Saint John's Johnnies football

The Saint John's Johnnies football program represents Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. They compete at the NCAA Division III level and are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). From 1953 through November 19, 2012, collegiate hall-of-fame coach John Gagliardi coached the Johnnies, posting a record over 59 years. Gagliardi's 489 wins are the most all-time for any football coach across all divisions. Before John Gagliardi, Johnny Blood coached for Saint John's. Blood stated while leaving the head coaching job that, "nobody can win at Saint John's." Gagliardi and the Johnnies went 6-2 the following season in 1953. The current coach is Gary Fasching, who was named to the position on December 28, 2012.

The Johnnies have the second highest win percentage football program in Division III history, boasting a record during 2024 season.

Championships National championships 1963 NAIA (2) Single (2) John Gagliardi 10–0 (7–0 MIAC) Prairie View A&M W, 33–27 1965 11–0 (7–0 MIAC) Linfield W, 33–0 1976 NCAA (2) Division III (2) 10–0–1 (7–0 MIAC) Towson State W, 31–28 2003 14–0 (8–0 MIAC) Mount Union W, 24–6

Postseason appearances NCAA Division III playoffs The Johnnies have made thirty appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 45–28. They finished as national champions in the NCAA Division III Championship Game (Stagg Bowl) in 1976 and 2003, and as national runner-ups in 2000.

1976 First RoundSemifinalsStagg Bowl Augustana (IL)Buena VistaTowson State W, 46–7W, 61–0W, 31–28 1977 First Round Wabash L, 9–20 1985 First Round Occidental L, 10–28 1987 First RoundQuarterfinals Gustavus AdolphusCentral (IA) W, 7–3L, 3–13 1989 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Simpson (IA)Central (IA)Dayton W, 42–35W, 27–24L, 0–28 1991 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals CoeWisconsin–La CrosseDayton W, 75–2W, 29–10L, 7–19 1993 First RoundQuarterfinals CoeWisconsin–La Crosse W, 32–14L, 25–47 1994 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals La VerneWartburgAlbion W, 51–12W, 24–14L, 16–19 1996 First RoundQuarterfinals Simpson (IA)Wisconsin–La Crosse W, 21–18L, 30–37 1998 First RoundQuarterfinals Pacific LutheranWisconsin–Eau Claire W, 33–20L, 3–10 1999 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Wisconsin–Stevens PointCentral (IA)Pacific Lutheran W, 23–10W, 10–9L, 9–19 2000 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsStagg Bowl Wisconsin–StoutPacific LutheranCentral (IA)Hardin–SimmonsMount Union W, 26–19W, 28–21 W, 21–18W, 38–14L, 7–10 2001 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals St. NorbertWisconsin–Stevens PointPacific LutheranMount Union W, 27–20W, 9–7W, 31–6L, 14–35 2002 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals RedlandsCoeLinfieldTrinity (TX) W, 31–24W, 45–14W, 21–14L, 34–41 2003 Second RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsStagg Bowl St. NorbertLinfieldRPIMount Union W, 38–13W, 31–25W, 38–10W, 24–6 2005 First RoundSecond Round Monmouth (IL)Wisconsin–Whitewater W, 62–3L, 7–34 2006 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Central (IA)WhitworthWisconsin–Whitewater W, 21–13W, 21–3L, 14–17 2007 First RoundSecond Round RedlandsCentral (IA) W, 41–13L, 7–37 2008 First Round Wisconsin–Whitewater L, 7–37 2009 First Round Coe L, 27–34 2014 First RoundSecond Round St. ScholasticaWartburg W, 35–7L, 10–21 2015 First RoundSecond Round DubuqueSt. Thomas (MN) W, 51–7L, 19–38 2016 First RoundSecond Round Wisconsin–PlattevilleWisconsin–Oshkosh W, 32–31L, 14–31 2017 First Round North Central (IL) L, 7–17 2018 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Martin LutherWhitworthMary Hardin–Baylor W, 84–6W, 45–24L, 18–21 2019 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals AuroraChapmanWheaton (IL)Wisconsin–Whitewater W, 51–47W, 55–26W, 34–33L, 32–35 2021 First RoundSecond Round Lake ForestLinfield W, 41–14L, 28–31 2022 First RoundSecond Round Northwestern (MN)Wartburg W, 49–0L, 20–23 2024 Second RoundThird Round Wisconsin–La CrosseSusquehanna W, 24–13L, 38–41 2025 Second RoundThird Round Monmouth (IL)Wisconsin–River Falls W, 49–15L, 14–42

NAIA playoffs The Johnnies made three appearances in the NAIA playoffs and won the NAIA national championship twice, with a combined record of 4–1. 1963 SemifinalsCamellia Bowl College of EmporiaPrairie View A&M W, 24–13W, 33–27 1965 SemifinalsChampionship Fairmont StateLinfield W, 28–7W, 33–0 1982 Quarterfinals Northwestern (IA) L, 28–33

Players drafted into the NFL Year Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1949 12 113 Red Maenhout End New York Bulldogs 1955 19 218 Dick Coy T Chicago Cardinals 1957 19 222 Chuck Froehle G Baltimore Colts 1963 18 240 Tom McIntyre OT Minnesota Vikings 1964 9 125 John McDowell OT Green Bay Packers 1965 16 219 Paul Labinski DT Minnesota Vikings 1967 12 296 Fred Cremer G Minnesota Vikings 1972 12 304 Steve Setzler DE San Francisco 49ers 1974 15 389 Kurt Wachtler DT Minnesota Vikings 2020 4 116 Ben Bartch OT Jacksonville Jaguars

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