The Game
« Johns Hopkins (12-0) welcomes Randolph-Macon (12-0) to Homewood Field for the quarterfinal round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Playoffs.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins moved into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Playoffs with a 39-17 victory over Union at Homewood Field in the second round of the playoffs on November 25.
« Randolph-Macon advanced to the quarterfinals with a 46-0 home victory over Ithaca in the second round on November 25.
What's Next
« The winner of the Johns Hopkins-Randolph-Macon game will play the winner of the Alma-Cortland St. game in the NCAA Semifinals on Saturday, December 9. The time and location of that game will be announced on Sunday, December 3.
History Lesson
« Greg Chimera is in his fifth year (fourth season ... 2020 season canceled due to COVID pandemic) as the head coach at Johns Hopkins.
« Chimera was named the head coach at Johns Hopkins on February 22, 2019 after the sudden passing of highly-respected head coach Jim Margraff on January 2, 2019.
« Chimera's first game as the head coach at Johns Hopkins came on September 5, 2019. In that game, the Blue Jays pulled out a tight 17-12 win at....Randolph-Macon.
Playoff History
« Johns Hopkins is making its 12th trip to the NCAAs, including its 10th since 2011.
« The Blue Jays are 12-11 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with a run to the 2018 NCAA Semifinals trips to the 2009 & 2023 NCAA Quarterfinals highlighting their playoff history.
« In addition to the above, the Blue Jays have also advanced to the second round of the playoffs in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2021.
« This week's game will be the 13th home playoff game in Hopkins history. JHU is 8-4 all-time at Homewood Field in NCAA Playoff games.
« This week's game against Randolph-Macon will mark the second time JHU has hosted a quarterfinal game (beat RPI 37-14 in the 2018 QFs at Homewood Field).
Against the ODAC
« This week's game against Randolph-Macon will be the 86th for Johns Hopkins against a team that is currently a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
« JHU is 44-38-3 all-time against ODAC teams with 41 of the previous 85 games coming against Randolph-Macon.
« JHU has currently won nine consecutive games against teams from the ODAC dating back to 2012 (7 straight against RMC in that time ... 2 wins against W&L in that time).
« JHU last dropped a game against an ODAC team in 2010 when the Blue Jays fell 41-37 at Randolph-Macon.
Against the ODAC in the NCAA Playoffs
« Johns Hopkins is 2-0 all-time in the NCAA Playoffs against teams from the ODAC.
« An 8-2 Hopkins teams went on the road and beat a 10-0 Hampden-Sydney team, 23-7, in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Playoffs.
« The Blue Jays topped Randolph-Macon 42-21 in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Playoffs at Homewood Field.
15 Straight
« Last week's 39-17 win over Union was Johns Hopkins' 15th consecutive win dating back to last season.
« The 15-game winning streak is tied for the longest winning streak in school history; the current streak matches a 15-game run that began in the middle of the 2010 season and ran through the end of the 2011 regular season.
« This is the ninth time JHU has had a winning streak of 10+ games - every Johns Hopkins winning streak of 10+ games has taken place since the start of the 2002 season.
« JHU's current 15-game winning streak is the seventh-longest in the nation in all divisions of college football (NCAA only).Â
At Home at Homewood
« Johns Hopkins has extended its school-record home winning streak to 19 games (dating back to 2019) with wins this season at Homewood Field against Ithaca, Christopher Newport, Gettysburg, Ursinus, McDaniel, Western Connecticut State and Union.
« The 19-game home winning streak breaks the previous record of 12 straight home wins. JHU has twice (2014-15 / 2017-18) won 12 consecutive home games.
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 66-7 (.904) at Homewood Field.
12-Win Seasons
« The Blue Jays improved to 12-0 on the year with last week's 39-17 win against Union.  JHU is one of five undefeated teams remaining in Division III football.
« The 12 wins this season are tied for the most in program history; the 2018 team won 12 games en route to the program's only trip to the NCAA Semifinals. The 2018 team finished 12-2.
« The 12-0 start to this season is the best start in school history. JHU started the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons with 11 straight wins before falling in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
On a Roll
« Johns Hopkins is 116-8 in its last 124 regular season games dating back to late in the 2010 season.
« The Blue Jays are 129-17 in their last 146 games overall since late in the 2010 season.
« Since the start of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays are 132-20 (.868) overall and 104-10 (.912) in the Centennial Conference.
« Dating back farther, Johns Hopkins is 195-45 (.813) since the start of the 2002 season, 201-48 (.807) since the start of the 2001 season and 206-53 (.795) since the start of the 2000 season.
Harvey Rolling
« Junior Bay Harvey is enjoying a strong season in his first year as the Blue Jays' starting quarterback. Through 12 games, he is 217-of-318 (.682) for 2,935 yards with 33 touchdowns against seven interceptions. He has also rushed for 621 yards and nine touchdowns thus far.
« With 2,935 yards passing and 621 yards rushing, Harvey is the first player in school history to top 2,500 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in one season.
« Entering this week's game against Randolph-Macon, Harvey has thrown at least two touchdown passes in nine of 12 games this season and three or more in seven of 12 games.
Instant Impact
« Freshman Cole Crotty wasted little time making an impact on the Blue Jay football program this season as he grabbed First Team All-Centennial honors and was named the CC's Rookie of the Year.
« In his Blue Jay debut against Ithaca, Crotty had three receptions for a team-high 83 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Bombers. Although data is incomplete, there is no record of another freshman scoring two touchdowns in a season-opening game for Johns Hopkins dating back to 1972.
« On the year, he leads the team in receptions (69) and receiving yards (1,012) and ranks third in touchdown receptions (9).
Polce Reaches 1,000
« Graduate student wide receiver Josh Polce etched his name in the Blue Jay record book with his effort at Franklin & Marshall on October 14.
« Polce had seven receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the win against the Diplomats, added six receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown in the win against Ursinus a week later and has since pushed his season totals to 58 receptions for 814 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns.
« With his 112 yards receiving at F&M, Polce became the 31st player in school history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards. He now has career totals of 95 receptions for 1,354 yards and 20 TDs. He ranks 10th in school history in career touchdown receptions, 23rd in receptions and 22nd in receiving yards.
Scoring is Up
« After averaging 23.5 points through the first two games of the season, Johns Hopkins has added more than 20 points per game to its output in the last 10 games as the Blue Jays have rolled up 42 (Salisbury), 55 (Rowan), 49 (Gettysburg), 34 (F&M), 42 (Ursinus), 34 (Muhlenberg), 34 (Dickinson), 58 (McDaniel), 62 (WestConn) and 39 (Union) points in their last 10 games for an average of 44.9 points per game over that span.
More Scoring
« The 120 points JHU scored against McDaniel (58) and WestConn (62) mark just the seventh time Johns Hopkins has scored 120 or more combined points in a two-game span.
« With the 58-point effort against McDaniel and the 62-point showing against WestConn, JHU scored 55 or more points in back-to-back games for just the second time in school history and 58+ in back-to-back games for the first time ever.
Must be the Speech
« There must be something to the speech head coach Greg Chimera gives in the locker room before the Blue Jays take the field for the first and third quarters.
« Through 12 games, JHU has outscored the opposition 134-40 in the first quarter and 118-44 in the third quarter.
« The Blue Jays are also +66 in scoring in the second quarter (155-89) to give them a 407-173 scoring margin in the first three quarters of their games to-date.
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