2018 Saint John's Johnnies football team

2018 Saint John's Johnnies football
2018 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion
NCAA Division III Quarterfinal, L 18–21 at Mary Hardin–Baylor
Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
D3Football.com	No. 3
Record	12–1 (8–0 MIAC)
Head coach	Gary Fasching (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kole Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Haugen (43rd season)
Home stadium	Clemens Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University in the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. The Johnnies, led by sixth-year head coach Gary Fasching, were members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and played their home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) $^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 7 Bethel (MN) ^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN)	6	–	2	8	–	2
Gustavus Adolphus	5	–	3	6	–	4
Concordia–Moorhead	4	–	4	5	–	5
St. Olaf	3	–	5	5	–	5
Carleton	2	–	6	3	–	7
Hamline	1	–	7	1	–	9
Augsburg	0	–	8	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

Saint John's 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Johnnies hosted UW-Stout, Carleton, St. Thomas, St. Olaf, Hamline, and Thomas More. Away games were at Gustavus Adolphus, Augsburg, Bethel, and Concordia-Moorhead.^[1]

The Johnnies hosted their first two playoff games, against Martin Luther and Whitworth. For the playoff quarterfinals, the Johnnies travelled to Belton, Texas to face Mary Hardin–Baylor, where their season ended with a 21–18 loss to the Crusaders.^[2]^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Stout*	No. 12	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 27–0	6,882
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Gustavus Adolphus	No. 9	Lloyd B. Johnson Field St. Peter, MN	W 45–13	1,947
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Carleton	No. 9	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 59–0	9,153
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Augsburg	No. 9	Edor Nelson Field Minneapolis, MN	W 52–0	669
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Bethel	No. 9	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN	W 34–16	6,107
October 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 St. Thomas (MN)	No. 8	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (Johnnie-Tommie / Tackle Cancer)	W 40–20	16,922
October 20	1:00 p.m.	St. Olaf	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 57–7	5,473
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Concordia-Moorhead	No. 4	Jake Christiansen Stadium Moorhead, MN	W 42–14	3,845
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Hamline	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 51–0	3,292
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Thomas More*	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 63–23	3,127
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Martin Luther*	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 84–6	1,103
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Whitworth*	No. 3	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)	W 45–24	1,345	^[4]^[5]
December 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor*	No. 3	Crusader Stadium Belton, TX (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)	L 18–21	2,819	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: [1]

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	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	5	4	4	4	3	4
AFCA	Not released

References

^ "2018 Football Schedule". Saint John's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ "Johnnies fall 21-18 in national quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ "St. John's, Bethel football both lose on the road". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Elliott, Tom (November 24, 2018). "No laugher: St. John's wears down Whitworth, earns spot in quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Thompson, Dan (November 22, 2018). "Whitworth won't marvel at Saint John's pedigree ahead of second-round playoff game". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ "UMHB eases past Saint John's, 21-18, in quarterfinal match". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. December 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[1] "2018 Football Schedule". Saint John's University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[2] "Johnnies fall 21-18 in national quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[3] "St. John's, Bethel football both lose on the road". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[4] Elliott, Tom (November 24, 2018). "No laugher: St. John's wears down Whitworth, earns spot in quarterfinals". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[5] Thompson, Dan (November 22, 2018). "Whitworth won't marvel at Saint John's pedigree ahead of second-round playoff game". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[6] "UMHB eases past Saint John's, 21-18, in quarterfinal match". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. December 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

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