The Game
« Johns Hopkins (4-5, 3-3 CC) welcomes Franklin & Marshall (8-1, 5-1 CC) to Homewood Field for the 2026 regular season finale for both teams.
A Look Back
« Johns Hopkins won its third straight game as the Blue Jays topped McDaniel, 54-6, last Saturday in Westminster.
« Franklin & Marshall bumped its winning streak to four games with a 24-19 victory at home against Carnegie Mellon.
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins is not ranked this week in either the AFCA or D3football.com Polls.
« F&M is listed as receiving votes in both the AFCA and D3football.com Polls this week.
The Facts
« This is the 141st 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 624-499-57 (.553).
« Overall, JHU owns 17 Centennial Conference titles (all 17 won since 2002) and has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs 14 times (all 14 since 2005).
Honoring our Seniors
« Johns Hopkins will honor 16 seniors prior to the game against the Diplomats.
« Since the current senior class arrived in the fall of 2023, the Blue Jays have amassed a 40-10 record, won two Centennial Conference titles, made a run to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2023 and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals in 2024 and 2025.
November Reign
« Including last week's 54-6 win at McDaniel, the Blue Jays are 25-3 in the month of November dating back to 2018, when JHU went 4-0 en route to the program's first appearance in the NCAA Semifinals.
Friday Night Lights
« Including the recent win against Gettysburg and dating back to 1982 (when JHU began regularly scheduling Friday night games), Johns Hopkins is 47-18-1 (.720) on Friday night, including 42-13-1 (.759) at Homewood Field.
« Johns Hopkins has won 18 straight home games on Friday night dating back to 2008.
« This week's game against Franklin & Marshall marks the first time in series history that the Blue Jays and Diplomats are meeting on a Friday night.
It's Been a Minute
« This week's game against Franklin & Marshall will mark the first time since 1934 that Johns Hopkins closes the regular season with a game on a day of the week other than Saturday.
« In 1934, the Blue Jays ended the season on Thursday, November 29 (Thanksgiving Day) against Maryland. The Terps topped the Blue Jays, 19-0, that day in a game played at Baltimore Stadium.
Post-Season Chatter
« While either Franklin & Marshall or Dickinson will walk away with the Centennial Conference's automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Playoffs, Johns Hopkins is still alive in the race to compete in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series.
« The Bowl Series includes the top three teams from the Centennial Conference and MAC that do not qualify for the NCAA Playoffs.
« There are two cross-over games with the top non-NCAA CC team playing the number two MAC team and the top non-NCAA MAC team playing the number two CC team.
« A third game is also played pitting the number three team from each league.
« Johns Hopkins competing in the bowl on Saturday, November 21 requires both F&M and Dickinson advancing to the NCAA Playoffs as either the AQ or via an at-large bid.
« At this point, Johns Hopkins can only compete in the third game; the MAC number three team hosts that game in even-numbered years.
« JHU is 2-0 all-time in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series as the Blue Jays topped Stevenson in 2019 (51-28) and 2022 (27-7).
Blue Jays Top 50
« With the 54-6 win at McDaniel, Johns Hopkins topped the 50-point mark for the first time this season.
« This marked the 63rd time in school history that the Blue Jays have scored 50 or more points in a game, including the 41st time since 2009.
« With the 54-point effort last week at McDaniel, Johns Hopkins has now scored 50 or more points in at least one game in every season dating back to 2013.
The Thick Six
« If you were watching the Hopkins-McDaniel game last week, you know that sophomore defensive lineman Trace Langin returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown for the Blue Jays - a return that was called a "thick six" by play-by-play announcer Tyler Lochte.
« How unusual is it for a Blue Jay defensive lineman to return an INT for a touchdown? Langin's is believed to be the first this century for a Johns Hopkins defensive lineman.
That's 15-of-16
« Sophomore quarterback Milan Desai got his first career start in last week's win at McDaniel and responded by throwing for 267 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for another score.
« Desai's win means that 15 of the 16 Blue Jay quarterbacks who have started a game for Johns Hopkins since 2006 have won their first career start.
« Desai also became the third player to start at quarterback for the Blue Jays this season. This is also the first time since that 2006 season that Johns Hopkins has started three different quarterbacks in a season.
Fourth Down Magic
« Johns Hopkins was 5-for-5 on fourth-down chances in the recent win against Gettysburg and is now 14-of-27 (.519) on the year on fourth down.
« The Blue Jays scored four of their five touchdowns in the win against the Bullets on fourth down as junior Luke Baker threw a touchdown pass to Robby Enright and Baker, Ty Pugliano and Milan Desai all had rushing touchdowns on fourth down.
« The showing against the Bullets is believed to be the first time in program history that Johns Hopkins has scored a touchdown on four, fourth-down plays in one game.
« Johns Hopkins' 14 successful fourth-down attempts this season are currently second in the Centennial Conference, while the 27 attempts are the most in the league.
« Under current offensive coordinator Alex Horvatits (2023-Present), JHU is 69-of-115 (.600) on fourth-down attempts.
At Home at Homewood
« Since the start of the 2014 season, the Blue Jays are 67-7 (.905) at Homewood Field; they are 83-10 (.892) 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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