John Carroll Blue Streaks football

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.

John Carroll Blue Streaks football
First season1920
Head coachRick Finotti
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

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.[3] 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.[4] Since 1989, a rivalry has been dubbed the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl, with John Carroll leading this series 16–13.

Mount Union Purple Raiders – On November 12, 2016, the Blue Streaks ended Mount Union's 112 regular season game win streak.[5] Mount Union holds a 34–3–2 all-time series lead.[6]

Notable alumni

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 2016-12-19.
  3. "Football Hosts #10 John Carroll in Regular Season Finale and 31st Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Game". Baldwin Wallace Athletics. November 14, 2019.
  4. Watterson, John Sayle (November 14, 2002). College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801871146 – via Google Books.
  5. "DIII: John Carroll ends Mount Union's 112-game winning streak | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  6. "College football preview: Mount Union at John Carroll".
  7. Volin, Ben (1 September 2019). "How a small Division 3 college in Ohio helped fuel the Patriots dynasty". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  8. "John Carroll Alumni in the NFL | News Center". jcu.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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