2019 Saint John's Johnnies football team

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.

2019 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC co-champion
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 8
D3Football.comNo. 8
Record12–2 (7–1 MIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKole Heckendorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Haugen (44th season)
Home stadiumClemens Stadium
(capacity: 7,482)
2019 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Saint John's (MN) +^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN) +  7 –1   8 –2  
No. 23 Bethel (MN)  6 –2   8 –2  
Gustavus Adolphus  5 –3   7 –3  
Concordia–Moorhead  5 –3   5 –5  
St. Olaf  3 –5   5 –5  
Carleton  2 –6   4 –6  
Augsburg  1 –7   2 –8  
Hamline  0 –8   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 71:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Stout*No. 3
W 14–73,457
September 211:00 p.m.Gustavus AdolphusNo. 4
W 33–218,290
September 281:00 p.m.at CarletonNo. 4
W 56–10714
October 51:00 p.m.AugsburgdaggerNo. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 61–64,925
October 121:00 p.m.No. 6 BethelNo. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (Tackle Cancer)
W 19–05,171
October 191:10 p.m.vs. No. 11 St. Thomas (MN)No. 4
W 38–2019,508
October 261:00 p.m.at St. OlafNo. 4
  • Klein Field at Manitou
  • Northfield, MN
W 54–172,714
November 21:00 p.m.Concordia–MoorheadNo. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
L 19-185,381
November 91:00 p.m.at HamlineNo. 8
  • Klas Field
  • St. Paul, MN
W 70-0507
November 161:00 p.m.Rose–Hulman*No. 8
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 47-143,818
November 2312:00 p.m.Aurora*No. 8
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (NCAA Playoffs First Round)
W 51-472,262
November 302:00 p.m.No. 12 Chapman*No. 8
W 55-261,724
December 712:00 p.m.No. 3 Wheaton*No. 8
W 34-331,508
December 142:00 p.m.No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 8
ESPN3L 35-32
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source:

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4116Ben BartchOLJacksonville Jaguars

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 movements
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References
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