The Game
« Johns Hopkins (3-0, 2-0 CC) returns to Homewood Field for the second straight week as the Blue Jays welcome Moravian (1-2, 1-1 CC) for a Friday night tilt.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins moved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial with a 70-0 victory over Juniata at Homewood Field last Saturday.
« Moravian went on the road last Saturday and fell at Susquehanna, 37-3.
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 576-489-58 (.539).
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 113-19 (.856) overall and 92-9 (.911) 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).
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins is ranked ninth in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches Poll and ninth in the D3football.com Poll. This week's AFCA Poll is the first of the 2022 season.
« Johns Hopkins was ranked 13th in the final AFCA Poll of the 2021 season and 14th in the final D3football.com Poll.
Sweet September
« Dating back to 2010, Johns Hopkins is 44-4 in the month of September.
« During the September run dating back to 2010, the Blue Jays are 24-3 on the road and 20-1 at Homewood Field.
Friday Night Lights
« Dating back to 1982, when the Blue Jays began regularly scheduling games on Friday night, this week's game will be the 59th for Johns Hopkins under the Friday night lights.
« Since 1982, Johns Hopkins is 40-17-1 (.698) on Friday nights, including 36-13-1 (.730) at Homewood Field.
« Johns Hopkins has won 12 straight home games on Friday night dating back to 2008. The last home loss on a Friday night for the Blue Jays was a 41-10 setback to Gettysburg in 2007.
« This will be just the second trip to Homewood Field on Friday night for Moravian. Johns Hopkins topped the Greyhounds, 41-0, in the teams' only other meeting under the FNL in 2019.
Before The Bye
« Including last week's win against Juniata and dating back to 2011, the Blue Jays are 48-3 in games played before their bye week.
« The Centennial Conference went to the league-wide bye in the middle of the season in 2011.
« Johns Hopkins has made it to its bye week unbeaten seven times since 2011 (2011-16, 2021) and suffered a single loss before the bye each year from 2017-19.
35+ in Nine Straight
« With the 70-point showing in last week's win against Juniata, Johns Hopkins has now scored at least 35 points in a school-record nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
« The Blue Jays first scored 35+ in eight straight from 2015-16 and bridged the 2019-21 seasons with an eight-game run as well.
« Dating back to late in the 2019 season, the Blue Jays have reached the 35-point mark in 17 of their last 18 games.
70+
« Johns Hopkins topped the 70-point mark for just the fifth time in school history with last week's 70-0 win against Juniata.
« The JHU school record for points in a game is 87 (Loyola/1924), while Hopkins has also hit the 70 mark against Gettysburg (83/2011), Juniata (77/2021) and Swarthmore (73/1997).
One Record Broken, One Record Tied
« Johns Hopkins set a school record with a 63-point showing in the first half of last week's game against Juniata. The previous record of 49 was set in the first half at McDaniel in 2017.
« JHU also tied the school record for most points scored in a quarter with a 35-point effort in the first quarter last week. The Blue Jays scored 35 points in the first quarter at McDaniel in 2017.
JHU 3rd, Talarico 8th in Kickoff Returns
« Through three games, Johns Hopkins ranks third in the nation in kickoff return average as a team as the Blue Jays have returned eight kickoffs for 288 yards, an average of 37.25 yards per return.
« In addition, sophomore EJ Talarico currently ranks eighth in the nation in kickoff returns by an individual as he is averaging 34.0 yards on seven kickoff returns (7-238-1).
Revere Tied for 3rd in Receiving TDs
« Graduate student Quinn Revere continued his torrid streak of finding the end zone last week against Juniata as he had four receptions for 40 yards with two of his four catches going for touchdowns.
« Through three games, Revere has 16 receptions for 142 yards and six touchdowns. He is currently tied for third in the nation in receiving TDs with his six thus far.
« Dating back to last season, Revere has two TD catches in each of JHU's last four games.
It's Been a While
« The Johns Hopkins defense turned in a strong outing in last week's shutout victory against Juniata.
« The Blue Jays held the Eagles to -14 rushing yards and just 123 yards of total offense. The last time Hopkins held a team to negative rushing yards was on November 7, 2009, when the Blue Jays held F&M to -20 in a 51-13 victory.
It's All Academic
« Johns Hopkins set a national record with eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2021. The eight are the most AAAs produced by one team, in any sport, in any division, in any year ... ever.
« Among the eight AAAs a year ago, six are back for the 2022 season and they include Ross Andersson (DB / 1st Team), Chris Bedell (DL / 2nd Team), Alan Gorny (OL / 1st Team), Luke Schuermann (DL / 1st Team), Emmett Turner (TE / 2nd Team) and JR Woods (OL / 1st Team).
« The eight AAA selections for the football team were part of a haul of 25 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Johns Hopkins produced across all of its athletic programs in 2021-22 ... the 25 are a school record for one year and give Johns Hopkins 43 in the last two years.
Close Calls
« Since the start of the 2013 season, Johns Hopkins has lost a total of 13 games. Those 13 losses have come by a total of 81 points with setbacks by five, three, five, seven, four, three, two, eight, one, three, 15 (twice) and 10 points. Translation, 11 of Johns Hopkins' 13 losses since the start of the 2013 season have come by a touchdown or less.
On a Roll
« Johns Hopkins is 100-7 in its last 107 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season.
« The Blue Jays are 110-16 in their last 126 games overall since late in the 2010 season.
« Dating back farther, Johns Hopkins is 176-44 (.800) since the start of the 2002 season, 182-47 (.795) since the start of the 2001 season and 187-52 (.782) since the start of the 2000 season.
At Home at Homewood
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 54-7 (.885) at Homewood Field.
« Johns Hopkins had won 12 consecutive games at Homewood Field before the loss on September 14, 2019 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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