# 2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team

The 2023 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as a member of the Northwoods Division of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Gary Fasching, the Johnnies compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second the MIAC's Northwoods Division. Saint John's failed to advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs for the first time since 2013. The team played home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

## Schedule

Saint John's announced its 2023 regular season schedule on March 1, 2023. It consisted of five home games and five away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Trinity (TX)* | No. 6 | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 9,883 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater* | No. 4 | Perkins StadiumWhitewater, WI | L 56–28 | 15,236 |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Bethel (MN) | No. 8 | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 27–7 | 11,321 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Augsburg | No. 7 | Edor Nelson FieldMinneapolis, MN | W 24–27 | 1,413 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Concordia–Moorhead | No. 7 | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 42–23 | 6,219 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Carleton | No. 8 | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 63–7 | 10,477 |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gustavus Adolphus | No. 7 | Hollingsworth FieldSt. Peter, MN | L 38–35 | 2,437 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Scholastica | No. 18 | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 62–7 | 2,981 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Olaf | No. 19 | Klein Field at ManitouNorthfield, MN | W 49–10 | 564 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Concordia–Moorhead | No. 20 | Jake Christiansen StadiumMoorhead, MN (MIAC Week) | W 48–21 | 2,213 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in central timeSource: |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| D3football.com | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | |
| AFCA | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 20 | | |

## Game summaries
### vs No. 4 Trinity (TX)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 4 Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 6 Johnnies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| Statistics | TU | SJU |
| First downs | 21 | 21 |
| Total yards | 438 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 65 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 373 | 281 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:57 | 26:03 |

### vs No. 8 Wisconsin–Whitewater

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Johnnies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| No. 8 Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Statistics | WW | SJU |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Total yards | 299 | 513 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 280 |
| Passing yards | 261 | 233 |
| Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Scoring by quarter (non-conference opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Non-Conference Opponents | 14 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 87 |
| Saint Johns Johnnies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 62 |

#### Scoring by quarter (MIAC opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| MIAC Opponents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Johns Johnnies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Scoring by quarter (All opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| All Opponents | 14 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 87 |
| Saint Johns Johnnies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 62 |