American college football season
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 .
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 hosted a second round game on November 30, and will host a third round game on December 7.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 1:00 p.m. Carthage * No. 14 W 49–08,679
September 14 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Wartburg * No. 12 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 35–139,529
September 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 24 Bethel (MN) No. 5 W 45–206,982
October 5 1:00 p.m. Augsburg No. 5 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 45–2011,719
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Concordia–Moorhead No. 3 W 38–312,491
October 19 1:00 p.m. at Carleton No. 3 W 48–7712
October 26 1:00 p.m. Gustavus Adolphus No. 3 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 34–011,514
November 2 1:00 p.m. at St. Scholastica No. 3 W 70–0
November 9 1:00 p.m. St. Olaf No. 3 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN W 55–65,790
November 16 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Bethel (MN) No. 3 Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (MIAC Championship Week) W 41–338,639
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse * No. 3 ESPN+ W 24–133,117
December 7 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Susquehanna (PA) * No. 3 ESPN+ L 38–414,605
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 14 12 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 AFCA 14 12 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Roster
2024 Saint John's Johnnies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
0
Joey Gendreau
Jr
WR
1
Marselio Mendez
Sr
RB
2
Takhi Vaughn
Jr
WR
2
Dylan Wheeler
Jr
QB
3
Zander Dittbenner
Jr
WR
4
Riley Schwellenbach
So
WR
5
Joey Moberg
Sr
QB
6
Aaron Syverson
Sr
RB
7
Mason Delzer
Fr
WR
7
Brady VanErp
Sr
WR
8
Sam Nolan
So
QB
9
Lucas Jansky
Jr
WR
9
Sam Ovsak
Fr
WR
10
Zach Roebuck
Jr
QB
11
Leyton Riviere
Fr
QB
12
Reece Dawson
Fr
QB
13
Nirvaan Yogarajah
Fr
WR
14
David Duplantier
Fr
QB
15
Landen Mickelson
Fr
QB
16
Jake Deutschman
Jr
WR
16
Thomas Jacobs
So
WR
17
Faaris Amegankpoe
Sr
WR
18
Caden Caligiuri
So
WR
19
Owen Amrhein
Jr
WR
20
Wyatt Sawatzke
Jr
RB
21
Dylan Kirchner
So
RB
22
Jaxson Sawyer
So
WR
24
John Hawkins
Jr
RB
24
Wyatt McCabe
Fr
WR
26
Mike Barry
Fr
WR
27
A. J. Loch
Sr
RB
27
Caden Wheeler
Jr
RB
28
Quinn Christoffersen
Sr
RB
29
Andrew Flaten
Fr
RB
30
Corey Bohmert
So
RB
32
Andy Becker
Fr
RB
33
Will Blakey
So
RB
34
Tyler Hoheisel
So
WR
35
Michael Beckius
Fr
WR
38
Ryan Warford
So
WR
39
Andrew Schaffer
So
RB
43
Maverick Harper
Fr
OL
50
Nick McKenzie
Sr
OL
51
Barrett Van Deun
So
OL
52
Colton Rada
So
OL
53
Spencer Gustin
Sr
OL
54
Grant Peroutka
Sr
OL
55
Tom Soler
Sr
OL
56
Eddie Reece
Jr
OL
57
Shane Atz
Jr
OL
58
Joe Duerr
Fr
OL
59
Joey Nelson
Fr
OL
60
Ian DeGross
Jr
OL
61
Matt Peterson
So
OL
62
Charlie Brophy
So
OL
62
Isaak Nowak
So
OL
63
Joe Vascellaro
Sr
OL
64
Hunter Nething
Fr
OL
65
Sean Lew
Sr
OL
66
Luke Wright
Jr
OL
70
Alex Markgraf
Jr
OL
71
Thomas Graves
Fr
OL
72
Charlie Folkens
