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Eastern Michigan University Athletics

2009 Football Roster

33 Zach Johnson

33 Zach Johnson

  • Position:
    P/PK
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Springboro, Ohio
  • High School:
    Springboro

Summary

Biography

PERSONAL: Full name: Zachary Glen Johnson...Son of Glen and Karen Johnson...Born 9-22-86...Business communications major...EMU: Has earned three letters as the starting punter...Hampered by injuries in 2008 and punted in just six games...Was on the Ray Guy Award Watch list, which goes to the top punter in the nation, in both 2006 and 2007 and was one of the semifinalists for the award in 2006...In his three seasons he has punted 121 times for 4,958 yards and a 40.9 career average...His 5,826 punting yards ranks sixth on the EMU career list and his 40.2 career average is good for third on the all-time EMU list...Also took over the field-goal and PAT duties after the first three games of the 2007 season and ended the year with five field goals made in seven attempts, including a 50 yarder against Western Michigan (Oct. 27), tied for third longest in school history...Named a third-team preseason All-American and first-team All-Mid-American Conference punter in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Slowed by injuries all season...Played in nine games, starting six...Also served as a holder for kick placements...Punted 24 times for 868 yards with eight inside the 20...Missed the Michigan State (Sept. 6), Toledo (Sept. 13) and Maryland (Sept. 20) games because of an injury...Selected as one of the Special Teams Players of the Week for the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) game...2007: Handled the starting punting duties in all 12 games and was the regular place-kicker and field-goal kicker during the last nine games of the season...Punted 56 times for 2,355 yards and a 42.1 yard average, the third-best single-season performance in EMU history...Dropped 24 punts inside the 20-yard line...Named to the Ray Guy Watch list at the start of the season...Finished sixth in the MAC and 32nd in the nation in punting average...Made 5-of-7 field-goal attempts on the year, including a 50-yard three pointer against WMU...Also had field goals of 22 yards against Howard (Sept. 22), 25 and 41 at Michigan (Oct. 6), and 25 and 50 versus WMU...Was named the recipient of the Special Forces Most Valuable Player Award by the coaching staff after the season...Earned one Championship Performance mention from the coaches for the Ohio (Oct. 13) game and was named a Championship Special Teams performer four times, for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), Howard, Michigan and Northwestern (Oct. 19) games...2006: Played in all 12 games and started the final 11 as the regular punter...Selected as one of the 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award which is given annually to the top punter in the NCAA Division I-A ranks...Served as the holder on all kick placements...Punted 65 times for 2,603 yards and a 40.1 average...Had 20 punts inside the 20-yard line and allowed just 12 returns for 37 yards...Ranked 59th in the nation in punting and was fifth in the Mid-American Conference...Chosen by the coaching staff for seven single-game awards on the season...Named Special Teams Player of the Game three times, for the Northwestern (Sept. 16), Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 24) games...Selected for Championship Special Teams awards four times, for the Northwestern, Central Michigan (Sept. 23), Bowling Green (Oct. 14) and Navy (Nov. 11) contests...2005: Joined the team as a walk-on candidate who earned a scholarship after his first year...Practiced with the team but did not play in any games....HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Springboro H.S. in Springboro, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Rodney Roberts...Member of the Academic Honor Roll...Senior Year: Played football, basketball and soccer...In football he was a second-team All-State selection as well as a first-team All-Southwest Ohio and first-team All-League pick as well as serving as the team captain...In soccer he was a first-team All-League and All-Dayton pick and a second-team All-State choice...Broke the school’s single-season soccer goals record with 29...During the basketball season he was a second-team All-League pick and played in the Dayton vs. Columbus All-Star game...Junior Year: Earned varsity letters in basketball and soccer.
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Historical Player Information

  • 67

    2005Freshman

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    67
  • 33

    2006Redshirt Freshman

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2007Sophomore

    Punter
    6'0" 195 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2008Junior

    Punter
    6'0" 195 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2009Senior

    Punter
    6'0" 185 lbs
    33