Hayden Sanders led the Johnnies with 10 tackles (six solo), including 4.0 for a loss and 2.5 sacks as the Johnnies earned a 35-13 win over No. 5 Wartburg on 9/14. SJU recorded 10 sacks and 14 tackles for loss, which helped limit Wartburg to only nine rushing yards for the game. The 10 sacks were the most for SJU since it recorded the program record of 13 in the 62-3 win over Monmouth (Ill.) on 11/19/2005 in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs. The 14 tackles for loss were the most since 2018.