Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football

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Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football
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First season 1882; 143 years ago
Athletic director Jennifer S. Baker
Head coach Dan Wodicka
1st season, 12–2 (.857)
Stadium Homewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Conference Centennial Conference
All-time record607–491–57 (.550)
Playoff appearances13
Conference titles23
Rivalries McDaniel
Consensus All-Americans28 Individuals
(Since 1980 to 2021)
ColorsHopkins blue and black [1]
   
Fight songTo Win
Johnny Hopkins, On to Victory
Website hopkinssports.com

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team represents Johns Hopkins University in the sport of American football. The Blue Jays compete in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Centennial Conference. Johns Hopkins has fielded a team since 1882. Johns Hopkins has won or shared 13 Centennial Conference titles since the 2002 season, including 10 straight titles through the 2018 season.

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History

Hopkins' first team was assembled in 1881, and spent an entire year training and learning a version of the game. Their sport, which was closer to rugby, was played in Druid Hill Park. After the training, the team planned a two-game 1882 season. The squad had to play the season under the title of the Clifton Athletic Club, due to the school's policy on the sport of football. The first was a practice game with the Baltimore Athletic Club, played on October 7. The Hopkins team lost the contest 4–0. The following game was their first true game, to be played against the Naval Academy. [2] [3]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#D3°
No coach(Independent)(1882–1894)
No coach:24–33–5 (.427)
George Burlingame (Independent)(1895, 1897–1898)
Burlingame:7–10–1 (.417)
Ivan Thorson & Bond(Independent)(1899–1900)
Thorson & Bond:9–3–2 (.714)
Byron W. Dickinson(Independent)(1901–1902)
Dickinson:6–3–2 (.636)
Lawrence Lee Iseman(Independent)(1904–1905)
Iseman:8–2–4 (.714)
Patrick McDonnell & Alexander Randall(Independent)(1906)
McDonell & Randall:2–5–1 (.313)
J. Abner Saylor(Independent)(1907–1908)
Saylor:7–5–3 (.567)
Thomas Lynn(Independent)(1909–1910)
Lynn:11–3–1 (.767)
Edwin Harlan (Independent)(1911)
Harland:4–5 (.444)
Max Rohde(Independent)(1912)
Rohde:0–9 (.000)
John H. Gates(Independent)(1913–1914)
Gates:3–11–1 (.233)
Charles Brickley (Independent)(1915)
Brickey:6–2 (.750)
Harry E. Brennick(Independent)(1916)
Brennick:2–7 (.222)
B. Russell Murphy (Independent)(1917–1919)
Murphy:6–11–4 (.381)
Ray Van Orman (Independent)(1920–1935)
Van Orman:60–64–7 (.485)
C. Gardner Mallonee (Independent)(1936–1942, 1943–1945)
Mallonee:17–26–6 (.408)
Howdy Myers (Mason–Dixon Conference)(1946–1949)
1946 Myers5–32–02nd
1947 Myers5–2–1
1948 Myers7–13–01st
1949 Myers4–42–1T–2nd
Myers:21–10–1 (.691)
Myers:26–14–1 (.646) (including 1979)
Charles H. Guy (Mason–Dixon Conference)(1950)
1950 Guy3–4–10–2–18th
Guy:3–4–1 (.438)
Frank R. Burns (Mason–Dixon Conference)(1951–1952)
1951 Burns2–5–10–2–15th
1952 Burns4–41–2T–3rd
Burns:6–9–1 (.406) (.406)
John Bridgers (Mason–Dixon Conference)(1953–1956)
1953 Bridgers2–60–36th
1954 Bridgers2–61–25th
1955 Bridgers2–60–25th
1956 Bridgers4–3–13–01st
Bridgers:10–21–1 (.359) (.328)
Wilson L. Fewster (Mason–Dixon Conference, Middle Atlantic Conference South (1958~) [a] )(1957–1965)
1957 Fewster3–2–21–1–13rd
1958 Fewster5–35–12nd
1959 Fewster7–16–01st [b]
1960 Fewster5–2–15–11st
1961 Fewster3–4–12–3–16th
1962 Fewster2–62–47th
1963 Fewster0–6–10–4–111th
1964 Fewster2–62–49th
1965 Fewster1–6–11–4–110th
Fewster:28–36–6 (.443)
Alex Sotir(Middle Atlantic Conference South & Mason–Dixon Conference)(1966–1970)
1966 Sotir0–6–20–4–211th
1967 Sotir6–16–01st
1968 Sotir7–26–11st
1969 Sotir5–45–21st
1970 Sotir5–45–23rd
Sotir:23–17–2 (.571)
Dennis Cox(Middle Atlantic Conference South & Mason–Dixon Conference (~1974))(1971–1978)
1971 Cox6–35–23rd
1972 Cox6–35–23rd
1973 Cox6–34–24th
1974 Cox3–5–13–2–15th
1975 Cox3–5–13–3–1 (3–2–1)5th
1976 Cox3–5–12–4–1 (2–3–1)8th
1977 Cox1–8–10–8–1 (0–6–1)10th
1978 Cox3–62–510th
Cox:31–38–4 (.452)
Howdy Myers (Middle Atlantic Conference South)(1979)
1979 Myers5–44–46th
Myers:5–4 (.556)
Myers:26–14–1 (.646) (incl. 1946–49)
Jerry Pfeifer(Middle Atlantic Conference South (~1982), Centennial Conference (1983~))(1980–1989)
1980 Pfeifer1–80–811th
1981 Pfeifer7–26–22nd
1982 Pfeifer3–62–69th
1983 Pfeifer5–43–45th
1984 Pfeifer5–43–45th
1985 Pfeifer6–34–34th
1986 Pfeifer3–5–12–4–15th
1987 Pfeifer4–63–45th
1988 Pfeifer1–91–67th
1989 Pfeifer1–91–68th
Pfeifer:36–56–1 (.392)25–47–1 (.349)
Jim Margraff (Centennial Conference)(1990–2018)
1990 Margraff5–4–14–2–13rd
1991 Margraff5–4–13–44th
1992 Margraff6–44–3T–3rd
1993 Margraff4–62–56th
1994 Margraff4–64–34th
1995 Margraff6–3–14–2–13rd
1996 Margraff7–35–23rd
1997 Margraff7–35–23rd
1998 Margraff7–35–2T–2nd
1999 Margraff4–63–45th
2000 Margraff5–54–3T–4th
2001 Margraff6–34–23rd
2002 Margraff9–25–1T–1st
2003 Margraff10–15–1T–1st2425
2004 Margraff9–24–2T–1st
2005 Margraff8–35–11st
2006 Margraff5–53–3T–3rd
2007 Margraff4–63–57th
2008 Margraff8–36–2T–2nd
2009 Margraff10–37–11st811
2010 Margraff8–37–2T–1st
2011 Margraff10–19–01st1918
2012 Margraff10–28–11st1222
2013 Margraff10–19–01st1212
2014 Margraff11–19–01st1010
2015 Margraff11–19–01st1013
2016 Margraff11–19–01st911
2017 Margraff9–28–1T–1st2020
2018 Margraff12–28–1T–1st55
Margraff:221–89–3 (.711)
Greg Chimera (Centennial Conference)(2019–2023)
2019 Chimera8–36–33rd
2020 ChimeraSeason cancelled
2021 Chimera10–28–1T–1st1314
2022 Chimera10–18–12nd2121
2023 Chimera12–16–01st78
Chimera:40–7 (.851)28–5 (.848)
Dan Wodicka (Centennial Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Wodicka12–26–01st33
Wodicka:12–2 (–)6–0 (–)
Total:607–491–57 (.550)
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division III

