2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team

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2024 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion
MIAC Northwoods Division champion
Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DivisionNorthwoods Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 4
D3Football.comNo. 3
Record10–0 (8–0 MIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKole Heckendorf (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Novak (1st season)
Home stadium Clemens Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^  4 0   8 0   10 0  
St. Olaf  2 2   5 3   7 3  
Carleton  2 2   4 4   5 5  
Gustavus Adolphus  2 2   4 4   5 5  
St. Scholastica  0 4   3 5   4 6  
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^  4 0   6 2   8 2  
Concordia–Moorhead  3 1   6 2   7 3  
Augsburg  2 2   3 5   4 6  
Hamline  1 3   1 7   3 7  
Macalester  0 4   0 8   0 10  
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 20, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team represents Saint John's University as a member of the Northwoods Division of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division III football season. The Johnnies are led by 11th-year head coach Gary Fasching. The team plays home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Schedule

Saint John's announced its 2024 regular season schedule on February 14, 2024. [1] It consists of six home games and four away games. On November 17, 2024, it was announced that the Johnnies received the number one overall seed into the NCAA Division III Playoffs, and will have a bye in the first round of the tournament. Saint John's will host a second round game on November 30.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 71:00 p.m. Carthage *No. 14W 49–08,679
September 141:00 p.m.No. 5 Wartburg *No. 12
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 35–139,529
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 24 Bethel (MN) No. 5
W 45–206,982
October 51:00 p.m. Augsburg Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 45–2011,719
October 121:00 p.m.at Concordia–Moorhead No. 3W 38–312,491
October 191:00 p.m.at Carleton No. 3
W 48–7712
October 261:00 p.m. Gustavus Adolphus No. 3
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 34-011,514
November 21:00 p.m.at St. Scholastica No. 3
W 70-0
November 91:00 p.m. St. Olaf No. 3
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 55-65,790
November 1612:00 p.m.No. 24 Bethel (MN) No. 3
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (MIAC Championship Week)
W 41-338,639
November 3012:00 p.m.TBDNo. 3

