Jan. 4, 2011
2010 JHU Football Season-Ending Notebook in PDF Format 
Updated JHU Football Records (Through 2010 Season)
The Team: Johns Hopkins posted an 8-3 record in 2010 and grabbed a share of the Centennial Conference title. The Blue Jays also won the ECAC South Atlantic title with a 44-14 win over Lebanon Valley.
Centennial Conference Champions: Johns Hopkins earned a share of its sixth Centennial Conference title since 2002 as the Blue Jays posted a 7-2 league mark and shared the title with Muhlenberg and Ursinus.
ECAC South Atlantic Champions: The Blue Jays grabbed their fourth ECAC title since 2002 with the 44-14 victory over Lebanon Valley in the South Atlantic Bowl. JHU has won four of its five ECAC Bowl games - below is a look at JHU's ECAC Bowl Game appearances:
2002- Frostburg (ECAC SW) - W/24-21
2003 -King's (ECAC SA) - W/41-13
2004 - Waynesburg (ECAC SE) - W/26-23
2008 - Catholic (ECAC SE) - L/17-18
2010 - Lebanon Valey (ECAC SA) - W/44-14
Post-Season History: Johns Hopkins had never played a post-season game prior to 2002, but made three straight ECAC appearances and topped off the greatest four-year run in school history with a trip to the 2005 NCAA Playoffs.
After a two-year hiatus from the postseason, the Blue Jays returned in 2008 with a trip to the ECAC Southeast Bowl game and capped the greatest season in school history in 2009 with a stunning run to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Johns Hopkins is 4-1 all-time in ECAC games and 2-2 in the NCAA Playoffs for an all-time postseason record of 6-3.
A Grand Victory: In addition to keeping themselves alive in the race for a share of the Centennial Conference title, the win at Franklin & Marshall on November 6 will also go down in the record books as a victory in the 1,000th game in school history. JHU closed the 2010 season with an all-time record of 471-473-58 (.499).
The Coach: Johns Hopkins is coached by Jim Margraff, who completed his 21st year as the head coach at JHU and sports a 137-78-3 (.635) record. He is the all-time winningest coach in school history and also ranks second in CC history with 92 league victories to his credit.
Closing Strong: Johns Hopkins stood at 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the Centennial entering its game at Susquehanna on October 23. Including a 49-24 win at Susquehanna, the Blue Jays closed the season with five straight wins and outscored those five opponents 199-57.
November Reign: Johns Hopkins closed the regular season with five straight wins - three of which came after flipping the calendar to November. Those wins shouldn't come as a surprise as the Blue Jays have been one of the strongest finishing teams in the Centennial Conference in recent years.
Including the three wins this season, the Blue Jays are are 38-16-1 under head coach Jim Margraff in November with wins in 26 of their last 30 games. The Blue Jays have currently won six straight games in November and are 11-1 in their last 12 games played in November.
Rodger Grabs All-America Honors: Junior center Ed Rodger earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from d3football.com. He is just the third Blue Jay offensive lineman to earn All-America honors and the first since 2003.
Rodger has started 23 games since the start of the 2009 season and anchored an offensive line this season that paved the way for an offense that averaged 35.8 points and a school-record 442.5 yards per game. The Blue Jays allowed just 11 sacks in 404 pass attempts this season and set a school record by scoring 394 points.
Rodger is the 13th different Johns Hopkins player to earn All-America honors since 1980 with the 13 players combining to earn 23 All-America citations from five different organizations.
Four Earn All-Region: Johns Hopkins placed a Centennial-high four players on the d3football.com All-South Region Team. Junior center Ed Rodger earned first team honors, while junior wide receiver Sam Wernick, junior linebacker Ryan Piatek and senior place kicker Alex Lachman were all named to the second team.
Wernick Earns Centennial Offensive Player of the Year Honors: Johns Hopkins produced its second straight Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year recipient when the All-Centennial team was announced as junior wide receiver Sam Wernick grabbed the prestigious award.
Wernick joins Mark Campbell (1985), Anthony Triplin (2005) and Andrew Kase (2009) as Johns Hopkins players who have garnered CC Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Wernick enjoyed one of the finest seasons in school history by a wide receiver as he led the team in receptions (69), receiving yards (1,265) and touchdown receptions (17). His marks for receiving yards and TD receptions are both JHU single-season records.
