2019 Saint John's Johnnies football team

2019 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC co-champion
Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 8
D3Football.com	No. 4
Record	12–2 (7–1 MIAC)
Head coach	Gary Fasching (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kole Heckendorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Haugen (44th season)
Home stadium	Clemens Stadium

2019 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Saint John's (MN) +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN) +		7	–	1					8	–	2
No. 23 Bethel (MN)		6	–	2					8	–	2
Gustavus Adolphus		5	–	3					7	–	3
Concordia–Moorhead		5	–	3					5	–	5
St. Olaf		3	–	5					5	–	5
Carleton		2	–	6					4	–	6
Augsburg		1	–	7					2	–	8
Hamline		0	–	8					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com

The 2019 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University in the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. The Johnnies, led by seventh-year head coach Gary Fasching, were members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and played their home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Schedule

Saint John's 2019 schedule consisted of 5 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Johnnies hosted Gustavus Adolphus, Augsburg, Bethel, Concordia-Moorhead, and Rose-Hulman. Away games were at Wisconsin–Stout, Carleton, St. Olaf, and Hamline. The rivalry game against St. Thomas was held at neutral-site Allianz Field in St. Paul.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Stout*	No. 3	Williams Stadium Menomonie, WI		W 14–7	3,457
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Gustavus Adolphus	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (Family Weekend)		W 33–21	8,290
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Carleton	No. 4	Laird Stadium Northfield, <MN		W 56–10	714
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Augsburg	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 61–6	4,925
October 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 Bethel (MN)	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (Tackle Cancer)		W 19–0	5,171
October 19	1:10 p.m.	vs. No. 11 St. Thomas (MN)	No. 4	Allianz Field St. Paul, MN (Johnnie-Tommie)		W 38–20	19,508
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at St. Olaf	No. 4	Klein Field at Manitou Northfield, MN		W 54–17	2,714
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Concordia–Moorhead	No. 4	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		L 18–19	5,381
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Hamline	No. 8	Klas Field St. Paul, MN		W 70–0	507
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Rose–Hulman*	No. 8	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN		W 47–14	3,818
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Aurora*	No. 8	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division IIIFirst Round)		W 51–47	2,262
November 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Chapman*	No. 8	Ernie Chapman Stadium Orange, CA (NCAA Division III Second Round)		W 55–26	1,724
December 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Wheaton (IL)*	No. 8	McCully Stadium Wheaton, IL (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal)		W 34–33	1,508
December 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater*	No. 8	Perkins Stadium Whitewater, WI (NCAA Division III Semifinal)	ESPN3	L 32–35	2,830
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: [1]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	116	Ben Bartch	OL	Jacksonville Jaguars

After moving from tight end to offensive tackle, Ben Bartch began to attract attention from NFL scouts for his performance. After the 2019 season, he was invited to take part in the 2020 Senior Bowl, the only Division III player invited. After performing well there and at the NFL combine, Bartch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He became the first player from Saint John’s to be drafted since 1974.

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division III football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
D3football.com	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	4
AFCA	Not released