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Ivy League Championships: 2016
All-Ivy Players Coached: 9
Recruiting Areas: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (Lee County/Tampa/Gainesville/Orlando Areas), Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth/Northeast Areas)
Joe Johnson begins his third season as an offensive assistant coach with the Quakers in 2018 and second as offensive line coach.
In 2017, Johnson's offensive line blocked for two All-Ivy running backs and an Rushing Offense which ranked No. 20 in the country at 199.5 yards per game. The O-line allowed just 1.3 sacks per game, No. 27 among all groups in the country. Center Nathan Kirchmier was a first-team All-Ivy selection, joined by Tommy Dennis (second team) and Greg Begnoche (honorable mention) as All-Ivy choices.
Johnson worked with an offensive line in 2016 which blocked for the Ivy League's leading rusher and protected Alek Torgersen en route to a record-breaking season and first-team All-Ivy honors. Three of Johnson's offensive linemen were named All-Ivy, led by unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection and second-team AP All-American Nick Demes.
Johnson came to the Quakers after spending three seasons on the staff at Rice University. After beginning his career with the Owls as a quality control coach during the 2013 season, Johnson spent the last two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant coach where he was responsible for installing and running opponents’ defensive schemes with the scout team each week and charted opponents’ game-day tendencies. In addition, Johnson served as recruiting coordinator for the Heartland area.
The Owls went 23-16 during Johnson’s three seasons in Dallas, including a 10-4 record in 2013 which was good for the Conference USA championship and resulted in a trip to the Liberty Bowl. In 2014, Rice went 8-5, including a 30-6 win over Fresno State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Johnson helped coach guard Andrew Reue to first-team All-Conference USA honors in 2015 and center Nate Richards to first-team All-CUSA honors in 2013.
Johnson is no stranger to Penn’s offensive coordinator, John Reagan, as the two were on the same coaching staff at Rice in 2013 while Regan was offensive coordinator for the Owls.
Johnson graduated from North Texas in 2011 after a four-year career as a center for the Mean Green. A captain of the 2011 team, Johnson earned Sun Belt All-Freshman honors in 2008 while earning the Phillip Armour Award as UNT’s Offensive Lineman of the Year. Over his four years, he blocked for the Mean Green’s all-time leading rusher, Lance Dunbar, who ran for 4,224 yards and went to play in the NFL.
Johnson holds a degree in sociology from North Texas, with minors in business management and business marketing. While a student at UNT, he was a member of the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.
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