2021 Saint John's Johnnies football team

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2021 Saint John's Johnnies football
MIAC champion MIAC Northwoods Division champion
MIAC Championship Game, W 29–28 vs. Bethel
NCAA Division III Second Round, L 28–31 vs. Linfield
Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Northwoods Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 5
D3Football.com	No. 5
Record	11–1 (8–0 MIAC)
Head coach	Gary Fasching (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kole Heckendorf (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Haugen (45th season)
Home stadium	Clemens Stadium
Seasons← 2019 2022 →

2021 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L	W		L
Northwoods Division
No. 8 Saint John's (MN) x$^	4	–	0	8	–	0	11	–	1
Gustavus Adolphus	3	–	1	6	–	2	8	–	2
St. Olaf	2	–	2	4	–	4	5	–	5
Carleton	1	–	3	5	–	3	7	–	3
St. Scholastica	0	–	4	0	–	8	0	–	8
Skyline Division
No. 18 Bethel (MN) x^	4	–	0	6	–	2	8	–	3
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	1	3	–	5	4	–	6
Augsburg	2	–	2	4	–	4	4	–	6
Macalester	1	–	3	2	–	6	3	–	7
Hamline	0	–	4	2	–	6	4	–	6
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 29, Bethel (MN) 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 17, 2021 Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 Saint John's Johnnies football team represented Saint John's University as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Gary Fasching, the Johnnies compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play. They finished first the MIAC's Northwoods Division and beat the Bethel Royals, winners of the MIAC's Skyline Division in the MIAC Championship Game. As MIAC champion, Saint John's received and automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, where the defeated Lake Forest in the first round before losing to Linfield in the second round. The Johnnies played home games at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Aurora*	No. 6	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 39–33	8,688
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Martin Luther*	No. 7	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 55–7	5,421
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Bethel (MN)	No. 6	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 31–25	9,133
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Concordia–Moorhead	No. 6	Jake Christiansen Stadium Moorhead, MN	W 49–0	5,980
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Augsburg	No. 6	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 50–0	9,891
October 16	1:00 p.m.	St. Olaf	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (Family Weekend)	W 56–0	8,963
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Gustavus Adolphus	No. 5	Hollingsworth Field St. Peter, MN	W 37–7	3,173
October 30	1:00 p.m.	St. Scholastica	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN	W 81–0	4,638
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Carleton	No. 5	Laird Stadium Northfield, MN	W 38–10	3,174
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Bethel (MN)	No. 5	Royal Stadium Arden Hills, MN (MIAC Championship Game)	W 29–28	5,982
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Lake Forest*	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III First Round)	W 41–14	2,833
November 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Linfield*	No. 5	Clemens Stadium Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III Second Round)	L 31–28	2,378
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from D3Football.com Poll released prior to the game All times are in central time Source:

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