Jonathan Quinn

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Jonathan Quinn
Davidson Academy Bears
Title Head coach
Personal information
Born (1975-02-27) February 27, 1975 (age 50)
Turlock, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school Nashville (TN) McGavock
College Middle Tennessee State
NFL draft 1998: 3rd round, 86th overall pick
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
TDINT 4–7
Passing yards1,161
Passer rating 60.4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jonathan Ryan Quinn (born February 27, 1975) [2] is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears. He was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 1998 NFL draft out of Middle Tennessee State University by the Jaguars. [3] Quinn served as the head football coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas from 2009 to 2013.

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College career

Quinn transferred to Middle Tennessee State after one year at Tulane University. He followed QB Kelly Holcomb after transferring. His senior year numbers surpassed the numbers that Holcomb had put up his senior season.

Professional career

After being drafted in 1998 by the Jacksonville Jaguars, he appeared in four games in 1998, two of them as the starting quarterback. [5] The following year, had no appearances, and in 2000, Quinn made one appearance with no starts. 2001 saw him in 6 games before moving to Europe to play for the Berlin Thunder.

Quinn was the starting quarterback for the 2001 World Bowl IX champion Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe, where he was the league leading passer throwing for 2,257 yards, [6] and was named World Bowl MVP.

In 2002–2003, Quinn was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, made one appearance, but recorded no player stats. He spent a season with the Chicago Bears in 2004, playing in five games, with 3 starts, before ending his NFL career.

Quinn was signed by the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL) during the 2006–2007 offseason, but retired due to injury.

Coaching career

From 2007 to 2008, Quinn was the offensive coordinator for MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) in Olathe, Kansas. On April 3, 2009, he was named as the head football coach for MidAmerica Nazarene. [7] [8]

In 2014, Quinn took a job as the head football coach at Davidson Academy, a K-12 school in Nashville, Tennessee.

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (Heart of America Athletic Conference)(2009–2013)
2009 MidAmerica Nazarene10–29–12ndL NAIA Quarterfinal 8
2010 MidAmerica Nazarene12–110–01stL NAIA Semifinal 4
2011 MidAmerica Nazarene10–28–1T–1stL NAIA Quarterfinal 6
2012 MidAmerica Nazarene8–38–12ndL NAIA First Round 12
2013 MidAmerica Nazarene5–55–4T–4th
MidAmerica Nazarene:45–1340–7
Total:45–13
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Davidson Academy Bears ()(2014–present)
2014Davidson Academy5–82–313th
2015Davidson Academy8–42–18th
2016Davidson Academy7–43–16th
2017Davidson Academy11–17–01st
2018Davidson Academy13–06–01st
2019Davidson Academy11–27–12nd
2020Davidson Academy13–08–01st
2021Davidson Academy8–52–24th
2022Davidson Academy6–62–34th
2023Davidson Academy10–34–23rd
2024Davidson Academy1–10–0
Davidson Academy:95–3443–13
Total:95–34
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Jonathan Quinn". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. "Jonathan Quinn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. "Jonathan Quinn Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  4. "Site is undergoing maintenance".
  5. "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  6. http://www.footballdb.com/seasons/nfle/2001 Summary of the 2001 NFL Europe Season
  7. "Jonathan Quinn - Football Coach".
  8. "Former NFL quarterback named head football coach at MNU - Nazarene Communications Network". www.nph.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.