The Game
« Johns Hopkins (9-1) welcomes Stevenson (8-2) to Homewood Field for one of three Centennial-MAC Bowl Games on Saturday, November 19.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins reached the nine-win mark for the second consecutive year and the 14th time in school history with a 44-7 win against McDaniel last Saturday (Nov. 12) at Homewood Field in the regular season finale.
« Stevenson had the rare final-week bye as the Mustangs closed the regular season on November 5 with a 28-0 win over Wilkes.
The Facts
« This is the 137th 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 583-489-57 (.542).
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 119-20 (.856) overall and 98-10 (.907) in the Centennial Conference.
« Overall, JHU owns 15 Centennial Conference titles (all won since 2002) and has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs 11 times (all since 2005).
The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
« The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series is comprised of the top three teams from each conference that are not selected to the NCAA Division III Championship.
« The series debuted in 2015 and included two games from 2015-17 and has included three games each year since 2018.
« The schedule of games in 2022 is as follows:
#2 MAC (Stevenson) @ #1 Centennial (JHU)
#2 Centennial (Ursinus) @ #1 MAC (King's)
#3 Centennial (Muhlenberg) @ #3 MAC (Leb. Val.)
JHU in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
« Johns Hopkins will be making its second all-time appearance in the series with the first coming in 2019.
« The Blue Jays beat Stevenson, 51-28, in 2019 in their only other appearance in the series.
« Stevenson is making its record fifth appearance in the series; the Mustangs are 1-3 all-time in the series with their lone win coming in 2015 at Muhlenberg (14-9).
Johns Hopkins' Post-Season History
« This week's game against Stevenson will be the 28th post-season game in Johns Hopkins football history with every post-season game coming since 2002.
« The Blue Jays are 15-12 all-time in the post-season, including 10-11 all-time the NCAA Playoffs.
« Johns Hopkins advanced to the NCAA Semifinals in 2018, the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2009 and made second round appearance in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2021.
« In addition to their 10-11 mark in the NCAAs, Johns Hopkins is 4-1 in ECAC Bowl Games and 1-0 in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series.
Looking for Win #10
« With a 9-1 record, Johns Hopkins enters this week's game with a chance to notch a second consecutive 10-win season.
« JHU has won 10 or more games 10 times in program history with all 10 of those instances coming since 2003.
« JHU won a program-record 12 games in 2018, notched 11 wins in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and had 10 wins in 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2021.
Home Streaking
« Johns Hopkins ran its home winning streak to 11 games (dating back to 2019) with the 44-7 win last week against McDaniel.
« The 11-game home winning streak is just one shy of the school-record of 12 set twice previously (2014-15 / 2017-18). JHU also had an 11-game home winning streak that bridged the 2012-13 seasons and 10-game home streaks from 1996-97 and 2002-04.
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 58-7 (.892) at Homewood Field.
Jays Ninth in Scoring, Seventh in Total Offense
« Through 10 games, Johns Hopkins is averaging 45.4 points and 505.4 yards of total offense.
« The Blue Jays currently rank ninth in the nation in scoring offense and seventh in total offense.
« The 45.4 points per game is just behind last year's school-record average of 46.5, while the 505.4 yards per game the Blue Jays are averaging leaves them within striking distance of averaging 500 yards per game for just the sixth time in school history. The school-record for yards per game is 550.9 (2018).
Tracking the Offensive Record Book
« The 454 points JHU has scored this season ranks as the fifth-highest single-season total in school history. The fourth-best total is 497 (2016) and JHU has scored 500+ points just three times - and never in fewer than 12 games.
« The JHU single-season record for passing touchdowns is 39 (2018, 2021). JHU quarterbacks have currently combined to throw 36 TD passes this season.
Topping 300
« Johns Hopkins rushed for a season-high 309 yards in the recent win against Muhlenberg. The 309 yards are the most for Johns Hopkins since the Blue Jays rushed for 400 yards in a 58-27 win at sixth-ranked Frostburg in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Playoffs.
« The 309-yard rushing performance is the 38th 300-yard rushing game in school history. JHU is 38-0 all -time when rushing for 300+.
Rush Defense Among Nation's Best
« Through 10 games, the Blue Jays are allowing an average of just 76.2 yards per game on the ground to rank first in the Centennial Conference and 24th in the nation.
« The Blue Jays have held six of their last eight opponents to less than 80 yards rushing and have allowed a total of just 511 rushing yards in the last eight games (63.9 yards/game).
« Dating back to the start of the 2021 season (a span of 22 games), JHU has held the opposition to less than 80 yards rushing 13 times and less than 85 yards 14 times.
