Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football

Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football
First season1882
Athletic directorJennifer S. Baker
Head coachGreg Chimera
4th season,
StadiumHomewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
ConferenceCentennial Conference
All-time record584–489–57 (.542)
Playoff appearances11
Conference titles22
RivalriesMcDaniel
Consensus All-Americans28 Individuals
(Since 1980 to 2021)
ColorsHopkins blue and black
 
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.

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# D3football.com°
Student coaches () (1882–1894)
Student: 24-33-5 (.427) (.427)
George Burlingame () (1895–1898)
Burlingame: 7-10-1 (.417) (.417)
Bond/Thorson () (1899–1999)
Bond/Thorson: 9-3-2 (.714) (.714)
Byron Dickinson () (1901–1902)
Dickinson: 6-3-2 (.636) (.636)
Iseman () (1904–1905)
Iseman: 8-2-4 (.714) (.714)
Pat McDonell/Alex Randall () (1906)
McDonell/Randall: 2-5-1 (.313) (.313)
J. Abner Saylor () (1907–1908)
Saylor: 7-5-3 (.567) (.567)
Thomas Lynn () (1909–1910)
Lynn: 11-3-1 (.767) (.767)
E. H. W. Harland () (1911)
Harland: 4-5 (.444) (.444)
Dr. Max Rhode () (1912)
Rhode: 0-9 (.000) (.000)
John H. Gates () (1913–1914)
Gates: 3-11-1 (.233) (.233)
Charles Brickey () (1915)
Brickey: 6-2 (.750) (.750)
Harry E. Brennick () (1916)
Brennick: 2-7 (.222) (.222)
Russell B. Murphy () (1917–1919)
Murphy: 6-11-4 (.381) (.381)
Dr. Ray Van Orman () (1920–1935)
Van Orman: 60-64-7 (.485) (.485)
C. Gardner Mallonee () (1936–1945)
Mallonee: 17-26-6 (.408) (.408)
Howdy Myers () (1946–1949)
Myers: 26-14-1 (.646) (including 1979) (.646)
Charles H. Guy, Jr. () (1950)
Guy: 3-4-1 (.438) (.438)
Frank R. Burns () (1951–1952)
1951 Burns 2-5-1
195 Burns 4-4
Burns: 6-9-1 (.406) (.406)
John Bridgers () (1953–1956)
1953 Bridgers 2-6
1954 Bridgers 2-6
1955 Bridgers 2-6
1956 Bridgers 4-3-1
Bridgers: 10-21-1 (.359) (.328)
Wilson L. Fewster (MAC South (1958~)) (1957–1965)
1957 Fewster 3-2-2
1958 Fewster 5-3 5-1 2
1959 Fewster 7-1 6-0
1960 Fewster 5-2-1 5-1 1
1961 Fewster 3-4-1 2-3-1 6
1962 Fewster 2-6 2-4 7
1963 Fewster 0-6-1 0-4-1 11
1964 Fewster 2-6 2-4 9
1965 Fewster 1-6-1 1-4-1 10
Fewster: 28-36-6 (.443)
Alex Sotir (MAC South) (1966–1970)
1966 Sotir 0-6-2 0-4-2 11
1967 Sotir 6-1 6-0 1
1968 Sotir 7-2 6-1 1
1969 Sotir 5-4 5-2 1
1970 Sotir 5-4 5-2 3
Sotir: 23-17-2 (.571)
Dennis Cox (MAC South) (1971–1978)
1971 Cox 6-3 5-2 3
1972 Cox 6-3 5-2 3
1973 Cox 6-3 4-2 4
1974 Cox 3-5-1 3-2-1 5
1975 Cox 3-5-1 3-3-1 (3-2-1) 5
1976 Cox 3-5-1 2-4-1 (2-3-1) 8
1977 Cox 1-8-1 0-8-1 (0-6-1) 10
1978 Cox 3-6 2-5 10
Cox: 31-38-4 (.452)
Myers (MAC South) (1979)
1979 Myers 5-4 4-4 6
Myers: 26-14-1 (.646) (incl. 1946-49)
Jerry Pfeifer (MAC South (~1982), Centennial (1983~)) (1980–1989)
1980 Pfeifer 1-8 0-8 11
1981 Pfeifer 7-2 6-2 2
1982 Pfeifer 3-6 2-6 9
1983 Pfeifer 5-4 3-4 5
1984 Pfeifer 5-4 3-4 5
1985 Pfeifer 6-3 4-3 4
1986 Pfeifer 3-5-1 2-4-1 5
1987 Pfeifer 4-6 3-4 5
1988 Pfeifer 1-9 1-6 7
1989 Pfeifer 1-9 1-6 8
Pfeifer: 36-56-1 (.392) 25-47-1 (.349)
Jim Margraff (Centennial) (1990–2018)
1990 Margraff 5-4-1 4-2-1 3
1991 Margraff 5-4-1 3-4 4
1992 Margraff 6-4 4-3 T3
1993 Margraff 4-6 2-5 6
1994 Margraff 4-6 4-3 4
1995 Margraff 6-3-1 4-2-1 3
1996 Margraff 7-3 5-2 3
1997 Margraff 7-3 5-2 3
1998 Margraff 7-3 5-2 T2
1999 Margraff 4-6 3-4 5 No votes
2000 Margraff 5-5 4-3 T4 No votes
2001 Margraff 6-3 4-2 3 No votes
2002 Margraff 9-2 5-1 T1 33
2003 Margraff 10-1 5-1 T1 24 25
2004 Margraff 9-2 4-2 T1 29 NR (35)
2005 Margraff 8-3 5-1 1 T38 Not ranked
2006 Margraff 5-5 3-3 T3 No votes Not ranked
2007 Margraff 4-6 3-5 7 No votes Not ranked
2008 Margraff 8-3 6-2 T2 No votes Not ranked
2009 Margraff 10-3 7-1 1 8 11
2010 Margraff 8-3 7-2 T1 No votes Not ranked
2011 Margraff 10-1 9-0 1 19 18
2012 Margraff 10-2 8-1 1 12 22
2013 Margraff 10-1 9-0 1 12 12
2014 Margraff 11-1 9-0 1 10 10
2015 Margraff 11-1 9-0 1 10 13
2016 Margraff 11-1 9-0 1 9 11
2017 Margraff 9-2 8-1 T1 20 20
2018 Margraff 12-2 8-1 T1 5 5
Margraff: 221-89-3 (.711)
Greg Chimera (Centennial) (2019–present)
2019 Chimera 8-3 6-3 3 No votes Not ranked
2020 Chimera Season cancelled
2021 Chimera 10-2 8-1 T-1st 13 14
2022 Chimera 10-1 8-1 2nd 21 21
Chimera: 28-6 (.824) 22-5 (.815)
Total: 584-489-57 (.542)
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  1. D3Football.com rankings are available from 2003.
  2. Coaches' Poll started to be released in 1999.
  3. If there is a discrepancy, the school's official records are in parentheses.
  4. Blue Jays football team played in two conferences, the MAC South and the Mason–Dixon Conference from 1958 to 1974 season.

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division III

The Blue Jays have appeared in the Division III playoffs eleven 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

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." 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. Hopkins constructed a new baseball field and athletic facilities which was named Stromberg Stadium in 2014 in his honor.

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. He became the CEO of Baltimore-based asset management firm T. Rowe Price in 2016.

Wide Receiver Joe Cowan was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1969.


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