The Game: Johns Hopkins (2-1, 1-1 Centennial) returns home after two straight games on the road and welcomes Dickinson (1-2, 1-1 CC) to Homewood Field for another Centennial Conference tilt.

A Look Back:  Johns Hopkins bounced back from its first loss of the season as the Blue Jays went to Moravian and scored a 47-3 win over the Greyhounds.

Poll Position:  Johns Hopkins is listed as receiving votes in this week's AFCA and D3football.com Polls.  The Blue Jays had debuted at #19 in the D3football.com Preseason Poll and were ranked 18th in the first regular season poll before the narrow loss at Susquehanna on September 8; since then, the Blue Jays have been listed as receiving votes.

This week's AFCA Poll is the first of the 2018 season; the organization does not post a preseason poll.

Number 300:  The season-opening game against Randolph-Macon was the 300th for Jim Margraff as the head coach at Johns Hopkins.  Margraff boasts a record of 211-88-3 (.704) since taking over in 1990 and his 211 victories are tied for second among active Division III coaches.

State of Affairs:  The 96-man Johns Hopkins football team includes players from 22 different states.

Sweet September: Johns Hopkins enters this week's game against Dickinson having won 35 of its last 38 games in the month of September dating back to 2009. The only teams to beat JHU in the month of September in its last 38 games? Randolph-Macon in 2010 (41-37), Ursinus in 2017 (21-17) and Susquehanna earlier this season (37-35).

145 in 3:  Johns Hopkins has scored 145 points through three games.  Only twice in school history have the Blue Jays scored more than 145 points in the first three games of a season.  In 2015, JHU scored 156 points in its first three games, while the 1915 team scored 152 points through three games.  In addition, this year's effort marks just the 14th time in school history that Johns Hopkins has scored more than 100 points through three games.

Chart Toppers:  Johns Hopkins leads the Centennial Conference in scoring offense (48.3 ppg), total offense (579.0 ypg.) and passing yards per game (370.0 ypg.).

Among the National Leaders:  Entering this week's game against Dickinson, Johns Hopkins ranks sixth in the nation in total offense (579.0), eighth in passing offense (370.0) and 13th in scoring offense (48.3).  The Blue Jays also rank sixth in third-down percentage (.579).

Second-Best Total Offense Output:  Johns Hopkins totaled 680 yards of total offense in the win at Moravian.  That ranks as the second-highest single-game total in school history, surpassed only by a 731-yard effort at Gettysburg in 2011.

A Program First:  The Blue Jays rolled up 428 yards passing and 252 yards rushing in the win at Moravian.  That marks the first time in school history that the Blue Jays have totaled more than 400 yards passing and 250 yards rushing in the same game.  In fact, only once previously had JHU had 250+ rushing yards and 350+ passing yards (vs. Juniata in 2017).

That's a Record:  The 63 points the Blue Jays scored in the season-opening win against Randolph-Macon are the most points Johns Hopkins has ever scored in a season-opener.  The previous JHU record for points scored in an opener was 52 in a 52-17 win at Randolph-Macon in 2015.

Almost Another Record:  Johns Hopkins rolled up 606 yards of total offense in the season-opening victory against Randolph-Macon.  The 606 yards are the second-most ever in a season-opener for the Blue Jays.  JHU rolled up 621 yards at Randolph-Macon in the 2015 season opener.

600+ Twice:  Johns Hopkins rang up 606 yards in the season-opener against Randolph-Macon and 680 yards at Moravian.  The two 600-yard games are already just one shy of the most in a season in school history.  The 2017 team had a school-record three 600-yard games to its credit.

Six in 132, Five in 14:  In the first 132 seasons of Johns Hopkins football, the Blue Jays had six games of 600+ yards of total offense.  In the last 14 games, the Blue Jays have topped the 600-yard mark five times.

More From the Win vs. Randolph-Macon:  Johns Hopkins scored 42 points in the second half of the season-opening win against Randolph-Macon; that's tied for the third-highest total in one half in school history.  All six instances in which JHU has scored 41+ points in a half have come since 2011.  In addition, the Blue Jays rolled up 387 yards after halftime - that's tied for the fifth-most yards in a half in school history.

Defense Steps Up:  The Johns Hopkins defense enjoyed its strongest outing of the season in the 47-3 win at Moravian.  The Blue Jays held the Greyhounds to just 216 yards of total offense, including just 70 in the first half, limited MC to a 2-of-14 showing on third-down chances, recorded two takeaways, two sacks and nine tackles for losses.

It's Been a While:  The three points the Blue Jays allowed at Moravian are the fewest points Johns Hopkins has allowed in a road game since October 13, 2012, when JHU topped Dickinson, 49-0.

Seven or Less Under Rehring:  Since Mickey Rehring took over as the Blue Jay defensive coordinator in 2013, Johns Hopkins has now held the opposition to seven points or less 13 times - including the three-point performance by Moravian last week.

Because You'll Ask:  For the record, the last time Johns Hopkins scored a touchdown on offense, defense and special teams - prior to turning the trick in the season-opener against Randolph-Macon - was on November 10, 2007, when Richard Hill returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, Adam Winter returned an interception 12 yards for a score and the Blue Jay offense scored a pair of touchdowns in a 31-3 win at McDaniel.

At Home at Homewood:  Johns Hopkins has parlayed its home field advantage into victories in recent years.  In fact, the Blue Jays are 44-5 (.898) in the home blacks since the start of the 2010 season.

More Homewood:  Including the 63-31 win against Randolph-Macon earlier this season, Johns Hopkins has now won 39 straight regular season home games.  The Blue Jays last dropped a home game in the regular season on October 2, 2010 when Muhlenberg topped JHU, 30-27

61 Under to 61 Over:  Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff inherited a program with an all-time record that was 61 games UNDER .500 when he arrived (334-395-56).  With the win against Juniata on November 4, 2017, Johns Hopkins moved its all-time record to 61 games OVER .500. Entering this week's game against Dickinson, Johns Hopkins has an all-time record of 545-483-59 (+62).

Close Calls:  Since the start of the 2013 season, Johns Hopkins has lost a total of seven games.  Those seven losses have come by five, three, five, seven, four, three and two points (including playoff games).  Translation ... JHU has lost seven games in 5+ seasons by a total of 29 points.

On a Roll:  Johns Hopkins is 74-3 in its last 77 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season and 78-10 in its last 88 games overall since late in the 2010 season.

Sustained Success:  Since the start of the 2002 season, the Blue Jays sport a 145-38 (.792) record.  Taking it back farther, the Blue Jays are 151-41 (.786) since the start of the 2001 season and 156-46 (.772) since the beginning of the 2000 season.

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