St. John's Red Storm football

Last updated
St. John's Red Storm
First season1884
Last season2002
StadiumDaSilva Memorial Field
(capacity: 1,200)
Location New York City, New York
NCAA division Division I-AA
Conference Northeast Conference
All-time record23819211 (.552)
Bowl record11 (.500)
Conference titles1 (1994)
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Website RedStormSports.com

The St. John's Red Storm football (formerly the St. John's Redmen) program was the intercollegiate American football team for St. John's University located in New York City, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Northeast Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1884. St. John's participated in football from 1884 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 238–192–11. [2]

Contents

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Seasons

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN/STATS#Coaches°
St. John's Redmen(Independent/Club Team)(1965–1978)
1965Anthony Zullo1–0–0
1966Anthony Zullo1–5–1
1967Anthony Zullo1–4–0
Anthony Zullo:3–9–1
1968Peter Damone
Tom Marshall
4–2–0
1969Peter Damone
Tom Marshall
5–2–0
1970Peter Damone
Tom Marshall
5–3–1
Peter Damone
Tom Marshall:
14–7–1
1971Bob Dell8–3–0
1972Bob Dell4–5–0
1973Bob Dell8–1–0
Bob Dell:20–9–0
1974Bob Ricca8–2–0
1975Bob Ricca6–2–1
1976Bob Ricca5–4–0
1977Bob Ricca4–5–0
St. John's Redmen(NCAA Division III Independent)(1978–1979)
1978 Bob Ricca5–5–0
St. John's Redmen(Met-Intercollegiate Conference)(1979–1984)
1979 Bob Ricca4–5–1
1980 Bob Ricca3–7–0
1981 Bob Ricca8–2–01st
1982 Bob Ricca9–1–01st
1983 Bob Ricca9–2–01st
1984 Bob Ricca8–2–01st
St. John's Redmen(Liberty Football Conference)(1985–1992)
1985 Bob Ricca5–5–0
1986 Bob Ricca6–4–0
1987 Bob Ricca5–5–0
1988 Bob Ricca5–5–0
1989 Bob Ricca9–2–01stL ECAC Bowl
1990 Bob Ricca5–5–0
1991 Bob Ricca6–4–01st
1992 Bob Ricca5–5–0
St. John's Red Storm(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1993–1999)
1993 Bob Ricca8–3–03–23rd
1994 Bob Ricca10–1–06–1T-1stW ECAC Bowl
1995 Bob Ricca4–6–03–4T–5th
1996 Bob Ricca6–4–05–34th
1997 Bob Ricca8–3–05–3T–3rd
1998 Bob Ricca6–5–04–45th
St. John's Red Storm(NCAA Division I-AA Independent)(1999)
1999 Bob Ricca7–4–0
St. John's Red Storm(Northeast Conference)(2000–2001)
2000 Bob Ricca5–6–02–67th
2001 Bob Ricca1–9–01–68th
St. John's Red Storm(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2002)
2002 Bob Ricca2–8–02–6T-7th
Bob Ricca:172–121–2
Total:256–215–14
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Co-championship) Bob Ricca 10-16-1
Total conference championships1

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References

  1. "Primary Colors". St. John's University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. "Saint John's Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-27.