The Blue Jays have made thirteen appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 15–13.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2005 First Round Thiel L, 3–28
2009 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Hampden–Sydney
Thomas More
Wesley 		W, 23–7
W, 31–29
L, 0–12
2011 First Round St. John Fisher L, 12–23
2012 First Round
Second Round		 Washington & Jefferson
Mount Union 		W, 42–10
L, 13–55
2013 First RoundWesleyL, 24–29
2014 First Round
Second Round		 Rowan
Hobart 		W, 24–16
L, 21–24
2015 First Round
Second Round		 Western New England
Wesley		W, 52–20
L, 37–42
2016 First Round
Second Round		 Randolph–Macon
Mount Union		W, 42–21
L, 21–28
2017 First RoundWashington & JeffersonL, 28–31
2018 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 MIT
Frostburg State
RPI
Mount Union		W, 49–0
W, 58–27
W, 37–14
L, 20–28
2021 First Round
Second Round		 Salisbury
Mount Union		W, 45–20
L, 35–45
2023 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Western Connecticut
Union (NY)
Randolph–Macon		W, 62–20
W, 39–17
L, 36–39
2024 Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Grove City
DePauw
Mary Hardin–Baylor
Mount Union		W, 17–14
W, 14–9
W, 17–10
L, 37–45

Notable players

Bill Stromberg earned a B.A. from Hopkins in 1982 and became one of the most decorated athletes in the history of Johns Hopkins, making him "arguably the best football player in Johns Hopkins history." [4] He is considered one of the best wide receivers in NCAA Division III history as the holder of six national and 13 school records. Stromberg was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Hall of Fame and then elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004, and was, as of 2017, the only Hopkins football player to be inducted there. [5] [6] Hopkins constructed a new baseball field and athletic facilities which was named Stromberg Stadium in 2014 in his honor. [4] [7]

After graduation, Stromberg signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles, played a few preseason games before pulling a hamstring, and was ultimately cut before the 1982 season began. [4] He became the CEO of Baltimore-based asset management firm T. Rowe Price in 2016.

Wide Receiver and National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Joe Cowan was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1969. [8]

Maryland Governor Wes Moore was a wide receiver for the Blue Jays while in college.

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1958 to 1974 the Blue Jays football team played in both the Mason–Dixon Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) South. During that period, conference records and standings reflect those of the MAC South.
  2. ↑ Johns Hopkins was the champion of both the Mason–Dixon Conference and the MAC South in 1959.
  1. D3Football.com rankings are available from 2003. [9]
  2. Coaches' Poll started to be released in 1999. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Quick Facts". HopkinsSports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Patterson (2000), p. 3
  3. ↑ Bealle, Morris Allison (1951). Gangway for Navy: The Story of Football at the United States Naval Academy, 1879–1950
  4. 1 2 3 "Former JHU Football Star Bill Stromberg to Take Over As T. Rowe Price CEO". Johns Hopkins University HUB. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Stromberg Selected to College Football Hall of Fame". Hopkins Sports News. 2004-05-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Catching Up With Former Johns Hopkins Wide Receiver Bill Stromberg". Baltimore Sun . 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Facilities Receive Major Upgrades". Hopkins Gazette. 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
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