The Game
« Johns Hopkins (4-1, 1-0 Centennial) opens the back half of its 2024 schedule as the Blue Jays welcome Franklin & Marshall (3-2, 1-1 CC) to Homewood Field.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins improved to 4-1 overall as the Blue Jays grabbed a win in its CC opener with a 51-7 victory at Gettysburg last Friday night.
« The Diplomats went on the road last Saturday and dropped a heart-breaking 23-17 decision at league-leading Ursinus.
Victory Number 600
« Johns Hopkins grabbed the 600th victory in program history with the 51-7 win at Gettysburg last Friday.
« With the win, Johns Hopkins improved its all-time record to 600-491-57 (.547).
The Facts
« This is the 139th 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 600-491-57 (.547).
« Overall, JHU owns 16 Centennial Conference titles (all won since 2002) and has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs 12 times (all since 2005).
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins checks in at #20 in this week's AFCA Poll and is 21st in the D3football.com Poll.
« Since the AFCA debuted its poll in 1999, this week's #20 ranking marks the 137th time in 252 polls that the Blue Jays have appeared in the top 25.
« The Blue Jays are in the D3football.com Top-25 for the 159th time in 266 polls since D3football launched its poll in 2003.
Oktoberfest
« Johns Hopkins flipped the calendar to October with the recent game against Rowan and the month has been good to the Blue Jays of late.
« Including last week's win against the Bullets, the Blue Jays have won 43 of their last 46 games in the month of October dating back to 2010.
« The Blue Jays had been just 10-8 in their previous 18 games in the month of October before jump-starting the current 46-game run with a 49-24 win at Susquehanna (10-23-2010).
« During their October run dating back to 2010, the Jays have lost just once at home.
Random, But Noteworthy
« Johns Hopkins rang up a season-high 582 yards of total offense last week at Gettysburg. This marked the 81st time in school history that JHU has topped the 500-yard mark ... the Blue Jays are 80-1 in those 81 games.
« The Blue Jays improved to 45-17-1 in games played on Friday night (dating back to 1982).
« Johns Hopkins' next four opponents (F&M, Ursinus, Muhlenberg, Dickinson) are a combined 14-6 (.700) with three of those six losses coming when they have played each other.
Defense Among Centennial's Best
« While the 51-point effort in last week's win at Gettysburg may have grabbed the headlines, the Blue Jay defense quietly turned in another standout showing.
« The seven points allowed mark the third time in five games the Blue Jays have allowed 13 points or less and the 219 yards allowed marked the second time JHU has held the opposition under 220 yards.
« Entering this week's game, Johns Hopkins leads the Centennial in total defense (282.6), ranks second in scoring defense (17.4) and passing defense (159.4) and ranks third in rushing defense (123.2). JHU is also the only team in the league allowing the opposition to complete less than 53% of its pass attempts (.477).
More Defense
« The 144 yards JHU allowed at CNU earlier this season marked the first time JHU has held a team under 150 yards since the Jays limited Gettysburg to 139 on Oct. 22, 2022.
« The three points the Blue Jays held CNU to were the fewest the Captains have scored in a home game since 2003.
 A Final Defense
« The Blue Jay defense has not allowed a point in the first quarter since the first game of the season at Ithaca.
« JHU allowed two touchdowns at Ithaca in the first 7:20 of the game, but the Jays held the Bombers scoreless for the final 7:40 and didn't allow a point in the first quarter against Christopher Newport, Salisbury, Rowan or Gettysburg.
Paxton's Record-Tying Night
« Johns Hopkins freshman kicker Brad Paxton entered the Blue Jay record book in the win at Gettysburg. For his efforts, he was honored as the Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
« Paxton hit all six of his extra points and was 3-for-3 on field goals as he was good from 27, 20 and 30 yards in the victory against the Bullets. His 15 points tied the Johns Hopkins single-game record for points by a kicker.
« Alex Lachman originally set the record with 15 points in a game against Moravian in 2007 and then matched his own record in 2009 against Franklin & Marshall. Prior to Paxton's showing, those were the only two instances in school history that a kicker had 15 points in a game.
Schroeder Tops 1,000
« Junior Geoff Schroeder rushed for 64 yards on 12 carries in last week's win at Gettysburg and, in the process, entered the Blue Jay record book.
« Schroeder's 64-yard effort pushed his career rushing total to 1,034 yards, making him the 30th player in Johns Hopkins history to top the 1,000-yard mark.
Rich Inches Closer to 1,000
« Senior Andrew Rich rushed for a team-high 84 yards on nine carries last week at Gettysburg and inched closer to 1,000 for his career.
« Rich enters this week's game needing just 55 yards to become the 31st player in program history to top 1,000 career rushing yards.
Talarico Closing on Kane's Record
« Senior EJ Talarico had one kickoff return for 20 yards last week at Gettysburg and enters this week's game against F&M within striking distance of the school record for kickoff return yardage.
« In his career, Talarico has returned 51 kickoffs for 1,183 yards, which leaves him just 77 yards shy of overtaking Bruce Kane (1,259 yards / 1977-80) as JHU's career kickoff return yardage leader.
At Home at Homewood
« Including the recent win against Rowan, the Blue Jays have enjoyed a dominant recent run at Homewood Field.
« Since the start of the 2014 season, the Blue Jays are 51-6 (.895) at Homewood Field; they are 67-9 (.882) at Homewood since 2010.
« JHU won a school-record 19 consecutive games at home from midway through the 2019 season until the 2023 NCAA Quarterfinal.
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