D3football.com Poll | AFCA Poll

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University is ranked No. 4 in both the latest D3football.com (Oct. 6) and American Football Coaches' Association (Oct. 7) polls for the third consecutive week.

Nine teams in the West region, including SJU, were ranked in D3football.com's top 25: Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 3), Bethel (No. 6), St. Thomas (No. 11), Redlands (No. 15), Wartburg (No. 18), Wisconsin-Platteville (No. 19), Linfield (No. 23) and Whitworth (No. 24). Four others received votes: Chapman (45 points), Central (35), Wisconsin-La Crosse (23) Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1).

SJU scored touchdowns on its first six offensive possessions and out-gained Augsburg by a 533-108 margin in a 61-6 Homecoming win Oct. 5.

Senior quarterback Jackson Erdmann (Rosemount, Minn.) finished 14 of 21 passing for 255 yards and five touchdowns, his sixth game of five or more passing touchdowns in his career. He directed the Johnnies on their first drive of the second quarter, and sixth consecutive score, before taking a seat.

The Johnnies (4-0, 3-0 MIAC) play host to No. 6 Bethel (4-0, 2-0 MIAC) for a 1 p.m. kickoff this Saturday, Oct. 12, in Collegeville. The contest serves as SJU's Tackle Cancer game to benefit the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. All proceeds from the sales of Tackle Cancer shirts and souvenir drinking cups will be added to the monetary collection. Ninety percent of all dollars collected go directly to fund cancer research, prevention, treatment and other programs relating to the cancer community's needs.

SJU's Tackle Cancer game has grown from raising $1,500 in 2013 to nearly $21,000 in 2018. The Johnnies have raised $57,000 for Tackle Cancer over the last four seasons.