Sept. 18, 2001

The Game: Johns Hopkins (2-0) returns home to face third-ranked Bridgewater (2-0).

The Teams: Johns Hopkins is coming off a 28-6 win at Rochester last Saturday, while Bridgewater had its game last weekend at Christopher Newport postponed. The Eagles defeated Shenandoah, 48-0 in their last game on September 8.

Note of the Day: Bridgewater is the highest ranked team that a Jim Margraff team has ever faced. Previously, the highest ranked team the Blue Jays have faced under Margraff was sixth-ranked Western Maryland in 1999.

Garnering Votes: Johns Hopkins makes its first appearance in the 2001 AFCA Division III Poll this week. The Blue Jays picked up 13 votes in the poll and are listed among schools receiving votes outside the top 25.

The Coaches: Johns Hopkins is coached by Jim Margraff (Johns Hopkins `82), who is now in his 12th season as the head coach at Homewood. With the season-opening win over Washington & Lee, Margraff became the all-time winningest coach in school history and he now sports an overall record of 62-47-3 (.567). He had been tied with Dr. Ray Van Orman (60-64-7) as the winningest football coaches in school history.

Margraff guided the Blue Jays to a school-record-tying seven wins in 1996, 1997, and 1998 to record the winningest three-year period in school history. Margraff's .567 winning percentage ranks third among JHU coaches who have coached 20 or more games.

In addition to ranking as the all-time winningest coach in school history, Margraff also ranks third on the all-time Centennial Conference (CC games only) victory list (43-31-2) and seventh on the all-time winning percentage list among Centennial coaches (CC games only) (.579).

All-Time Centennial Coaching Victories List

(CC Games Only)

1. Tom Gilburg (FM) 75-51-1/.594

2. Barry Streeter (G) 65-59-3/..524

3. Jim Margraff (JHU) 43-32-2/..571

4. Tim Keating (WM) 41-14-2/.737

5. Darwin Breaux (D) 39-17-1/.693

All-Time Centennial Winning Percentage

(CC Games Only)

1. Tom Lapinski (S) 11-3-0/.786

2. Tim Keating (WM) 40-14-2/.737

3. Ralph Kirchenheiter (M) 35-13-1/.724

4. Ed Sweeney (D) 38-16-2/.696

5. Darwin Breaux (D) 39-17-1/.693

6. Tom Gilburg (FM) 75-50-1/.594

7. Jim Margraff (JHU) 43-32-2/.571

Michael Clark is now in his sixth season as the head coach at Bridgewater and enters this week's game with a career record of 24-39-1 (.383), including a 19-34-1 mark at BC. In one of the all-time great turnarounds of a program, Clark has turned the Eagles into a legitimate contender for the national championship just several years after an 0-10 campaign.

Last season, Bridgewater posted a 9-1 record in the regular season (only a 37-35 loss at Emory & Henry kept the Eagles from a perfect 10-0 mark) and then stunned perennial power Washington & Jefferson on the road, 59-42 in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs. Although the run came to an end a week later with a 47-41 loss at Trinity in the round of 16, the Eagles had made their mark at the national level.

Series Information:

Scouting the Eagles: Bridgewater comes to Homewood Field ranked third in the nation and riding the crest of a nine-game regular-season winning streak. Under the guidance of seventh-year coach Michael Clark, the Eagles have outscored their first two opponents, 77-20 and are coming off a 48-0 win over Shenandoah.

The offense revolves around multi-talented quarterback Jason Lutz, who threw for 1,621 yards and 15 touchdowns last season in leading Bridgewater to a 10-2 record and the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.

Lutz has picked up right where he left off last season as he is 25-of-37 for 300 yards with two touchdowns against three interceptions through two games. He has also rushed for 180 yards and two more TDs. In the season-opener against Western Maryland, Lutz set a school record with 356 yards of total offense as he passed for 199 yards and rushed for 157 in the 29-20 victory. For his efforts, he was named Co-Division III Offensive Player of the Week.

As if having Lutz were not enough, Clark can also call on senior running back Davon Cruz, who is averaging 109 yards per game and 6.8 yards per rush through two games. Cruz, who qualified for the NCAA Division III Track Championships in the 55-meter dash, rushed for over 1,500 yards last season.

A deep and talented receiving corps is led by senior Marcus Richardson and junior Andrew Jones. The pair has combined for 15 receptions thus far this season after combining for 96 receptions for over 1,500 yards and 13 TDs last season.

While the offense always seems to get the recognition, the Bridgewater defense may be among the best and most athletic in the nation. The Eagles have allowed an average of just 264.0 yards per game, have not allowed more than one score in any quarter through two games, and the opposition is averaging just 3.2 yards per rush.

Senior all-everything linebacker Lonnie Parker has been a mainstay for the Bridgewater defense since he arrived as a freshman and currently leads the team with 14 tackles. He paced the squad with 86 tackles last season en route to earning First Team All-ODAC honors.

