# 2003 Saint John's Johnnies football team

The 2003 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division III football season. In their 51st season under head coach John Gagliardi, the Johnnies compiled a 14–0 record and won the NCAA Division III championship.
The team played its home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | at Hamline | Griffin StadiumSt. Paul, MN | W 74–7 | 1,567 |
| September 20 | UW-Eau Claire | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 24–10 | 7,425 |
| September 27 | at St. Olaf | Northfield, MN | W 45–6 | 5,000 |
| October 4 | Gustavus Adolphus | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 35–13 | 9,091 |
| October 11 | at Carleton | Laird StadiumNorthfield, MN | W 44–0 | 550 |
| October 18 | Augsburg | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 69–9 | 9,217 |
| October 25 | Concordia | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 24–12 | 7,053 |
| November 1 | at St. Thomas | O'Shaughnessy Stadium St. Paul, MN | W 15–12 | 7,300 |
| November 8 | Bethel | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 29–26 | 13,107 |
| November 15 | Crown | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN | W 50–0 | 4,250 |
| November 29 | St. Norbert | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN (NCAA Division III second round) | W 38–13 | 2,600 |
| December 6 | Linfield | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN (NCAA Division III quarterfinal) | W 31–25 | 2,830 |
| December 13 | RPI | Clemens StadiumCollegeville, MN (NCAA Division III semifinal) | W 38–10 | 2,892 |
| December 20 | vs. Mount Union | Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA (Stagg Bowl) | W 24–6 | 5,073 |

## Roster

1 Andy Humann Fr. DB 6-0 160 Monticello, Minn. / Monticello 1 Brandon Keller Jr. K 5-7 185 Bismarck, N.D. / St. Mary's Central 2 Blake Elliott Sr. WR 6-2 215 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 3 Casey Haugen Fr. WR 5-9 170 St. Cloud, Minn. / Apollo 3 Mike Vigoren Jr. DB 6-2 190 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 4 Mike Burtzel Fr. DB 5-11 170 Cold Spring, Minn. / Rocori 4 Isaac Flenner Jr. TE 6-2 212 Breckenridge, Minn. / Breckenridge 5 Dana Schleicher Sr. QB 5-11 210 Waite Park, Minn. / St. Cloud Apollo 5 Mike Zauhar So. DB 6-0 170 Brainerd, Minn. / Brainerd 6 Cole Deibele Sr. DB 6-0 175 Sleepy Eye, Minn. / Sleepy Eye 6 Drew Slagle Fr. QB 6-2 165 River Forest, Ill.
7 Ryan Keating Sr. QB 5-11 195 Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka 8 Jamie Steffensmeier Fr. LB 6-0 217 Mankato, Minn. / East 8 Zach Vertin Jr. QB 6-4 190 Breckenridge, Minn. / Breckenridge 9 Charlie Carr Sr. P 6-1 182 St. Cloud, Minn. / Apollo 9 Brandon Royce-Diop Fr. QB 6-1 185 Minneapolis, Minn. / De La Salle 10 Chase Beaudry So. RB 5-8 180 Elk River, Minn. / Elk River 10 Jonathan Casper So. DB 5-10 160 Wahpeton, N.D. / Wahpeton 11 Jordy Ruff Jr. QB 6-1 180 Wayzata, Minn. / Wayzata 11 Tom Wentzell Fr. DB 6-0 180 St. Paul, Minn. / Irondale 12 Adam Frie Fr. DB 6-0 190 Cold Spring, Minn. / Rocori 12 R.J. Welsh Sr. QB 6-0 170 Mendota Heights, Minn.
13 Tannon Dvorak So. RB 5-8 180 Atkinson, Neb. / West Holt 13 Jake Witherbee So. SS 5-7 166 Annandale, Minn. / Annandale 14 Ryan Collins Fr. QB 6-2 190 Kasson, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville 14 Mark Hawn Jr. DB 6-2 180 Eau Claire, Wis. / Regis 15 Jeremy Goltz Sr. DB 6-2 185 Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy 16 Danno Wagner So. LB 6-1 185 Hastings, Minn. / Hastings 16 Charlie Welsh Fr. QB 6-2 170 Mendota Heights, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy 17 Matt Mogenson Fr. QB 6-4 185 St. Peter, Minn. / St. Peter 17 Shawn Schoenberg Fr. DB 6-0 180 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 18 Sam Benfante Fr. DB 5-10 180 Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount 18 Lee Clintsman Jr. WR 5-11 170 Maplewood, Minn. / Hill-Murray 18 Nicholas Winscher Jr. LB 6-1 215 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 19 Jeremy Hood Sr. LB 6-3 215 Buffalo, Minn. / Monticello 20 Brandon Hoskins Fr. WR 6-3 195 Billings, Mont.
20 Scott LaVoy So. DB 6-1 190 Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 21 Paul Rieland Fr. RB 5-8 180 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 21 Nick Thielman Sr. DB 5-11 175 St. Cloud, Minn. / Tech 22 Matt Breen Jr. RB 5-8 165 Willmar, Minn. / Willmar 22 Jason Prostrollo Fr. DB 5-7 170 Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount 23 Eric Delzoppo Fr. K 5-11 172 Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria 23 Jordan Wolf Fr. DB 6-1 185 Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre 24 Ryan Blumhoefer Fr. WR 6-2 160 Fairfax, Minn. / Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 24 Steve Scott Jr. DB 6-0 160 Red Wing, Minn. / Red Wing 25 Christian McPherson Fr. WR 6-2 190 Billings, Mont.
25 Tony Steffensmeier So. RB 5-9 175 Mankato, Minn. / East 26 Joel Paulson Sr. TE 6-1 200 Mora, Minn. / Mora 27 Jake Theis So. RB 6-0 187 Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee 27 Tom Vierkant Jr. LB 6-2 180 Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes 28 Jerry D'Alessandro Fr. K 5-7 165 Maple Grove, Minn. / Osseo 28 Dan Pease Fr. DB 6-0 185 Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata 29 Dave Blomdahl So. DB 5-9 165 Mora, Minn. / Mora 29 Charles Hollenback Jr. TE 6-3 235 Anoka, Minn. / Anoka 30 Michael Klobes Jr. WR 5-8 160 Scappoose, Ore.
30 Matt Quinn Fr. DB 6-1 175 Maplewood, Minn. / North 31 Sam Koelbl Fr. DB 6-0 185 La Crosse, Wis. / Aquinas 31 Justin Winkels Jr. RB 6-1 180 Canby, Minn. / Canby 32 Josh Nelson Sr. RB 6-1 210 Milaca, Minn. / Milaca 32 Joe Neznik So. LB 6-0 195 Pequot Lakes, Minn. / Pequot Lakes 33 Paul Gans Jr. LB 6-0 195 Rice, Minn. / Sauk Rapids-Rice 34 Luke Furda Fr. RB 5-8 160 Brainerd, Minn. / Brainerd 34 Kevin McNamara Fr. DL 5-11 205 Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi 35 Jeff Snegosky So. SS 6-0 175 New Hope, Minn. / Totino-Grace 35 David Soma Sr. RB 6-1 185 Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury 36 Nathan Brever Sr. LB 6-3 205 St. Anthony / St. Anthony Village 36 Phil Kirsch Fr. RB 6-0 180 Kasson, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville 37 Cameron McCambridge Sr. LB 6-2 220 Edina, Minn. / Edina 38 Reid Craigmile Fr. DB 5-10 170 Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria 38 Justin Tucker Jr. RB 5-9 235 Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie 39 Mark Reiner Jr. LB 6-0 200 Kensington, Minn. / West Central Area 39 Jed Riegelman Sr. WR 6-4 205 Red Wing, Minn. / Red Wing 41 Brian Adamek So. LB 5-11 195 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Rosemount 41 Mike Lofboom Fr. RB 6-0 185 Stillwater, Minn. / Mahtomedi 42 Matt Hawn So. LB 6-1 190 Eau Claire, Wis. / Regis 42 Jake Malone Fr. DB 5-8 160 New York Mills, Minn. / New York Mills 42 Luke Schumer Jr. TE 6-3 215 St. Stephen, Minn. / St. Cloud Cathedral 43 James Lehner Jr. RB 5-9 170 Albany, Minn. / Albany 43 Nicholas Winscher Jr. LB 6-1 215 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 44 Steve LeVoir Fr. DL 6-1 230 Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie 44 Dan Murphy Jr. WR 5-8 160 Henderson, Minn. / Le Sueur-Henderson 45 Aaron Babb So. FB 5-11 200 Sioux Falls, S.D. / O'Gorman 45 Mike Scharenbroich So. LB 6-1 205 Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins 46 Gary Auer Jr. LB 5-10 200 Avon, Minn. / Holdingford 46 Mike Martin Fr. RB 5-4 150 Naperville, Ill.
47 Adam Demarais Fr. RB 5-10 190 Foley, Minn. / Foley 47 Paul Schreiner Sr. LB 6-3 200 Watkins, Minn. / Rocori 48 Jay Dunne Fr. RB 5-9 200 West Dundee, Ill. / St. Viator's 48 Kurt Kipka Fr. DB 6-0 190 Becker, Minn. / Becker 49 Zane Breithaupt So. LB 5-11 220 Traverse City, Mich.
49 Jared DeBoer So. LB 6-2 185 Milaca, Minn. / Milaca 50 Steve Peichel So. LB 6-3 210 Fairfax, Minn. / Fairfax/Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 50 Jeff Soukup Jr. OL 6-1 230 Chanhassen, Minn. / Minnetonka 51 Steven Henle So. OL 6-4 260 New Ulm, Minn. / New Ulm 51 Aaron Schwartz Fr. LB 6-2 190 Cold Spring, Minn. / Rocori 52 Brian Smith Jr. OL 6-2 229 White Bear Lake, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy 53 Jason Primus So. OL 6-2 245 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 54 Chris Feneis So. OL 6-0 220 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 54 Ed Henry So. DT 6-3 250 St. Cloud, Minn. / Tech 55 Jim Diley Jr. OL 6-1 268 Edina, Minn. / Edina 56 Jason Blonigen Sr. OL 6-5 295 Freeport, Minn. / Melrose 56 Jason Hardie So. LB 6-2 205 Beresford, S.D. / Beresford 57 Matt Nelson So. OL 6-4 240 St. Cloud, Minn. / Apollo 57 Pete Steele Fr. LB 5-10 190 Becker, Minn. / Becker 58 Erik Brost So. OL 6-4 245 Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove 58 Justin Walsh Fr. LB 6-1 220 Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria 59 Nick Frost Fr. LB 6-0 215 Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo 59 Jacob Zacher So. C 6-2 210 Alexandria, Minn. / Alexandria 60 Andy Elias So. DL 5-10 260 Cloquet, Minn. / Cloquet 60 Matt Hagen Sr. OL 6-0 243 Farmington, Minn. / Farmington 61 Brad Gustafson Fr. LB 6-1 195 Virginia, Minn. / Virginia 61 Jason Pfeilsticker So. DE 6-4 230 Wabasha, Minn. / Wabasha-Kellogg 62 Jeff Caldwell Fr. LB 6-0 205 Eagan, Minn. / Eagan 62 Charles O'Donnell So. OL 6-5 300 Baltimore, Md. / Loyola-Blakefield 63 Dana Kinsella Fr. OL 6-1 230 Sioux Falls, S.D. / O'Gorman 63 Josef Williams Fr. LB 6-0 180 Rochester, Minn. / Mayo 64 Mike Edgar So. LB 5-11 170 Floodwood, Minn. / Floodwood 64 Brian Mathiasen So. OL 6-1 263 St. Cloud, Minn. / Cathedral 65 Dan Philp Fr. LB 6-2 190 Waconia, Minn. / Waconia 65 Greg Trobec Fr. OL 5-9 225 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 66 John Kaczorek Jr. OL 6-2 240 Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi 66 Martin Morud So. LB 5-11 180 Bemidji, Minn. / Bemidji 67 Chris Tift Fr. DL 6-2 225 Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Sauk Rapids 67 Kyle Wirth Sr. OL 6-3 225 Shoreview, Minn. / Totino Grace 68 Rick Dold Fr. OL 6-0 330 Wanda, Minn. / Wabasso 68 Josh Rounds Fr. LB 6-1 190 Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata 69 Joe Aronson Jr. OL 6-2 267 Minneapolis, Minn. / Holy Angels 69 Paul Menard Fr. LB 6-1 215 St. Paul, Minn. / Central 70 Jeremy Mohr Sr. OL 6-3 245 Morris, Minn. / Morris 70 Josh Pope So. DL 6-2 233 Mankato, Minn. / East 71 William Jimenez Fr. DL 5-10 260 Trinidad, Colo. / Catholic 71 Brett Moening Fr. OL 6-2 245 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 71 Luke Schumacher So. OL 6-1 265 Arden Hills, Minn. / Totino-Grace 72 Dave Macalena Sr. OL 5-11 250 Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo 73 Sean Conner Sr. OL 6-3 200 West Lebanon, N.H.
74 David Nolan So. OL 6-5 290 Monticello, Minn. / Monticello 75 Ryan Petz Jr. OL 6-5 275 Hovland, Minn. / Cook County 76 Brian Tripp Fr. OL 6-4 250 Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville 77 Tim Kelly Fr. OL 6-2 226 Chanhassen, Minn. / Eden Prairie 77 Ryan Weinandt Sr. DL 6-0 245 Wabasha, Minn. / Wabasha Kellogg 78 Eric Hanson Sr. OL 6-3 330 Elk River, Minn. / Elk River 79 Justin Cass Sr. OL 6-0 280 Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie 80 Mike Foley Fr. WR 6-6 205 Eagan, Minn. / Eagan 81 Drew Krueger Jr. WR 6-3 180 Wayzata, Minn. / Orono 81 Kendrick Williams Fr. DL 6-2 200 Hinckley, Minn. / Hinckley-Finlayson 82 Steve Angell Sr. K 6-2 175 Arden Hills, Minn. / Totino-Grace 82 Phil Giesen Fr. WR 6-0 210 Hayden, Idaho / Coeur d'Alene 83 Adam Minnich So. WR 6-2 175 Dayton, Minn. / Champlin Park 85 Sean Fahnhorst So. LB 6-0 180 Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson 85 Zach Reif Fr. K 6-5 175 St. Cloud, Minn. / Rocori 86 Tony Berendes So. WR 6-1 180 Maple Grove, Minn. / Totino-Grace 87 Travis Tomford Fr. WR 5-7 163 Melrose, Minn. / Melrose 88 Adam Barvels Fr. DL 6-4 215 Lake Lillian, Minn.
88 Eric Reiner So. TE 6-1 205 Alexandria, Minn. / West Central 89 JJ Seggelke So. WR 6-2 180 Broomfield, Colo.
90 Tom Bruns Fr. DL 6-1 210 Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley 90 Erik Hokenstad Fr. TE 6-3 235 Bismarck, N.D. / Bismarck 91 Chris Cunningham So. DL 6-2 230 Germantown, Md. / Germantown 91 Kevin Karel Fr. WR 6-5 180 Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View 92 Sean Fahnhorst So. TE 6-0 185 Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson 92 Mathew Wachlarowicz So. DE 6-1 215 Silver Lake, Minn. / Glencoe-Silver Lake 93 Scott Karel Fr. WR 6-5 185 Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View 93 Jonathan Lockhart Jr. DL 6-3 240 Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview 94 Matt Darling Sr. DL 6-1 235 Sartell, Minn. / Sartell 94 Matt de Leon So. WR 5-9 175 Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater 95 Guy Bellair Sr. DL 6-1 225 Lubbock, Texas
96 Steve Danielson Jr. DE 6-3 215 Fargo, N.D. / Shanley 97 Damien Dumonceaux So. DL 6-1 225 St. Joseph, Minn. / Saint John's Prep 98 Joe Thomas So. LB 6-3 220 Chicago, Ill. / Loyola Academy 99 Dave Dirkswager So. DL 6-3 230 Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie 99 Sam Pearson So. TE 6-3 220 Cambridge, Minn. / Cambridge