The St. John's Red Storm football (formerly the St. John's Redmen) program was the intercollegiate

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team for St. John's University located in

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, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the

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. The school's first football team was fielded in 1884. St. John's participated in football from 1884 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 238–192–11.

History

Classifications

* 1965–1977: N/A * 1978–1992:

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* 1993–2002: NCAA Division I0AA

Conference memberships

* 1884: Independent * 1885−1917: No team * 1918: Independent * 1919−1922: No team * 1923−1931: Metropolitan Conference * 1932−1964: No team * 1965−1977: Independent * 1978−1984: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference * 1985−1992: Liberty Football Conference * 1993−1997:

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* 1998−1999: NCAA Division I-AA independent * 2000−2001:

* 2002: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Seasons

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: *

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: Quarterback, Later PA announcer for the

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Championships

Conference championships

References

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