2022 Saint John's Johnnies football team

The 2022 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Gary Fasching, the Johnnies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MIAC Northwoods Division title. Saint John's beat the Bethel Royal in the MIAC Championship Game to win the conference title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. There, the Johnnies defeated the Northwestern Eagles in the first round before losing to the Wartburg Knights in the second round. The team played home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

2022 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion
MIAC Northwoods Division champion
MIAC Championship Game, W 29–28 vs. Bethel
ConferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DivisionNorthwoods Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 6
D3Football.comNo. 7
Record10–2 (7–1 MIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKole Heckendorf (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Haugen (46th season)
Home stadiumClemens Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
Northwoods Division
No. 6 Saint John's (MN) xy$^   4 0     7 1     10 2  
Gustavus Adolphus   3 1     6 2     7 3  
Carleton   2 2     5 3     7 3  
St. Olaf   1 3     3 5     4 6  
St. Scholastica   0 4     2 6     3 7  
Skyline Division
No. 8 Bethel (MN) xy^   4 0     7 1     10 3  
Augsburg   3 1     4 4     6 4  
Concordia–Moorhead   2 2     3 5     5 5  
Macalester   1 3     3 5     5 5  
Hamline   0 4     0 8     2 8  
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 28, Bethel (MN) 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

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Saint John's 2022 regular season scheduled consisted of five home and four away games.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.No. 4 Wisconsin–Whitewater*No. 5W 24–1012,462
September 101:00 p.m.No. 19 Wisconsin–River Falls*No. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 37–349,104
September 241:00 p.m.at No. 20 Bethel (MN)No. 2
L 28–247,314
October 11:00 p.m.Concordia–Moorhead No. 6
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 35–288,277
October 81:00 p.m.at AugsburgNo. 6
W 45–01,400
October 151:00 p.m.at St. OlafNo. 5
W 49–101,141
October 221:00 p.m.Gustavus AdolphusNo. 5
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (Family Weekend)
W 41–2713,161
October 291:00 p.m.at St. ScholasticaNo. 4
W 56–6
November 51:00 p.m.CarletonNo. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN
W 45-163,622
November 121:00 p.m.No. 9 Bethel (MN)*No. 5
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (MIAC Championship Game)
W 28–107,582
November 1912:00 p.m.Northwestern (MN)*No. 4
W 49–01,159
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 12 Wartburg*No. 4
  • Clemens Stadium
  • Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)
L 20–232,348

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Football Schedule".