On behalf of our Headmaster Mr. Tom Every, our Athletic Director Mr. Joe Reyda ‘85, and everyone in the Gonzaga Community, I would like to wish all here tonight an enjoyable and safe evening! And to all of those in the Gonzaga Football program, please know your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated.
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Dear Football Fans, Welcome to Eye Street! Tonight’s game is the 100th meeting between Gonzaga and St. John’s - a storied rivalry that dates back to 1893 with the modern era beginning in 1928 (see page 5 for a history of the game). We are grateful to add another chapter to this long standing tradition; and even more so, we are grateful to be going through another year of faith and service, another year of striving to honor God in all that we do.
As we continue our celebration of our first 200 years, I am grateful to all of our teachers, coaches, administrators, and benefactors who support our young men as they aim to live their best, in and out of competition. I am especially thankful to the current families for all that you do to help make Gonzaga the extraordinary school community and family we all know and love. And to our faithful alumni, thank you for supporting our beloved alma mater and our Jesuit mission to form men for and with others. St. Aloysius, Gonzaga -- pray for us! Go Eagles!
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Sincerely, with every best wish, Fr. Joseph E. Lingan, SJ ‘75
continue competition.andtheiraimmenourwhobenefactorsandadminstrators,coaches,teachers,toam200ofcelebrationourourfirstyears,Igratefulallofoursupportyoungastheytolivebest,inoutof”
gonzaga.org/football GONZAGA EAGLES l FOOTBALL 2021 3 I ndex of A ds I n the 2021 M ed IA G u I de t h A nks to A ll of those who support G onz AGA f ootb A ll . SUPPORTER ADS PAGE SUPPORTER ADS PAGE SUPPORTER ADS PAGE Allen Family 52 Fred Family 22 Mosquito Strikers - Tom Strike '84 37 Amorosi Family 33 Funkhouser Family 15 Neal Family 51 Arnold Family 38 Georgetown Home Care 13 Offit Kurman - Attorneys at Law 9 Athletic Republic 59 Hammond Family 47 O'Leary Family 49 Ball Family 27 Hobson Family 33 Overman Family 17 Balluso Rentals & Charters 58 Hogan Family 16 Pence Family 36 Bohler Engineering 12 Hrdy Family 41 Petitbon Alarm 60 Bond Family 29 Irons Family 41 Ries Family 14 Brannan Family 41 Jerez Family 53 Salemme Family 46 Breslin Family 10 Johnson Family 41 Scott Family 53 Brian Johnson '16 30 Kane Family 41 Shuler Family 49 Brown and Morrell Families 18 Keenan Family 45 Sobba Family 29 Bryson Family 40 Kurisky Family 44 Sousa Family 50 Bumbaugh Family 18 Lane Family 20 Stinchcomb Family 23 Carroll & Nuttall, PC: Fairfax Attorneys 28 Lathrop Family 50 The Cookie Batch 26 Chiow Family 23 Laumoli Family 16 The Pels Law Firm 50 Columbia Ravens for #14 & #20 47 Lee Family (Brendan) 22 Todd Family 32 Conrath Family 10 Link Family 19 VCO Orthodontics 14 Craig Family 17 Lively Family 53 Wallace Family 33 Cull Family 21 Lopez Family 23 Watson and Son's Catering 45 Cuthbertson Family 33 Luke McCaleb '16 31 Wilson Family 37 Davis Family 43 Machen Family 24 Winston Family 29 Deerin Family 16 Machen Family 25 Wise Family 45 DeVaul Family 23 Mahon Family 22 Diganci Family 52 Marsh Family 50 GONZAGA MESSAGES & ADS PAGE Domesticall360 Home Services 11 McAllister Family 21 Letter from Father Lingan, SJ 4 Eager Family 50 McCarthy Family: Academics 34 Headmasters Office well wish 6 Edmonds Family 51 McLaughlin Family 35 Athletic Department well wish 6 Engram Family 42 McLaughlin Family 35 Coach T, Staff and Families 7 ENSCO Innvation and Tech 15 McMahon Family 39 Spring 2021 Champs 48 Fair Oaks Motors 3 Michaelis Family 21 Thank You to Athletic Trainers 48 Ferguson Wholesale - Doug McCoy 45 Miller Family 8 Fisher Family 52 MMD Construction 2 Rosters & Game Schedules 54-57 Flippin Family 16 Moscoso Family 53
GONZAGA ST. JOHN’S GAME HISTORY
* = PLAYOFF GAME | ** = CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | ^ = SPRING
