Hall of Fame
KEVIN JOHNS - Football 1994-1997
Kevin Johns' football resume can be summed up in one word - and that word is "winner." A two-year starter, Johns had a career record of 20-1 as a starting quarterback. He won his first 20 starts before losing at I-AA scholarship Cal Poly SLO 44-24 in his final game in 1997. UD won the won the PFL championship both seasons.
The 1996 I-AA Non-Scholarship Player of the Year, Johns is the UD career record holder in passing efficiency (151.1) and TD passes (37). He is also third in career total offense (4,252) and fourth in career passing yards (3,572). As a senior, he passed for a UD-record 21 TD's, and his season total of 1,980 passing yards is third-best in school history. Johns has two of the top seven season total offense marks in Dayton history.
He scored ten rushing touchdowns and averaged over four yards a carry in 168 career rushing attempts.
The Piqua, Ohio native holds UD single-game records for passing offense (414), total offense (418) and TD passes (4). Four TD passes in a game has been done four times, and two of those are by Johns.
After taking over as a starter with just five collegiate pass completions under his belt, he was a two-time First Team All-Pioneer Football Team, two-time Academic All-PFL selection and two-time White-Allen Flyer MVP selection.
Johns led UD to two straight #1 end-of-the-season rankings in the Football Gazette NCAA I-AA Non-Scholarship football rankings. In 1997, UD finished ranked 23rd in all of NCAA Division I-AA according to the Sports Network and 25th in the ESPN/USA Today I-AA poll.
Kevin is currently the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator for Northwestern University. He and his wife Krista have two sons, and live in Skokie, Illinois.
