...]

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Johnnies Escape Tiger Trap on Opening Day

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7 September 2008 7:37 am
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2008 etbu game

The East Texas Baptist Tigers came to Clemens Stadium on Saturday to open the Johnnie’s season. The first game of the season is always an unknown for St. John’s fans and this year was no different. You see, the Tigers had set a trap for the Johnnies and mid-way through the 3rd Qtr. The Johnnies [...]

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