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Johnnie Football Hires Ramler as Offensive Coordinator

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:44:29 +0000

St. John's head football coach Gary Fasching has announced his coaching staff and they include former St. John's quarterback and '97 Johnnie graduate Kurt Ramler.

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St. John's Football Decision Coming After Christmas

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:32:41 +0000

St. John's University may have made up their mind on who will replace retired legendary head football coach John Gagliardi. The 3 finalists were each subjected to a public forum at St. John's this week.

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St. John's Football Coaching; Fasching Faces Public Forum

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:08:06 +0000

The pursuit of a new head football coach at St. John's University continues in Collegeville. The latest finalist to face the public forum is longtime St. John's Assistant coach Gary Fasching.

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Johnnie Football Candidates; Mike Grant Appears at Public Forum [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:41:57 +0000

St. John's University held the first of 3 Public Forums for the 3 finalist for the St. John's vacant head football coaching job. Eden Prairie Head Coach and 1979 St. John's graduate Mike Grant was the first to appear at the Public Forum at St. John's.

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John Gagliardi Retires as St. John's Football Coach [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:26:04 +0000

St. John's football coach John Gagliardi has retired as head coach after 60 seasons and 489 victories. Gagliardi is the all-time winningest coach in college football history. The Johnnies were 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the MIAC in 2012.

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Honors For Johnnies, Huskies and Gophers

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:18:41 +0000

St. John's senior kicker Jimmie Mattson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the MIAC football special teams player of the week. He was 3-3 on field goals and made his lone extra point try in St. John's 27-22 loss at Bethel Saturday. Mattson made a season best 49-yard field to tie the game at 3 in the first half. St. John's finished their season with a 5-5 overall record.

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Bethel Top St. John's 27-22 to Close Season

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:51:37 +0000

The St. John's football team ended the season with a 27-22 loss at Bethel on Saturday afternoon. St. John's trailed 17-13 at halftime and never led in the game. Connor Bruns threw for 258 yards and 1 touchdown. Rob Voshell had 3 catches for 29 yards and a touchdown and Josh Bungum led the Johnnies with 7 catches for 84 yards. Harry Awe had a rushing touchdown for St. John's Stephen Johnson led the team with 32 yards rushing.

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St. John's Football Preview; Johnnies Close Season at Bethel [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:40:44 +0000

The St. John's football team closes the 2012 season at Bethel Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies have won 3 games in a row and are 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the MIAC. St. John's is coming off a blowout win over Hamline 55-10 last Saturday. St. John's Offensive Coordinator Jim Gagliardi talked with Jay Caldwell on the Granite City Cafe on AM 1390-the Fan.

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Johnnies Rout Hamline 55-10

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:15:44 +0000

St. John's won their 3rd straight game with a 55-10 win at Hamline Saturday. St. John's led 24-3 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half. Connor Bruns returned to the lineup and threw for 145 yards and 1 touchdown, Nick Martin threw for 54 yards and 1 touchdown for the Johnnies. Harry Awe ran for 54 yards and 1 touchdown and Jake Essler ran for 20 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Johnnies.

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Honors For St. John's, St. Ben's Athletes

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:26:53 +0000

St. John's linebacker Maze Thompson of Shoreview is this week's MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. The Saint John's football team came from behind Saturday to beat Gustavus, 31-17, as the Johnnie defense allowed only a single field goal after halftime.
Thompson finished 12 total tackles - nine solo - which led the Johnnies in Saturday's win over the Gusties.

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Johnnies Win 2nd Straight Game 31-17 Over Gustavus

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:55:44 +0000

The St. John's football team got back to 500 overall with a 31-17 win at home over Gustavus Saturday. Gustavus led 14-10 at halftime but St. John's outscored the Gusties 21-3 in the 2nd half. Quarterback Nick Martin threw for 121 yards and a touchdown and ran for 103 yards and another score for the Johnnies.

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Johnnies End Skid with Rout of Carleton

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:54:47 +0000

The St. John's football team routed Carleton 51-14 Saturday afternoon in Collegeville to end a 4-game losing streak. Nick Martin threw for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 40 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Johnnies. Rob Voshell caught 4 passes for 124 yards and Josh Bungum had 2 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. Colin Moynihan ran for 78 yards on 5 carries including a 5-yard touchdown run.

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St. John's Football Preview; Johnnies Try to End 4-game Skid [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:26:27 +0000

The St. John's football team looks to snap a 4-game losing streak Saturday when they host Carleton at 1pm. The Johnnies lost 48-17 at Augsburg last Saturday and are 2-4 overall this season with a 0-4 record in the MIAC. St. John's has played the last 2 weeks without starting quarterback Connor Bruns. Bruns will miss this week's game as well with freshman Nick Martin expected to start at quarterback this week. John Ries and Mitch Hendricks may also see time at QB this week.

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Augsburg Rolls Past St. John's 48-17

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:35:41 +0000

St. John's football is still winless in the MIAC after losing 48-17 at Augsburg Saturday afternoon. The loss is the 4th straight for St. John's. St. John's trailed 21-10 at halftime and it only got worse in the 2nd half. Nick Martin threw for 110 yards and 1 touchdown with 1 interception and he ran 23 yards and 1 touchdown for the Johnnies. Three quarterback appeared in the game for St. John's with Martin starting.

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St. John's Football Preview; Johnnies at Augsburg [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:31:04 +0000

The St. John's football team looks to end a 3-game losing streak when they play at Augsburg in Minneapolis on Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies are 0-3 in the MIAC and 2-3 overall. St. John's will play this week and next week without starting quarterback Connor Bruns. Bruns could return after St. John's bye week to play against Gustavus on October 27. Freshman Nick Martin will get the start at quarterback again this week.

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St. Olaf Spoils Johnnie Homecoming

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:17:48 +0000

St. John's football is still winless in the MIAC after falling 38-35 on Homecoming to St. Olaf Saturday afternoon. St. Olaf scored the final 10 points including the game winning field goal with :06 left.

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St. John's To Start Martin at Quarterback [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:36:40 +0000

St. John's will start freshman Nick Martin at quarterback Saturday when they host St. Olaf for homecoming at 1pm. Martin is a 6'3 195 pound pocket passer from Plymouth and Wayzata High School. He was 6-8 passing for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in relief of Connor Bruns and John Ries Saturday at Concordia-Moorhead.

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Bruns Out 2-3 Weeks For Johnnies

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:07:02 +0000

St. John's football will play the next 2-3 weeks without starting quarterback Connor Bruns. Bruns suffered a separated right shoulder in Saturday's game at Concordia-Moorhead. Both John Ries and Nick Martin saw time at quarterback Saturday with Bruns out.

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St. John's Football Preview at Concordia [AUDIO]

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:19:06 +0000

The St. John's football team looks to bounce back this week after a tough loss to rival St. Thomas last week when they play at Concordia-Moorhead this Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies are 2-1 while Concordia is 3-0 and is receiving votes this week for the d3football.com top 25 poll.

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Tommies Rout Johnnies In Collegeville

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:04:01 +0000

St. Thomas scored 29 straight points from the 2nd quarter to the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach and beat rival St. John's 43-21. Connor Bruns threw for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns with 4 interceptions for the Johnnies. St. John's managed just 24 yards rushing in the game. Josh Bungum had 9 catches for 105 yards and Taylor Freetly had 7 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown for St. John's.

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