Matthew Quinn Johnson (born September 9, 1992) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach and former

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, who is currently the

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and

s coach for the

Kent State Golden Flashes The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in ...

. He played

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for the

Bowling Green Falcons The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The Falcons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Divi ...

College career

As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, he passed for 3,467 yards and 25 touchdowns. Johnson was named the MVP of the 2013 MAC Championship 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. As a senior in the 2015 season, he completed 383 passes of 569 passes for 4,946 yards with 46 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Professional career

On April 26, 2017, Johnson signed with the

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. He was released on June 12, 2017.

References

External links

Kent State profileBowling Green Falcons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Matt 1992 births Living people American football quarterbacks Bowling Green Falcons football players Kent State Golden Flashes football coaches Players of American football from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania