American college football season
The 2019 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University in the 2019 NCAA Division III football season . The Johnnies, led by seventh-year head coach Gary Fasching , were members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and played their home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota .
Schedule
Saint John's 2019 schedule consisted of 5 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Johnnies hosted Gustavus Adolphus , Augsburg , Bethel , Concordia-Moorhead , and Rose-Hulman . Away games were at Wisconsin–Stout , Carleton , St. Olaf , and Hamline . The rivalry game against St. Thomas was held at neutral-site Allianz Field in St. Paul .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 1:00 p.m. at Wisconsin–Stout * No. 3 W 14–73,457
September 21 1:00 p.m. Gustavus Adolphus No. 4 W 33–218,290
September 28 1:00 p.m. at Carleton No. 4 W 56–10714
October 5 1:00 p.m. Augsburg No. 4 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 61–64,925
October 12 1:00 p.m. No. 6 Bethel (MN) No. 4 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (Tackle Cancer) W 19–05,171
October 19 1:10 p.m. vs. No. 11 St. Thomas (MN) No. 4 W 38–2019,508
October 26 1:00 p.m. at St. Olaf No. 4 Klein Field at Manitou Northfield, MN W 54–172,714
November 2 1:00 p.m. Concordia–Moorhead No. 4 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN L 18–195,381
November 9 1:00 p.m. at Hamline No. 8 W 70–0507
November 16 1:00 p.m. Rose–Hulman * No. 8 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 47–143,818
November 23 12:00 p.m. Aurora * No. 8 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division IIIFirst Round) W 51–472,262
November 30 2:00 p.m. at No. 12 Chapman * No. 8 Ernie Chapman Stadium Orange, CA (NCAA Division III Second Round)W 55–261,724
December 7 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Wheaton (IL) * No. 8 McCully Stadium Wheaton, IL (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)W 34–331,508
December 14 2:00 p.m. No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater * No. 8 ESPN3 L 32–352,830
Players drafted into the NFL
After moving from tight end to offensive tackle , Ben Bartch began to attract attention from NFL scouts for his performance. After the 2019 season, he was invited to take part in the 2020 Senior Bowl , the only Division III player invited. After performing well there and at the NFL combine , Bartch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft . He became the first player from Saint John’s to be drafted since 1974 .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final D3football.com 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 AFCA Not released
References
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold