The No. 6-ranked and unbeaten Bethel University Royals will travel up I-94 on Saturday to face the No. 4-ranked and unbeaten Saint John's University Johnnies in a rare Top 10 clash. The Royals and Johnnies were the only two MIAC teams to compete in the 2018 NCAA playoffs as both won two playoff games and were part of the final eight teams in 2018. The Royals and Johnnies both feature high powered offenses that rank at or near the top of the MIAC in every major statistical category. The last time both teams where ranked in the Top 10 entering their matchup was in 2003, a game which still lives in lore as the Johnnies scored late to pull out a 29-26 victory over Bethel in front of 13,107 fans (an NCAA DIII record at the time) on a snowy November day. Since 1999 Bethel and SJU have waged a great rivalry with Bethel winning nine times (including a period of seven wins in eight years from 2006-2013) and SJU winning 11 times (including current five game win streak). SJU holds a 30-9 all-time advantage over Bethel, thanks in large part to the first 20 games from 1978-1998 that went the way of the Johnnies. Saturday's kickoff will take place at 1 p.m. from Clemens Stadium on the SJU campus in Collegeville, Minnesota.     





Game notes: Week 6
Live video: SJU Game Central  (requires a $10 fee for single game viewing)
Live stats: SJU Portal
Listen Live Online: SJU Portal (pregame starts at 11 a.m.)
Radio: 660AM WBHR (central MN), 1570AM KDIZ (Twin Cities), 1170AM KOWZ (southern MN & western WI) 
Twitter updates: Bethel Gameday & Bethel Royals FB
Sights & Sounds feature: 2019 Bethel Football 
In the news: Quick Slants Podcast with Coach Johnson | Boros Named MIAC Athlete of the Week
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Royal Road Trip Information
For fans headed to Collegeville on Saturday tickets can be purchased ahead of time at www.gojohnnies.com/tickets or at the stadiums ticket booths on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students, children five and under are free. Ticket booths open at 10:30 a.m. Gates open at 11 a.m. Fans should note that the online viewing of the game comes with a $10 charge after setting up a free account. Radio coverage of SJU football broadcasts begins with pregame coverage at 11 a.m. on Saturday and will feature an interview with Bethel head coach Steve Johnson. Fans driving to the game can tune into 660AM WBHR or in the Twin Cities coverage can be heard on 1570AM KDIZ while 1170AM KOWZ out of Waseca, Minnesota covers much of the southern part of the state into western Wisconsin.