Saint John's (MN) · Next-Season Outcome Band2003 NCAA Division III national title
Saint John's finished 14-0 to win the Division III championship
Saint John's (MN)10-2D3 TOP 25 #8Hope-Doping·Offseason
The Johnnies of Collegeville, John Gagliardi's program — the winningest coach in college football history — with four national titles, two of them NCAA Division III crowns in 1976 and 2003.
Standard GapA national-champion program built by a legend, where the bar is a deep p…
Saint John's won four national championships under the most successful coach the sport has ever produced, and skeptics keep asking whether the Johnnies can still be great without him.
low signal
The Johnnies bide their time.
Saint John's (MN) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 8-4
Base 10-2
Ceiling 12-0
floor8-4Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
base10-2Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Wisconsin La Crosse · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Wisconsin La Crosse · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
The Johnnies of Collegeville, John Gagliardi's program — the winningest coach in college football history — with four national titles, two of them NCAA Division III crowns in 1976 and 2003.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Saint John's (MN) sits 2nd in the Minnesota Conference and 21st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
Minnesota · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethel (MN) | 9-0 | 12-1 | 73.6 |
| 2 | Saint John's (MN) | 8-1 | 10-2 | 66.0 |
| 3 | Concordia (MN) | 6-3 | 7-3 | 58.6 |
| 4 | Carleton | 6-3 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5-4 | 5-5 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 4-5 | 4-6 | 49.3 |
| 7 | St. Olaf | 3-6 | 4-6 | 46.4 |
| 8 | St. Scholastica | 2-7 | 3-7 | 43.5 |
66.0 CFB Zeitgeist#21 of 240 D353.3 strength of schedule3 quality wins
Win the Minnesota Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 10-2
Signature win 70-0 over Macalester; toughest day 14-42 against Wisconsin River Falls.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Saint John's (MN)
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The Johnnies bide their time.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Saint John's (MN)"
— Saint John's (MN) fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Saint John's (MN) · 2025 schedule & results10-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 52%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 13 | — | #594 | — | Minnesota Morris | W 49–0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #457 | #647 | — | @Hamline | W 58–0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #464 | #445 | — | Augsburg | W 63–0 | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #448 | #461 | — | @Bethel (MN) | L 10–17 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #445 | #622 | — | Macalester | W 70–0 | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #437 | #444 | — | @Concordia (MN) | W 41–6 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #417 | #479 | — | Carleton | W 49–10 | 6-1 | 5-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #404 | #501 | — | @Gustavus Adolphus | W 31–13 | 7-1 | 6-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #401 | #622 | — | St. Scholastica | W 70–21 | 8-1 | 7-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #398 | #607 | — | St. Olaf | W 63–21 | 9-1 | 8-1 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #400 | #461 | — | Monmouth (IL) | W 49–15 | 10-1 | 8-1 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 15 | Dec 6 | #380 | #357 | — | @Wisconsin River Falls | L 14–42 | 10-2 | 8-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Saint John's (MN) · 2018-present
Strong
92% home win rate vs 72% on the road. margin runs +8.4 better at home. Clemens Stadium seats 7,482.
Home25-2Away13-5
Venue texture
58°F average kickoff temp; 4% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 27 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
38-7
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .844 win rate
HOME
25-2
AWAY
13-5
NEUTRAL
0-0
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Saint John's (MN) · 2025
Moment of the Year · Saint John's (MN) · 2025Postseason · Won 49-15 vs Monmouth (IL)
Week 14 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 2-0
Most recent: 2025 — win 49-15 (home). Last 5 postseason: 2-0.
20252023
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