Matt Johnson (quarterback)

Matt Johnson
Kent State Golden Flashes
Position:	Running Backs Coach
Personal information
Born:	September 9, 1992 (age 29); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Harrisburg (PA) Bishop McDevitt
College:	Bowling Green
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
As a player:
	Cincinnati Bengals (2016); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2017);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Harrisburg (PA) Bishop McDevitt (2016); QB coach; Syracuse (2017); Offensive quality control assistant; Kent State (2018); Offensive quality control; Kent State (2019); Offensive Graduate Assistant; Kent State (2020–present); Running backs coach;
Career highlights and awards
	MAC Most Valuable Player (2015); MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2015);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Matthew Quinn Johnson (born September 9, 1992) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is currently the running backs coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons.

College career[]

As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, he passed for 3,467 yards and 25 touchdowns. Johnson was named the MVP of the after he led the Falcons past the undefeated and nationally ranked NIU Huskies. His 2014 season was cut short by a broken hip in the first game of the season against Western Kentucky.^[1] As a senior in the 2015 season, he completed 383 passes of 569 passes for 4,946 yards with 46 touchdowns and eight interceptions.^[2]

Professional career[]

On April 26, 2017, Johnson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.^[3]

He was released on June 12, 2017.^[4]

References[]

^ "Bowling Green's Matt Johnson goes from broken hip to breaking records". USA Today. November 17, 2015.
^ "Matt Johnson". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ Eric F. Epler (April 28, 2017). "Quarterback Matt Johnson turns focus to Canadian Football League". www.pennlive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^ "Ticats bring in Kilgore; release Matt Johnson". June 12, 2017.

External links[]

Bowling Green Falcons bio

[1] "Bowling Green's Matt Johnson goes from broken hip to breaking records". USA Today. November 17, 2015.

[2] "Matt Johnson". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[3] Eric F. Epler (April 28, 2017). "Quarterback Matt Johnson turns focus to Canadian Football League". www.pennlive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

[4] "Ticats bring in Kilgore; release Matt Johnson". June 12, 2017.

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