I'm Honored: In addition to Sam Wernick grabbing Offenisve Player of the Year honors, JHU placed 11 players on the 2010 All-Centennial Team. JHU's 11 selections ranked second in the league and the Blue Jays produced a league-high seven first team honorees. Below is a list of Johns Hopkins' 2010 All-Centennial selections:
Hewitt Tomlin (QB) - 1st Team
Sam Wernick (WR) - 1st Team
Ed Rodger (OL) - 1st Team
Devin Collins (DL) - 1st Team
Ryan Piatek (LB) - 1st Team
Mike Milano (DB) - 1st Team
Alex Lachman (PK) - 1st Team
Ryan Lino (OL) - 2nd Team
Doug Drummond (OL) - 2nd Team
Sam Eagleson (DB) - 2nd Team
Tyler Brown (LB) - Honorable Mention
It's a Record: Senior wide receiver Tucker Michels ranks among Johns Hopkins' all-time leaders in receptions (T3rd/192), receiving yards (6th/2,299) and TD receptions (T10th/13).
Perhaps more impressively, he set a school record by starting his 45th consecutive game in the season-finale against Lebanon Valley. He is one of just four players in school history who have started 40 or more games - each of the four started all of those games consecutively. Below is a list of JHU's career leaders in consecutive games started:
Tucker Michels - WR (2007-10) - 45
Anthony Triplin - WR (2003-06) - 43
Phil Dixon - OL (2003-06) - 40
Matt Campbell - DB (2001-04) - 40
Piatek Tops 100: Junior linebacker Ryan Piatek led the Blue Jays with a career-high 111 tackles and became the first Johns Hopkins player to reach the 100-tackle mark since Matt Hagel totaled 106 in 2004.
Piatek, who finished second in the Centennial Conference in tackles per game (10.1), also led the team in tackles for losses (14.0) and sacks (5.5) and tied for second in interceptions (4).
125 Times Five: Junior LB Ryan Piatek will enter the 2011 season needing just seven tackles to reach 200 for his career. He is JHU's career active leader with 193 to his credit. Piatek is one of five members of the junior class with 125 or more career tackles to their credit. Below is a look at JHU's five active players with more than 125 career tackles.
Ryan Piatek - 193
Tyler Brown - 164
Michael Milano - 143
Kale Sweeney - 132
Sam Eagleson - 131
Blue Jays Set Scoring Record: Johns Hopkins entered the final game of the season needing to score 38 points to match the school single-season record for points scored. Four quarters and 44 points later and the 2010 Blue Jays finished with a school-record 394 points scored on the year. The previous record of 388 points scored was set in 13 games during the 2009 season. In addition, JHU's scoring average of 35.8 was just shy of the single-season school record of 36.4 set in 1967.
More Scoring: Johns Hopkins scored 44 points in the season-final against Lebanon Valley to top the 40-point mark for the fifth time in 2010. This is the first time in school history that JHU has topped the 40-point mark five times in one season.
Did You Know: Prior to this season there had been exactly seven instances in school history where the Blue Jays had two receivers with 100 or more receiving yards in the same game. The Blue Jays did it three times this year after Tucker Michels (9-125-0) and Sam Wernick (4-124-1) topped the 100-yard mark at F&M in early November. Wernick was involved in all three this season and four of the 10 in school history.
Defense Finishes Strong: The Johns Hopkins defense allowed 50 combined points in consecutive games against Ursinus and Susquehanna in the middle of October, but the Blue Jays were much stingier after that. Not surprisingly, the resurrgence of the JHU defense conicided with the Blue Jays' five-game winning streak to close the season.
The Blue Jays allowed a total of just 33 points in their last four games and those three opponents averaged just 219.8 yards per game.
In addition, JHU held its last five opponents to 282 combined rushing yards (56.4 ypg.).
500 Yards in Back-to-Back Games: One week after punching up a then season-high 515 yards of total offense in a 49-24 win at Susquehanna, the Blue Jays took that up a notch with a 582-yard outburst against Juniata. Three weeks later, JHU closed the season with a 583-yard outburst against Lebanon Valley.
The efforts against Lebanon Valley and Juniata rank as the second and third-highest single-game total offense marks, respetively, in the Jim Margraff era and the back-to-back 500-yard showings against Susquehanna and Juniata mark the first time in school history JHU has totaled 500 or more yards in back-to-back games.
Below is a look at the highest single-game total offense marks under Margraff:
651 (124 ru - 527 pa) vs. Georgetown (10-26-1991)
583 (446 pa - 137 ru) vs. Lebanon Valley (11-20-2010)
582 (216 ru - 366 pa) vs. Juniata (10-30-2010)
572 (230 ru - 342 pa) vs. Swarthmore (9-20-1991)
515 (129 ru - 386 pa) vs. Susquehanna (10-23-2010)
513 (193 ru - 320 pa) vs. Ursinus (10-9-1993)
Tomlin Is JHU's Winningest QB: Junior Hewitt Tomlin became JHU's career leader in wins by a starting quarterback with the 44-10 win against Dickinson on October 8. Tomlin, who is now 25-8 in 33 career starts at Johns Hopkins, passed JHU Hall of Famer Mark Campbell for most career wins by a JHU starting QB. Campbell played from 1982-85 and was also an All-American pitcher for the Blue Jay baseball team.
Tomlin Tied for Second in Victories Among CC Quarterbacks: Junior Hewitt Tomlin became JHU's career leader in wins by a starting quarterback with the 44-10 win against Dickinson on October 8. Tomlin, who is now 25-8 in 33 career starts at Johns Hopkins, is also tied with Muhlenberg's Eric Santagato for second place on the Centennial Conference's all-time victories list among quarterbacks.
Tomlin's Owns Numerous School Records: Junior Hewitt Tomlin will enter his final season with virtually every Johns Hopkins career passing record to his credit. The First Team All-Centennial selection set single-season school records this season for touchdown passes (24), passing yards (3,309), passing yards per game (300.8), 300-yard passing games (7) and total offense (3,377).
With a full season remaining, Tomlin owns more than two dozen school records, including career marks for completions (626), passing yards (7,798), touchdown passes (50), 200-yard passing yard games (23), 300-yard passing games (9) and total offense (7,992).
A Pass-Happy Bunch: Johns Hopkins totaled a season-hgih 446 yards passing in the win against Lebanon Valley in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl and JHU set a school-record with seven, 300-yard passing games (as a team) on the year after punching up 300 or more in each of the last five games (also a school record). Prior to this season, JHU had never thrown for more than 300 yards more than twice in a season.
The 446 passing yards vs. the Flying Dutchmen rank as the second-highest total in school history. Below is a look at the top eight single-game team passing totals in school history, four of which came this season and seven of which have come in the Jim Margraff era.
527 - Georgetown (10-26-1991)
446 - Lebanon Valley (11-20-2010)
399 - Muhlenberg (10-17-1987)
387 - Muhlenberg (10-4-2008)
386 - Susquehanna (10-23-2010)
384 - Randolph-Macon (9-11-2010)
371 - Kean (9-11-2004)
366 - Juniata (10-30-2010)
200-300: For just the second time in school history, Johns Hopkins totaled 200 yards rushing and 300 yards passing in one game in the win over Juniata. JHU rushed for 216 yards and threw for 366 yards in piling up 582 yards of total offense. Both 200-300 showings have come under current head coach Jim Margraff. Previously, JHU reached these marks against Swarthmore in 1991 (230 rushing - 342 passing).
Turnovers Tell the Story: In JHU's three losses, the Blue Jays turned the ball over a total of 12 times. On the flip side, they had just nine total turnovers in their eight wins.
Road Warriors: The Blue Jays posted a 6-2 record on the road last season after punching up a 4-1 record on the road in 2008. Including the six road games this season, JHU is 18-6 since the start of the 2007 season on the road and 40-15 on the road since the start of the 2001 season.
It's Been a While: Johns Hopkins had a 24-game streak where it forced at least one turnover snapped at F&M as the Blue Jays failed to post an interception or recover a fumble. Still, JHU has been on quite a roll in the turnover department. Consider ...
• JHU has forced at least one turnover in 26 of its last 27 games dating back to late in the 2008 season.
• JHU has forced two or more turnovers in 21 of the last 25 games dating back to late in the 2008 season.
• JHU has at least one interception in 23 of the last 26 games.
Streaking: Since the start of the 2002 season the Blue Jays sport a 71-28 (.717) record. Taking it back farther the Blue Jays are 77-31 (.713) since the start of the 2001 season and 82-36 (.695) since the beginning of the 2000 season. The 74 wins the Blue Jays amassed from 2000-09 are the most wins in a decade in school history. Johns Hopkins had never won more than seven games in a season prior to this decade. In the decade completed in 2009, the Blue Jays averaged more than seven wins per season (7.4).
Seven's Heaven: Since the beginning of the 2003 season the Blue Jays are 62-19 (.765) when scoring more than seven points and 0-7 when they have been held to seven points or less.
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