St. John's Red Storm football

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The St. John's Red Storm football (formerly the St. John's Redmen) program was the intercollegiate American football team for St. John's University located in New York City, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Northeast Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1884. St. John's participated in football from 1884 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 238–192–11.^[2]

St. John's Red Storm football
First season	1884; 141 years ago (1884)
Last season	2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Stadium	DaSilva Memorial Field (capacity: 1,200)
Location	Queens, New York
NCAA division	Division I-AA
Conference	Northeast Conference
All-time record	238–192–11 (.552)
Bowl record	1–1 (.500)
Conference titles	7
Colors	Red and white[1]

History

Classifications

• 1965–1977: N/A
• 1978–1992: NCAA Division III
• 1993–2002: NCAA Division I0AA

Conference memberships

• 1884: Independent
• 1885−1917: No team
• 1918: Independent
• 1919−1922: No team
• 1923−1931: Metropolitan Conference
• 1932−1964: No team
• 1965−1977: Independent
• 1978−1984: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
• 1985−1992: Liberty Football Conference
• 1993−1997: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
• 1998−1999: NCAA Division I-AA independent
• 2000−2001: Northeast Conference
• 2002: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Seasons

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN/STATS#	Coaches°
St. John's Redmen (Independent / club) (1965–1978)
1965	Anthony Zullo	1–0
1966	Anthony Zullo	1–5–1
1967	Anthony Zullo	1–4
Anthony Zullo:		3–9–1
1968	Peter Damone Tom Marshall	4–2
1969	Peter Damone Tom Marshall	5–2
1970	Peter Damone Tom Marshall	5–3–1
Peter Damone Tom Marshall:		14–7–1
1971	Bob Dell	8–3
1972	Bob Dell	4–5
1973	Bob Dell	8–1
Bob Dell:		20–9
1974	Bob Ricca	8–2
1975	Bob Ricca	6–2–1
1976	Bob Ricca	5–4
1977	Bob Ricca	4–5
St. John's Redmen (NCAA Division III Independent) (1978–1979)
1978	Bob Ricca	5–5
St. John's Redmen (Met-Intercollegiate Conference) (1979–1984)
1979	Bob Ricca	4–5–1
1980	Bob Ricca	3–7
1981	Bob Ricca	8–2		1st
1982	Bob Ricca	9–1		1st
1983	Bob Ricca	9–2		1st
1984	Bob Ricca	8–2		1st
St. John's Redmen (Liberty Football Conference) (1985–1992)
1985	Bob Ricca	5–5
1986	Bob Ricca	6–4
1987	Bob Ricca	5–5
1988	Bob Ricca	5–5
1989	Bob Ricca	9–2		1st	L ECAC Bowl
1990	Bob Ricca	5–5
1991	Bob Ricca	6–4		1st
1992	Bob Ricca	5–5
St. John's Red Storm (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1993–1999)
1993	Bob Ricca	8–3	3–2	3rd
1994	Bob Ricca	10–1	6–1	T–1st	W ECAC Bowl
1995	Bob Ricca	4–6	3–4	T–5th
1996	Bob Ricca	6–4	5–3	4th
1997	Bob Ricca	8–3	0–0	NA
1998	Bob Ricca	6–5	4–4	5th
St. John's Red Storm (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1999)
1999	Bob Ricca	7–4
St. John's Red Storm (Northeast Conference) (2000–2001)
2000	Bob Ricca	5–6	2–6	7th
2001	Bob Ricca	1–9	1–6	8th
St. John's Red Storm (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2002)
2002	Bob Ricca	2–8	2–6	T-7th
Bob Ricca:		172–121–2
Total:		256–215–14
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

• Bob Sheppard: Quarterback, Later PA announcer for the New York Yankees

Championships

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Conference record
1994	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (co-championship)	Bob Ricca	10–1	6–1
Total conference championships			1