Matt Kohn (born September 27, 1981) is an

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coach and former player. He is the head football coach at

Siena Heights University Siena Heights University (SHU) is a private Roman Catholic university in Adrian, Michigan. It was founded by the Adrian Dominican Sisters in 1919. History The institution was founded for women in 1919 as St. Joseph's College by the Adrian Domini ...

. Kohn played as a

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for two seasons in the

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with the

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and

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. He played

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at the

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. He was also a member of the

Ohio Valley Greyhounds The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themse ...

United Indoor Football United Indoor Football (UIF) was an indoor football league in the United States that operated from 2005 to 2008. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion (the Dayton Warbirds, which never played a game in UIF ...

Early years

Kohn played

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at Adrian High School in

Adrian, Michigan Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County. The population was 20,645 at the 2020 census. Adrian lies in Michigan's 7th congressional district. History Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Co ...

. The Maples finished 11–1 his senior year and the school's first ever 9-0 regular season record. He finished the year throwing for 2,294 yards and 29 TDs, adding 290 yards and eight TDs on the ground. He was named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team. He was the starting quarterback for the West team in the Michigan High School Coaches Association All-Star football game. He also played basketball being named one of the top 100 players in the state before the start of his senior season by the Detroit Free Press. He was named 2nd team all-state.

College career

Kohn played for the

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of the

. In 2003, he set school records for passing attempts, completions, yards, and TDs when he completed 239 passes on 290 attempts for 3,314 yards and 21 TDs. He was a nominee for the

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in 2003. He was named 2nd team all-conference in 2003 and honorable mention in 2002. Upon graduation, he set school records for career passing attempts(1,110), completions(652), passing yards(8,514), and TDs(55).

College statistics

Professional career

Kohn played for the

(UIF) in 2006. He was named the UIF Offensive Player of the Year. Kohn signed with the

on October 13, 2006. He played for the

in 2008.

AFL statistics

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Coaching career

Kohn was quarterbacks coach at the University of Indianapolis from 2006 to 2008. He has since served as an assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at

. In May 2016, he was named the interim head coach of the Siena Heights Saints for the 2016 season. On December 6, 2016, it was announced that Kohn would continue as the team's permanent head coach.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Siena Heights profile

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohn, Matt Living people 1981 births American football quarterbacks Indianapolis Greyhounds football coaches Indianapolis Greyhounds football players Kansas City Brigade players Nashville Kats players Siena Heights Saints football coaches People from Adrian, Michigan Players of American football from Michigan Ohio Valley Greyhounds players