Quarterback, Bowling Green, 2011–15
Matt Johnson
Lettered 2012–15 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 219 lb
- Hometown
- Harrisburg, PA
- Born
- Sep 9, 1992, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Matt Johnson played quarterback at Bowling Green (2011–15).
At a glance
Career highs
491passing yards, career highat Maryland, 20156touchdown passes, career highat Maryland, 2015Honors
- 2015Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 2015Mid-American Offensive Player of the Year
- 2015Mid-American Vern Smith Leadership Award
Team titles: MAC champions, 2013 and 2015
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bowling Green | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 119 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | 237 | 369 | 64.2 | 3,467 | 9.4 | 25 | 7 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 313 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 383 | 569 | 67.3 | 4,946 | 8.7 | 46 | 8 |
| Career | 655 | 1,002 | 65.4 | 8,845 | 8.8 | 73 | 16 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bowling Green | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | 116 | 237 | 2.0 | 5 | 56 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 6 | −21 | −3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 113 | 159 | 1.4 | 4 | 23 |
| Career | 243 | 398 | 1.6 | 9 | 56 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bowling Green | 11 | QB | ||
| 2012 | Bowling Green | 11 | QB | ||
| 2013 | Bowling Green | 11 | QB | ||
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 11 | QB | ||
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 11 | QB | 6′0″ | 219 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2015 Bowling Green 14 games, 4,946 passing yards, 46 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Tennessee | L 30–59 | 27 | 49 | 424 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 12 | at Maryland | W 48–27 | 36 | 55 | 491 | 6 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Memphis | L 41–44 | 28 | 44 | 443 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| Sep 26 | at Purdue | W 35–28 | 43 | 59 | 402 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Oct 3 | at Buffalo | W 28–22 | 23 | 29 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Massachusetts | W 62–38 | 33 | 39 | 450 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Akron | W 59–10 | 25 | 30 | 357 | 5 | 0 | −17 |
| Oct 24 | at Kent State | W 48–0 | 27 | 40 | 430 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ohio | W 62–24 | 26 | 35 | 365 | 4 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 11 | at Western Michigan | W 41–27 | 23 | 41 | 269 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Toledo | L 28–44 | 28 | 46 | 274 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 24 | at Ball State | W 48–10 | 24 | 31 | 236 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 34–14 | 25 | 37 | 235 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Georgia Southern | L 27–58 | 15 | 34 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
2014 Bowling Green 1 game, 313 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Western Kentucky | L 31–59 | 25 | 36 | 313 | 1 | 0 | −21 |
2013 Bowling Green 14 games, 3,467 passing yards, 25 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Tulsa | W 34–7 | 11 | 23 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Sep 7 | atKent State | W 41–22 | 19 | 25 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 14 | at Indiana | L 10–42 | 25 | 44 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Murray State | W 48–7 | 19 | 22 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Akron | W 31–14 | 18 | 24 | 229 | 2 | 0 | −20 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Massachusetts | W 28–7 | 11 | 20 | 166 | 3 | 0 | −12 |
| Oct 12 | at Mississippi State | L 20–21 | 20 | 34 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Toledo | L 25–28 | 17 | 26 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 5 | at Miami (OH) | W 45–3 | 20 | 26 | 252 | 3 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ohio | W 49–0 | 12 | 17 | 229 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Nov 23 | at Eastern Michigan | W 58–7 | 13 | 23 | 264 | 3 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 29 | atBuffalo | W 24–7 | 11 | 26 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 47–27 | 21 | 27 | 393 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | L 27–30 | 20 | 32 | 272 | 2 | 0 | −31 |
2012 Bowling Green 4 games, 119 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Florida | L 14–27 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 22 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–37 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Rhode Island | W 48–8 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 20 | atMassachusetts | W 24–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 29½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.93 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.75 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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