Sr
OL
73
Diego Hurtado
Fr
OL
74
Ethan Lincoln
So
OL
75
Josh Quirk
Fr
OL
76
Zeke Conner
Fr
OL
77
Mikey Oftedahl
Fr
OL
78
Michael Bougie
So
OL
79
Tommy Hessburg
Sr
TE
80
Will Mathiasen
Fr
TE
81
Graham Beltrand
Sr
TE
82
Dom DiMaggio
So
WR
83
Eddie Don
Fr
TE
84
E. J. Hosty
So
WR
86
Cade Berg
So
WR
87
Josh Delange
Jr
TE
88
Charlie Plum
Jr
TE
89
Andrew Harren
So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
1
Joe Akoh
Sr
DB
1
Alex Hart
Fr
DB
2
Nolan Dumonceaux
Fr
LB
3
Cooper Yaggie
Sr
DB
4
Will Peroutka
Fr
LB
5
Landon Danner
Fr
DB
5
Graham Gerlach
Sr
DB
6
Isaac Potter
Jr
DB
7
Evan Wahlin
Jr
DB
8
Peyton Goettlicher
So
DB
9
Westin Hoyt
Fr
DB
10
Mateo Cisneros
Sr
DB
11
Noah Arneson
Jr
DL
11
Carson Ray
Fr
DB
12
Logan Jans
So
DB
13
Landon Weyer
Fr
LB
14
Alex Harren
Jr
DL
15
Charlie King
Fr
DB
15
Caden Renslow
So
DB
16
Blake Simonson
Jr
DB
17
Vincent Pyne
So
DB
18
Will Seymour
Fr
DB
19
Daylen Cummings
Fr
LB
19
Adam Schavey
So
DB
20
Hudson Poole
Fr
DB
21
Jalen Crowley
Fr
LB
21
Nolan Rueter
Sr
LB
22
Andrew Lipke
Fr
DB
22
Charlie Ryks
Jr
LB
23
Aiden McMahon
So
DL
24
Mitch Vener
Jr
LB
25
Zachariah Hunter
Jr
DB
26
Jack Savasten
Sr
DB
28
Ryan Sanvik
Sr
DB
29
Cage Linton
Sr
DB
30
Darby Boelter
Fr
LB
30
Will Diana
Fr
DB
31
Dylan Hanson
So
LB
31
Mason McKelvy
Fr
DB
32
Bailey Evans
Fr
LB
32
Jake Schwinghammer
Sr
DB
33
Jack St. Fleur
Jr
DB
34
Drew Bramlett
Sr
DL
35
Josh Muehlbauer
So
DB
36
Clay Wolf
Fr
DB
37
Kaeden Carter
Fr
LB
37
Zach Helfmann
So
DB
38
Mason Hughes
Fr
LB
39
D. J. Myles
Sr
DB
40
Blake Ehlert
Sr
DL
40
Isaac Hetland
Sr
LB
41
Beau Boudreaux
So
DL
42
Robbie Burslem
Fr
LB
43
Hayden Sanders
Sr
DL
44
Andrew Molenaar
Jr
DB
45
Joey Greenagel
Fr
DL
45
Vinny Wanda
Jr
LB
46
Ben Dahl
Sr
LB
47
Jalen Graham
Fr
DB
47
Liam O'Malley
Sr
LB
48
Jack Bjork
Sr
LB
49
Cooper Nelson
Fr
LB
50
J. P. Weber
So
LB
51
Henry Bendickson
So
LB
52
Tanner Gelinas
Fr
LB
53
Kaden Lukkes
Jr
DL
53
Dawson Van Meter
Sr
LB
54
Eric Jurek
So
DL
55
Alex Larson
Fr
LB
56
Kellen O'Keefe
Fr
LB
57
Austin Wisdom
Fr
LB
59
Jayden Leach
Jr
LB
60
Jackson Carlson
So
LB
61
Emilio Velishek
Fr
DL
66
Will Mahowald
So
DL
67
Grady Minnerath
Fr
DL
70
Caleb Thom
Jr
DL
71
Cam Cortright
Fr
DL
73
Jack Krza
Jr
DL
74
Jawahn Cockfield
Fr
DL
81
Logan Gass
Fr
DL
82
Etah Akoh
Sr
DL
83
Alex Lundebrek
Sr
DL
85
Braden Sotis
Fr
DL
86
Tim Johnson
Fr
DL
87
Jordan Borgeson
Sr
DL
88
Alex Wimmer
Fr
DL
89
Michael Kasel
Fr
DL
90
Landon Gallagher
Sr
DL
91
Ben Thorman
Fr
DL
92
Chandler Obering
Jr
DL
93
Riley DeRosier
Jr
DL
94
Ben Karr
Jr
DL
95
Travis Johnson
Sr
LB
96
Riley Kangas
Sr
DL
97
Zach Frank
Sr
DL
98
Tommy Gilmore
Sr
DL
99
Cole Engen
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
12
Conor Murphy
Sr
P
18
Spencer Ell
Sr
LS
49
Caelan McKean
Fr
K/P
90
Matt Hansen
So
K/P
92
Thomas Theising
Fr
K/P
93
Ashton Hecksel
So
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
Max Jackson – Defensive Assistant/Diversity & Student Success
Alexi Johnson – Kickers
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
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: November 20, 2024
References
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold