Feb. 1, 2014
2013 Season-Ending Notebook 
The Team: The Johns Hopkins football team posted a 10-1 overall record, including a perfect 9-0 mark in the Centennial Conference, in 2013.
Centennial Conference Champions: Johns Hopkins earned its third straight and fifth outright Centennial Conference title this season (2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013). The Blue Jays also count four shared titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010) to their credit. All nine of Johns Hopkins' Centennial titles have come since 2002.
JHU Ties CC Championships Record: With its Centennial Conference title this season, Johns Hopkins tied the record for most titles in league history. The Blue Jays pulled even with Dickinson and Muhlenberg, which also both have nine Centennial titles since the formation of the league in 1983.
A Return to the NCAAs: Johns Hopkins made its third straight and fifth overall appearance in the NCAA Playoffs this season. The Blue Jays are 3-5 all-time in NCAA action with a trip to the 2009 NCAA Quarterfinals and an appearance in the second round in 2012 highlighting their playoff history.
Poll Position: Johns Hopkins concluded the 2013 season ranked 12th in both the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll and the D3football.com Poll. The Blue Jays also checked in at number three in the season's final Lambert Poll. The Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications Office uses the AFCA Poll to reflect the team's official national ranking at the time of a game. All three polls and JHU's week-by-week rankings can be found on page five.
JHU Earns Victory Number 500: Johns Hopkins earned the 500th victory in program history when it topped Franklin & Marshall on November 9. Johns Hopkins now stands at 501-477-58 (.512). JHU became the fourth Centennial Conference team to reach the 500-win mark (F&M-596, Gettysburg-551, McDaniel-516).
On a Roll: Johns Hopkins is 33-1 in its last 34 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season. The only team to top the Blue Jays duirng that run? Franklin & Marshall, which topped the Blue Jays, 14-12, in 2012.
On A Roll, Part II: Johns Hopkins is 35-4 in its last 39 games overall since late in the 2010 season. Three of the Blue Jays' four losses during that time have come in the NCAA Playoffs.
At Home at Homewood: Johns Hopkins has parlayed its home field advantage into victories in recent years. In fact, the Blue Jays are 20-3 in the home blacks since the start of the 2010 season.
JHU Sets Record for Consecutive Home Wins: The 45-30 victory against Franklin & Marshall on November 9 was the school-record 11th consecutive home victory for the Blue Jays. The streak, which broke the previous record of 10 straight home wins set twice previously, was snapped with a 29-24 loss to 14th-ranked Wesley in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs.
Road Warriors: Johns Hopkins has been nearly as strong on the road in recent years as it has been at home. Tthe Blue Jays are 16-1 in their last 17 regular season road games and 18-4 on the road overall since the start of the 2010 season. Taking it back farther, JHU is 28-6 (.824) on the road since the start of the 2008 season (regular season and post season games included).
Balanced Success: Since the start of the 2001 season, Johns Hopkins is 54-17 on the road and 53-18 at home.
November Reign: Including the post-season, the Blue Jays are 16-5 in their last 21 games in November (dating to 2008). The seniors on the 2013 Johns Hopkins football team helped JHU to a 14-4 record in the month of November during their careers.
Undefeated Regular Season: Johns Hopkins posted just the second undefeated regular season in school history this year. JHU's only other undefeated regular season came in 2011, when the Blue Jays also finished 10-0.
JHU Ties Victory Record: With 10 wins on the year, Johns Hopkins tied the school record for victories in a season. Only four times previously - 2003, 2009, 2011 & 2012 - had Hopkins won 10 games in a season. Johns Hopkins had never won more than seven games in a season prior to 2002, but the Blue Jays have posted eight or more wins 10 times in the last 12 years (including this season).
Seniors Tie Record: The current seniors on the 2013 Johns Hopkins football team tied the school record for most wins by one class in school history with the 52-21 win at McDaniel in the regular season finale. Including that victory and the loss to Weslay in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs, this year's seniors posted a 38-7 record since arriving at JHU - this matches the record of 38 wins set by the seniors on the 2012 season.
In addition, the current seniors rank as the second-winningest class in Centennial Conference history. Only the 2000 seniors at McDaniel, who compiled a 41-5 record during their career, won more games than JHU's current seniors.
Winningest Classes in Centennial History
• By Victories •
Wins • School • Years
41-5 • McDaniel • 1997-2000
38-7 • Johns Hopkins • 2010-13
38-9 • Johns Hopkins • 2009-12
Move Those Chains-I: Johns Hopkins amassed 297 first downs on the year - the second-highest single-season total in school history and the highest average number of first downs per game in school history (27.0). JHU rolled up at least 26 first downs in eight of its 11 games and the Blue Jays did it with balance; of the 297, 155 came by rushing, 133 came by passing and nine were on penalties.
Move Those Chains-II: JHU punched up 34 first downs against Gettysburg, the fourth-highest single-game total in school history. The 35 first downs JHU accumulated vs. Randolph-Macon in the season opener are the third-highest total in school history with the top four totals coming in JHU's last 28 games dating back to 2011. The school-record of 40 first downs came last season against Moravian. The 40 first downs vs. the Greyhounds last season are one shy of the NCAA Division III record.
Under Pressure: The Johns Hopkins defense dialed up the pressure this season as the Blue Jays racked up a Centennial-high 38 sacks and 85 tackles for losses on the year. JHU tied for eighth in the nation in sacks per game (3.45) and finished 37th in tackles for losses per game (7.7).
Junior Michael Longo led the way with 7.0 sacks on the year, while Matthew Connery (6.5), John Arena (5.5) and Andy Laychur (4.5) all got to the quarterback at least four times.
In all, 17 different players were in on at least one sack and 24 different players had at least one tackle for a loss.
Holding Them Down: The Johns Hopkins defense held 10 of its 11 opponents this season under its season scoring average for the year and nine of 11 were held below their average total offense mark for the year.
Defense Boasts Impressive Numbers on the Field: While much of the attention this season was focused on Johns Hopkins' prolific offense, the Blue Jays also featured one of the top defenses in the nation.
The Blue Jays finished 5th in third-down percentage against (.266), 35th in scoring defense (17.2), 34th in total defense (302.7) and 15th in rushing defense (100.2).
Defense Boasts Impressive Numbers in the Classroom: In addtion to posting some impressive numbers on the field, the starting defense for the Blue Jays was equally impressive in the classroom. JHU's primary starting 11 on defense boasted a combined cumulative GPA of 3.33. Five of the 11 starters have over a 3.6 cumulative GPA, including senior SS John Arena, who graduated in December with a degree in Neuroscience and boasts a 4.0.
Double Your Pleasure-I: Johns Hopkins rushed and passed for more than 200 yards in each of its first four games - the first time a JHU team has ever done that - and then turned the trick against Gettysburg and McDaniel as well. JHU finished 10th in the nation in total offense as the Blue Jays averaged a school-record 500.6 yards per game.
That's a First: Johns Hopkins punched up more than 500 yards of total offense in five straight games before notching 429 against Ursinus. This was the first time in school history that the Blue Jays topped the 500-yard mark in five consecutive games. In addition, JHU's six 500-yard games in 2013 tied the school single-season record (2012). Johns Hopkins is 32-1 all-time when punching up 500+ yards.
That's a Record: Johns Hopkins totaled at least 400 yards of total offense in each of its first 10 games this season. The 10-game run with 400+ yards of total offense breaks the previous school record set in 2012.
Matey Closes Career Among All-Time Leaders: Senior Robbie Matey closed out his career and second season as the starting quarterback at Johns Hopkins by earning Honorable Mention All-Centennial Conference honors and etching his name in the Blue Jay record book. With a 22-3 all-time record as JHU's starting quarterback, he did one thing at a higher rate than any other QB in school history; win. His 22 wins as JHU's starting quarterback are the second highest total in school history, while his career winning percentage (.880) is by far the highest.
On the year, Matey was 217-of-299 for 2,339 yards with 17 touchdowns against just five interceptions. He also rushed for 338 yards and five more scores. He set a school record for completion percentage (.726) and his efficiency rating of 153.70 is second best in school history. Matey finished third in the nation in completion percentage and 20th in pass efficiency this season.
For his career, Matey was 497-of-707 (.703) for 5,390 yards with 32 touchdowns against 21 INTs. He also ruhsed for 648 yards and 11 touchdowns and finished among the top 10 in school history in completions (3rd), attempts (6th), yards (5th), TD passes (T7th), completion percentage (1st) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (T1st). He is the only player in school history with more than 5,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards.
Matey also made a name for himself nationally as his 70.3 career completion percentage is the highest among all quarterbacks who played college football in 2013 with more than 425 career completions. Sitting not far behind him is 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.
Wodicka Ends Career As JHU's Career Receptions Leader: Senior wide receiver Dan Wodicka had three receptions for 59 yards and one touchdown against Wesley in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs and brought down the curtain on one of the great careers in school history.
Wodicka's effort against the Wolverines pushed his career totals to 260 receptions for 3,148 yards and 16 touchdowns. In the process, he became Johns Hopkins' career leader in receptions, surpassing the previous record of 258 by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bill Stromberg, who had 258 from 1978-81.
Wodicka, who also finished his career as the Centennial Conference's career leader in receptions, also finished second in school history in career receiving yards, tied for seventh in career touchdown receptions and seventh in career all-purpose yards (3,610).
A Second Team All-Centennial selection this season after grabbing first team honors as a sophomore and junior, Wodicka totaled a team-high 44 receptions for 506 yards and five touchdowns this season.
Cherry Earns First Team All-Centennial: Sophomore Brandon Cherry earned First Team All-Centennial Conference honors this season as he paced the Blue Jays in rushing (986 yards) and all-purpose yards (1,186). He averaged a school-record 7.0 yards per rush, added eight rushing touchdowns and also had 11 recpetions for 200 yards (18.2 yards per reception) with one TD.
Cherry's 986 yards are the seventh-highest single-season total in school history and he finished sixth in the Centennial in rushing yards per game (89.6) and 10th in all-purpose yards (107.8).
Cherry ranks 19th in school history in career rushing yards (1,238).
Walters Shines in Rookie Campaign: Freshman Stuart Walters served notice this season that the Blue Jays don't have just one of the premier young running backs in the Centennial Conference, they have two. Walters finished second on the team in rushing with 663 yards and added five touchdowns and fell less than 100 yards shy of the school record for rushing yards by a freshman (753 by Hari Lymon in 1992). Walters closed his freshman year with a strong effort against Wesley in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs as he rushed 21 times for 97 yards and one touchdown and added two receptions for 14 yards.
Many Happy Returns: The Johns Hopkins return game received a boost with the arrival of freshmen Bradley Munday and Adrian Trammell this season. Munday averaged 9.1 yards on his 21 punt returns this season, which ranked him second in the Centennial Conference. Trammell averaged 23.0 yards on his 15 kickoff returns to rank fifth in the Centennial, while Munday's 21.5 yards per KOR ranked seventh.
For Starters: Freshman place-kicker Nick Campbell enjoyed a productive beginning to his career as he was good on 54-of-55 extra point attempts and 10-of-11 field goal attempts to earn Second Team All-Centennial honors. His career-opening streak of consective successful XPs was stopped at 25 at Juniata when his sixth attempt was blocked. After the miss he closed the season by making his final 29 XPs.
Campbell, who led the nation in field goal percentage (.909) made one field goal in each of JHU's first five games this season and nailed two (21, 28) in the win at Gettysburg. His 10 field goals are the eighth-highest single-season total in school history and the second-highest total ever by a JHU freshman (Alex Lachman - 11 (2007)).
Wearing Them Down: Johns Hopkins held solid scoring advantages in the first (101-55) and third quarters (92-45) on the year, but it was the second and fourth quarters where the Blue Jays really excelled. JHU held a 135-40 scoring advantage in the second quarter and an equally impressive 117-39 buldge in the fourth.
Margraff Ranks Second on State Victory Chart: Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff sports a career record of 167-82-3 (.669) through the end of the 2013 season. He is just the second college football coach in Maryland state history to win 160 career games. Only Morgan State's Eddie Hurt, who won 174 games from 1929-59, has won more games as the head football coach at a college or university in the state of Maryland than Margraff.
Sustained Success: Since the start of the 2002 season the Blue Jays sport a 101-32 (.759) record. Taking it back farther the Blue Jays are 107-35 (.754) since the start of the 2001 season and 112-40 (.737) since the beginning of the 2000 season.
Seven's Heaven: Since the beginning of the 2003 season the Blue Jays are 92-22 (.807) when scoring more than seven points and 0-7 when they have been held to seven points or less.
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