Rankings

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Roster

2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 0Joey GendreauJr
WR 1Marselio MendezSr
RB 2Takhi VaughnJr
WR 2Dylan WheelerJr
QB 3Zander DittbennerJr
WR 4Riley SchwellenbachSo
WR 5Joey MobergSr
QB 6Aaron SyversonSr
RB 7Mason DelzerFr
WR 7Brady VanErpSr
QB 8Daylen CummingsFr
WR 8Sam NolanSo
QB 9Lucas JanskyJr
WR 9Sam OvsakFr
WR 10Zach RoebuckJr
QB 11Leyton RiviereFr
QB 12Reece DawsonFr
QB 13Nirvaan YogarajahFr
WR 14David DuplantierFr
QB 15Landen MickelsonFr
QB 16Jake DeutschmanJr
WR 16Thomas JacobsSo
WR 17Faaris AmegankpoeSr
WR 18Caden CaligiuriSo
WR 19Owen AmrheinJr
WR 20Wyatt SawatzkeJr
RB 21Dylan KirchnerSo
RB 22Jaxson SawyerSo
WR 24John HawkinsJr
RB 24Wyatt McCabeFr
WR 26Mike BarryFr
WR 27A. J. LochSr
RB 27Caden WheelerJr
RB 28Quinn ChristoffersenSr
RB 29Andrew FlatenFr
RB 30Corey BohmertSo
RB 32Andy BeckerFr
RB 33Will BlakeyJr
RB 33Tyler HoheiselSo
WR 35Michael BeckiusFr
WR 38Ryan WarfordSo
WR 39Andrew SchafferSo
RB 43Maverick HarperFr
OL 50Nick McKenzieSr
OL 51Barrett Van DeunSo
OL 52Colton RadaSo
OL 53Spencer GustinSr
OL 54Grant PeroutkaSr
OL 55Tom SolerSr
OL 56Eddie ReeceJr
OL 57Shane AtzJr
OL 58Joe DuerrFr
OL 59Joey NelsonFr
OL 60Ian DeGrossJr
OL 61Matt PetersonSo
OL 62Charlie BrophySo
OL 62Isaak NowakSo
OL 63Joe VascellaroSr
OL 64Hunter NethingFr
OL 65Sean LewSr
OL 66Luke WrightJr
OL 70Alex MarkgrafJr
OL 71Thomas GravesFr
OL 72Charlie FolkensSr
OL 73Diego HurtadoFr
OL 74Ethan LincolnSo
OL 75Josh QuirkFr
OL 76Zeke ConnerFr
OL 77Mikey OftedahlFr
OL 78Michael BougieSo
OL 79Tommy HessburgSr
TE 80Will MathiasenFr
TE 81Graham BeltrandSr
TE 82Dom DiMaggioSo
WR 83Eddie DonFr
TE 84E. J. HostySo
WR 86Cade BergSo
WR 87Josh DelangeJr
TE 88Charlie PlumJr
TE 89Andrew HarrenSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 0Charlie KingFr
DL 1Joe AkohSr
DB 1Alex HartFr
DB 2Nolan DumonceauxFr
LB 3Cooper YaggieSr
DB 4Will PeroutkaFr
LB 5Landon DannerFr
DB 5Graham GerlachSr
DB 6Isaac PotterJr
DB 7Evan WahlinJr
DB 8Peyton GoettlicherSo
DB 9Westin HoytFr
DB 10Mateo CisnerosSr
DB 11Noah ArnesonJr
DL 11Carson RayFr
DB 12Logan JansSo
DB 13Landon WeyerFr
LB 14Alex HarrenJr
DB 15Caden RenslowSo
DB 16Blake SimonsonJr
DB 17Vincent PyneSo
DB 18Will SeymourFr
LB 19Adam SchaveySo
DB 20Hudson PooleFr
DB 21Jalen CrowleyFr
LB 21Nolan RueterSr
LB 22Andrew LipkeFr
DB 22Charlie RyksJr
LB 23Aiden McMahonSo
DL 24Mitch VenerJr
LB 25Zachariah HunterJr
DB 26Jack SavastenSr
DB 28Ryan SanvikSr
DB 29Cage LintonSr
DB 30Darby BoelterFr
LB 30Will DianaFr
DB 31Dylan HansonSo
LB 31Mason McKelvyFr
DB 32Bailey EvansFr
LB 32Jake SchwinghammerSr
DB 33Jack St. FleurJr
DB 34Drew BramlettSr
DL 35Josh MuehlbauerSo
DB 36Clay WolfFr
DB 37Kaeden CarterFr
LB 37Zach HelfmannSo
DB 38Mason HughesFr
LB 39D. J. MylesSr
DB 40Blake EhlertSr
DL 40Isaac HetlandSr
LB 41Beau BoudreauxSo
DL 42Robbie BurslemFr
LB 43Hayden SandersSr
DL 44Andrew MolenaarJr
DB 45Joey GreenagelFr
DL 45Vinny WandaJr
LB 46Ben DahlSr
LB 47Jalen GrahamFr
DB 47Liam O'MalleySr
LB 48Jack BjorkSr
LB 49Cooper NelsonFr
LB 50J. P. WeberSo
DL 51Henry BendicksonSo
LB 52Tanner GelinasFr
LB 53Kaden LukkesJr
DL 53Dawson Van MeterSr
LB 54Eric JurekSo
DL 55Alex LarsonFr
LB 56Kellen O'KeefeFr
LB 57Austin WisdomFr
LB 59Jayden LeachJr
LB 60Jackson CarlsonSo
LB 61Emilio VelishekFr
DL 66Will MahowaldSo
DL 67Grady MinnerathFr
DL 70Caleb ThomJr
DL 71Cam CortrightFr
DL 73Jack KrzaJr
DL 74Jawahn CockfieldFr
DL 81Logan GassFr
DL 82Etah AkohSr
DL 83Alex LundebrekSr
DL 85Braden SotisFr
DL 86Tim JohnsonFr
DL 87Jordan BorgesonSr
DL 88Alex WimmerFr
DL 89Michael KaselFr
DL 90Landon GallagherSr
DL 91Ben ThormanFr
DL 92Chandler OberingJr
DL 93Riley DeRosierJr
DL 94Ben KarrJr
DL 95Travis JohnsonSr
LB 96Riley KangasSr
DL 97Zach FrankSr
DL 98Tommy GilmoreSr
DL 99Cole EngenJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 12Conor MurphySr
P 18Spencer EllSr
LS 49Caelan McKeanFr
K/P 90Matt HansenSo
K/P 92Thomas TheisingFr
K/P 93Ashton HeckselSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brandon Novak – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Kole Heckendorf – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
  • 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
  • Alex Larson – Tight Ends

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

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References

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  2. "2024 Football Schedule".