The 2019 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented
Saint John's University St John's University may refer to:
*St. John's University (New York City)
** St. John's University School of Law
**St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus
* College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and C ...
in the
2019 NCAA Division III football season
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The seas ...
. The Johnnies, led by seventh-year head coach
Gary Fasching
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, were members of the
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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(MIAC) and played their home games at
Clemens Stadium in
Collegeville, Minnesota.
Schedule
Saint John's 2019 schedule consisted of 5 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Johnnies hosted
Gustavus Adolphus
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,
Augsburg
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,
Bethel
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,
Concordia-Moorhead, and
Rose-Hulman. Away games were at ,
Carleton,
St. Olaf
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, and
Hamline. The rivalry game against
St. Thomas was held at neutral-site
Allianz Field in
St. Paul.
Players drafted into the NFL
After moving from
tight end
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to
offensive tackle
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* Offensive (military), an attack
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,
Ben Bartch
Ben Bartch (born July 22, 1998) is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Saint John's (MN).
Early life and high school
Bartch grew up in McMinnville, Oregon a ...
began to attract attention from NFL scouts for his performance. After the 2019 season, he was invited to take part in the 2020
Senior Bowl, the only
Division III
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Association football
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player invited. After performing well there and at the
NFL combine
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, Bartch was selected by the
Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the
2020 NFL Draft
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. He became the first player from Saint John’s to be drafted since
1974
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.
Rankings
References
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