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Mitch Johnson
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    RS-Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mitchell, S.D.
  • High School:
    Mitchell High School
  • Position:
    SF
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    59.0
  • sac
    1.5
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    0

Bio

General: A Mitchell native that looks to start at safety after moving to the defensive side of the ball.

Redshirt Sophomore (2017): Played in nine games last season with 19 tackles and 12 assisted tackles.

Redshirt Freshman (2016): Moved from running back to linebacker for the Tigers ... registered seven total tackles.

Freshman (2015): Redshirted.

High School: Played football three years for the Kernels … was named All-State … All-ESD Conference … also participated in powerlifting and baseball.

Personal: Born May 23, 1997 … son of Russ and Mary Johnson … majoring in accounting. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 29 24
Assists 30 27
Tackles 59.0 51.0
Tackles per game 5.4 5.7
Sacks 1.5 1.5
Sack yards 14 14
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - 0
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 1 - - - - 0
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 23 Dakota St. L, 27-18 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 25 0 1 - -
Sep 1 at Presentation W, 64-37 1 2 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 15 Morningside College L, 66-13 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 41-13 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Briar Cliff (Iowa) L, 20-13 7 5 12.0 1.5 14 2.5 16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Concordia (Neb.) L, 14-9 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Dordt L, 50-23 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midland University L, 21-14 0 6 6.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Jamestown W, 41-21 2 4 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 3 Doane L, 30-3 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 10 Hastings L, 21-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 18 0 - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 7 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 9 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 37 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 5 2 7.0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 9 19 12 31.0 3.4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
2018-19 11 29 30 59.0 5.4 1.5 14 2.5 16 0 1 0 2 43 3 0
2019-20 10 20 17 37.0 3.7 0.0 0 2.5 11 0 0 0 2 7 5 0
Total 37 73 61 134.0 3.6 1.5 14 6.0 57 0 2 0 4 50 10 1

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month                
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
August 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 29 30 59.0 5.4 1.5 14 2.5 16 0 1 0 2 43 3 0
Conference 9 24 27 51.0 5.7 1.5 14 2.5 16 0 1 0 1 18 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 15 11 26.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 43 2 -
Away 5 14 19 33.0 6.6 1.5 14 2.5 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 3 6 9.0 4.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 9 26 24 50.0 5.6 1.5 14 2.5 16 - 1 0 2 43 2 -
Month                                
August 1 4 1 5.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 25 1 -
September 4 13 12 25.0 6.3 1.5 14 2.5 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
October 4 9 14 23.0 5.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 3 3 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 18 1 -

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Photos

Mitch Johnson action photo 1
Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/23/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 2
Dakota St. vs. Dakota Wesleyan

8/23/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 3
Morningside College vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/15/2018 1:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 4
Morningside College vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/15/2018 1:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 5
Northwestern (Iowa) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/22/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 6
Northwestern (Iowa) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/22/2018 7:00 PM CDT

Mitch Johnson action photo 7
Doane vs. Dakota Wesleyan

11/3/2018 1:00 PM CDT