Margraff's Resurrection: Putting head coach Jim Margraff's resurrection of the Johns Hopkins football program in perspective takes only a quick look at the Hopkins record book. Since taking over as the head coach prior to the 1990 season, Margraff has guided JHU to seven winning seasons and 62 wins. The 62 wins are two more than Hopkins accumulated in the previous 17 years combined (1973-89). During that time, Hopkins posted six winning seasons and won 60 games.

The Big Picture: Jim Margraff has been associated with Johns Hopkins football as a player (1978-81), assistant coach (1982), and head coach (1990-present). During his 16 plus years at Hopkins, the Blue Jays have won a total of 81 games. This represents over 20 percent of the all-time wins in program history (391).

Lucky Number Seven: Johns Hopkins has won a school-record seven games in a season eight times. Jim Margraff has been involved in a total of four of those eight seasons. As a senior quarterback in 1981, he led the Blue Jays to a 7-2 record, while he coached JHU to back-to-back-to-back 7-3 records from 1996-98.

Cradle of Coaches: When Johns Hopkins defeated Washington & Lee (34-3) in the season-opener, Jim Margraff joined a rather large fraternity at JHU. With the win, Margraff became the eighth active Johns Hopkins coach to stand as the winningest coach in their sport's history. He joins Bob Babb (baseball), Nancy Blank (women's basketball), George Kennedy (women's swimming), Bill Nelson (men's basketball), Dick Oles (men's fencing), Matt Smith (men's soccer), and Leo Weil (women's soccer). Margraff, Babb, and Oles are all graduates of Johns Hopkins University.

Staff Additions: Margraff hired two new assistant football coaches during the off-season, as Frank Colaprete and Russell Wrenn both joined the staff. Colaprete will coach the defensive backs, while Wrenn will coach the outside linebackers.

In addition, fourth-year assistant coach Keith Emery takes over as the defensive coordinator in place of Dan Rattay, who left Hopkins after six years to become the defensive coordinator at Georgetown.

Captain, My Captain: The Blue Jays selected two captains for the 2001 season. Senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior LB Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) were selected as team captains at the conclusion of two-a-day practices. Both are in their second years as captains as they shared the honor with now-graduated Greg Gorla last season.

It's All Academic: Senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior WR Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall) return after earning First Team Verizon District II Academic All-America honors last season.

Point Production: Johns Hopkins scored 257 points last season, marking the fourth straight season the Blue Jays have scored 200 or more points. This marks the first time in school history JHU has scored 200 or more points in four straight seasons.

In addition, the 257 points rank as the fourth-highest single-season total in school history. Below is a list of the top scoring seasons in school history.

Single-Season JHU Scoring Records

1. 306 points 1968

2. 288 points 1998

3. 268 points 1997

4. 257 points 2000

5. 248 points 1999

6. 246 points 1967

Star Quality: Johns Hopkins placed six players on the 2000 All-Centennial Conference football team, and all six return this season.

On offense, the Blue Jays boast returning First Team All-CC picks in senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior WR Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall). In addition, Second Team All-CC center Kevin Kostibos (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) is back to anchor the Blue Jay offensive line, while senior QB Rob Heleniak (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown Academy) returns after earning Honorable Mention All-Centennial honors last season.

Defensively, Second Team All-CC defensive end Erich Hellmold (Sayville, NY/Sayville) joins fellow second team honoree Craig Reinert (LB) (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan).

Add in transfer Nick Loiacono (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee), who earned Second Team All-CC status as a defensive end at Swarthmore last season, and senior LB Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell), who earned Honorable Mention All-Centennial honors as a sophomore, and the Blue Jays boast eight players who have earned all-conference honors during their career.

It's Been a While: Johns Hopkins' 34-3 victory over Washington & Lee in the season-opener represented the largest margin of victory for Johns Hopkins in a season-opener since 1959, when the Blue Jays knocked off Franklin & Marshall, 42-0. To put that in perspective, 1959 was the year before Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff was born.

It's Been a While, Part II: The three points the Blue Jays allowed against W&L were the fewest JHU has allowed in a season-opener since 1974, when the Blue Jays defeated Muhlenberg, 9-0.

Shutting Them Down: The nine points the Blue Jays have allowed in the first two games are the fewest points JHU has permitted in the first two games of a season since 1959, when Hopkins defeated F&M (42-0) and Ursinus (50-6).

Baylin Continues Climb: Senior wide receiver Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall) caught four passes for 56 yards in the win over Rochester and continued his assault on the Johns Hopkins and Centennial Conference record books in the process.

Baylin's four receptions improve his career total to 143, which ties him with Joshua Carter (Active-Muhlenberg) for seventh on the Centennial Conference career receptions list.

In addition, his 56 receiving yards push his career total to 1,521, making him just the fifth player in school history to top 1,500 career receiving yards.

Baylin also ranks third on the career receptions list at Johns Hopkins, while his 14 career TD receptions ties him for fifth all-time at JHU.

