The St. John’s football team began their season with a 34-0 shutout win over Northwestern College Saturday afternoon in Collegeville.  St. John’s led 27-0 at halftime.  Stephen Johnson ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and Nick Schneider ran for 34 yards and a touchdown for the Johnnies. Connor Bruns threw for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns for St. John’s.  John Ries was 6-10 passing for 43 yards for St. John’s.

St. John’s is 1-0 and will host UW-Eau Claire at 1pm Saturday September 10.

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