2023 Saint John's Johnnies football
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DivisionNorthwoods Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 20
D3Football.comNo. 16
Record8–2 (7–1 MIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKole Heckendorf (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Haugen (48th season)
Home stadiumClemens Stadium
2023 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
Northwoods Division
Gustavus Adolphus xy  4 0   5 3   6 4  
No. 19 Saint John's (MN)  3 1   7 1   8 2  
Carleton  2 2   5 3   7 3  
St. Olaf  1 3   4 4   5 5  
St. Scholastica  0 4   1 7   2 8  
Skyline Division
Bethel (MN) xy$^  4 0   7 1   8 3  
Concordia–Moorhead  3 1   4 4   5 5  
Augsburg  2 2   4 4   6 4  
Hamline  1 3   2 6   4 6  
Macalester  0 4   1 7   3 7  
Championship: Bethel (MN) 31, Gustavus Adolphus 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as a member of the Northwoods Division of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Gary Fasching, the Johnnies compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second the MIAC's Northwoods Division. Saint John's failed to advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs for the first time since 2013. The team played home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Schedule

Saint John's announced its 2023 regular season schedule on March 1, 2023.[1] It consisted of five home games and five away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.No. 4 Trinity (TX)*No. 6W 34–31 OT9,883
September 91:00 p.m.at No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 4L 56–2815,236
September 231:00 p.m.No. 19 Bethel (MN)No. 8
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 27–711,321
September 301:00 p.m.at AugsburgNo. 7
W 24–271,413
October 71:00 p.m.Concordia–MoorheadNo. 7
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 42–236,219
October 141:00 p.m.CarletondaggerNo. 8
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 63–710,477
October 211:00 p.m.at Gustavus AdolphusNo. 7
L 38–352,437
October 281:00 p.m.St. ScholasticaNo. 18
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 62–72,981
November 41:00 p.m.at CarletonNo. 19
W 49–10564
November 111:00 p.m.at Concordia–MoorheadNo. 20W 48–212,213

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
D3football.com6498778718192016
AFCANot released119989202120

Game summaries

vs No. 4 Trinity (TX)

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 4 Tigers 7 14 7 30 31
No. 6 Johnnies 7 0 7 173 34
StatisticsTUSJU
First downs2121
Total yards438368
Rushing yards6587
Passing yards373281
Turnovers40
Time of possession33:5726:03

vs No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Johnnies 7 14 7 0 28
No. 8 Warhawks 7 14 14 21 56
StatisticsWWSJU
First downs1725
Total yards299513
Rushing yards38280
Passing yards261233
Time of possession28:3231:28

Statistics

Scoring

Scoring by quarter (non-conference opponents)

1 2 3 4OT Total
Non-Conference Opponents 14 28 21 240 87
Saint Johns Johnnies 14 14 14 173 62

Scoring by quarter (MIAC opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total
MIAC Opponents 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Johns Johnnies 0 0 0 0 0

Scoring by quarter (All opponents)

1 2 3 4OT Total
All Opponents 14 28 21 240 87
Saint Johns Johnnies 14 14 14 173 62