While the two schools both played football as early as 1889, the football rivalry did not take root until 1928. Games were played prior to that year, but not regularly. The Modern Era began on October 26, 1928, when the teams met at Georgetown University before a crowd of 2,500. Gonzaga came away a winner, 47-0. According to newspaper accounts, “relations were strained by four quarters of rough play” in their last meeting in 1921, but by 1928 the teams were “on speaking terms again.” The game would not only “mark the resumption of gridiron relations,” but would also lay the groundwork for the establishment of a prep school athletic conference later that same year. Both schools—along with Georgetown Prep and once formidable, but now long forgotten, athletic powers Devitt Prep and Emerson Institute—were founding members of a league that through many iterations is today’s WCAC. From their commitment to league play, shared faith and close proximity to one another, a rivalry was born. Between 1928 and 1978, a period of 51 years, the teams met each fall. Fifty-three times without interruption, including two playoff games. In 1979 and 1980, Gonzaga stepped away from league play and this game. Gonzaga needed to regroup. After a two-year absence, the teams met again in 1981. Gonzaga achieved victory that year. And in the forty-five meetings including playoffs since holds a 28-17 advantage. However, over the last ten games, St. John’s has won six including the 2017 WCAC Championship game. The 99th meeting took place at the St. James Academy in Springfield, VA on April 15, 2021 with Gonzaga defeating St. John’s 13-9 to complete an undefeated 5-0 Spring Season during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the teams play the 100th meeting tonight on Buchanan Field, the record stands at 48-46-5 in Gonzaga’s favor.
gonzaga.org/football GONZAGA EAGLES l FOOTBALL 2021 5 Year Score Winner Series 1928 47-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 1-St. John’s 0 1929 33-7 Gonzaga Gonzaga 2-St. John’s 0 1930 15-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 2-St. John’s 1 1931 38-2 Gonzaga Gonzaga 3-St. John’s 1 1932 31-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 4 St. John’s 1 1933 28-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 5-St. John’s 1 1934 0-0 Tie Gonzaga 5-St. John’s 1-Tie 1 1935 12-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 6-St. John’s 1-Tie 1 1936 13-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 7-St. John’s 1-Tie 1 1937 21-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 8-St. John’s 1-Tie 1 1938 15-12 St. John’s Gonzaga 8-St. John’s 2-Tie 1 1939 20-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 8-St. John’s 3-Tie 1 1940 6-6 Tie Gonzaga 8-St. John’s 3-Tie 2 1941 19-13 Gonzaga Gonzaga 9-St. John’s 3-Tie 2 1942 13-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 10-St. John’s 3-Tie 2 1943 12-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 10-St. John’s 4-Tie 2 1944 7-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 11-St. John’s 4-Tie 2 1945 27-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 12-St. John’s 4-Tie 2 1946 19-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 13-St. John’s 4-Tie 2 1947 12-6 St. John’s Gonzaga 13-St. John’s 5-Tie 2 1948 19-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 14-St. John’s 5-Tie 2 1949 20-12 Gonzaga Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 5-Tie 2 1950 37-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 6-Tie 2 1951 25-6 St. John’s Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 7-Tie 2 1952 7-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 8-Tie 2 1953 14-7 St. John’s Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 9-Tie 2 1954 6-6 Tie Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 9-Tie 3 1954* 2-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 15-St. John’s 10-Tie 3 1955 13-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 16-St. John’s 10-Tie 3 1956 13-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 16-St. John’s 11-Tie 3 1957 33-7 St. John’s Gonzaga 16-St. John’s 12-Tie 3 1958 13-6 St. John’s Gonzaga 16-St. John’s 13-Tie 3 1959 13-9 Gonzaga Gonzaga 17-St. John’s 13-Tie 3 1959* 0-0 Tie Gonzaga 17-St. John’s 13-Tie 4 1960 14-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 17-St. John’s 14-Tie 4 1961 20-6 St. John’s Gonzaga 17-St. John’s 15-Tie 4 1962 21-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 17-St. John’s 16-Tie 4 1963 14-11 Gonzaga Gonzaga 18-St. John’s 16-Tie 4 1964 46-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 18-St. John’s 17-Tie 4 1965 33-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 18-St. John’s 18-Tie 4 1966 6-6 Tie Gonzaga 18-St. John’s 18-Tie 5 1967 18-12 Gonzaga Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 18-Tie 5 1968 40-15 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 19-Tie 5 1969 41-14 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 20-Tie 5 1970 14-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 21-Tie 5 1971 16-14 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 22-Tie 5 1972 43-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 