The Game
«  Johns Hopkins (1-1, 0-1 Centennial) plays the second of two straight games at Homewood Field as the Blue Jays welcome Moravian (0-2, 0-1 CC) to Baltimore for the 21st all-time meeting between the two teams.

A Look Back
«  Then seventh-ranked Johns Hopkins dropped a 28-27 decision to Susquehanna last Saturday at Homewood Field.  The Blue Jays led 24-7 early in the fourth quarter before the River Hawks rallied for the victory.
«  Moravian was less than 30 seconds away from grabbing its first win of the season before a late McDaniel touchdown gave the Green Terror a 13-10 win in Bethlehem.

The Facts
«  This is the 135th season of Johns Hopkins football.  JHU first fielded a team in 1882.
«  Johns Hopkins enters this week's game with an all-time record of 556-485-58 (.532).
«  In this decade (since the start of the 2010 season), the Blue Jays are 93-15 (.861) overall and 76-6 (.927) in the Centennial Conference.]\«  JHU owns 14 Centennial Conference titles (all won since 2002) and has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs 10 times (all since 2005).

For the Record
«  This week's game against Moravian will be the 1,100th in school history.

Poll Position
«  Johns Hopkins is ranked 21st in this week's 2019 D3football.com Poll.
«  The Blue Jays picked up three preseason top 10 rankings as JHU was ranked fifth by Street & Smith's and Lindy's and sixth by D3football.com  Every preseason ranking the Blue Jays drew this year is the highest in school history.

Centennial Openers
«  Including last week's loss to Susquehanna, Johns Hopkins is 25-12 in its 37 league-opening games.
«  JHU had won 10 straight league openers before falling at Susquehanna last season in its CC opener.
«  Johns Hopkins' 25 CC-opening wins are the most in league history.

Its Been a While
«  Last week's loss to Susquehanna snapped a pair of winning streaks for the Blue Jays.
«  The 28-27 setback to the River Hawks snapped a 12-game overall home winning streak for the Blue Jays that dated to a 28-21 loss to Mount Union in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Playoffs.
«  The loss to the River Hawks was Johns Hopkins' first regular season home loss since the Blue Jays dropped a 30-27 decision against Muhlenberg on October 2, 2010.  Since that loss to the Mules, Johns Hopkins had won 43 consecutive regular season home games.

On This Date
«  This week's game will be just the seventh game the Blue Jays have played on this date.  Johns Hopkins has won four of the previous six September 20th games.
«   The Blue Jays have won each of their last four games played on September 20, including a 33-14 win against Moravian at Homewood Field in its last game on this date (2014).
«  For what it's worth, Johns Hopkins has scored at least 24 points in each of its last four games played on September 20 and has punched up 33 or more in three of those four.

Friday Night Lights - For the 50th Time at Homewood
«  Johns Hopkins continues a tradition that started on September 25, 1982 with the Friday night game at Homewood Field this week against Moravian.  This is the first of two Friday night games at Homewood this season as the Blue Jays will host Gettysburg on October 25.
«  This week's game against Moravian will be the 50th Friday night game Johns Hopkins will host since that first one against Widener in 1982.
«  The Blue Jays are 35-13-1 at home on Friday nights and have won 10 straight games at Homewood under the Friday night lights.
«  This will be the first time Moravian visits Homewood on Friday night.  Moravian joins Dickinson, Gettysburg, Muhlenberg and Ursinus as current Centennial Conference teams to play at Johns Hopkins on Friday night.

Hubley Matches Career Highs
«  Junior wide receiver Ryan Hubley enjoyed one of the finest games of his career last week against Susquehanna as he totaled 12 receptions for 161 yards and also returned two kickoffs for 41 yards.
«  The 12 receptions and 161 receiving yards both match Hubley's previous career highs and the 202 all-purpose yards are a personal best.
«  Hubley now leads the team and the Centennial Conference with 15 receptions on the year and he jumped into 13th place on JHU's career receptions list with his 12 last week (127).

Pick Six
«  Junior Ryan Weed notched his second interception of the young season against Susquehanna and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown that gave Hopkins a 21-7 second-quarter lead.
« The pick-six was the first for Johns Hopkins since Macauley Kilbane took one back 34 yards in a 63-31 win against Randolph-Macon in the 2018 season opener.
«  Weed's interception return for a score is the 16th for Johns Hopkins since the 2000 season and the 11th since the start of the 2009 season.

Kalanik Closing on 25, 50
«  Senior defensive end Mike Kalanik totaled six tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in last week's game against Susquehanna and now has 15 tackles, 3.0 tackles for losses and 2.5 sacks on the year.]
«  With his efforts through the first two games, Kalanik now has 24.5 career sacks and 47.0 tackles for loss.
«  With another sack, he'll become the seventh Centennial Conference player since 2000 to reach 25.  With three TFLs he'll be the sixth CC player since 2000 to reach 50.

Blue Jays Pick Four
«  The Johns Hopkins defense intercepted four passes - all in the fourth quarter - in last week's 17-12 win at Randolph-Macon.
«  The four interceptions mark the 13th time since 2001 that the Johns Hopkins defense has intercepted four or more passes in a game.  Prior to the game at RMC, the last four-INT game for JHU came last October in a 27-16 win over 22nd-ranked Muhlenberg.]\
«  The last time Johns Hopkins came up with four or more interceptions in a season opener was in 2008, when the Blue Jays had five in a 34-3 win against St. Lawrence at Homewood Field.  The starting fullback for Johns Hopkins that day?  Greg Chimera.

Close Calls
«  Since the start of the 2013 season, Johns Hopkins has lost a total of nine games.  Those eight losses have come by five, three, five, seven, four, three, two, eight and one point.  Translation, Johns Hopkins eight losses since the start of the 2013 season have all come by a touchdown or less and by a total of just 37 points.

On a Roll
«  Johns Hopkins is 82-4 in its last 86 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season.
«  The Blue Jays are 89-12 in their last 101 games overall since late in the 2010 season.
«  Dating back farther, Johns Hopkins is 156-40 (.796) since the start of the 2002 season, 162-43 (.790) since the start of the 2001 season and 167-48 (.777) since the start of the 2000 season.

At Home at Homewood
«  Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 50-6 (.893) at Homewood Field.
«  Johns Hopkins had won 12 consecutive games at Homewood Field before the loss on September 14 against Susquehanna.  This is tied for the longest home winning streak in school history.  JHU previously won 12 straight games at home from 2014-15.

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