| Denver Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive line coach |
| Team | Tulsa |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 17, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Seminole, Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 1981–1982 1983–1984 1985 |
Tulsa Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Express Houston Gamblers |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 1986–1988 1989–1992 1993–1995 1996 1997–1999 2000–2008 2009–2010 2011–present |
Oklahoma State (GA) UT Martin (AHC/OL) Oklahoma State (OL) Mississippi State (OL) Oklahoma (OL) Murray State Illinois State Colorado (OL) Tulsa (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–66 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (I-AA playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Denver Johnson (born October 17, 1958) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive line coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.[1] Previously, Johnson was the head football coach at Murray State University from 1997 to 1999 and at Illinois State University from 2000 to 2008, compiling a career college football record of 69–66.
Johnson was the 20th head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois and he held that position for nine seasons, from 2000 until November 22, 2008. Johnson resigned from the program after the Redbirds final game of the 2008 season, a game they lost against Southern Illinois University in overtime, 17–10.[2] His overall coaching record at ISU was 48–54. This ranks him third at ISU in terms of total wins and eighth at ISU in terms of winning percentage.[3]
Prior to coaching at Illinois State, Johnson was the head coach at Murray State University. He was offensive line coach for Colorado in 2009 and 2010, then moved to Tulsa for the 2011 season to join the coaching staff of Bill Blankenship, who had been his college teammate at Tulsa.[1]
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