Paul Johnson (American football coach)
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Georgia Tech | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| Team record | 0-0 | |
| Born | August 20, 1957 | |
| Place of birth |  Newland, N.C |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 105–39 | |
| Bowls | 2–2 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 1999, 2000 NCAA I-AA National Champion | ||
| Awards | ||
| 2004 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year 2000 AFCA NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year 1999 AFCA NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year 1998 Sports Network I-AA Coach of the Year 1998 Eddie Robinson Award 1997, 1998 Southern Conference Coach of the Year |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1981–1982 1983–1984 1985–1986 1987–1994 1995–1996 1997–2001 2002–2007 2008-present |
Lees-McRae (OC) Ga. Southern (DL) Ga. Southern (OC) Hawaiʻi (OC) Navy (OC) Georgia Southern Navy Georgia Tech |
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Paul Johnson (born August 20, 1957 in Newland, North Carolina) is the head coach of football at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1] He is a Western Carolina University graduate[2] and was previously the head coach of both the United States Naval Academy and Georgia Southern University.
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[edit] Coaching
Prior to becoming a head coach, Johnson spent eight seasons as offensive coordinator at the University of Hawai'i from 1987 to 1994. He helped lead the Rainbow Warriors to their first Western Athletic Conference title and their first bowl appearance and victory, in the 1992 Holiday Bowl. In 1995 and 1996, he served as Navy offensive coordinator and brought his spread offense with him. In 1996, Navy recorded its first winning season in 14 years, going 9-3, including a victory the Aloha Bowl.
[edit] Georgia Southern
Johnson formerly served as the head coach at Georgia Southern University. During his time at Georgia Southern, the Eagles captured the NCAA Division I-AA national football championships in 1999 and 2000, and finished as runners-up in 1998. He is also one of only four coaches to ever record 50 wins in their first four seasons as head coach at the Division I level.[3]
[edit] Navy
In 2002, Johnson departed Georgia Southern for Navy. Johnson's initial season saw the Midshipmen win only two of twelve contests, although the season ended on a high note with his first victory over Army. Subsequently, Johnson's teams have enjoyed a high degree of success. The 2003 team completed the regular season with an 8-4 mark, including wins over both Air Force and Army, and earned a berth in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, Navy's first bowl game since 1996. However, the Midshipmen lost to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 38-14. In 2004, Johnson's team posted Navy's best start in over 30 years,[citation needed] finishing the regular season 9-2 and once again earning a bowl berth, this time in the Emerald Bowl. Johnson coached the Mids to a win over New Mexico 34-19, the fifth bowl win in the school's history. That gave Navy 10 wins on the season, tying the record for wins at Navy, which had stood since 1905. Coincidentally, this was the season that Johnson won the NCAA Coach of the Year honors. The 2005 squad recorded a final mark of 8-4, which was highlighted by victories over Army, Air Force, and Colorado State in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl. In 2007, Johnson coached the Midshipmen to their first win over rival Notre Dame since 1963, winning 46-44 in triple-overtime.
Coach Johnson has dominated the Commander in Chief's Trophy competition, going 9-1 (.900) in his five years, with the only loss against another service academy coming at the hands of Air Force in his first season. He is the only coach in Navy's history to go 6-0 in his first six seasons against Army, and his 2006-07 senior class was the first in Navy history to win the Commander in Chief's Trophy for all four years.
Much of Johnson's success has been predicated on his triple option flexbone offense, a run oriented attack that has led NCAA Division I-A/FBS football in rushing yards three of the last four years. Some have criticized the triple option as an antiquated, unbalanced system unfit for major college football, which may explain some BCS teams' reluctance to offer him a position despite his accomplishments at both Georgia Southern and Navy. Johnson has rebutted this argument in numerous press conferences and interviews, asserting that several top teams, including 2005-2006 national champion Texas and 2006-2007 national champion Florida, use various forms of the option. He has repeatedly stated that the superior athletes in power conferences could help the triple option flourish.[citation needed]
However Johnson has also stated that if he had a good throwing quarterback he would use the pass more often.[citation needed]
[edit] Georgia Tech
On December 7, 2007, Paul Johnson accepted the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.[1][4]
| Preceded by Chan Gailey |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Head Coaches 2008–present |
Incumbent |
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference) (1997 – 2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Georgia Southern | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1998 | Georgia Southern | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Div I-AA Championship | ||||
| 1999 | Georgia Southern | 13–2 | 7–1 | T-1st | W Div I-AA Championship | ||||
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | 13–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Div I-AA Championship | ||||
| 2001 | Georgia Southern | 12–2 | 7–1 | T-1st | |||||
| Georgia Southern: | 62–10 | 36–4 | |||||||
| Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (2002 – 2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Navy | 2–10 | |||||||
| 2003 | Navy | 8–5 | L EV1.net Houston Bowl | ||||||
| 2004 | Navy | 10–2 | W Emerald Bowl | 24 | |||||
| 2005 | Navy | 8–4 | W Poinsettia Bowl | ||||||
| 2006 | Navy | 9–4 | L Meineke Car Care Bowl | ||||||
| 2007 | Navy | 8–4* | NA* | ||||||
| Navy: | 45–29 | ||||||||
| Total: | 107–39 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. *left for Georgia Tech before the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl |
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[edit] Personal
Johnson and his wife, Susan, have a daughter named Kaitlyn. He earned his Bachelor of Science in physical education from Western Carolina University in 1979, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He also earned a Master of Science in health and physical education from Appalachian State University in 1982.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Paul Johnson Named Georgia Tech's Head Football Coach. Ramblinwreck.com (2007-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
- ^ Paul Johnson, Class of ’79, Physical Education. Western Carolina University (2008).
- ^ Coaches Sections of 2006 Navy football Media Guide (PDF).
- ^ Tony Barnhart (2007-12-07). Tech, Johnson agree to deal. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
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