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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University's most recent home football game was held exactly one year ago today, a wild 51-47 win over Aurora (Ill.) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs on Nov. 23, 2019, in Clemens Stadium.
The Johnnies (559 yards) and the Spartans (531) combined for 1,090 yards of offense in the game. The 294 yards Aurora piled up in the first half alone exceeded the totals the Johnnies had allowed in all but two games during the regular season.
The 98 combined points tied the most in program history, with the previous game being SJU's 98-0 win over St. Scholastica in the 2017 season opener. The game also set an SJU record for combined points in a playoff game, surpassing the 91 points scored in 2018's first-round win over Martin Luther (84-7).
With the win, SJU improved to 19-4 in the first round of the NCAA playoffs, including a 15-1 record in Collegeville.
Quarterback
Jackson Erdmann '19 finished 30 of 42 passing for 481 yards and four touchdowns, crossing the 10,000-yard passing mark in his collegiate career and breaking SJU's single-season passing mark in the process.
Running back
Kai Barber '19 scored three second-half touchdowns and gained 88 yards on 15 carries. His first touchdown, a nine-yard scamper, gave SJU its first lead of the game at 35-34 with 7:45 to play in the third quarter. Barber found the end zone from two yards out to cut SJU's deficit to 47-45 with 5:47 to play and his one-yard touchdown run with 1:49 remaining proved to be the game-winning score.
Junior wide receiver
Ravi Alston (Lake Elsinore, Calif./Vista Murrieta) recorded career highs with 12 receptions and 216 yards, and caught a 12-yard touchdown from Erdmann with 1:51 into the second quarter. He may have saved the game for SJU with his 14-yard reception on fourth-and-four from the Aurora 37-yard line with the Johnnies down 47-38 in the fourth quarter.