Roster

2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 0 Joey Gendreau So
WR 1 Marselio Mendez Jr
RB 2 Takhi Vaughn So
WR 2 Todd Jager Sr
WR 2 Dylan Wheeler So
QB 3 Zander Dittbenner So
QB 4 Cooper Downs Jr
WR 4 Riley Schwellenbach Fr
WR 5 Joey Moberg Jr
QB 6 Aaron Syverson Sr
QB 7 Cooper Drews Fr
WR 7 Nick VanErp Sr
TE 8 Alex Larson Sr
QB 9 Lucas Jansky So
RB 9 Troy Feddema Sr
WR 10 R. J. Altidort Sr
WR 11 Jimmy Buck Sr
QB 12 Kristof Kowalkowski Jr
QB 13 E. J. Hosty Fr
WR 13 Jaden-Bryce Smith Fr
QB 14 Caden Renslow Fr
QB 15 Vincent Pyne Fr
WR 15 Tommy Barrett So
QB 16 Jake Deutschman So
QB 17 Ryan Warford Fr
WR 17 Brady VanErp Jr
QB 18 Nick Peterson Sr
WR 18 Caden Caligiuri Fr
WR 19 Owen Amrhein So
WR 20 Wyatt Sawatzke So
RB 21 Dylan Kirchner Fr
WR 21 Jake Johnson Fr
RB 22 Jaxson Sawyer Fr
RB 23 Quincy Suggs Jr
TE 23 Jack Foster So
RB 25 Devin Vouk Sr
RB 26 Tony Underwood Sr
RB 27 Caden Wheeler So
WR 27 A. J. Loch Jr
RB 28 Quinn Christoffersen Jr
WR 29 Jakari Hunnecook Sr
RB 30 Corey Bohmert Fr
WR 31 Thomas Jacobs Fr
RB 32 Henry Truebenbach Jr
RB 33 Tyler Hoheisel Fr
RB 35 Josh Muehlbauer Fr
WR 36 Eddie Sirek So
WR 37 Sam Nolan Fr
RB 38 Isaiah Traufler Sr
WR 39 Andrew Schaffer Fr
TE 41 Andrew Harren Fr
OL 50 Nick McKenzie Jr
OL 51 Barrett Van Deun Fr
OL 53 Spencer Gustin Jr
OL 54 Grant Peroutka Jr
OL 55 Tom Soler Jr
OL 56 Eddie Rice So
OL 57 Colton Rada Fr
OL 58 Will Caldwell Fr
OL 59 Ethan Sutton Sr
OL 60 Ian DeGross So
OL 61 Matt Peterson Fr
OL 62 Isaak Nowak Fr
OL 63 Joe Vascellaro Jr
OL 64 Joe Jaeger Sr
OL 65 Sean Lew Jr
OL 66 Luke Wright So
OL 67 Hank Smith Sr
OL 69 Henry Anderson Fr
OL 70 Alex Markgraf So
OL 71 Mathias Lundgren Fr
OL 72 Charlie Folkens Jr
OL 73 Rylan Turqueza Fr
OL 74 Ethan Lincoln Fr
OL 76 Jack Stevens So
OL 77 Carter Trom So
OL 78 Michael Bougie Fr
OL 79 Tommy Hessburg Jr
WR 80 Vinny Gagliardi Sr
WR 81 Graham Beltrand Jr
WR 82 Matt Miller Jr
WR 83 John Hawkins So
WR 84 Peyton Gremmels So
TE 85 Trey Steinbach Jr
WR 86 Cade Berg Fr
WR 87 Josh Delange So
TE 88 Charlie Plum So
WR 89 Parker Durkin Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 0 Amari Curtis Sr
LB 1 Andrew Hamilton Sr
LB 3 Cooper Yaggie Jr
LB 4 Patrick Doran Sr
DB 5 Graham Gerlach Jr
DB 6 Isaac Potter So
DB 7 Evan Wahlin So
DB 8 Peyton Goettlicher Fr
DB 9 Jamari Edwards Sr
DL 9 Joe Akoh Sr
DB 10 Mateo Cisneros Sr
DB 10 David Gogins Fr
DB 11 Noah Arneson So
DB 12 Logan Jans Fr
DB 13 Nate Trewick Sr
LB 14 Alex Harren So
DB 15 Brandon Ruikka Sr
DB 16 Blake Simonson So
DB 17 Lukas Soto Sr
DB 18 Ethan Stark Sr
DB 19 Sanders Asplin Sr
LB 20 Cam Jackson Sr
DB 21 Nolan Rueter Jr
DB 22 Charlie Ryks So
LB 22 Jake Palmer Sr
LB 23 Aiden McMahon Fr
DB 24 Cayden Saxon Sr
DB 25 Conor Chalmers Sr
LB 25 Zachariah Hunter So
DB 26 Jack Savasten Jr
DB 28 Ryan Sanvik Jr
DB 29 Cage Linton Jr
DB 30 Ezra Noska Sr
DB 31 Dylan Hanson Fr
DB 32 Khalil Nance Sr
LB 32 Jake Schwinghammer Jr
DB 33 Hillary Makori Sr
LB 33 Tate Link Fr
LB 34 Andrew Molenaar So
DB 35 Ethan Kunkel Fr
LB 35 Mason Wolf Sr
DB 36 Griffin Schneider So
LB 37 Zach Helfmann Fr
DB 38 Jack Klein Fr
LB 39 D. J. Myles Jr
DB 40 Blake Ehlert Jr
DL 40 Isaac Hetland Jr
LB 41 Beau Boudreaux Fr
LB 42 Brock Humbert Sr
LB 43 Hayden Sanders Jr
LB 44 Sam Lewison Sr
DL 45 Vinny Wanda So
LB 46 Ben Dahl Jr
DB 47 Liam O'Malley Jr
LB 47 Joe Rossebo Sr
LB 48 Jack Bjork Sr
LB 49 Erik Bjork Sr
LB 50 J. P. Weber Fr
DL 51 Henry Bendickson Fr
DL 52 J. P. Johnson Fr
DL 53 Dawson Van Meter Jr
LB 53 Kaden Lukkes So
LB 54 Eric Jurek Fr
DL 55 Keenan Turqueza Sr
LB 56 Drew Schmidt So
LB 57 Garret Strating Sr
DL 58 Nathan Carroll Fr
LB 59 Jayden Leach So
LB 60 Jackson Carlson Fr
LB 64 Jack Hillman So
DL 65 T. J. Graves So
DL 66 Will Mahowald Fr
DL 67 Mitch Vener So
DL 70 Caleb Thom So
DL 73 Jack Krza So
DL 75 Caleb Poyer Fr
DL 77 Cody Kwak Fr
LB 80 Gavin Zolvinski So
DL 82 Etah Akoh Jr
DL 83 Alex Lundebrek Jr
DL 84 Jacob Omtvedt Sr
DL 86 Mark Roane Sr
DL 87 Jordan Borgeson Jr
DL 88 Joe Bisso Fr
DL 89 Jackson Kirchner Fr
DL 90 Landon Gallagher Jr
DL 91 Dylan Owens So
DL 92 Chandler Obering So
DL 93 Riley DeRosier So
DL 94 Ben Karr So
DL 95 Travis Johnson Jr
LB 96 Riley Kangas Jr
DL 97 Zach Frank Jr
DL 98 Tommy Gilmore Jr
DL 99 Cole Engen So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 12 Conor Murphy Jr
LS 45 Jack Eibensteiner Sr
K/P 90 Matt Hansen Fr
P 95 Spencer Ell Sr
K/P 95 David Roberts So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jerry Haugen – Defensive Coordinator
  • Kole Heckendorf – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
  • Brandon Novak – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Damien Dumonceaux – Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line/Special Teams
  • Josh Bungum – Running Backs
  • Mike Manguson – Offensive Line
  • Ben Eli – Offensive line
  • Alexi Johnson – Kickers
  • Max Jackson – Defensive Assistant/Diversity & Student Success
  • Andy Auger – Volunteer Assistant/Defense
  • Collin Franz – Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line
  • Tom Wicka – Volunteer Assistant/Linebackers
  • Graydon Kulick – Quarterbacks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2023

References

  1. "SJU Football Completes 2023 Schedule, Leads Division III in 2022 Total Attendance". Saint John's University. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule".


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