The Game
« Johns Hopkins (1-0) welcomes John Carroll (1-0) to Homewood Field for the Blue Jays' 2025 home opener and the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins went on the road in week one for the fifth time in six years ... and for the fifth time the Blue Jays came out victorious as they scored a 42-14 win at Ithaca last Saturday.
« John Carroll did its part to set up this week's top-20 showdown as the Blue Streaks cruised to a 48-14 win at Waynesburg in their season opener last Saturday.
The Facts
« This is the 140th 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 609-492-57 (.551).
« Overall, JHU owns 17 Centennial Conference titles (all 17 won since 2002) and has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs 13 times (all 13 since 2005).
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins is ranked #3 by the AFCA and D3football.com in his week's national polls.
« The number three rankings from the AFCA and D3football.com are tied for the highest ever for Johns Hopkins. Dating back to last season's final poll, the Blue Jays have been ranked third by each organization in each of its last three sets of national rankings.
« John Carroll also brings a pair of top 20 rankings to Homewood Field as the Blue Streaks check in at #21 in the AFCA Poll and #20 in the D3football.com Poll.
« Johns Hopkins is appearing in the AFCA Top-25 for the 145th time in 260 polls since the poll debuted in 1999. Additionally, the Blue Jays are in the D3football.com Top-25 for the 164th time in 274 polls since D3football launched its poll in 2003.
Note of the Week
« The two quarterbacks expected to start in this week's game (Bay Harvey-JHU & Nick Semptimphelter-JCU) combined to complete 41-of-44 (.932) pass attempts last week. They rank first (Semptimphelter (.962)) and second (Harvey (.889)) in the nation in completion percentage after the first week of games.
For Openers
« Including last week's win at Ithaca, Johns Hopkins has won its last 14 season openers dating back to 2011.
« During the 14-game winning streak in season openers, the Blue Jays have outscored the opposition 573-248 and only four of the 14 games have been decided by 15 points or less.
Sweet September
« Dating back to 2010, Johns Hopkins is 52-5 in the month of September.]
« Also dating back to 2010, the Blue Jays are 23-2 at home and 29-3 on the road in September.
A Fraternity of Two
« Johns Hopkins advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time last season (2018). Last year's appearance came one season after the Blue Jays made a run to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
« Johns Hopkins and North Central are the only two teams in the nation that have advanced to at least the NCAA Quarterfinals in each of the last two years.
A Fraternity of Three
« In addition to ranking as one of just two teams in the nation that has advanced to at least the NCAA Quarterfinals in each of the last two years, Johns Hopkins also belongs to another close-knit fraternity based on its recent success.
« Since 2021, Johns Hopkins has won 10 (2021), 10 (2022), 12 (2023) and 12 (2024) games with a combined record of 44-6 in that time. Among Division III teams, only North Central and Mount Union have also won at least 10 games in each of the last four years.
Against the NCAC
« This week's game will be just the fourth all-time for Johns Hopkins against a team that currently competes in the North Coast Athletic Conference, and the first-ever against John Carroll.
« JHU had gone 60 years without playing an NCAC member prior to the 2024 NCAA Playoffs, but this week's game will be JHU's second in a five-game span dating back to last season against an NCAC team.
« The Blue Jays knocked off 2024 NCAC Champion DePauw, 14-9, in the NCAA round of 16 last season.
Defense Shines in Season Opener
« The Blue Jays made their run to the NCAA Semifinals last season in large part due to the play of their defense. In last Saturday's win at Ithaca, the unit picked up right where it left off a year ago.
« The Blue Jays held Ithaca to just 282 yards of total offense, including just 88 on the ground, and the Bombers didn't score until just 2:13 remained in the third quarter.
« Johns Hopkins generated five sacks and forced three Ithaca turnovers (2 interceptions, one fumble) that the Blue Jay offense turned into 14 points.Â
It's Been a Minute
« The Blue Jay defense notched five sacks and came up with three turnovers last week at Ithaca (2 INTs, 1 FR).
« This marked the first time since November 19, 2022 that JHU has registered 5+ sacks while also causing three or more turnovers in a game. On that day, in a 27-7 win over Stevenson in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series, JHU posted six sacks and forced three turnovers (2 INTs, 1 FR).
Smith Honored by Centennial
« Senior Jack Smith made the first start of his career at linebacker last week at Ithaca - and he made it one to remember.
« Smith led the Blue Jays with a career-high 14 tackles, including half a sack, and added a pass breakup in the victory.
« For his efforts, Smith was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Welcome Back
« Graduate student quarterback Bay Harvey made his return to the lineup last week at Ithaca after missing the final 11 games of the 2024 season with an injury.
« Harvey turned in a strong performance in his first action in 50 weeks as he was 16-of-18 (.889) for 161 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 17 yards and another score in the victory.
« With his one touchdown pass last week against the Bombers, Harvey needs just one more to become sixth player in JHU history to throw 50 TD passes.
Schroeder Fuels Opening Victory
« Senior Geoff Schroeder helped power a Blue Jay rushing attack that churned out 222 yards in last week's win at Ithaca.
« Schroeder rushed 19 times for 80 yards and added a career-best three rushing TDs (2, 2, 1) while adding four receptions for 30 yards.
« Schroeder is the first Blue Jay with three rushing TDs since Spencer Uggla had three in a 39-17 win against Union in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Playoffs.
« With his effort against Ithaca, Schroeder went over 1,600 career rushing yards (1,611) and 2,000 career all-purpose yards (2,032).Â
It's Been a While
« Brock Dandridge ran himself right into the Blue Jay record book last week at Ithaca ... and it took all of one carry for him to get there.
« Early in the fourth quarter on the first rushing attempt of his career, Dandridge raced 59 yards for a touchdown that gave the Blue Jays a 42-7 lead.
« The 59-yard run was the longest by a Johns Hopkins freshman since 2008, when Lyndon O'Connor went 69 yards for a touchdown against Dickinson.
« Dandridge ended the first game of his career with eight carries for 79 yards and one TD.
At Home at Homewood
« Including the win against Mary Hardin-Baylor in the 2024 NCAA Quarterfinals, the Blue Jays have enjoyed a dominant recent run at Homewood Field.
« Since the start of the 2014 season, the Blue Jays are 56-6 (.903) at Homewood Field; they are 72-9 (.889) 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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