The transition of the Johns Hopkins football program from Centennial Conference contender to Centennial Conference Champion took place in the early 2000s; among the key contributors during that transition was offensive tackle Matt Weeks.
With Weeks helping lead the way, Johns Hopkins posted a four-year record of 34-8 from 2001-04; the Blue Jays won a then school-record nine games in 2002, broke that mark with 10 wins in 2003 and added another nine-win season in 2004. In each of those seasons, Johns Hopkins capped the year with a share of the Centennial Conference title and an ECAC Bowl Championship; the three Centennial titles and the three post-season appearances were the first in school history.
Johns Hopkins spent nine weeks ranked in the top 25 in the nation 2003 and finished the season ranked 24th. Prior to 2003, Johns Hopkins had never been ranked in in the top 25.
For his part, Weeks earned All-America honors from two different organizations as a junior and was a two-time First Team All-Centennial Conference and two-time First Team All-ECAC selection. He was just the second offensive lineman to earn All-America honors under head coach Jim Margraff.
Weeks anchored an offensive line in 2003 that helped paved the way for a unit that set then school records for points (315) and yards (4,253). The Blue Jays'Â marks for yards per game (386.6), rushing yards (2,197), rushing yards per game (199.7) and points per game (28.6) in 2003 all ranked among the top six in school history at the time and Hopkins produced just the second 1,000-yard rusher in school history that season as well.
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