Dec. 20, 2006
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The Team: Johns Hopkins won its final two games to close the 2006 season with an overall record of 5-5. The Blue Jays tied for third place in the Centennial Conference with a league mark of 3-3.
Seniors Bid Farewell: A 48-7 win over McDaniel in the final game of the season brought a close to the careers of the 21 seniors on the 2006 Johns Hopkins football team. This group was been instrumental in the success the Blue Jays have enjoyed over the last four years and count the following accomplishments: three Centennial Conference titles, two ECAC Championships, the program's first-ever NCAA Playoff berth and a record of 32-11. The class of 2006 ends its career as the third-winningest class in school history and just the fourth class to amass 30 or more victories.
Lucky Seven: The 48-7 win over McDaniel kept alive JHU's streak of consecutive seasons finishing with a .500 record or better as the Blue Jays have now finished with at least a .500 record in each of the last seven seasons, which ties the school record for the longest such streak. Prior to the current streak, the last time Johns Hopkins posted a .500 record or better for seven straight seasons was from 1967-1973. Since the formation of the football program at Johns Hopins in 1882 the Blue Jays have never posted a .500 record or better in more than seven consecutive seasons. JHU's current streak of seven straight seasons with a record of .500 or better is the longest in the Centennial Conference. In fact, no other team in the league has finished with a .500 record in even the last two years.
Cardiac Kids: Attending a Johns Hopkins football game was worth the price of admission this season as eight of the team's 10 games were decided in the final three minutes.
Home Sweet Home: Since the beginning of the 1996 season Johns Hopkins is 42-13 (.764) at home and has twice enjoyed 10-game winning streaks at Homewood Field during that time. Currently, the Blue Jays have won 19 of their last 24 and 25 of their last 32 at home.
November Reign: The victory over McDaniel in the season-finale pushed Johns Hopkins' home winning streak in the month of November to 10 games. During the 10-game winning streak the Blue Jays have outscored the opposition 323-103. The last team to beat the Blue Jays at home in the month of November was then Western Maryland (41-7) in the regular-season finale in 2000.
Streaking: Since the start of the 2002 season the Blue Jays sport 41-13 (.759) record. Taking it back further the Blue Jays are 47-16 (.746) since the start of the 2001 season and 52-21 (.712) since the begininng of the 2000 season.
History Lesson: How much more successful have the Blue Jays been in this decade than they were in any other? The 52 wins Hopkins has accumulated in the seven years of this decade are already the second-highest total of any decade in school history and just three behind the record of 55, which was set in the 1990s (55-42-3/.565).
Comeback Kids: The 21-14 win at Randolph-Macon was the latest in a long line of comebacks for the Blue Jays. JHU has nine come-from-behind wins to its credit since the start of the 2004 season. The Blue Jays posted an amazing six come-from-behind wins in 2004 and two more last year. Randolph-Macon's 14-0 lead was the largest overcome by the Blue Jays since JHU came back from a 14-0 deficit to knock off Ursinus, 20-14, on October 30, 2004.
Seven's Heaven: For all the different numbers and statistics that can be applied to the Johns Hopkins football team, there has been one simple way to measure the success of the Blue Jays recently. Since the beginning of the 2003 season the Blue Jays are 32-6 when scoring more than seven points and 0-5 when they have been held to seven points or less.
Keys to Success: Johns Hopkins is an impressive 64-4 (.941) under head coach Jim Margraff when scoring 24 or more points...currently, the Blue Jays have won 51 of their last 53 when scoring 24 or more...at the same time, Hopkins is 78-10-2 (.878) when holding the opposition to 14 points or less since Margraff arrived for the 1990 season...the Blue Jays have won 45 of their last 47 games when holding the opposition to 14 points or less.
It's All Academic: Senior WR Evan Earnest earned First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors. He is the 10th player in school history to earn Academic All-America honors and the fifth fifth to garner first team status. He was joined by senior DL Brian Nickel as First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honorees, while senior DL Anthony Woodard and senior OL Paul Markowski earned Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District status. The Blue Jays have earned 23 Academic All-District selections since 2003.
Star Quality: Johns Hopkins placed placed 11 players on the 2006 All-Centennial Team, including senior Ben Scott, who grabbed first team honors as a punter and place-kicker. The Blue Jays counted a league-high five unanimous first team picks and the seven first team selections the Blue Jays earned are the second-highest total in school history. Repeating as first team selections were Scott (punter), senior DL Brian Cook, senior WR Anthony Triplin and senior OL Paul Markowski.
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