Tracking the Defensive Record Book
« Johns Hopkins is on pace to set a school record for fewest rushing yards allowed per game. With 76.2 yards per game allowed on the ground thus far, the Blue Jays are more than eight yards per game ahead of the record pace of 84.6 yards per game allowed in 2009.
« The school record for fewest total rushing yards allowed is 747 (1959). If JHU holds Stevenson to less than 138 yards on the ground, it would mark just the third time the Blue Jays have allowed less than 900 yards rushing through an entire season.
Schuermann In the JHU Record Book
« Johns Hopkins junior Luke Schuermann set a school record with six sacks in the win at F&M on October 1. The previous record of five had been held by Dave Goldman since 1987, when he notched five in a 19-6 win over Saint Peter's.
« Schuermann's six sacks also tied the Centennial Conference single-game record and he is the only player in the nation (at any NCAA school) with a six-sack game this season.
« Entering this week's game against Stevenson, Schuermann is tied for ninth in the nation (Division III) in sacks per game (1.10) and ranks fifth in tackles for loss per game (2.20).
« On the year, Schuermann ranks second on the team in tackles (62) and leads the team and the Centennial Conference in sacks (11.0) and tackles for loss (22.0). His 22 TFLs are a Johns Hopkins single-season record, while he needs just one sack to break Brian Cook's single-season school record for sacks (11.5 in 2004)
A Fraternity of Four
« Johns Hopkins quarterback Ryan Stevens enters this week's game having already enjoyed one of the great seasons in school history. He is currently 218-of-309 for 2,387 yards with 32 touchdowns against just five interceptions. He's also rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns on the year.
« With his effort last week against McDaniel, he now has 6,308 passing yards and 65 touchdown passes in his career and he joins Hewitt Tomlin (10,481 passing yards / 74 TDs), Jonathan Germano (6,623 / 68) and David Tammaro (10,319 / 85) as the only Johns Hopkins quarterbacks with more than 6,000 career passing yards and 60 touchdown passes.
« Stevens eclipsed the 5,000-yard mark in his 20th career game to break Tammaro's record for reaching 5,000 the fastest (21 games). For the record, both Stevens and Tammaro reached the mark in their 17th career start as Tammaro (4 games) and Stevens (3) saw limited time as freshmen.
Wolf Into Top 5, Top 15
« Senior running back Danny Wolf has rushed for 701 yards and eight touchdowns this season in seven games played. His efforts thus far in 2022 push his career totals 1,805 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on just 321 career carries.
« Wolf is now in sole possession of fourth place on JHU's career rushing touchdowns list and ranks 15th in career rushing yards.
Revere Ties Single-Game TDs Record
« Wide receiver Quinn Revere rang up eight catches for 123 yards and four touchdown receptions - all in the first half - against Gettysburg on October 23. For his efforts, he was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
« The four TD receptions tied the Johns Hopkins single-game record and mark just the third time a JHU player has had four TD catches in one game. College Football Hall of Famer Bill Stromberg had four against Georgetown in 1980, while Sam Wernick had four in a win at Susquehanna in 2010.
« With six receptions for 74 yards last week against McDaniel, Revere ran his 21-game career totals to 123 receptions for 1,743 yards and 23 touchdowns. He ranks 16th in school history in receptions, 17th in receiving yards and seventh in TD receptions.
200 ... and 10
« Nick Seidel, Johns Hopkins' career active leader in tackles (221), has been credited with 40 tackles through 10 games. He recorded the 200th tackle of his career in the win against Muhlenberg on the same night he added his 10th career interception. With another INT last week against McDaniel, he is now tied for 10th in school history in career interceptions with his 11.
« Seidel is the first Johns Hopkins player to reach 200 career tackles and 10 career interceptions since Matt Campbell rang up 256 tackles and 16 interceptions from 2001-04.
Close Calls
« Since the start of the 2013 season, Johns Hopkins has lost a total of 14 games. Those 14 losses have come by a total of 83 points with setbacks by five, three, five, seven, four, three, two, eight, one, three, 15 (twice), 10 and two points. Translation, 12 of Johns Hopkins' 14 losses since the start of the 2013 season have come by a touchdown or less.
On a Roll
« Johns Hopkins is 106-8 in its last 114 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season6
« The Blue Jays are 116-17 in their last 133 games overall since late in the 2010 season.
« Dating back farther, Johns Hopkins is 182-45 (.802) since the start of the 2002 season, 188-48 (.797) since the start of the 2001 season and 193-53 (.785) since the start of the 2000 season.
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