Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football
First season1882
Athletic directorJennifer S. Baker
Head coachVacant
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumHomewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
ConferenceCentennial Conference
All-time record584–489–57 (.542)
Playoff appearances12
Conference titles23
RivalriesMcDaniel
Consensus All-Americans28 Individuals
(Since 1980 to 2021)
ColorsHopkins blue and black[1]
   
Fight songTo Win
Johnny Hopkins, On to Victory
WebsiteHopkinsSports.com

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team represents Johns Hopkins University in the sport of American football. The Blue Jays compete in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Centennial Conference. Johns Hopkins has fielded a team since 1882. Johns Hopkins has won or shared 13 Centennial Conference titles since the 2002 season, including 10 straight titles through the 2018 season.

History

Hopkins' first team was assembled in 1881, and spent an entire year training and learning a version of the game. Their sport, which was closer to rugby, was played in Druid Hill Park. After the training, the team planned a two-game 1882 season. The squad had to play the season under the title of the Clifton Athletic Club, due to the school's policy on the sport of football. The first was a practice game with the Baltimore Athletic Club, played on October 7. The Hopkins team lost the contest 4–0. The following game was their first true game, to be played against the Naval Academy.[2][3]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# D3°
No coach (Independent) (1882–1894)
No coach: 24–33–5 (.427)
George Burlingame (Independent) (1895, 1897–1898)
Burlingame: 7–10–1 (.417)
Ivan Thorson & Bond (Independent) (1899–1900)
Thorson & Bond: 9–3–2 (.714)
Byron W. Dickinson (Independent) (1901–1902)
Dickinson: 6–3–2 (.636)
Lawrence Lee Iseman (Independent) (1904–1905)
Iseman: 8–2–4 (.714)
Patrick McDonnell & Alexander Randall (Independent) (1906)
McDonell & Randall: 2–5–1 (.313)
J. Abner Saylor (Independent) (1907–1908)
Saylor: 7–5–3 (.567)
Thomas Lynn (Independent) (1909–1910)
Lynn: 11–3–1 (.767)
Edwin Harlan (Independent) (1911)
Harland: 4–5 (.444)
Max Rohde (Independent) (1912)
Rohde: 0–9 (.000)
John H. Gates (Independent) (1913–1914)
Gates: 3–11–1 (.233)
Charles Brickley (Independent) (1915)
Brickey: 6–2 (.750)
Harry E. Brennick (Independent) (1916)
Brennick: 2–7 (.222)
B. Russell Murphy (Independent) (1917–1919)
Murphy: 6–11–4 (.381)
Ray Van Orman (Independent) (1920–1935)
Van Orman: 60–64–7 (.485)
C. Gardner Mallonee (Independent) (1936–1942, 1943–1945)
Mallonee: 17–26–6 (.408)
Howdy Myers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1946–1949)
1946 Myers 5–32–02nd
1947 Myers 5–2–1
1948 Myers 7–13–01st
1949 Myers 4–42–1T–2nd
Myers: 21–10–1 (.691)
Myers: 26–14–1 (.646) (including 1979)
Charles H. Guy (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1950)
1950 Guy 3–4–10–2–18th
Guy: 3–4–1 (.438)
Frank R. Burns (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 Burns 2–5–10–2–15th
1952 Burns 4–41–2T–3rd
Burns: 6–9–1 (.406) (.406)
John Bridgers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1953–1956)
1953 Bridgers 2–60–36th
1954 Bridgers 2–61–25th
1955 Bridgers 2–60–25th
1956 Bridgers 4–3–13–01st
Bridgers: 10–21–1 (.359) (.328)
Wilson L. Fewster (Mason–Dixon Conference, Middle Atlantic Conference South (1958~)[lower-alpha 1]) (1957–1965)
1957 Fewster 3–2–21–1–13rd
1958 Fewster 5–35–12nd
1959 Fewster 7–16–01st[lower-alpha 2]
1960 Fewster 5–2–15–11st
1961 Fewster 3–4–12–3–16th
1962 Fewster 2–62–47th
1963 Fewster 0–6–10–4–111th
1964 Fewster 2–62–49th
1965 Fewster 1–6–11–4–110th
Fewster: 28–36–6 (.443)
Alex Sotir (Middle Atlantic Conference South & Mason–Dixon Conference) (1966–1970)
1966 Sotir 0–6–20–4–211th
1967 Sotir 6–16–01st
1968 Sotir 7–26–11st
1969 Sotir 5–45–21st
1970 Sotir 5–45–23rd
Sotir: 23–17–2 (.571)
Dennis Cox (Middle Atlantic Conference South & Mason–Dixon Conference (~1974)) (1971–1978)
1971 Cox 6–35–23rd
1972 Cox 6–35–23rd
1973 Cox 6–34–24th
1974 Cox 3–5–13–2–15th
1975 Cox 3–5–13–3–1 (3–2–1)5th
1976 Cox 3–5–12–4–1 (2–3–1)8th
1977 Cox 1–8–10–8–1 (0–6–1)10th
1978 Cox 3–62–510th
Cox: 31–38–4 (.452)
Howdy Myers (Middle Atlantic Conference South) (1979)
1979 Myers 5–44–46th
Myers: 5–4 (.556)
Myers: 26–14–1 (.646) (incl. 1946–49)
Jerry Pfeifer (Middle Atlantic Conference South (~1982), Centennial Conference (1983~)) (1980–1989)
1980 Pfeifer 1–80–811th
1981 Pfeifer 7–26–22nd
1982 Pfeifer 3–62–69th
1983 Pfeifer 5–43–45th
1984 Pfeifer 5–43–45th
1985 Pfeifer 6–34–34th
1986 Pfeifer 3–5–12–4–15th
1987 Pfeifer 4–63–45th
1988 Pfeifer 1–91–67th
1989 Pfeifer 1–91–68th
Pfeifer: 36–56–1 (.392)25–47–1 (.349)
Jim Margraff (Centennial Conference) (1990–2018)
1990 Margraff 5–4–14–2–13rd
1991 Margraff 5–4–13–44th
1992 Margraff 6–44–3T–3rd
1993 Margraff 4–62–56th
1994 Margraff 4–64–34th
1995 Margraff 6–3–14–2–13rd
1996 Margraff 7–35–23rd
1997 Margraff 7–35–23rd
1998 Margraff 7–35–2T–2nd
1999 Margraff 4–63–45th
2000 Margraff 5–54–3T–4th
2001 Margraff 6–34–23rd
2002 Margraff 9–25–1T–1st
2003 Margraff 10–15–1T–1st2425
2004 Margraff 9–24–2T–1st
2005 Margraff 8–35–11st
2006 Margraff 5–53–3T–3rd
2007 Margraff 4–63–57th
2008 Margraff 8–36–2T–2nd
2009 Margraff 10–37–11st811
2010 Margraff 8–37–2T–1st
2011 Margraff 10–19–01st1918
2012 Margraff 10–28–11st1222
2013 Margraff 10–19–01st1212
2014 Margraff 11–19–01st1010
2015 Margraff 11–19–01st1013
2016 Margraff 11–19–01st911
2017 Margraff 9–28–1T–1st2020
2018 Margraff 12–28–1T–1st55
Margraff: 221–89–3 (.711)
Greg Chimera (Centennial Conference) (2019–2023)
2019 Chimera 8–36–33rd
2020 Chimera Season cancelled
2021 Chimera 10–28–1T–1st1314
2022 Chimera 10–18–12nd2121
2023 Chimera 11–06–01st
Chimera: 39–6 (.867)28–5 (.848)
Total:595–489–57 (.546)
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division III

