Austin Johnson

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-11
Weight:
188
Hometown:
Bucyrus, Kan.
High School:
Blue Valley

2016 (SENIOR)

Played in all 11 games ... Served as the team’s kickoff man and long field goal kicker throughout the season ... Made three tackles on special teams ... Made a 48-yard field goal at Florida Atlantic .. Made a 45-yard field goal vs. South Dakota State ... Hit a 51-yarder at Illinois State ... Averaged 60.1 yards on 62 kickoffs and forced 19 touchbacks.

2015 (JUNIOR)

Named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after going 2-for-2 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs in SIU's win over Liberty…Played in all 11 games…Served as the team's primary field goal kicker…Went 14-for-22 on field goal attempts and 43-for-45 on extra points…Led the team in scoring with 85 points…Ranked fourth in the MVFC in points per game with 7.7 (second among kickers)…Went 10-for-14 inside 40 yards…Hit two field goals of 50 yards or longer…Hit a 51-yarder at Western Illinois and a 50-yarder at South Dakota…His 51-yarder at WIU was the second-longest field goal in the MVFC in 2015…Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Did not see action.

2013 (SOPHOMORE)

Redshirted...Received the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.

2012 (FRESHMAN)

Played in nine games as place kicker...Kicked a 42-yard game-winning field goal with under a minute to play against Northern Iowa...Nailed a career-long 42-yard field goal against South Dakota State...Converted six of his final seven field goal attempts on the season...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

First Team All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention as a senior...Second Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Metro as a junior...Won the 5A KHSAA State title in 2010 and was on the 5A runner up team in 2011...2011: Kicked 43 extra points and recorded 28 touchbacks on 44 total kickoffs...2010: Successful on eight of 10 field goal attempts...Other: A four-year letterman in golf.

PERSONAL

Born Dec. 6, 1993...Son of Steve and Dawn Johnson...Majoring in exercise science.