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John Carroll Blue Streaks football
First season1920
Head coachJeff Behrman
1st season, 8–2 (.800)
StadiumDon Shula Stadium
LocationUniversity Heights, Ohio
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Conference titlesPAC: 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1974 OAC: 1938, 1989, 1994, 2016
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
WebsiteJCUSports.com

The John Carroll Blue Streaks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for John Carroll University located in the U.S. state of Ohio. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level and are members of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). The team was established in 1920 and plays its home games at the 5,416 seat Don Shula Stadium.[2] As of the 2016 season, John Carroll has won 11 Conference titles, 4 in their current conference, the OAC. Drew Nystrom serves as the interim head football coach.[3] During the 2022 season, John Carroll will celebrate its 100th season of football.[4]

Rivals

John Carroll has two predominant rivals.

Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets – The rivalry dates back to 1923, with John Carroll leading the all-time series 30–25–4.[5] The series drew huge crowds during the 1930s and 1940s during Cleveland's Big Four college football era, when games were played at Cleveland Municipal Stadium and League Park.[6] Since 1989, a rivalry has been dubbed the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl. John Carroll has won nine straight over Baldwin Wallace, including a 29-28 win on November 13, 2021 that featured an 18-point fourth quarter comeback.[7]

Mount Union Purple Raiders – On November 12, 2016, the Blue Streaks ended Mount Union's 112 regular season game win streak.[8] Mount Union holds a 34–3–2 all-time series lead.[9]

Notable alumni

John Carroll has been noted as a "springboard" to NFL personnel positions.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ohio Athletic Conference (1902-1903 through present)". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "John Carroll Athletics – Don Shula Stadium at Wasmer Field". www.jcusports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rick Finotti Steps Down as Head Football Coach; Drew Nystrom Named Interim Coach". John Carroll University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". John Carroll University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Football Hosts #10 John Carroll in Regular Season Finale and 31st Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Game". Baldwin Wallace Athletics. November 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Watterson, John Sayle (November 14, 2002). College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801871146 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Wild Saturday in Berea: Football Upsets Baldwin Wallace in Legendary Comeback". John Carroll University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "DIII: John Carroll ends Mount Union's 112-game winning streak | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  9. ^ "College football preview: Mount Union at John Carroll".
  10. ^ Hill, Adam (September 29, 2023). "McDaniels, Ziegler products of NFL pipeline at tiny Ohio college". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Volin, Ben (September 1, 2019). "How a small Division 3 college in Ohio helped fuel the Patriots dynasty". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "John Carroll Alumni in the NFL | News Center". jcu.edu. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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