23-Tie 5 1973 21-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 24-Tie 5 1974 35-14 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 25-Tie 5 1975 35-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 26-Tie 5 1976 34-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 27-Tie 5 Year Score Winner Series 1977 41-8 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 28-Tie 5 1978 42-6 St. John’s Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1979 No Game Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1980 No Game Gonzaga 19-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1981 23-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 20-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1982 14-7 Gonzaga Gonzaga 21-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1983 14-9 Gonzaga Gonzaga 22-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1984 53-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 23-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1985 25-13 Gonzaga Gonzaga 24-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1986 21-7 Gonzaga Gonzaga 25-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1987 28-8 Gonzaga Gonzaga 26-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1988 10-7 Gonzaga Gonzaga 27-St. John’s 29-Tie 5 1989 24-0 St. John’s Gonzaga 27-St. John’s 30-Tie 5 1990 24-8 Gonzaga Gonzaga 28-St. John’s 30-Tie 5 1991 26-19 St. John’s Gonzaga 28-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1992 24-6 Gonzaga Gonzaga 29-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1993 31-14 Gonzaga Gonzaga 30-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1994 15-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 31-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1995 21-14 Gonzaga Gonzaga 32-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1996 20-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 33-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1997 25-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 34-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1998 42-14 Gonzaga Gonzaga 35-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 1999 26-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 36-St. John’s 31-Tie 5 2000 45-16 St. John’s Gonzaga 36-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2001 40-23 Gonzaga Gonzaga 37-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2001* 10-7 Gonzaga Gonzaga 38-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2002 34-14 Gonzaga Gonzaga 39-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2002* 3-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 40-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2003 35-0 Gonzaga Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 32-Tie 5 2004 25-20 St. John’s Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 33-Tie 5 2005 41-16 St. John’s Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 34-Tie 5 2006 29-20 St. John’s Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 35-Tie 5 2007 20-13 St. John’s Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 36-Tie 5 2008 27-14 St. John’s Gonzaga 41-St. John’s 37-Tie 5 2009 35-34 Gonzaga Gonzaga 42-St. John’s 37-Tie 5 2010 27-21 St. John’s Gonzaga 42-St. John’s 38-Tie 5 2011* 13-10 OT Gonzaga Gonzaga 43-St. John’s 38-Tie 5 2012 35-28 Gonzaga Gonzaga 44-St. John’s 38-Tie 5 2013 17-10 St. John’s Gonzaga 44-St. John’s 39-Tie 5 2013* 17-10 St. John’s Gonzaga 44-St. John’s 40-Tie 5 2014 20-17 Gonzaga Gonzaga 45-St. John’s 40-Tie 5 2015 21-17 St. John’s Gonzaga 45-St. John’s 41-Tie 5 2016 45-35 Gonzaga Gonzaga 46-St. John’s 41-Tie 5 2016* 38-21 St. John’s Gonzaga 46-St. John’s 42-Tie 5 2017 32-14 St. John’s Gonzaga 46-St. John’s 43-Tie 5 2017** 30-7 St. John’s Gonzaga 46-St. John’s 44-Tie 5 2018 34-17 St. John’s Gonzaga 46-St. John’s 45-Tie 5 2018* 24-14 Gonzaga Gonzaga 47-St. John’s 45-Tie 5 2019 32-28 St. John’s Gonzaga 47-St. John’s 46-Tie 5 2021^ 13-9 Gonzaga Gonzaga 48-St. John’s 46-Tie 5 2021 TBD TBD TBD
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gonzaga.org/football GONZAGA EAGLES l FOOTBALL 2021 7 AS PART OF THE BICENTENNIAL, GONZAGA LAUNCHED THE ECHO EVER PROUDLY PODCAST CELEBRATING THE HEROES AND HISTORY OF EYE STREET. HEAR WEEKLY CONVERSATIONS WITH ALUMNI, CURRENT AND FORMER FACULTY, AND MORE. FORMER WMZQ MORNING HOST BRIAN EGAN ‘86 BRINGS YOU VISITS WITH MANY GONZAGA NAMES YOU MAY KNOW, AND SHARES MANY STORIES YOU MAY NOT -- ALL CELEBRATING THE RICH 200 YEAR TRADITION AND SPIRIT OF GONZAGA. SCAN THE QR CODE TO listen to the latest episode!