The Blue Jays have appeared in the Division III playoffs twelve times, with an overall record of 10–10.

Year Round Opponent Result
2005 First Round Thiel L, 3–28
2009 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Hampden–Sydney
Thomas More
Wesley		 W, 23–7
W, 31–29
L, 0–12
2011 First Round St. John Fisher L, 12–23
2012 First Round
Second Round		 Washington & Jefferson
Mount Union		 W, 42–10
L, 13–55
2013 First Round Wesley L, 24–29
2014 First Round
Second Round		 Rowan
Hobart		 W, 24–16
L, 21–24
2015 First Round
Second Round		 Western New England
Wesley		 W, 52–20
L, 37–42
2016 First Round
Second Round		 Randolph–Macon
Mount Union		 W, 42–21
L, 21–28
2017 First Round Washington & Jefferson L, 28–31
2018 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 MIT
Frostburg State
RPI
Mount Union		 W, 49–0
W, 58–27
W, 37–14
L, 20–28
2021 First Round
Second Round		 Salisbury
Mount Union		 W, 45–20
L, 35–45
2023 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Western Connecticut
Union (NY)
Randolph–Macon		 W, 62–20
W, 39–17
L, 36–39

Notable players

Bill Stromberg earned a B.A. from Hopkins in 1982 and became one of the most decorated athletes in the history of Johns Hopkins, making him "arguably the best football player in Johns Hopkins history."[4] He is considered one of the best wide receivers in NCAA Division III history as the holder of six national and 13 school records. Stromberg was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Hall of Fame and then elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004, and was, as of 2017, the only Hopkins football player to be inducted there.[5][6] Hopkins constructed a new baseball field and athletic facilities which was named Stromberg Stadium in 2014 in his honor.[4][7]

After graduation, Stromberg signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles, played a few preseason games before pulling a hamstring, and was ultimately cut before the 1982 season began.[4] He became the CEO of Baltimore-based asset management firm T. Rowe Price in 2016.

Wide Receiver and National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Joe Cowan was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1969.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1958 to 1974 the Blue Jays football team played in both the Mason–Dixon Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) South. During that period, conference records and standings reflect those of the MAC South.
  2. ↑ John Hopkins was the champion of both the Mason–Dixon Conference and the MAC South in 1959.
  1. D3Football.com rankings are available from 2003.[9]
  2. Coaches' Poll started to be released in 1999.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Quick Facts". HopkinsSports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Patterson (2000), p. 3
  3. ↑ Bealle, Morris Allison (1951). Gangway for Navy: The Story of Football at the United States Naval Academy, 1879–1950
  4. 1 2 3 "Former JHU Football Star Bill Stromberg to Take Over As T. Rowe Price CEO". Johns Hopkins University HUB. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Stromberg Selected to College Football Hall of Fame". Hopkins Sports News. 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Catching Up With Former Johns Hopkins Wide Receiver Bill Stromberg". Baltimore Sun. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Facilities Receive Major Upgrades". Hopkins Gazette. 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  8. ↑ "Catching up with ... Former Johns Hopkins star, Colts draft pick Joe Cowan".
  9. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25 history". D3football.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll". www.afca.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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