Greg Johnson (American football coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1960 |
| Alma mater | Northwestern Oklahoma State[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Oklahoma Panhandle State (assistant)[2] |
| 1984–1985 | Tennessee Tech (assistant) |
| 1986–1991 | Langston (assistant) |
| 1992–1996 | Langston |
| 1997–1998 | Prairie View A&M |
| 2004–2010 | Langston |
| 2012 | Texas Southern (assoc. HC / co-DC / CB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–76 |
Greg Johnson (born c. 1960) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Langston University from 1992 to 1996 at and Prairie View A&M University from 1997 to 1998, compiling a career college record of 36–49.
On January 31, 2012 it was announced that Johnson has been hired by Texas Southern to be the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and cornerbacks coach.[3]
Coaching career
Johnson was the 19th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1997 until 1998. His record at Prairie View was 1–19.[4][5]
Johnson lost the first 12 games of his career—part of an 80-game losing streak over parts of 10 seasons, the longest in NCAA history.[6] However, it was in the fourth game of his second season as head coach when the streak was broken by a 14–12 victory over Langston.[7][8][9] Tensions over the losing streak had grown so high at the school that the entire marching band was suspended by the conference the week before as a result of fighting between marching bands.[10]
References
- ↑ Bob Colon (December 18, 2003). "Langston hires football coach". News OK. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ Murray Evans (February 6, 1997). "Langston Coach Johnson Resigns Takes Prairie View A&M Job". News OK. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "New Team of TSU Football Coaches now on Board". Texas Southern Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25.
- ↑ Sports Illustrated Memorable Losing Streaks, Prairie View A&M
- ↑ Sports Illustrated "It's over - Prairie View finally ends 80-game losing streak"
- ↑ Black Issues in Higher Education, "Play ball, for now" October 29, 1998
- ↑ Prairie View 1998 schedule results
- ↑ SWAC Suspends PVAMU and SU Marching Bands