D3football.com Poll

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University stayed at No. 6 in the most recent D3football.com Top 25 poll posted Sunday, Oct. 3.

Ten teams in NCAA Region 6 were ranked in the top 25, including six in the top 10: Mary Hardin-Baylor (No. 2), Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 3), SJU (No. 6), Linfield (No. 7), Hardin-Simmons (No. 8), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (No. 9), Central (No. 11), Bethel (No. 16), Whitworth (No. 18) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 20). Six others (Trinity of Texas, Chapman, Gustavus Adolphus and Wisconsin-Stout) received votes.

SJU scored touchdowns on its first seven offensive possessions en route to a 49-0 shutout of Concordia Oct. 2 in Moorhead. The Johnnies rolled to 518 yards of offense, including 349 and a 42-0 lead in the first half, and held the Cobbers to nearly half of their average offensive output (215 yards, averaged 425.3 per game). 

SJU's defense held Concordia, which entered the contest ninth in NCAA Division III in passing offense (345.0 ypg.), to 163 yards through the air. The Johnnies totaled eight tackles for a loss and two interceptions.

The Johnnies (4-0, 2-0 MIAC) play host to Augsburg (2-2, 2-0 MIAC) for Homecoming this Saturday, Oct. 9. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. in Clemens Stadium.