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Teammates celebrate with sophomore cornerback Tommy Deters following his 26-yard interception return for a touchdown Nov. 16 (courtesy of Libby Auger).

Johnnies End Regular Season Ranked No. 8 in Both National Polls

11/18/2019 2:11:00 PM

D3football.com Poll | AFCA Poll

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University stayed at No. 8 in the final D3football.com poll of the regular season (Nov. 17) and climbed three spots to No. 8 in Monday's American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) rankings.

Eleven teams in the West region, including SJU, were ranked in the top 25 across both polls: Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 7/10), Chapman (No. 12/13), St. Thomas (No. 12/18), Redlands (No. 17/22), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (No. 18/21), Bethel (No. 19/24), Linfield (No. 15/20), Wartburg (No. 17/22), Central (No. 23/24) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 25).

SJU completed its regular-season schedule with a 47-14 non-conference win over Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Nov. 16 in Collegeville. The Johnnies registered 410 yards of offense, an average of 7.3 yards per play, and forced five turnovers en route to a 47-0 lead. All seven SJU touchdowns were scored by sophomores.

The Johnnies (9-1, 7-1 MIAC) host Aurora of Illinois (9-1, 7-0 NACC) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs at noon Saturday, Nov. 23, in Clemens Stadium.

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