Martorana Closes on Career TD Record: Senior Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) did what he does best against Rochester, put the ball in the end zone. Martorana rushed 13 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead JHU to the 28-6 victory. In addition, he had two receptions for 42 yards, including a 49-yarder (one of his receptions went for a seven-yard loss) on a third and 11 play from the 50-yard line that gave JHU first and goal at the Rochester one.

For his efforts, he was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll.

Martorana, who moved up to 12th on the career rushing list at Johns Hopkins with his performance, moved past 1,300 career rushing yards as he now has 1,349.

Martorana also moved into a tie for second on the career rushing touchdowns list at JHU. His three TDs against Rochester improve his career total to 23, which ties him with Brad McLam (1982-85) for second on the all-time list at JHU. Only Harry Leet (1958-60), with 25 TDs, has rushed for more touchdowns than Martorana at Johns Hopkins.

In the Centennial Conference record book, Martorana ranks 12th in career rushing touchdowns.

Heleniak Moves Up: Senior QB Rob Heleniak (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown Academy) was 13-of-27 for 135 yards and one interception against Rochester. He moved up on two of Hopkins' career passing lists and reached one other milestone. In the win, Heleniak moved into sixth place on the career passing completions list at JHU (209) and seventh on the career passing attempts list (372). In addition, the 135 yards improve his career total to 2,575, making him just the seventh player in school history to throw for more than 2,500 yards in a career.

Campbell Named to Centennial Honor Roll: Freshman DB Matt Campbell (Hillsborogh, NJ/Hillsborough) was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll after his performance against Rochester. Campbell posted five tackles, including three solos and one for a loss, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, and had one interception, which he returned 44 yards. He was also credited with two pass breakups, including one in the end zone on a fourth down play.

Little Posts Career High: Junior linebacker Mike Little (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South) enjoyed, statistically, the best game of his career in the 28-6 win over Rochester. Little posted a career-high 12 tackles, including five solos and 2.5 for losses. He is currently tied for first on the team with 12 tackles through two games.

Della Pia Back on Top: Senior linebacker Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) has led the Blue Jays in tackles in each of the last two years and is currently tied for the team-lead with 12 tackles through two games. In the win over Rochester, Della Pia posted nine tackles, including four solos and one for a loss.

Hellmold Returns: Senior defensive end Erich Hellmold (Sayville, NY/Sayville) returned to action in the win over Rochester after sitting out the season-opener with an injury. Hellmold made an immediate impact as he posted five tackles, including two solos and 2.5 for losses (accounting for nine yards in losses).

Loiacono, Seidman Team With Hellmold to Provide Solid Rotation: Junior DE Nick Loiacono (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee) and senior DE Adam Seidman (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) team with senior Erich Hellmold to give the Blue Jays a solid three-man rotation at defensive end. Against Rochester, Loiacono was in on five tackles, including two solos, while Seidman was in on four stops. Seidman is currently third on the team with 10 tackles through two games, while Loiacono is tied for fourth with eight.

Andrade Closes in on 100: Senior place kicker Matt Andrade (Wyoming, DE/Caesar Rodney) converted on all four of his extra point attempts in the win over Rochester and is now 8-for-8 on the season and 56-of-62 (.903) in his career. In addition, he now has 95 career points and needs just five more to become the second kicker in school history to amass 100 career points as a kicker.

Give Him the Ball: Junior Steve Stache (Charleroi, PA/Charleroi) posted the first rushing touchdown of his career with a one-yard plunge in the second quarter against Rochester. Stache's only previous career touchdown came as a freshman in 1999 on a reception.

Friday Night Lights: This week's game against Bridgewater will be the only Friday night game of the season for the Blue Jays, who have enjoyed a great deal of success playing at home on Friday night since head coach Jim Margraff took over in 1990. Under Margraff's guidance, the Blue Jays are 18-6-1 (.740) at home on Friday night under Margraff.

Home Sweet Home: Since the beginning of the 1996 season, Hopkins is 19-7 at home and won 10 straight at Homewood from 1996-97.

Been There, Done That: Johns Hopkins is 2-0 for the fourth time in the last five years. JHU has not been undefeated after three games since 1991 (2-0-1) and has not started 3-0 since 1967.

Quick Out of the Gate: The Blue Jays have gotten off to quick starts in recent years under head coach Jim Margraff. Since the beginning of the 1995 season, JHU is a sparkling 17-6 (.739) in the month of September.

Team Notes of Interest: Johns Hopkins is an impressive 39-3 (.929) under Margraff when scoring 24 or more points...currently, the Blue Jays have won 27 of their last 28 when scoring 24 or more...prior to the 37-24 loss against Bridgewater in 1999, the Blue Jays had won 20 straight games when scoring 24 or more points with the previous loss a 27-24 setback against Gettysburg in 1994...at the same time, Hopkins is 42-8-2 (.827) when holding the opposition to 14 points or less since Margraff arrived for the 1990 season...the last time JHU lost a game when it held the opposition to 14 points or less was on October 31, 1997, when the Blue Jays dropped a 13-7 triple-overtime decision against Dickinson... currently, the Blue Jays have won 11 straight games when holding the opposition to 14 points or less.

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