# St. John's Red Storm football

The St. John's Red Storm football (formerly the St. John's Redmen) program was the intercollegiate American football team for St. John's University located in New York City, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Northeast Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1884. St. John's participated in football from 1884 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 238–192–11.

## History
### Classifications

* 1965–1977: N/A
* 1978–1992: NCAA Division III
* 1993–2002: NCAA Division I0AA

### Conference memberships

* 1884: Independent
* 1885−1917: No team
* 1918: Independent
* 1919−1922: No team
* 1923−1931: Metropolitan Conference
* 1932−1964: No team
* 1965−1977: Independent
* 1978−1984: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
* 1985−1992: Liberty Football Conference
* 1993−1997: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
* 1998−1999: NCAA Division I-AA independent
* 2000−2001: Northeast Conference
* 2002: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

## Seasons

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| St. John's Redmen (Independent / club) (1965–1978) ||||||||
| 1965 | Anthony Zullo | 1–0 | | | |
| 1966 | Anthony Zullo | 1–5–1 | | | |
| 1967 | Anthony Zullo | 1–4 | | | |
| Anthony Zullo: | Anthony Zullo: | 3–9–1 | | | |
| 1968 | Peter Damone Tom Marshall | 4–2 | | | |
| 1969 | Peter Damone Tom Marshall | 5–2 | | | |
| 1970 | Peter Damone Tom Marshall | 5–3–1 | | | |
| Peter Damone Tom Marshall: | Peter Damone Tom Marshall: | 14–7–1 | | | |
| 1971 | Bob Dell | 8–3 | | | |
| 1972 | Bob Dell | 4–5 | | | |
| 1973 | Bob Dell | 8–1 | | | |
| Bob Dell: | Bob Dell: | 20–9 | | | |
| 1974 | Bob Ricca | 8–2 | | | |
| 1975 | Bob Ricca | 6–2–1 | | | |
| 1976 | Bob Ricca | 5–4 | | | |
| 1977 | Bob Ricca | 4–5 | | | |
| St. John's Redmen (NCAA Division III Independent) (1978–1979) ||||||||
| 1978 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| St. John's Redmen (Met-Intercollegiate Conference) (1979–1984) ||||||||
| 1979 | Bob Ricca | 4–5–1 | | | |
| 1980 | Bob Ricca | 3–7 | | | |
| 1981 | Bob Ricca | 8–2 | | 1st | |
| 1982 | Bob Ricca | 9–1 | | 1st | |
| 1983 | Bob Ricca | 9–2 | | 1st | |
| 1984 | Bob Ricca | 8–2 | | 1st | |
| St. John's Redmen (Liberty Football Conference) (1985–1992) ||||||||
| 1985 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| 1986 | Bob Ricca | 6–4 | | | |
| 1987 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| 1988 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| 1989 | Bob Ricca | 9–2 | | 1st | L ECAC Bowl |
| 1990 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| 1991 | Bob Ricca | 6–4 | | 1st | |
| 1992 | Bob Ricca | 5–5 | | | |
| St. John's Red Storm (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1993–1999) ||||||||
| 1993 | Bob Ricca | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |
| 1994 | Bob Ricca | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W ECAC Bowl |
| 1995 | Bob Ricca | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |
| 1996 | Bob Ricca | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |
| 1997 | Bob Ricca | 8–3 | 0–0 | NA | |
| 1998 | Bob Ricca | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |
| St. John's Red Storm (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1999) ||||||||
| 1999 | Bob Ricca | 7–4 | | | |
| St. John's Red Storm (Northeast Conference) (2000–2001) ||||||||
| 2000 | Bob Ricca | 5–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |
| 2001 | Bob Ricca | 1–9 | 1–6 | 8th | |
| St. John's Red Storm (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2002) ||||||||
| 2002 | Bob Ricca | 2–8 | 2–6 | T-7th | |
| Bob Ricca: | Bob Ricca: | 172–121–2 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 256–215–14 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||

## Notable former players

Notable alumni include:
* Bob Sheppard: Quarterback, Later PA announcer for the New York Yankees

## Championships
### Conference championships

| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
| 1994 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (co-championship) | Bob Ricca | 10–1 | 6–1 |
| Total conference championships | Total conference championships | Total conference championships | 1 | 1 |